Silent Sunday As I have stated in previous posts, there were at least eight silent films made of A Christmas Carol. Almost half are considered lost; few have survived intact. The first version was made in 1901. Only a portion of it survives. It was rarely seen, but thanks to […]
This was the one that started it all for me. This is the first A Christmas Carol I remember watching as a child the first time it was broadcast on U.S. television. It is the first of two Australian animated versions; this one was made in 1969 (the other was […]
Traditional Tuesday This is pretty much my same review/reflection as last year. Over the years, this version has continually climbed in my personal regard. Tonight was my annual viewing of the 1935 Seymour Hicks (Sir Edward Seymour Hicks) version. This is commonly known as the first full-length feature sound movie […]
Musical Monday The Stingiest Man in Town is the second musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol viewed for the 2020 Countdown. This is another post that’s a rehash of previous years with some minor updates. My perception of this adaptation is unchanged. This is a very good show and I […]
Silent Sunday Tonight, I had my annual viewing of the 1913 silent version of A Christmas Carol, called Old Scrooge. Because the silent versions are generally short and only a handful remain, I watch all that are available every year. The 1913 silent version is another offering from England. This […]
The 1994 Japanese / American joint venture is probably best for child viewing. It is one of the ones I don’t watch consistently every year. I watched it last year – the last time before that was was 2015. It was released on DVD in the early 2000’s. This endeavor […]
Female Friday The last decade of the 20th Century introduced the first adaptation of A Christmas Carol where the main character of Scrooge, at least, is portrayed as a female instead of male. Ebbie is the first big production version of A Christmas Carol to feature a woman in the […]
Updated / modern-day adaptations of A Christmas Carol are not uncommon anymore. Most are usually U.S. centric and produced. An English modern-day adaptation was refreshing when it was made; it still is now when it’s over twenty years old. 2000’s A Christmas Carol, originally presented on ITV, still isn’t available […]
Traditional Tuesday In last year’s blog, I noted that 2019 was the twentieth anniversary of the Patrick Stuart version. Now at twenty-one years, it is secure in its place among the traditional classics. A Christmas Carol fanatics were well aware of his acclaimed early ‘90’s one-man theatre piece where he performs […]
Musical Monday Since its early days, American television has been using ACC for holiday programming; sometimes bad and occasionally very successful. Today is one of the surviving endeavors of early U.S. television from 1954/55 starring Frederic March and Basil Rathbone. For me, the latter half of the 1980’s was a […]