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 […]
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 […]
Silent Sunday I missed posting this last night (and Saturday too). Even though it is Monday, this counts as the Sunday post. I really like silent movies. I’ve always tried to avoid judging any movie through the lens of the present and understand it by the terms of its own […]
Traditional Tuesday To be upfront, this post is another reworking of one that has been made in previous years. This is partially because my perception is still fixed and I’ve already done most of the “footwork” for what I like to include. The first U.S. sound film version of A […]
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 […]