Last week, I listened to this Audible edition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens that was narrated by Hugh Grant. I first listened to it last year. It is my favorite so far, though I want to listen to the one narrated by Patrick Stewart to compare them.
This is my favorite classic story of the season. Miserly Scrooge changes his ways after visits from his deceased business partner Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. Scrooge is given a glimpse into all he has lost, how his lack of charity and compassion has impacted others, and what lies ahead if he doesn't heed Marley's warning.
Dickens' Christmas tale has inspired numerous modern remakes in book format and has been adapted into dozens of movies, plays, cartoons, and modernized retellings. Hallmark Channel's 1999 version of A Christmas Carol starring Patrick Stewart remains my favorite movie.
Oddly enough, even though I've loved the story of Scrooge for decades, I only recently read the book by Dickens. Have you read it? Which movie version is your favorite? Do you have a favorite retelling?
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