Twelve visually-impaired orphans brought the magic of Christmas to the capital this weekend with the performance of a holiday classic in aid of a fellow student in desperate need of surgery.

The youngsters from the Bethel China Foundation, an institution dedicated to helping the visually-impaired and orphan population, performed an interpretation of A Christmas Carol at the Four Points Sheraton on Saturday to a large audience.

The performance was part of Bethel's annual fundraising events, but this was the first time the students had performed.