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A Carol for Another Christmas


A Carol for Another Christmas (also known as Carol for Another Christmas) is a 1964 American television film, scripted by Rod Serling as a modernization of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and a plea for global cooperation. It was the first in a planned series of television specials developed to promote the United Nations and educate viewers about its mission. Originally televised on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) network on December 28, 1964, it was not shown again for 48 years, until Turner Classic Movies (TCM
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A Flintstones Christmas Carol


A Flintstones Christmas Carol (also known as The Flintstones: A Christmas Carol or The Flintstones: in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol) is a 1994 American animated made-for-television film featuring characters from "The Flintstones" franchise, and based on the novel "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Produced by Hanna-Barbera, it features the voices of Henry Corden, Jean Vander Pyl and Frank Welker. It first aired November 21, 1994 on ABC. The special followed numerous Christmas-themed "The
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future wars. Grudge further shows his new internationalism by enjoying a radio broadcast of the children of UN delegates singing Christmas carols in their native languages. Fred leaves and Grudge, rather than have Charles serve him on a tray as usual, goes into the kitchen to have his Christmas morning coffee with Charles and Ruby. "A Carol for Another Christmas" was the first in a series of television specials commissioned by the United Nations (UN) with the goal of educating viewers about the mission and work of the UN and thereby
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Christmas Carol: The Movie


Christmas Carol: The Movie is a 2001 British live action/animated film based on Charles Dickens's classic novella. Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami, the film features the voices of numerous actors including Simon Callow, Kate Winslet (who also sang the film's theme "What If"), Kate's sister Beth Winslet, and Nicolas Cage. This version differs from others, in that Scrooge is given another chance with the love of his life, Belle, who ended their engagement in their youth after he was corrupted by
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Twenty Polish Christmas Carols


Twenty Polish Christmas Carols () is a collection of Polish carols arranged for soprano and piano in 1946 by Polish composer Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994) and then orchestrated by him for soprano, female choir and orchestra in 1984–89. The music and lyrics were taken mostly from 19th-century printed sources. "Twenty Polish Christmas Carols" is a composition by Witold Lutosławski. It is based on Christmas carols collected by the composer in 1946 in Poland at the request of the Director of the Polish Music Publishing. In the years leading up
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Christmas


tradition of popular Christmas songs in the native language developed. Christmas carols in English first appear in a 1426 work of John Awdlay, a Shropshire chaplain, who lists twenty-five "caroles of Cristemas", probably sung by groups of wassailers, who went from house to house. The songs now known specifically as carols were originally communal folk songs sung during celebrations such as "harvest tide" as well as Christmas. It was only later that carols began to be sung in church. Traditionally, carols have often been based
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Christmas in Ukraine


the Holy Evening the family often sings Ukrainian Christmas carols. In many communities the ancient Ukrainian tradition of caroling is carried on by groups of young people and members of organizations and churches calling at homes and collecting donations. The Ukrainian song "Shchedryk" became the basis for the world-famous Christmas carol, "Carol of the Bells". Another well-known carol is Boh predvičnyj narodivsja. When the children see the first star in the eastern evening sky, symbolizing the trek of the Three Wise Men, the Sviata Vecherya
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A Klingon Christmas Carol


A Klingon Christmas Carol is the first play to be performed entirely in Klingon, a constructed language first appearing in the "Star Trek" media franchise. The play is based on the Charles Dickens novella, "A Christmas Carol". "A Klingon Christmas Carol" is the Charles Dickens classic tale of ghosts and redemption, adapted to reflect the Klingon values of courage and honor, and then translated into Klingon, performed with English supertitles. Originally created as a fundraiser for Commedia Beauregard theatre company, it was written in 2007
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Nan's Christmas Carol


Nan's Christmas Carol is a spin-off of "The Catherine Tate Show". The one-off special based on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is about Nan visited by three ghosts on Christmas night in her council flat. Jamie comes to visit Nan in her council flat, only to find she's been sitting in the dark with the heating off to save money. She is visited by some carollers (played by Madness) and an old friend who she does the lottery with. This doesn't
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Tokyo International Players


directed by Hamilton Armstrong Mar 1995: "The Tinker's Wedding" & "In the Shadow of the Glen" by John Millington Synge, directed by Geraldine Twilley (studio production) May 1995: "The Foreigner" by Larry Shue, directed by Judy Fisher Sep 1995: "Brighton Beach Memoirs" by Neil Simon, directed by Scott Sullivan Dec 1995: "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, directed by Hank Roberts Feb 1996: "The Amorous Flea" by Jerry Devine, directed by Judy Fisher Apr 1996
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A Diva's Christmas Carol


A Diva's Christmas Carol is a 2000 VH1-original Christmas television film starring Vanessa L. Williams, Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, Brian McNamara and Kathy Griffin. The film is based on the Charles Dickens classic, "A Christmas Carol", featuring an ego-driven pop singer who gets a reality check by three Christmas spirits. The film premiered on December 13, 2000. Ebony Scrooge (Vanessa Williams) is one of the world's most successful pop singers. However, with her cold-hearted soul and nasty attitude,
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The Muppet Christmas Carol


be too busy looking out for the assorted Muppets to care much." Anthony McGlynn of "Screen Rant" called "The Muppet Christmas Carol" "a work of genius on every level" and "the greatest Christmas movie ever made", praising the original songs that were written for the film and Michael Caine's performance as Scrooge. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, "Muppet Christmas Carol" has a 75% approval rating, based on 44 reviews, with a rating average of 6.5 out of 10.
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An American Christmas Carol


