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 […]
Silent Sunday The oldest surviving version of A Christmas Carol (ACC) on film is Scrooge, or, Marley’s Ghost from 1901. This is only the second time I’ve included it in the annual “watch-a-thon.” I have never fully written about this version before, giving it only brief references, instead. An incomplete […]