Playwright Vogel (How I Learned to Drive, The Mineola Twins) penned the historical holiday treat that incorporates President Abraham and First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln into its plot. Joining Vogel will be Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author Kearns Goodwin, who penned "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln."

The 4:30 PM discussion will follow the 2 PM matinee of the music-filled A Civil War Christmas, which runs at the Huntington through Dec. 13.

A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration, according to the Huntington, "takes place on Christmas Eve 1864. In the White House, President and Mrs. Lincoln plot their gift giving. On the Potomac, a young rebel soldier challenges a Union blacksmith's mercy. In the streets, a fugitive from slavery searches for her daughter on the night she finds freedom. Playwright Vogel weaves these stories and more into an American tapestry, showing us that the gladness of your heart is the greatest gift of all."