Musical Monday This musical version of A Christmas Carol is 2004’s adaption of a hit stage musical. I don’t watch it every year, usually skipping a few years between viewings. This is the first time I’ve watched it two years in a row; doing so hasn’t changed my perceptions. Be […]
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 […]
Today’s two A Christmas Carol adaptations are animated versions meant for a juvenile audience. This is not only the second time I’ve included A Flintstones’ Christmas Carol and A Jetson Christmas Carol, but also watched. Both are productions of the prolific Hanna-Barbera company. A Flintstones’ Christmas Carol is from 1994 […]
Female Friday Female Friday continues. Ms. Scrooge, 1997 made for television, is the second attempt with some gender role reversal in A Christmas Carol, on the heels of 1995’s Ebbie. I don’t actually own a personal copy. When Ms. Scrooge was originally released on VHS after its initial broadcast, it […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]