In the 16 December 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 […]
A Happy New Year! Though it is now 2020, Scrooge Countdown 2019 continues until Epiphany, the end of Christmas season. I haven’t put as many animated versions as I have in the past, so it’s an animated one tonight. When I decided to start gathering different versions of A Christmas […]
Musical Monday I love Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol. I remember an earlier time when there was a more divided opinion of it. A time after that, I often heard and read a lot of folks list this as their favorite. Now, it is an undeniable classic! There is so much […]
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 […]
ZogHogg Studios’ A Christmas Carol has been available for barely over a year, released in December of 2018. It’s been available to purchase digitally or to rent as a stream. This is the first time its been included on the yearly blog. This adaptation takes place mostly in Scotland, thus […]
Female Friday Female Friday continues on this third day of Christmas. 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 […]
It’s the second day of Christmas which means I can watch different adaptations of A Christmas Carol without feeling out of season! I missed yesterday’s entry as it was actually Christmas Day and I was “making rather merry” as Bob Cratchit would say. Though I watched one of my favorite […]
Traditional Tuesday It’s Christmas Eve and I must prepare for my drive to midnight mass. I write this rather personal information to explain making this entry short. Christmas Eve is my traditional time to watch the 1984 A Christmas Carol starring George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge. How fitting that […]
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 Tonight, I watched another silent version I have of A Christmas Carol, the 1923 version. I watched a few in my collection today before I topped it off with this silent. I really like silent movies. I’ve always tried to avoid judging any movie through the lens of the present and […]