As a child I was fascinated by the exotic names of certain cities: Havana, Rio de Janeiro and Los Angeles sounded so glamorous to me, and I was determined to visit them (which I eventually did). But never in my childhood musings did the country of Czechoslovakia join this roll-call of dream destinations. However, since
Emmy award-winning actor Jacob Young chatted with Digital Journal s Markos Papadatos about A Country Christmas Carol, which benefits the Akron Children s Hospital.
In A Country Christmas Carol, an all-star cast from the worlds of music, TV, and Broadway read A Country Christmas Carol, a brand new version of the beloved holiday classic. The proceeds will benefit the Akron Children s Hospital. It was written and directed by Mark Rozzano. This project is great and hopefully, it will make the rounds of a Lifetime or Hallmark holiday movie. I worked with my producing partner Mark Rozzano, he said. We wanted to make sure that we get something out there this year with it so that people could actually hear the story, he added. We also wanted to make sure that we were giving the proceeds to a very deserving charity, the Akron Children s Hospital in Ohio.