Musical Monday My first of two viewings for 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 […]
Female Friday <bonus> This is a second post for “Female Friday” but I wasn’t able to post it until after midnight. Therefore, it is appearing as a Saturday post. A Christian Carol is strange little adaption from 2017. Last year was the first time I viewed it. After a second […]
Traditional Tuesday 1999 was a year I was on pins and needles eagerly anticipating the premiere of a new A Christmas Carol movie. This, of course, is the already classic version starring Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge. It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years! A Christmas Carol fanatics were well aware of his acclaimed […]
Silent Sunday 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 the internet, it can now be viewed […]
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. The 1990’s gave us at least two: first 1995’s Ebbie or Miracle at Christmas: Ebbie’s Story, followed […]
Today’s two A Christmas Carol adaptations are animated versions meant for a juvenile audience. This is the first time I’ve included A Flintstones’ Christmas Carol and A Jetson Christmas Carol. Both are productions of the prolific Hanna-Barbera company. A Flintstones’ Christmas Carol is from 1994 and was originally a syndicated […]
Musical Monday This season’s first viewing of a musical version of A Christmas Carol is 2004’s adaption of a hit stage musical. This is the first time I’ve watched it since 2015. Be warned: major spoilers ahead. The title alone was always a red flag for me; in it is […]