Each year as a part of Turner Hall's Swiss Heritage Series, they hold a very traditional Christmas tree lighting ceremony on the first Friday of December to coincide with the Swiss festival of St Nicholaus, who in Switzerland is known as Samichlaus. Always accompanying Samichlaus is his helper, Schmutzli, a rather rough, dark and foreboding character, who is actually a good person. But, at times, Schmutzli has to have words with those who fail to tell him the truth about their behavior for the year.

On this Friday night, a pair of Samichlaus's elves were on hand to help the gathered child...