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Dec 18, 2023 · Scrooge (1935) Shot in the midst of The Depression, the first sound version of A Christmas Carol digs deeper into the despair and horror of the story than any other adaptation. It’s a bleak ...
Dec 7, 2020 · Only time will tell. In the meantime, here are the 2020 Christmas songs that are actually worth adding to your festive playlist. 1. ‘It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries’ by Carly Rae Jepsen ...
Dec 2, 2022 · The new animated adaptation of the classic Dickens Christmas tale is based on the 1970 version starring Albert Finney – and includes the songs written for that film.
- Scrooge, Or, Marley's Ghost
- Scrooge
- Rich Little's Christmas Carol
- The Stingiest Man in Town
- Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
- Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol
- A Christmas Carol: The Musical
- Ms. Scrooge
- Christmas Carol: The Movie
- Robert Zemeckis' A Christmas Carol
Directed by Walter R. Booth
This first adaptation isn't really included in the rankings since it's such an obscure one, but since it's the oldest known film version in existence, I had to at least bring it to your attention. Directed by Walter R. Booth and produced by R.W. Paulin 1901, the British short film featured an unidentified actor playing Scrooge. Though only four minutes and 55 seconds of the six-minute-and-20-second-long film are available to curious audiences, at least the 35mm reel is preserved by the Britis...
Directed by Ronald Neame
There's pretty much a version of Scrooge for everyone out there, but five-time Oscar-nominated actor Albert Finney is most decidedly not for me. There's something about his performance that is strange and off-putting. Perhaps it's his penchant for lurching about with a twisted grimace and a hunched back, or the fact that his character can't quite seem to come to grips with the lessons the spirits are trying to teach him. Then there's the fact that this is a musical rendition of the tale, and...
Directed by Rich Little
Like the version above and those that follow, this take on A Christmas Carol is at least worth a watch if you haven't seen it before. Despite the fact that Dickens' story is a timeless tale, I was a bit surprised to find how dated Rich Little's HBO special was.It's very 1978, owing mostly to Little's shtick that relies heavily on celebrity impersonations and topical humor. The musical numbers and laugh track also add a heavy hand to the comedy routines. If you know the names Paul Lynde,W.C. F...
Directed by Katsuhia Yamada, Jules, Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr.
The Rankin/Bass purists among you probably know that the animation company behind such famous holiday specials as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Little Drummer Boy, and Frosty the Snowman also churned out their own take on A Christmas Carol titled The Stingiest Man in Town. If this comes as news to you, you might also be surprised to learn that the special wasn't produced using claymation-like Animagic, but rather traditional animation. The Japanese animation studio, Topcraft, that broug...
Directed by Abe Levitow
If you're a fan of the nearsighted, 1960s Jim Backus-voiced cartoon character Mister Magoo, then this Christmas special should be a slam dunk for your watchlist. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, then this movie is simply a "Pass." It's yet another animated adaptation that skews towards a younger crowd with silly songs and less-than-scary spirits, but these days only adults of a certain age would probably appreciate its charm. There's an interesting theme that pops up in a number of...
Directed by Friz Freleng
Now here's an animated adaptation of a different sort. Rather than set up some sort of elaborate frame story, the Merrie Melodies gang just jumps right into the tale. I appreciate that, just like I appreciate the eight-minute runtime of this short, making it the most economical version since the 1901 silent film in terms of time. However, this is a very loose and silly adaptation that's better left for the little ones to enjoy. Sure, seeing Yosemite Sam blow his stack as a hassled and harasse...
Directed by Arthur Allan Seidlman
We've already featured a feature film, TV special, and cartoon adaptations in our list, but this is our first live-action TV special that's also a musical. And it's not great. Sure, the production quality was solid for television, and eight-time Oscar-winning songwriterAlan Menken certainly brings home the musical portion of the proceedings, but the very "TV actor" cast of Kelsey Grammer, Jason Alexander, Jane Krakowski, Jesse L. Martin, and Jennifer Love Hewittkeep this adaptation from soari...
Directed by John Korty
Ms. Scrooge is our first real departure from A Christmas Carol as a traditional adaptation to more of a contemporary re-imagining. Oscar-winner John Korty directs the Oscar-nominated Cicely Tyson as, wait for it, Ms. Ebenita Scrooge. Now you could easily dismiss this late 90s TV film as a weird one-off in A Christmas Carol history, but it actually has some brilliant moments, such as a sermon delivered by Scrooge's nephew Reverend Luke (Michael Beach) that hammers home the difference between s...
Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami
The next animated film on our list is another attempt to embellish Dickens' original tale and depart from the established storyline. In director Jimmy T. Murakami's version, supporting characters get a chance to shine on their own rather than bask in the light reflected by Scrooge's central storyline. It's an odd choice that offers a bigger role to Scrooge's former flame Belle (voiced by Kate Winslet) and Scrooge's henchman, Old Joe (Robert Llewellyn). Scrooge himself (Simon Callow) is much y...
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
The furthest from the 1901 silent film both in time and technology is Robert Zemeckis' 2009 computer-animated version that starred Jim Carreyas Scrooge and each of the Christmas Spirits. The huge budget for this production was more than made up for by a few weeks atop the box office charts, but the film didn't quite turn into a worldwide blockbuster the way Disney had probably intended. Personally, I blame the Uncanny Valley effect for this film not being bigger than it was. The character des...
Dec 2, 2022 · Get all the lyrics to songs on Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (Music from the Netflix Film) and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.
Nov 22, 2019 · A Christmas Carol (1951) (8.1) Coming in at number one according to IMDb's rankings it the 1951 classic A Christmas Carol (or, in the United Kingdom, Scrooge) starring Alastair Sim as a truly tough and merciless Scrooge. This film is perhaps one of the most adult of the adaptations, as it does not shy away from exploring the darker aspects of ...
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Listen to Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (Music from the Netflix Film) on Spotify · Compilation · Various Artists · 2022 · 11 songs
