Synopsis of Scenes and Musical Numbers 

The action takes place from December, 1916 – December, 1918 

in New Haven, Connecticut and Washington, D.C.

SCENE 1 – A.C. Gilbert Company Factory Showroom – Two Weeks before Christmas, 1916

“Christmas In Connecticut with I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day and

I Saw Three Ships” – ANNA, MILDRED, ROBERT, CHORUS

“Up on the Housetop with Jolly Old St. Nicholas” – CHILDREN’S CHOIR, MILDRED

“Welcome to Gilbert’s!” – A.C. GILBERT, CHILDREN’S CHOIR 

“Christmas In Connecticut – Reprise & Playoff” – MARY 

SCENE 2 – A Park  – later that afternoon 

“Everyone Should Fall in Love at Christmas” – ANNA, ROBERT

SCENE 3 – Gilbert Dining Room – that same evening

“The Middle” – A.C. GILBERT, MARY, ROBERT

SCENE 4 – Downstage – April 2, 1917

“Declaration of War (Underscore) with Over There” – 

WOODROW WILSON, CHORUS (MEN)

SCENE 5 – Factory Showroom – Early Morning in November, 1917

“Women Always Do What Must Be Done” – MILDRED & CHORUS (WOMEN)

“Women Always Do What Must Be Done (Reprise)” – ANNA, ROBERT

SCENE 6 – Office of Council of National Defense  – that same afternoon

“We Know Better” – 

A.C. GILBERT, BAKER, REDFIELD, HOUSTON & COUNCIL (MEN)

SCENE 7 – Downstage – the next day

“They Cannot Cancel Christmas!” – JUNIOR, BILLY, JIMMY

SCENE 8 – Gilbert Dining Room – that same evening

“You Can Build Your Dreams” – A.C. GILBERT 

SCENE 9 – Office of Council of National Defense – a few days later 

“We Cannot Cancel Christmas with You Knew Better” – 

BAKER, COUNCIL, A.C. GILBERT, ANNA, JUNIOR, MARY

SCENE 10 – Factory Showroom – late afternoon, the same day 

“You Cannot Cancel Christmas” MARY, A.C. GILBERT, CHORUS, JUNIOR

SCENE 11 – Downstage – October, 1918 – almost a year later 

“Dear Robert” (Dialogue and Underscore) – ANNA

SCENE 12 – Factory Showroom – November 11, 1918 

“Women Always Do What Must Be Done – Reprise #2” – 

MILDRED, MARY, WOMEN, MALE QUARTET

“I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day with Let the World Now Heal” – 

CHORUS, MARY, A.C. GILBERT

“Christmas In Connecticut – Reprise #2” – CHORUS

SCENE 13 – Gilbert Dining Room to “Church” – December 24, 1918 

“Finale” with Everyone Should Fall in Love at Christmas, God Is Not Dead, 

O Come, All Ye Faithful, Joy to the World! – 

ANNA, ROBERT, MARY, A.C. GILBERT, FULL COMPANY

“Curtain Call” – FULL COMPANY