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"When A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success, and set a precedent that was to be followed by other Christmas books, including The Chimes (1844) and The Cricket (1845). Each book was published at the same time of year, in the same format, and extolled similar values about the virtues of love, charity and the family unit. But none would achieve the cult status of A Christmas Carol, a book so popular it has become part...
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Lucy normally loves planning for the holidays, but this year, Tinker's Cove has fallen on hard times. with so many residents struggling to make ends meet, Christmas festivities are a luxury some can't afford. But the story's not so bleak at Downeast Mortgage, whose tightfisted owners, Jake Marlowe and Ben Scribner, are raking in profits from everyone's misfortune. Half the town is in their debt, so when the miserly Marlowe is murdered, the mourners...
Pub. Date
1951
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This is the desert-island choice of the many versions of A Christmas Carol, with a magnificent, full-bodied portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge by Alastair Sim that leaves everyone else in the dust. Lean and direct, this film's version of the story wastes no time trying to impress viewers with the magical nature of the spirits' visitations. Director Brian Desmond Hurst keeps the focus on Scrooge's life story, beautifully simplifying and underscoring the...
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Pub. Date
2010
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Bah, humbug! Ebenezer Scrooge doesn't understand why everyone is so cheerful around Christmas time. Rich and greedy, Scrooge doesn't even want to let his clerk, Bob Cratchit, spend time with his family on Christmas Eve. But when Scrooge goes home late one night, a ghost tells him that he will be visited by three spirits—and that he must listen to what they have to say. Will Scrooge be able learn the true meaning of Christmas, or will he be greedy...
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Pub. Date
2017.
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"Charles Dickens is not feeling the Christmas spirit. His newest book is an utter flop, the critics have turned against him, relatives near and far hound him for money. While his wife plans a lavish holiday party for their ever-expanding family and circle of friends, Dickens has visions of the poor house. But when his publishers try to blackmail him into writing a Christmas book to save them all from financial ruin, he refuses ... On one of his long...
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Pub. Date
2019
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Ebenezer Scrooge is a cranky old mouse who is only concerned with his business and making money. Scrooge thinks Christmas is just a waste of time. But on the night of Christmas Eve, he is visited by three ghosts who take him on a journey through his past, present, and future. His experience could change him forever and teach him the true meaning of Christmas!
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Baby-sitters little sister. Main series volume 104
Pub. Date
c1998
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When Karen and her brother Andrew land parts in a local production of "A Christmas Carol, " Karen discovers the true meaning of the holiday.
Pub. Date
[2008]
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Eden Starling is the glamorous singing diva of a theatre in Victorian London. Along with her snooty cat, Chuzzlewit, Eden selfishly plans to make the entire company of theatre performers stay and rehearse on Christmas Day. Not even Eden's costume designer and childhood friend, Catherine, can talk Eden out of her self-centered tantrum. It will be up to three very unusual Christmas spirits to take Eden on a fantastical holiday journey that will open...
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Christmas is shaping up to be wonderful for all the pooches at the Flea Bite Cafe. But the festivities and good will don't mean anything to Carface, a big bully of a bulldog who doesn't like Christmas-- in fact he hates it so he's come up with a plan to ruin it for everybody! But Charlie and Itchy step in and with a litle divine intervention come up with a plan to save Christmas and transform Carface from a holiday humbug to a yuletide hero.
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