An American Christmas Carol is a 1979 American made-for-television fantasy drama film directed by Eric Till and based on Charles Dickens' 1843 novel a "A Christmas Carol". In Depression-era New England, a miserly businessman named Benedict Slade receives a long-overdue attitude adjustment one Christmas Eve when he is visited by three ghostly figures who resemble three of the people whose possessions Slade had seized to collect on unpaid loans. Assuming the roles of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future from Charles Dickens
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Tokyo International Players


Barer and Dean Fuller, directed by Jon Reimer Sep 2011: "Metamorphosis" by Steven Berkoff, directed by Davina McFadyen Dec 2011: "A Kabuki Christmas Carol" by Gary Perlman, directed by Jon Reimer (WORLD PREMIERE) Mar 2012: "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, directed by Ed Gilmartin May 2012: "The Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, book by John Kane, music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, directed by Jonah Hagans June 2012; "Intimate Apparel" by
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Jerome Coopersmith


Christmas For You"" was a 1-hour television special based on the true story of a Jewish congregation whose members filled the jobs of their Christian neighbors for one night, so they could be with their families on Christmas Eve. The holiday special, produced by Gilbert and Joseph Cates in 1977 and directed by Marc Daniels, starred Milton Berle, Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Herb Edelman, Jim Backus, and Adrienne Barbeau. ""An American Christmas Carol"," another holiday-inspired work, is a feature-
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Ghost story


, shed with deliberation and carefully husbanded...”. Famous literary apparitions from the Victorian period are the ghosts of "A Christmas Carol", in which Ebenezer Scrooge is helped to see the error of his ways by the ghost of his former colleague Jacob Marley, and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come. In a precursor to "A Christmas Carol" Dickens published "The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton". Dickens also wrote "The Signal-Man", another work
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A Flintstones Christmas Carol


for a day". The special came after three Christmas-themed episodes and specials in "The Flintstones" franchise, namely "Christmas Flintstone" (1964), "A Flintstone Christmas" (1977) and "A Flintstone Family Christmas" (1993). It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and directed by Joanna Romersa. The teleplay was written by Glenn Leopold, based on "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. The music was composed by Steve Bernstein. Jean Vander Pyl returned as the voice of Wilma
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Christmas carol


in church omitted the wassailing carols, and the words "hymn" and "carol" were used almost interchangeably. Shortly before, in 1878, the Salvation Army, under Charles Fry, instituted the idea of playing carols at Christmas, using a brass band. Carols can be sung by individual singers, but are also often sung by larger groups, including professionally trained choirs. Most churches have special services at which carols are sung, generally combined with readings from scripture about the birth of Christ; this is often based on
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A Christmas Carol


"A Christmas Dinner" in "Sketches by Boz" (1836). "The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton", another Christmas story, appeared in the 1836 novel "The Pickwick Papers". In the episode, a Mr Wardle relates the tale of Gabriel Grub, a lonely and mean-spirited sexton, who undergoes a Christmas conversion after being visited by goblins who show him the past and future. Slater considers that "the main elements of the "Carol" are present in the story"
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A Christmas Carol


24 October Dickens invited Leech to work on "A Christmas Carol", and four hand-coloured etchings and four black-and-white wood engravings by the artist accompanied the text. Dickens's hand-written manuscript of the story does not include the sentence in the penultimate paragraph "... and to Tiny Tim, who did "not" die"; this was added later, during the printing process. The central character of "A Christmas Carol" is Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly London-based moneylender, described
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In the Bleak Midwinter


"In the Bleak Midwinter" is a Christmas carol based on a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti. The poem was published, under the title "A Christmas Carol", in the January 1872 issue of "Scribner's Monthly". The poem first appeared set to music in "The English Hymnal" in 1906 with a setting by Gustav Holst. Harold Darke's anthem setting of 1911 is more complex and was named the best Christmas carol in a poll of some of the world's leading choirmasters and choral experts
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An All Dogs Christmas Carol


transformed into characters from "A Christmas Carol". Itchy becomes the Ghost of Christmas Past, Sasha becomes the Ghost of Christmas Present, and Charlie becomes the Ghost of Christmas Future (as a reference of "The Mask"). They visit Carface and make him feel guilty about stealing everything, especially the operation money; Sasha tells him that without it Timmy will be dead, which will cause another — his own, as Charlie shows him that because of his actions, he will cause his own death, and he
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An All Dogs Christmas Carol


An All Dogs Christmas Carol is a 1998 animated TV movie which was released direct-to-video in November 1998. To date, it is the final installment in the "All Dogs Go to Heaven" film series and it also serves as the series finale to the . Unlike the first two films, where the main characters are Charlie and Itchy, Carface is the focus of the story. It is based on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". The film opens with angel puppies talking to Annabelle (Bebe
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Christmas Carol Kauffman


began to recognize a strong interest in applying herself to mission work, although she’d previously been unwilling to follow her husband Norman’s plan to travel to India to work in missions. Christmas Carol left her sewing shop job and enrolled for another semester at Hesston College, where she met Nelson E. Kauffman, who shared her new interest in missions. The two married on June 10, 1929. After Nelson had completed a degree from Hesston College and spent several years teaching, Christmas Carol and Nelson began seeking out opportunities for service
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A Christmas Carol (1982 film)


A Christmas Carol is an Australian 75-minute made-for-television animated film from Burbank Films Australia; a part of the studio's series of adaptations of Charles Dickens' works made from 1982 through 1985. It was originally broadcast in 1982 through the Australian Nine Network Australia. The film is based on Charles Dickens' classic English story, "A Christmas Carol", first published in 1843, and was adapted by Alexander Buzo. It was produced by Eddy Graham and directed by Jean Tych. Voice talent included Ron Haddrick,
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A Christmas Carol (musical)


