My personal favorite:
Scrooge the Musical -- Albert Finney, 1970Animations for children of all ages:
Mr. Magoo, 1962Not animated, but definitely cartoonish:
A Christmas Carol Animation, 1971
-- produced by Richard Williams
-- narrated by Michael Redgrave
Jetsons, 1985
Jim Carrey / Disney, 2009
Black Adder, Rowan Atkinson, 1988Chick Flicks:
Scrooged -- Bill Murray, 1988
Muppets -- Michael Caine, 1992
Eggnog, 1991 (Sisters TV Series, Christmas episode)The Old Goats:
Ebbie, 1995
Diva, 2000
Collateral Beauty, 2016
Seymour Hicks, 1935The Somewhat Younger Old Goats:
Reginald Owen, 1938
Alastair Sim, 1951
George C. Scott, 1984
Henry Winkler, 197921st Century:
Patrick Stewart, 1999
Also Patrick Stewart / Star Trek
Kelsey Grammer, 2004
Ink, 2009A few more ~ thanks Aaron!
The Man Who Invented Christmas, 2017
BBC/FX Christmas Carol, 2019
Podcast, 2013 (& 2023) ~ read by Neil Gaiman
Carol for Another Christmas, 1964
-- produced by Rod Serling
-- opening music by Henry Mancini
And a list of ten versions, in order of true-ness to the text.
While binge watching endless versions
of A Christmas Carol,
how about indulging in a slice
of the cutest Christmas cake ever?!
(Not made by me -- just sharing for cuteness!)
Cake made by Millie's Moments
Gerry & I are good at Christmas cakes with snow scenes
(our recipe) ~ but never this fancy!
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ReplyDeleteFurther analysis from my friend, Minneapolis dramatist Steven LaVigne:
ReplyDeleteI’m so happy you like Scrooge the most. I like it, but hadn’t seen it in decades. I think Alastair Sim is the best of all. Mr. Magoo is second because that’s the version I saw first, plus the score is by Bob Merrill and Jule Styne and was written while they were writing Funny Girl. I’ve never seen the Jetsons version, and can’t stand Jim Carrey.
I will look for the Black Adder, which I have on disc, but don’t really remember. Scrooges is fun and I saw the Muppets version in Scotland at Jane and Robbie’s. I liked it, but think Gonzo should have played Scrooge. Ebbie is marvelous. I haven’t seen the Diva version, Collateral Beauty or the Seymour Hicks, but I think I have that with my copy of the Sim.
Reginald Own is marvelous, as is Scott. The Henry Winkler is clever, but I don’t like the Patrick Stewart script. I saw it when I was doing research for my stage version. I haven’t seen the Kelsey Grammer, but loved The Man Who Invented Christmas.
I’m thinking of looking at my script again. I want to revise it, because mine includes a Mummer’s Play, and I’d love to have it be a Mummer’s version of the story.
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ReplyDeleteAnother interesting article, listing 10 version of "A Christmas Carol" in order of true-ness to the text:
ReplyDeletehttps://screenrant.com/christmas-carol-versions-ranked-least-most-accurate-book/
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