I was hoping to end this year’s Christmas articles on some big commentary about Christmas productions. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to watch Die Hard to finally answer that age old question officially (unofficially I still say no–Jesus’ birthday should not include a body count!), and it turns out I already discussed why you can’t turn How The Grinch Stole Christmas into a feature-length production. No need to repeat myself when I have years worth of articles to point to. As for anything else, I got woken up early this morning and it threw my timing off for the day, requiring a nap this afternoon. Thus I am forced to go with a video filler, but I did find something good enough to run with.
I do enjoy Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Speaking of old articles I chronicled my search for my favorite take, some of them are in my Christmas special playlist, and last year things aligned where I could review the original book for Chapter By Chapter. I do recommend reading it and being in public domain it’s easy to find posted online. While not my top favorite, The Muppet Christmas Carol is a very fun take on the classic book, and surprisingly close to the original book while inserting classic Muppets humor. This was shortly after Disney’s acquisition, back when they still cared about the things they made.
What I found while running around is this video by YouTube channel Reel History. The host considers this his favorite take, and uses it to check the historical accuracy of the movie and the original book. You’ll learn some interesting trivia about A Christmas Carol, the period it’s set in, and the movie itself along the way.
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