A Christmas Carol is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and book by Mike Ockrent and Lynn Ahrens. The musical is based on Charles Dickens' 1843 novella of the same name. The show was presented annually at New York City's Paramount Theatre in Madison Square Garden from December 1, 1994 to December 27, 2003. "A Christmas Carol" premiered on December 1, 1994. It was performed annually in December at the Paramount Theatre in Madison Square Garden from December 1994 until December 2003
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The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol


The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol is an American computer/traditionally animated short film based on "The Smurfs" comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo. The animated short was written by Todd Berger and directed by Troy Quane, and it stars the voices of George Lopez, Jack Angel, Melissa Sturm, Fred Armisen, Gary Basaraba, Anton Yelchin and Hank Azaria. The film was produced by Sony Pictures Animation with the animation by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Duck Studios. "The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol"
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Christmas Carol Kauffman


Christmas Carol Kauffman (December 25, 1901 - January 30, 1969) was a Mennonite author of inspirational Christian literature. Kauffman was best known for her semi-biographical novels, and her writings were largely based on the life stories of people she met through the mission work she performed with her husband, pastor Nelson E. Kauffman. She is mother of James Kauffman. Christmas Carol Miller was born on December 25, 1901, in Elkhart, Indiana, to Abraham and Selena Miller, with her name given in honor of her
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I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day


"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is a Christmas carol based on the 1863 poem "Christmas Bells" by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The song tells of the narrator's despair, upon hearing Christmas bells during the American Civil War, that "hate is strong and mocks the song of peace on earth, good will to men". The carol concludes with the bells carrying renewed hope for peace among men. In 1861, two years before writing this poem, Longfellow's personal peace was shaken when his
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Christmas in the post-war United States


for television, the first presentation of the teleseries "Hallmark Hall of Fame", and the first Christmas television special to become an annual tradition. The opera was telecast on NBC from 1951 to 1966 with many of the original cast and crew participating. On December 18, 1962, NBC aired the first animated Christmas special created specifically for television, "Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol". Based on Dickens' novelette, "A Christmas Carol", the animated special featured a score by Broadway duo Jule Styne and Bob Merrill
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List of Christmas carols


Halls" (no religious references) and "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" (an Advent chant). Other Christmas songs focus on more secular Christmas themes, such as winter scenes, family gatherings, and Santa Claus ("Jingle Bells", "O Christmas Tree, Home for the Holidays", "Jolly Old St. Nicholas", etc.). The English titles are taken from the "Hymns of Universal Praise" and the "Chinese New Hymnal". The list is based primarily on carols
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List of Christmas carols


This list of Christmas carols is organized by country, language or culture of origin. Originally, a "Christmas carol" referred to a piece of vocal music in carol form whose lyrics centre on the theme of Christmas or the Christmas season. Many traditional Christmas carols focus on the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus, while others celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas that range from 25 December to 5 January. As a result, many Christmas Carols can be related to St Stephen's Day (26 December), St John
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A Christmas Carol (Doctor Who)


about writing anything. I was laughing madly as I typed along to Christmas songs in April". Moffat stated that "A Christmas Carol" was "probably [his] favourite Christmas story" and that it lent itself to "Doctor Who", as there was an aspect similar to time travel in the story. He also pointed out that the Doctor intentionally based his reform of Kazran on Charles Dickens' story; Dickens exists as a character in the "Doctor Who" universe, having appeared in the 2005 episode "
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A Carol for Another Christmas


win in either category. Following its initial ABC broadcast, "A Carol for Another Christmas" was not rebroadcast for nearly five decades. During that time, the film was not commercially available, although it could be seen at the Paley Center for Media in New York and Los Angeles and the UCLA Film and Television Archive in Los Angeles. Some 16 mm prints were sold on the educational market, and bootlegs were also circulated. In 2000, clips from the film appeared in the David Leaf/ John Scheinfeld documentary "The Unknown
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A Carol for Another Christmas


Peter Sellers". After 48 years, "A Carol for Another Christmas" was finally rebroadcast when Turner Classic Movies (TCM) telecast it on December 16, 2012. Since then, TCM has aired the film annually in December and occasionally at other times, such as September 2015 in connection with a birthday tribute to Sellers. TCM has also made the film available for limited-time on-demand streaming via TCM.com. The print used by TCM does not contain Mancini's theme and instead substitutes a recording of children singing
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Alfred Burt


six of the Alfred Burt Carols on their 1972 album, ""Christmas"". Gas House Gang also has recorded Burt carols in their 2000 CD "Some Children See Him". John Williams wrote two medleys of Alfred Burt's works for the Boston Pops Orchestra, one from the album "Joy To The World" (TNK 48232) and another for the album "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" (Philips 41627). Both "The Christmas Mood" (VAG Records 4223) of 1954 and "This
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Mickey's Christmas Carol


was excluded from the annual broadcast, replaced at the end of the hour by one segment or another. The 1993 telecast, for example, featured a behind-the-scenes featurette on "The Nightmare Before Christmas". Later broadcasts simply reduced the timeslot to half an hour, showing Mickey's Christmas Carol by itself. A clip of this film in Swedish was shown on "Donald Duck's 50th Birthday" to illustrate Donald's international appeal. This short film was featured in "Disney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse
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A Christmas Carol (miniseries)


