This was very nice C. L. The traditions we attach to the seasons are important. I think A Christmas Carol is a very nice one. At least in this town the play is performed annually and it has become a tradition for many. A timeless story. As a long-time Who fan, I am going to look for the Keith Moon reading. Enjoy the holidays.
My wife and I would take our sons to the State Theater in Cleveland's Playhouse Square to see a stage production of "A Christmas Carol" every year, into their late adolescence. Of course the 10 foot Grim Reaper stole the show for them; a sort of Marvel superhero. We would eat Reuben sandwiches next door at Otto Moser's, now out of business, and take a holiday photo of the boys in front of one of the splendidly decorated trees in the connected Arcade on the way into the theater.
I'm of the opinion that "A Christmas Carol" has more and better lessons than the Bible. And in less words. The dialogue between Marley's Ghost and Scrooge is the Golden Rule:
"But you were always a good man of business, Jacob,” faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself.
"Business!” cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. “Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”
Sandy Becker! I loved him as a kid. Alastair Sim's version is my favorite. Since I love Dickens, I have read A Christmas Carol and it is wonderful. Great piece. Thank you!
You are quite the expert in the various productions of A Christmas Carol. I remember when I was a kid watching the one from 1938. I was always partial to B and W movies. Is the one from '51 better?
An amazing compendium to Christmas Carol versions. Wow! My favourite is the Muppet version, but it has to be because otherwise I really, really dislike this book!
The story is OK, it's nicely linear and to the point, but for me the moralising is excessive. I know it's Dickens and Victorian and all, but the passage about Ignorance and Want (from Stave 3) is so in-your-face that it destroys the sincerity of the book. Granted, this is probably because I've had to teach it for too many years, but ... there are better Christmas books out there.
This was very nice C. L. The traditions we attach to the seasons are important. I think A Christmas Carol is a very nice one. At least in this town the play is performed annually and it has become a tradition for many. A timeless story. As a long-time Who fan, I am going to look for the Keith Moon reading. Enjoy the holidays.
Mr. Mcgoo rocks!
My wife and I would take our sons to the State Theater in Cleveland's Playhouse Square to see a stage production of "A Christmas Carol" every year, into their late adolescence. Of course the 10 foot Grim Reaper stole the show for them; a sort of Marvel superhero. We would eat Reuben sandwiches next door at Otto Moser's, now out of business, and take a holiday photo of the boys in front of one of the splendidly decorated trees in the connected Arcade on the way into the theater.
I'm of the opinion that "A Christmas Carol" has more and better lessons than the Bible. And in less words. The dialogue between Marley's Ghost and Scrooge is the Golden Rule:
"But you were always a good man of business, Jacob,” faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself.
"Business!” cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. “Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”
Best one: Scrooge (A Christmas Carol) starring Alec Guinness and Albert Finney.
And then there was Bill Murray
Sandy Becker! I loved him as a kid. Alastair Sim's version is my favorite. Since I love Dickens, I have read A Christmas Carol and it is wonderful. Great piece. Thank you!
You are quite the expert in the various productions of A Christmas Carol. I remember when I was a kid watching the one from 1938. I was always partial to B and W movies. Is the one from '51 better?
Thanks to your reminder, we now have tickets yo watch it at the Ford’s Theater in DC during the holidays!
An amazing compendium to Christmas Carol versions. Wow! My favourite is the Muppet version, but it has to be because otherwise I really, really dislike this book!
The story is OK, it's nicely linear and to the point, but for me the moralising is excessive. I know it's Dickens and Victorian and all, but the passage about Ignorance and Want (from Stave 3) is so in-your-face that it destroys the sincerity of the book. Granted, this is probably because I've had to teach it for too many years, but ... there are better Christmas books out there.
A great post, as always!