If life imitates art, a vandal in the English countryside may be haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.

Four events that will get you into the Yuletide spirit.

A holiday favorite is back as "A Christmas Carol" returns to the Meadowbrook Theater at Oakland University.

FILE - Jefferson Mays arrives at the "I Am the Night" FYC event in Los Angeles on May 9, 2019. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK – What does the theater community desperately need during a time of social distancing? Tickets purchased via the show's website will automatically benefit local community theaters based on the ZIP code the user enters. It was his introduction to the theater, and he and his family would read it every year. “They need help now.”Partner theaters include Actors’ Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, George Street Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Sankofa Collective, South Coast Repertory, Springfield Contemporary Theatre, Theatre Tallahassee, and Vermont Stage.