A Christmas Carol is an upcoming fantasy miniseries based on the story of the same name by Charles Dickens. It is due to air in December 2019. This marked one of Rutger Hauer's final performances. Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old man, despises the Christmas holiday. Over the course of Christmas Eve night he is visited by three ghosts to show him his past, present and future. It had been announced in November 2017 that BBC had commissioned a new telling of the Dickens tale, with Steven Knight writing the three
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Scrooged


Scrooged is a 1988 American Christmas comedy film directed by Richard Donner and written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue. Based on the 1843 novella "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, "Scrooged" is a modern retelling that follows Bill Murray as Frank Cross, a cynical and selfish television executive, who is visited by a succession of ghosts on Christmas Eve intent on helping him regain his Christmas spirit. The film also stars Karen Allen, John Forsythe, Bobcat Goldthwait, Carol Kane, Robert Mitchum, Michael J. Pollard and
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We Wish You a Merry Christmas


"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is a popular English Christmas carol from the West Country of England. The Bristol-based composer, conductor and organist Arthur Warrell is responsible for the popularity of the carol. Warrell arranged the tune for his own University of Bristol Madrigal Singers, and performed it with them in concert on December 6, 1935. That same year, his elaborate four-part arrangement was published by Oxford University Press, under the title "A Merry Christmas: West Country traditional song". Warrell's
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A Christmas Carol (2009 film)


, "" and "Paranormal Activity" despite family competition from "Nativity!", another Christmas-themed movie. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 54% based on 196 reviews and an average rating of 5.91/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Robert Zemeckis' 3-D animated take on the Dickens classic tries hard, but its dazzling special effects distract from an array of fine performances from Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 55 out of
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In dulci jubilo


In dulci jubilo (Latin for "In sweet rejoicing") is a traditional Christmas carol. In its original setting, the carol is a macaronic text of German and Latin dating from the Middle Ages. Subsequent translations into English, such as J.M. Neale's arrangement "Good Christian Men, Rejoice" have increased its popularity, and Robert Pearsall's 1837 macaronic translation is a mainstay of the Christmas Nine Lessons and Carols repertoire. J.S. Bach's chorale prelude based on the tune (BWV 729) is also a traditional postlude for
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Past Three O'Clock


"Past Three O'Clock" (or "Past Three A Clock") is a Christmas carol, loosely based on the traditional cry of the city night watchman. The words were written by George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848–1934) to the traditional tune "London Waits". Woodward added lines to the traditional refrain in a style characteristic of his delight in archaic poetry. It was published in "A Cambridge Carol Book: Being Fifty-two Songs for Christmas, Easter and Other Seasons" in 1924. Numerous variations of the carol
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A Christmas Carol (soundtrack)


A Christmas Carol is a soundtrack for the 2009 film of the same name. The music was composed by Alan Silvestri and orchestrated by William Ross (composer), Conrad Pope and John Ashton Thomas. The entire score was conducted by Ross and Silvestri, and was performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony and a freelance choir. Much of the music was based on actual carols. The album was later issued physically through Intrada Records. The theme song "God Bless Us Everyone" was written by Silvestri and Glen Ballard and performed by
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A Christmas Carol


were secular conversion tales which acknowledged the progressive societal changes of the previous year, and highlighted those social problems which still needed to be addressed. While the public eagerly bought the later books, the reviewers were highly critical of the stories. By 1849 Dickens was engaged with "David Copperfield" and had neither the time nor the inclination to produce another Christmas book. He decided the best way to reach his audience with his "Carol philosophy" was by public readings. During Christmas 1852 Dickens gave a reading in Birmingham Town Hall
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Christmas carol


A Christmas carol (also called a noël, from the French word meaning "Christmas") is a carol (song or hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas, and which is traditionally sung on Christmas itself or during the surrounding holiday season. Christmas carols may be regarded as a subset of the broader category of Christmas music. The first known Christmas hymns may be traced to 4th-century Rome. Latin hymns such as "Veni redemptor gentium", written by Ambrose, Archbishop of Milan, were austere
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A Carol Christmas


is set to go on the air, she is haunted by her Aunt Maria (who is wrapped in golden chains) who warns her of the mistake she made and the terrible fate awaiting her if she doesn't change where she also mentions that she will be visited by three spirits. The Ghost of Christmas Past (Gary Coleman) shows Carol an incident from her childhood where Aunt Marla fought for her to get the lead role in a Christmas play over another little girl who deserved the part, drove away her love interest
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List of Christmas carols


and hymns mentioned in the Song Book for the Danish Folk High School. Where possible, a carol title is linked to its (Danish) Wikipedia entry, where the carol can be heard. Otherwise, a carol title has been linked to its entry at the Danish Hymn Book Online. Carolling, i.e. dancing around, is practised - probably unintentionally - in Danish Christmas tradition, when a Christmas party join hands forming a chain around the family Christmas tree and walk, dance or run around the Christmas tree depending on the Christmas
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Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol


features songs composed by Jule Styne, with lyrics by Bob Merrill. Mr. Magoo is heading to a theater on Broadway, where he is starring as Ebenezer Scrooge in a musical production based on "A Christmas Carol". Due to Magoo's nearsightedness, he arrives thirty minutes late and accidentally injures the director ("It's Great to Be Back on Broadway"). Scrooge is a miserly money lender in Victorian London on Christmas Eve, counting money while his clerk Bob Cratchit is underpaid and has no coal for his fire
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All Dogs Go to Heaven


