From then offset the author of this fun piece made me feel part of this wonderful and quirky family. The dialogue skips along at pace and feels palpable and you can't help feel sorry for the self conscious Claire as she tries to come to terms with the picture on the family Christmas card. Great!

As someone who writes a lot of holiday plays, I always appreciate someone who has a new take on the holiday play. And boy, is this a new take! Takes a very funny idea and weaves through a much more complicated family drama, all while keeping it current and fast-paced and hilarious. A really great holiday short.

Dysfunctional families are always more fun during the holiday season. Speckman gives us a family portrait of distinct relationships, each contributing to the frenzy of the situation while inserting some touching and dramatic moments into this comedic sleigh ride. They really ground the piece, and for me are the heart of this play. Thumbs up.