Have no fear, the beautiful holiday of Christmas is hiding under the mistletoe, behind the spruce tree, in gaily wrapped presents, in fact everywhere you look. Just because you may not be able to enter theaters in person doesn’t mean you can’t be a Nancy Drew and discover holiday frivolity for your family’s viewing pleasure, and many are for free. Pantochino Productions in Milford is planning a special email every day until December 24, with 24 mini shows. Just go to http://www.pantochino.com/donate and sign up for the holiday fun. The Irish Rep has a special musical treat until January 2 with the streaming of “Meet Me in St. Louis” by going to IrishRep.org. For a little adult humor until Thursday, December 31 travel to TheaterWorks Hartford for a return of their perpetual favorites “Christmas on the Rocks” when some of your favorite fairy tale characters decide to frequent a local bar on Christmas Eve. Go to twhartford.org for all the humorous details. West Hartford’s Playhouse on Park has a little more serious and spiritual fare this season with “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914” as it explores the experience of both sides in no man’s land on Christmas Eve, between the British and the German soldiers, until January 3. Go to playhouseonpark.org for all the details. What would the season be like without a visit with George Bailey and Clarence the wannabe angel in “It’s a Wonderful Life” as a radio show complete with sound effects courtesy of Music Theater of Connecticut, one of the few places you can actually occupy a seat as well as stream. Available until December 20, call 203-454-3883 for all the particulars. The Shubert Theater in New Haven and the Palace Theater in Waterbury are both streaming a new Christmas family show “Eleanor’s Very Marry Christmas Wish” until December 27 when a rag doll wishes very hard for a home and best friend of her own. Check their websites for all the special details and presents that can be purchased. Ten thousand lights are aglow at the Ivoryton Playhouse for capturing the Christmas spirit as well as a new children’s book created by playhouse artistic director Jacqueline Hubbard. Invite "Ella Capella and the Pink Umbrella" into your home for a sweet treat and fundraising effort to help the theater continue to thrive during this difficult time. Go to www.ivorytonplayhouse.org to place your order. Now is the time to pile the family in the care and attend the 26th Festival of Lights at Lighthouse Point Park nights until December 31st. Goodwill of Southern New England is the beneficiary of this cherished fundraiser. Other places to travel include the Mystic Seaport Candlelight Tours, the Bridgeport Beardsley Zoo and Miss Florence’s Trees at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme. Call each venue for all the specifics. Waterbury’s Seven Angels Theatre is celebrating with a musical in “Miracle in Hamilton Park-Virtual Christmas Cabaret” when all the loyal friends of the showplace gather by the Christmas tree to help artistic director Semina DeLaurentis do her holiday musical magic. Not to be outdone ACT of Ridgefield is offering “Broadway Unwrapped” to take the audience backstage to showcase their past productions. Go to unwrapped2020 for the entry information. These are but a few of the wonderful productions across the state that are guaranteed to make your family happy with new traditions. Plan to experience one or three to create new holiday joys.