A lot of theater companies dust off chestnuts like “A Christmas Carol” or “White Christmas” this time of year.

This combination photo shows a portrait of actress-author Aubrey Plaza, left, and cover art for Plaza's upcoming children's book The Legend of the Christmas Witch," co-written with Dan Murphy. (AP Photo, left, and Viking Children's Books via AP)NEW YORK – Aubrey Plaza has a story she's been meaning to tell — about the forgotten twin sister of Santa Claus. The “Parks and Recreation” and “Black Bear” actress has a deal with Viking Children's Books for “The Legend of the Christmas Witch." Viking, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, announced Wednesday that Plaza worked on the book with her creative partner Dan Murphy and with illustrator Julia Iredale. “The Legend of the Christmas Witch,” in which Santa's sibling Kristtörn seeks a little understanding, is scheduled for Oct. 12.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It was a happy homecoming at Naval Air Station Jacksonville on Friday when Maritime Strike Squadron 74, also known as the Swamp Foxes, returned home from a seven-month deployment. The strike squadron left on Jan. 8, 2020, and the sailors set a record by spending 206 days at sea without docking because of the ongoing global pandemic. On top of the record time on the sea, deployment in 2020 has been quite different for the Swamp Foxes because the sailor’s families weren’t the only ones worried this time. Dan Murphy, the commanding officer of Swamp Foxes. Full Screen 1 / 7 Navy helicopter squadron returns home from record-breaking deploymentThe Swamp Foxes’ 11 helicopters and 300 sailors took part in surveillance, strike coordination intelligence and reconnaissance operations, according to a release.