Touchstone Theatre’s “Christmas City Follies” has a tradition of being a haven of humor for the holidays.

“Christmas City Follies XXIV” (That’s the 24th for the Roman Numerically-Challenged such as myself.) continues through Dec. 22, Touchstone Theatre, Bethlehem.

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“Christmas City Follies” is the Super Bowl of sketch comedy in the Lehigh Valley. It’s the “Saturday Night Live” of area comedy shows. It’s full of fun and cerebral surprises, no more so than “Christmas City Follies XXIV.”

That’s No. 24, in case you, like me, already forgot.

Though I haven’t recently attended sketch comedy shows in Philadelphia or New York City, I don‘t think you could find a show anywhere like “Christmas City Follies XXIV.”

The “Christmas City” of the “Follies” title refers to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, named the “Christmas City” in 1937 by the then Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce. Moravian missionary Count Nicholas von Zinzendorf chose the name Bethlehem, citing the Biblical Bethlehem, Israel (now in the West Bank, Palestine), when he named the city on Christmas Eve 1741.

The “Follies” of the title refers to the show’s content, which ranges from the satirical, to the absurd, to the sentimental, to the surreal, to the thought-provoking.

The 24th edition of “Follies” is heart-warming fun. A through-line of the approximate 90-minute (without intermission) show are recollections by the “Follies” cast of their Christmases past, including family snapshots projected on a large screen above the stage of the cast members as children during holiday time. The new sequences provide personal glimpses of the performers and allow them to talk candidly about themselves and the holidays.

“Follies,” directed by Jp Jordan and created by the Touchstone Ensemble, is a mix of sketches old and new (each freshly-written and performed) that move in and out of the repertoire.

The 24th “Follies” opens with a recent addition, The Better Not Shout Network. Samantha Beedle and Tyler Garrett, in candy-cane-stripped jackets, red ties and Santa hats, sit behind a TV show anchor desk and, after a sports show-style fanfare, while not exactly shouting, speak very loudly. That ironic touch is part of the hilarity. It’s a great high-energy show-opener.

A long-time sketch, “Shopping Cart Ballet,” is replaced by “Dancing Trees,” Christmas trees on caster wheels, choreographed and guided by cast members, capped by a cast member appearing in the final minute, pushing a shopping cart, thinking it was to have been the shopping cart sketch.

Two of the “Follies” long-time characters, The Old Guy (Bill George) and Little Red (Mary Wright), appear in their own scenes, with new spins and are as charming and welcome as ever.

New to the “Follies,” courtesy of the Moravian University-Touchstone Theatre MFA Program, this season and in recent seasons, are Amber Charest, Tyler Garrett, Lawrence Mason, Shalaine Erica McCall and Latrice P. Young.

Kwanza is celebrated by McCall and Young, with lovely information and anecdotes to enhance the significance.

Making her “Follies” debut is Casey McGinty, whose vocals and violin performances enhance several sketches, especially her duet with Bill George with singing winsome and wonderful.

One of the funniest sketches is “Fosse Fever Dream,” which celebrates and spoofs actor-dancer-choreographer-director Bob Fosse (1927-1987) noted for, among other works, directing the movie, “Cabaret” (1972).

The “Follies” Production Design is by Chris Egging. Costumes and Properties are by Lisa Jordan and Matt Prideaux.

“Christmas City Follies XXIV” is not your usual Christmas City fare and that’s what makes it so endearing and entertaining. Don’t miss it.

“Christmas City Follies XXIV,” 8 p.m. Dec. 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22; 2 p.m. Dec. 3, 10, 17, Touchstone Theatre, 321 E. Fourth St., Bethlehem. 484-767-2456; http://www.touchstone.org/