There’s more than a little rueful acceptance as Dylan recalls how incorrigible he was as a youngster. The adults, including Dylan’s father and an aged park watchman (Howard McGillin), admonish a group of boisterous children for causing trouble. The watchman, though, admits to himself how he was just like them at that age.

McGillin also throws himself enthusiastically into the delightful “Miss Fogarty’s Christmas Cake,” which tells of an annual dessert whom all would be wise to avoid. Ali Ewoldt, who has a particularly fine singing voice, soars with “In the Bleak Midwinter” and “O Holy Night.”

As the song goes, if you’re looking for something with “scary ghost stories” (well, one anyway) “and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago,” look no further than “A Child’s Christmas in Wales.” The Irish Rep offers a chance to experience a “never to be forgotten day at the end of the unremembered year” as it presents a tale that’s heartwarming, magical, and certainly not to be missed.

‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’ Irish Repertory Theatre 132 W. 22nd St., New York Tickets: 212-727-2737 or IrishRep.org Running time: 1 hour, 15 minutes (no intermission) Closes: Dec. 29, 2024

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