-up productions. A theatrical sequel, "All Dogs Go to Heaven 2", a television series, "" and "An All Dogs Christmas Carol", a Christmas television movie based on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", were made. Don Bluth and his studio had no involvement with any of them, and Burt Reynolds did not reprise his role as Charlie after the first film; he was replaced in the sequel film and television series by Charlie Sheen and Steven Weber, respectively. Charles Nelson Reilly
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In Dulci Jubilo / On Horseback


"In Dulci Jubilo/On Horseback" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1975. The festive song features an instrumental version of a Christmas carol, ""In dulci jubilo"", as well as the final song from Oldfield's "Ommadawn" album, "On Horseback". Oldfield's ""In Dulci Jubilo"" is an instrumental version of the German traditional Christmas carol of the same name, known best in England as "Good Christian Men Rejoice". Mike Oldfield had recorded another
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Famous Classic Tales


' viewing of a two-minute demo of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", which was produced by Walter Hucker's studio, Air Programs International (API), of Sydney, Australia. API was purchased later by Hanna-Barbera Studios after Thinnes introduced the owners of the studios to one another. After the series ran on CBS for nearly ten years, it was moved into local syndication by Sive's syndication department. However, their adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" was such a favorite that it continued to
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Christmas carol


are popular throughout the two countries. Examples of the latter are the Peloponnesian Christmas carol ""Christoúgenna, Prōtoúgenna"" ("Christmas, Firstmas"), the Constantinopolitan Christmas carol ""Kalēn hespéran, árchontes"" ("Good evening, lords"), and the New Year's carol ""Archimēniá ki archichroniá"" ("First of the month, first of the year"). The oldest known carol, commonly referred to as the (Byzantine Greek: Άναρχος θεός καταβέβηκεν, "Ánarkhos Theós
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A Christmas Carol


A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. "A Christmas Carol" recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. Dickens
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David Hobson (tenor)


the outdoor Christmas concerts in either Sydney ("Carols in the Domain") or Melbourne ("Carols by Candlelight") and, more recently, has appeared regularly in "Christmas at the House" at the Sydney Opera House. In February 2008 he made his debut at the Leeuwin Estate Concert Series in Margaret River with Australian soprano Yvonne Kenny, and in March returned to Mildura with another regular partner, Marina Prior, to sing at the "Opera by the Lock". Working around his opera, recording and TV
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Rod Serling


featured Forest Whitaker in the role of narrator. In 2019, CBS made a third attempt at a successful revival, with Jordan Peele taking on producing duties as well as being host and narrator. "A Carol for Another Christmas" was a 1964 American television movie, scripted by Rod Serling as a modernization of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and a plea for global cooperation between nations. It was telecast only once, on December 28, 1964. The only TV movie directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, this was
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Christmas Carol Kauffman


Christmas Carol remained in Elkhart until her death in 1969. Christmas Carol Kauffman’s writing career began during her studies at Hesston College, when C.F. Yake, one of her professors, asked Christmas Carol to submit a short story to the magazine he served as editor of, the "Youth’s Christian Companion". She would go on to write more than 100 stories for the weekly, and several of her novels were serialized within the Companion before being published. Christmas Carol wrote in longhand, standing up at a table or desk
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Christmas carol


!" appears to be a wassailing song (which is sung during drinking or while requesting ale), but is described in the British Library's Cottonian Collection as a Christmas carol. As recently as 1865, Christmas-related lyrics were adopted for the traditional English folk song Greensleeves, becoming the internationally popular Christmas carol "What Child is This?". Little research has been conducted on carol singing, but one of the few sociological studies of caroling in the early 21st century in Finland determined that the sources of songs are
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A Carol Christmas


to poverty and to making low-level community appearances. Roberta goes to see Lily, now in her father's care. Lily is very upset and lashes out at her mother, who apparently is never able to visit. Finally, Carol watches herself die, and learns that her funeral will have even fewer attendees than that of her Aunt Marla. From her coffin, Carol pleads for another chance at life. The ghost shakes his head and closes it, but Carol wakes up the next morning. Carol becomes a warm
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Christmas traditions


Christmas and is supposed to visit children and give presents on January 1 (when Basil's memory is celebrated), unlike other European traditions, where this person is Saint Nicholas and comes every Christmas. Carol singing is another tradition on Christmas and New Year's Eve. The Christmas meal usually includes lamb or pork and desserts such as kourabies (κουραμπιές) and melomakarona (μελομακάρονα). Other Christmas and new year foods include 'Baklava' (sweet pastry), Kataifi (pastry), Theeples (a kind of fried pastry
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A Merry Mancini Christmas


A Merry Mancini Christmas is a 1966 album by Henry Mancini of orchestral and choral arrangements of Christmas music. In addition to traditional Christmas songs, it also contains the original Mancini composition "Carol for Another Christmas", the theme of the 1964 television film of the same name. The album peaked at number 12 on the "Billboard" 200 in 1970. The initial "Billboard" review from October 29, 1966 wrote that "It's an important addition to the Christmas shelf because Mancini's arrangements are as fresh and familiar
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Church music


, Alleluia or Tract (depending on the time of year), offertory and communion. A carol is a festive song, generally religious but not necessarily connected with church worship, often having a popular character. Today the carol is represented almost exclusively by the Christmas carol, the Advent carol, and to a much lesser extent by the Easter carol. The tradition of Christmas carols goes back as far as the 13th century, although carols were originally communal songs sung during celebrations like harvest tide as well as Christmas. It was
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Alfred Burt


of Christmas" (Capitol T/ST 1260), and six of the Alfred Burt Carols appeared on it: "Caroling, Caroling," "O Hearken Ye," "Jesu Parvule," "The Star Carol," "Come Dear Children," and "This Is Christmas" (the latter also known under the name "Bright, Bright the Holly Berries"). Finally, Cole recorded "Caroling, Caroling" on his 1960 album "The Magic of Christmas" (Capitol W/SW 1444
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Christmas music


through the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. When in May 1660 Charles II restored the Stuarts to the throne, the people of England once again practiced the public singing of Christmas carols as part of the revival of Christmas customs, sanctioned by the king's own celebrations. William Sandys's "Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern" (1833), contained the first appearance in print of many now-classic English carols, and contributed to the mid-Victorian revival of the holiday. Singing carols in church was instituted on Christmas
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Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost


