Rich Little’s Christmas Carol has the greatest all-star cast that never was. It is master impressionist Rich Little portraying all the characters of A Christmas Carol. Developed from an early routine, this expanded one-hour special was a CBC production airing on HBO in 1978. It wasn’t until the special was a few years […]
The Stingiest Man in Town is the next musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol viewed for the 2021 Countdown. This is another post that’s a rehash of previous years with some minor updates. My perception of this adaptation is unchanged. This is a very good show and I have to […]
This was the one that started it all for me. This is the first A Christmas Carol I remember watching as a child the first time the CBS network broadcasted it on U.S. television. Australia’s Air Programs was the creative force behind this. This is the first of two Australian […]
It’s Christmas, Carol is a 2012 A Christmas Carol adaptation produced for The Hallmark Channel in the U.S. This is now the third 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 female […]
Since its early days, American television has been using A Christmas Carol (ACC) for holiday programming; sometimes bad and occasionally very successful. Today is one of the surviving endeavors of early U.S. television from 1954/55 starring Frederic March and Basil Rathbone. This is their first ACC collaboration together! For me, […]
Today’s two A Christmas Carol adaptations are animated versions meant for a juvenile audience. The first time I included either on the annual blog was back in 2019. I like the contrast of putting them together. The Flintstones A Flintstones’ Christmas Carol is from 1994; it was originally a syndicated […]
I begin my “Female Fridays” with the version that has become a tradition. It is usually the first A Christmas Carol (ACC) adaptation I watch on the first Friday of the season. The last decade of the 20th Century introduced the first adaptation of A Christmas Carol where portraying Scrooge, […]
Updated / modern-day adaptations of A Christmas Carol are not uncommon anymore. Most are usually U.S. centric and produced. An English modern-day adaptation was refreshing when it was made. It still is as it reaches its twenty-first year. 2000’s A Christmas Carol, originally presented on ITV, still isn’t available on […]
John Grin’s Christmas is a rarely seen adaptation of A Christmas Carol. It has become regular viewing for me during the last few years. This little gem is only the second time I’m including it on the annual blog. This adaptation was originally an ABC network television special. The network […]
Musical Monday The end of the 1970’s was an unusual time. I have always felt it was a real low-tide in general for arts and entertainment. Of course, the culmination would be the decade coming to a close in 1979. As I’ve written before, 1979 was one of those interesting […]