In the earlier post about Skinflint, I mentioned how 1979 was one of the more interesting years for A Christmas Carol adaptations. Rich Little’s Christmas Carol, though made in 1978, was first aired in ’79. All three of the major U.S. networks put something out that December. There was the […]
2001’s A Christmas Carol: The Movie is incredibly misnamed. The ambitious self-proclamation of its title doesn’t come close. It was released theatrically in Britain with only a DVD release in the U.S. It is animated and runs a bit more than an hour. The DVD has an edited beginning and […]
The 1977 A Christmas Carol from the BBC is always a pleasure to watch. There was a time it was very difficult to see in the U.S. It was over twenty years old before I had my first opportunity to view it. It was first broadcast by the BBC […]
Musical Monday 1979 was one of those interesting years for A Christmas Carol. An American Christmas Carol gave us the modernized adaptation in 1930’s depression U.S.A. with Henry Winkler. There was the short Bugs Bunny’s Christmas Carol that was part of an anthology of new television shorts, and Rich Little’s […]
When I decided to start gathering different versions of A Christmas Carol in the 1980’s, I came across the first VHS release of this Australian outing. Admittedly, I thought I had found the 1969 Australian animated version (which was the first one I has seen as a child). It was […]
Though I watched this version on Christmas Eve, I haven’t been able to get the post up until this Christmas evening. Christmas Eve is my traditional time to watch the 1984 A Christmas Carol starring George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge. How fitting that Christmas Eve is on Tuesday this […]
I watched my favorite animated version last night. But I thought it fitting to include it as a second post today, following the 1951 version as they both star Alastair Sim. The best animated adaptation of A Christmas Carol ever done is the 1971 Chuck Jones production. It remains a […]
Every year I save most of the better versions of A Christmas Carol to view as it gets closer to Christmas Day. Some of them I splurge and watch earlier. It’s inevitable the classic 1951 Scrooge starring Alastair Sim would be on my watch list. I watch my personal DVD […]
Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol. I wonder how many folks that first read that rolled their eyes? I wonder how many others may have had their eyes light up? Even though I watch this every year, it’s not always included in the blog (this is the first time in 2 years). […]
Musical Monday As I’ve written in the past, “The Muppets and A Christmas Carol?” This was what I pondered on the release of The Muppet Christmas Carol in 1992. I’ve always been a fan of the Muppets and it’s pretty established by now how I feel about the story of A Christmas Carol. However, the […]