, the filmmakers chose to adapt an already well-known story, in this case "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, in the belief that the audience's familiarity with the story would result in the need for fewer intertitles. It was presented in 'Twelve Tableaux' or scenes. The film contains the first use of intertitles in a film. Evidence suggests that Paul's version of "A Christmas Carol" was based as much on J. C. Buckstone's popular stage adaptation "Scrooge" as on Dickens' original
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Huron Carol


The "Huron Carol" (or "Twas in the Moon of Wintertime") is a Canadian Christmas hymn (Canada's oldest Christmas song), written probably in 1642 by Jean de Brébeuf, a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons in Canada. Brébeuf wrote the lyrics in the native language of the Huron/Wendat people; the song's original Huron title is "Jesous Ahatonhia" (""Jesus, he is born""). The song's melody is based on a traditional French folk
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Christmas carol


introducing something closer to the traditional Christmas carol. In the 13th century, in France, Germany, and particularly, Italy, under the influence of Francis of Assisi a strong tradition of popular Christmas songs in regional native languages developed. Christmas carols in English first appear in a 1426 work of John Awdlay, a Shropshire chaplain, who lists twenty five "caroles of Cristemas", probably sung by groups of 'wassailers', who went from house to house. The songs we know specifically as carols were originally communal songs sung
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A Carol Christmas


, John, who was going to propose marriage to her, and pushed to advance Carol's career in order to bolster herself financially. Carol and the ghost's last stop is Aunt Marla's sparsely-attended funeral. The Ghost of Christmas Present (William Shatner) takes Carol to see how her sister Beth and her assistant Roberta spend this Christmas. Beth reads "A Christmas Carol" to her children. Roberta's festivities are disrupted by a visit by Roberta's ex-husband and Lily's father. He addresses Roberta
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Carol of the Bells


"Carol of the Bells" is a popular Christmas carol, with music by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914 and lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky. The song is based on the Ukrainian folk chant "Shchedryk". Wilhousky's lyrics are under copyright protection (owned by Carl Fischer Music); the music is in the public domain. The music is based on a four-note ostinato. It has been performed in many genres: classical, metal, jazz, country music, rock, and pop. The piece has
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such as The Revels, to performers of early medieval and classical music. John Rutter has composed many carols including "All Bells in Paradise", "Angels' Carol", "Candlelight Carol", "Donkey Carol", "Jesus Child", "Shepherd's Pipe Carol" and "Star Carol". A special Christmas family meal is traditionally an important part of the holiday's celebration, and the food that is served varies greatly from country to country. Some regions have special meals for Christmas Eve, such
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Catholic Church in Australia


World Youth Day (WYD08) held in Sydney in 2008. Australian Christmas carols like the "Three Drovers" or "Christmas Day" by John Wheeler and William G. James place the Christmas story in an Australian context of warm, dry Christmas winds and red dust and are popular at Catholic services. As the festival of Christmas falls during the Australian summer, Australians gather in large numbers for traditional open-air evening carol services and concerts in December, such as Carols by Candlelight in Melbourne and Carols in the Domain in Sydney
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A Christmas Carol (1999 film)


A Christmas Carol is a 1999 British-American made-for-television film adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous novel "A Christmas Carol" that was first televised December 5, 1999 on TNT. It was directed by David Jones and stars Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge and Richard E. Grant as Bob Cratchit. The film was produced after Patrick Stewart performed a series of successful theatrical readings of "A Christmas Carol" on Broadway and in London. On Christmas Eve in 1843, Ebenezer Scrooge, a surly money-lender at
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Carla's Christmas Carols


Carla's Christmas Carols is an album of Christmas carols arranged by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with bassist Steve Swallow and the Partyka Brass Quintet recorded in France in 2008 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2009. The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and stated "While the argument that there should be a moratorium on Christmas recordings is a good one in the 21st century, "Carla's Christmas Carols" provides a powerful counter to that view. She has added so much to
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The Right to Be Happy


__NOEDITSECTION__ The Right to Be Happy is a 1916 American silent drama directed by Rupert Julian, based on the novel "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. The film stars Rupert Julian and Claire McDowell. The photoplay was produced by the Bluebird Photoplays and released on December 15, 1916, by Universal. The film is a retelling of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". The movie version recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Rupert Julian. Scrooge is an elderly miser and curmudgeon.
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Mario Lanza: Christmas Hymns and Carols/You Do Something to Me


Mario Lanza: Christmas Hymns and Carols/You Do Something To Me is a "twofer" disc released in 2004 by the Collectibles label under licence to BMG. It incorporates two original Mario Lanza RCA Camden compilation LPs: "Christmas Hymns and Carols" and "You Do Something To Me". "Christmas Hymns and Carols" is a collection of carols and other religious songs recorded between 1950 and 1956. In addition to such familiar standards as "Silent Night" and "Away in a Manger," the compilation also
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Christmastide


by the Three Wise Men to the infant Jesus. In several parts of the world, it is common to have a large family feast on Christmas Day, preceded with grace. Desserts such Christmas cake are unique to Christmastide; in India, a version known as Allahabadi cake is popular. During the Christmas season, it is also very common for Christmas carols to be sung at Christian churches, as well as at the footsteps of houses—in the latter scenario, groups of Christians go from one house to another sing Christmas
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Chasing Christmas


