Day three already! Christmas just can't come fast enough. Seriously.
This list is turning out to be a little more difficult than I had first thought. Not because I can't think of anything, but because I am thinking of too many things. I don't want to give away all the good ones right off the hop.
That being said, I feel that it's fitting for this particular Christmas classic to be entered on this day. It's just not the holiday season without a little Scrooge.
Of course I'm talking about Charles Dickens' book A Christmas Carol, in which a grumpy, stingy old man is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve and is shown the consequences of his ways. I really can not think of a year where this wonderful story was not part of my holiday in one way or another. I have the actual novel itself, which for some reason I never seem to actually finish before the season is over (I'll do it this year though).
Two years ago, I went to the Manitoba Theatre Centre to see it live. I was absolutely amazing. The costumes and the actors were great and it was probably one of my favourite productions that I've seen there. The ghost of Christmas present was an actress that was suspended from the ceiling and wore a white costume that touched the surface of the stage. The actor playing Scrooge had to look waaaay up when he was talking to her.
Of course I can't forget every one's favourite mouse as Bob Cratchet. "Mickey's Christmas Carol" is definitely in the classic category, and Mickey Mouse doesn't even play a main character in the story. While I love the book itself, I can never get enough of this one. Goofy is hilarious as Jacob Marley and who better to play Scrooge than Scrooge McDuck. I remember actually being a little scared at the end when the ghost of Christmas yet to come, played by Pete, throws Scrooge into his own grave. It just screams jolly!
Disney is also taking another crack at the film version of the story this year with a 3D animated feature, starring the voice of Jim Carrey as Scrooge. I'm still in school, so going to movies is not a luxary I can partake in yet, but when I can...
So basically, if this Christmas is anything like last Christmas, and all the ones before that, I will get my fair share of A Christmas Carol.
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