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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The best animated adaptation of A Christmas Carol ever done is the 1971 Chuck Jones production. It remains a high standard for any animated version that has followed. This was the version of A Christmas Carol I watched every year as a child side-by-side with the 1969 animated version. This […]
Female Friday It’s Christmas, Carol is a 2012 A Christmas Carol adaptation produced for The Hallmark Channel in the U.S. This is the first time I’ve put it on the annual blog. It’s Christmas, Carol belongs to the increasing number of adaptations with a female lead. It’s one of two […]
“interesting” is the nicest one-word description I can give to the new A Christmas Carol presented in its entirety on FX in the U.S. last night. It’s how I would picture A Christmas Carol taking place in a dystopian alternate reality. My original intention was to not write much about […]
I didn’t plan on adding the 1949 version called The Christmas Carol this year whether I watched it or not. Because I was in the hospital for many hours the other day, it fell into place in my schedule. I didn’t view my DVD in the comfort of my home; […]