Chasing Christmas is a 2005 contemporary re-telling of the Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol". This ABC Family movie, written by Todd Berger and directed by Ron Oliver, stars Tom Arnold as Jack Cameron, who is a man with a Scrooge-type personality. He is stuck with his wife, whom he caught with another man at their daughter's Christmas play. The sad events of his life, including his wife's infidelity, led him to hate Christmas. This prompted the Ghosts of Christmas Past (
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Christmas traditions


evening for families with children. A re-enactment of the Nativity of Jesus called a Nativity play is another tradition. Christmas-related tourist attractions, such as the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and elaborate animated department store Christmas windows in New York City are heavily visited by tourists from all over the world. Christmas music can be heard in the background. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is one whose annual carol singing is well-recognized. Christmas symphony orchestra and choral presentation such as Handel's "Messiah" and performances of "The
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A Christmas Carol


A Christmas Carol", Dickens showed that Christmas could be celebrated in towns and cities, despite increasing modernisation. The modern observance of Christmas is largely the result of a mid-Victorian revival of the holiday. The Oxford Movement of the 1830s and 1840s had produced a resurgence of the traditional rituals and religious observances associated with Christmastide and, with "A Christmas Carol", Dickens captured the zeitgeist while he reflected and reinforced his vision of Christmas. Dickens advocated a humanitarian focus of the holiday, which influenced several aspects of Christmas
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The Cowley Carol Book


"Carols for Christmas-tide, 1853 and Carols for Easter-tide, 1854" The second edition of the first volume (1902) had 65 carols - 42 for Christmas and Epiphany, 20 for Easter and 3 for Ascensiontide. The Second Series with 37 carols was delayed by World War I, until 1919. 27 carols are for Christmas and Epiphany, two for Passion-tide and nine for Easter and Ascension. Charles Wood co-edited this second volume. The origin of the title lies in a request for
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List of Coronation Street characters (1997)


(Jill Halfpenny) was leaving for Dubai. He asked Carol where she was at, and he headed to the airport and tried to make her stay, but Rebecca told him she did not want to split up his family, and left him. During the Christmas period, Martin shockingly discovered that Rebecca was staying at Carol's home. He tried visiting her for Christmas, but after seeing her kissing another bloke, he left. Bradley "Brad" Armstrong–Duckworth is the son of Terry Duckworth (Nigel Pivaro)
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Boar's Head Carol


The "Boar's Head Carol" is a macaronic 15th century English Christmas carol that describes the ancient tradition of sacrificing a boar and presenting its head at a Yuletide feast. Of the several extant versions of the carol, the one most usually performed today is based on a version published in 1521 in Wynkyn de Worde's "Christmasse Carolles". According to folklorists, the boar's head tradition was: In Scandinavia and England, Saint Stephen may have inherited some of Freyr's legacy. Saint Stephen's feast day is 26
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Christmas and holiday season


title of the English carol "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," and also appears in the first commercial Christmas card, produced by Henry Cole in England in 1843. Also in 1843, Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" was published, during the mid Victorian revival of the holiday. The word "merry" was then beginning to take on its current meaning of "jovial, cheerful, jolly and outgoing." ""Merry Christmas"" in this new context figured prominently in "A Christmas Carol"
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O Tannenbaum


"" (; "O fir tree", English: "O Christmas Tree") is a German Christmas song. Based on a traditional folk song, it became associated with the traditional Christmas tree by the early 20th century and sung as a Christmas carol. The modern lyrics were written in 1824, by the Leipzig organist, teacher and composer Ernst Anschütz. A "Tannenbaum" is a fir tree. The lyrics do not actually refer to Christmas, or describe a decorated Christmas tree. Instead, they refer to the
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Orgelbüchlein


close the scales in the inner voices envelope the melody. The semiquaver motifs have been taken to represent flights of angels in the firmament: for , "Bach's music rushes down and up again like the descending and ascending messengers of heaven." Below is the traditional fourteenth century German/Latin Christmas carol "In dulci jubilo" with the English/Latin translation of Robert Lucas de Pearsall. This chorale prelude is based on a traditional Christmas carol in canon that predates Luther. Prior to Bach, there had been settings of
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A Klingon Christmas Carol


company whose mission is "to translate the universal human experience to the stage: to expand our horizons and share knowledge of all cultures, translating between languages and between arts to create theater that is beautiful in expression", created "A Klingon Christmas Carol" as a fundraising event in 2007. The idea was originally a joke, but was ultimately developed into a serious play. Christopher Kidder-Mostrom and Sasha Warren wrote a new script, based on the Dickens classic. Translations and other assistance for the first production were provided
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Pete (Disney)


of Pete: Pete appears in the 2013 "Mickey Mouse" cartoon series. In the show, he is designed based on his appearances in the early Mickey Mouse cartoons, complete with a peg-leg. Like "Mickey Mouse Works" and "House of Mouse", in the series he has revert to his evil ways, and again his booming bass voice provided by Jim Cummings. In the 1983 short film "Mickey's Christmas Carol", an adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel "A Christmas Carol" featuring
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A Christmas Carol


good man". Dickens's attitudes towards organised religion were complex; he based his beliefs and principles on the New Testament. Dickens's statement that Marley "had no bowels" is a reference to the "bowels of compassion" mentioned in the First Epistle of John, the reason for his eternal damnation. Other writers, including Kelly, consider that Dickens put forward a "secular vision of this sacred holiday". The Dickens scholar John O. Jordan argues that "A Christmas Carol" shows what Dickens referred to in a
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Laurence Belcher


Shadow Within" and went on to star in "Messengers 2" and "". He also had a major part in "Doctor Who" episode "A Christmas Carol", based on "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, as the 12-year-old Kazran. Some of his other appearances have been alongside Ashley Judd and Sean Bean in ABC drama 'Missing', released in early 2012. Laurence made his theatre debut in Alan Bennet's The Habit of Art at the National Theatre alongside Richard Griffiths and Alex
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Party


at a costume party or a fancy dress party wear costumes. These parties are sometimes associated with holiday events, such as Halloween and Mardi Gras. In English and American culture during the Christmas season, it is traditional to have a Christmas caroling party. People go from door to door in a neighborhood and sing Christmas carols. Some popular Christmas carols are "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", "Deck the Halls", "The Twelve Days of Christmas", "Frosty the Snowman", "Jingle Bells"
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It's Christmas, Carol!


It's Christmas, Carol!, an adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", premiered on the Hallmark Channel on November 18, 2012. The film stars Emmanuelle Vaugier, Carrie Fisher, and Carson Kressley. Carol (Emmanuelle Vaugier), a bitter workaholic Chief executive officer, gets a wake up call from her deceased boss and successor Eve (Carrie Fisher). Eve appears as the three different ghosts of Christmas (Past, Present, Future) due to budget cuts in the afterlife. In the end
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A Christmas Carol (2009 film)


capture, a technique Zemeckis used in his previous films "The Polar Express" (2004) and "Beowulf" (2007), it is Disney's third film retelling of "A Christmas Carol", following 1983's "Mickey's Christmas Carol" and 1992's "The Muppet Christmas Carol". The film was released in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D on November 3, 2009 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It received its world premiere in London, coinciding with the switching-on of the annual Oxford
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Christmas carol


during celebrations like harvest tide as well as Christmas. It was only later that carols began to be sung in church, and to be specifically associated with Christmas. Many carols which have gained popularity today were printed in "Piae Cantiones", a collection of late medieval Latin songs which was first published in 1582. Early, Latin forms of carols such as "Christ was born on Christmas Day", "Good Christian Men, Rejoice" and "Good King Wenceslas" can be found in this book. "Adeste Fideles
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Christmas carol


own Carols by Candlelight concerts. William Garnet ("Billy") James (28 August 1892 – 10 March 1977) wrote music for Christmas carol lyrics written by John Wheeler (both men worked for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, or ABC). These referred to the hot dry December of the Australian outback, dancing brolgas (a native Australian crane), and similar Australian features. The "Huron Carol" (or "Twas in the Moon of Wintertime") is a Canadian Christmas hymn (Canada's oldest Christmas song
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Christmas music


). Christmas music has been published as sheet music for centuries. One of the earliest collections of printed Christmas music was "Piae Cantiones", a Finnish songbook first published in 1582 which contained a number of songs that have survived today as well-known Christmas carols. The publication of Christmas music books in the 19th century, such as "Christmas Carols, New and Old" (Bramley and Stainer, 1871), played an important role in widening the popular appeal of carols. In the 20th century, Oxford University
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Candlelight Carol


"Candlelight Carol" is a Christmas carol with music and lyrics by the English choral composer and conductor John Rutter. The carol was written in 1984, and was first recorded by Rutter's own group, the Cambridge Singers, on their 1987 album "Christmas Night". The carol has since been recorded by many artists, including Neil Diamond (on his 1994 album "The Christmas Album, Volume 2"), Joseph McManners (on his 2005 album "In Dreams"), Aled Jones (including a version in
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List of Christmas operas


: Tchaikovsky's "Vakula the Smith" (1876) and its revised version "Cherevichki" (1887), and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "Christmas Eve" (1895). At least nine Christmas operas have been based on Charles Dickens's novella, "A Christmas Carol", including one in German and one in Italian. On Christmas Eve 1950 Gian Carlo Menotti's Christmas opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" was premiered by the NBC Opera Theater as the inaugural presentation made by the newly created Hallmark Hall
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Twenty Questions


named after Simon bar Kokhba. A version of Twenty Questions called Yes and No is played as a parlour game by characters of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Similar to the aforementioned, there is another version known to English as a Second Language educators that is played based on a given topic (e.g. peer pressure, social issues, environment, culture, etc.). There are many different ways to play this language game. 20 Questions on "Educate, School, Learn" (Blogger), for
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A Christmas Carol (2000 film)


A Christmas Carol is a British television crime fantasy drama film, written by Peter Bowker, that first broadcast on ITV on 20 December 2000. The film is a modern adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", and stars Ross Kemp in the role of Eddie Scrooge. Warren Mitchell stars as Eddie's Dad, the Ghost of Christmas Past; Ray Fearon stars as Jacob Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Present; and Ben Inigo-Jones stars as Eddie's son, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
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Christmas Night


Christmas Night (subtitled Carols of the Nativity) is a Christmas-themed album by The Cambridge Singers conducted by John Rutter. Most songs are sung a cappella, on others the choir is accompanied by The City of London Sinfonia. It was first released in 1987 on Rutter’s label Collegium Records. The CD version of "Christmas Night" contains 22 Christmas carols spanning more than six centuries. Most of these have become well known thanks to the Christmas Eve Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College in Cambridge.
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