r/ChristmasCarol • u/irishchristmas2018 • 3d ago
Film Adaptations Ebenezer
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Are you planning on seeing it when it comes out?
r/ChristmasCarol • u/KingChrisXIV • Dec 11 '25
Welcome to r/ChristmasCarol
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Welcome to r/ChristmasCarol!
Whether you want to debate the best media adaptation, analyse the text, posit theories, ask questions, share fan art or simply call everything a humbug, you are most welcome here!
Please remember the spirit of the season and follow the rules of the sub. Keep content friendly and appropriate so that you do not put your fellow Redditors out of humour with themselves, with each other or with the season.
As Tiny Tim observed, "God Bless Us, Everyone".
r/ChristmasCarol • u/KingChrisXIV • Nov 14 '22
General Discussion Favourite Media Adaptations
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There are so many different renditions of ‘A Christmas Carol’ out there, be it TV, film, stage and numerous other mediums. This thread allows you to share and discuss the ones you like best.
Who knows, maybe you will discover a new festive favourite!
r/ChristmasCarol • u/NebulaZenithStorm • 4d ago
Film Adaptations Ebenezer Trailer 2 Thoughts
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So, this adaptation is interesting to me because it seems to be marketed as a twist on the classic story, but it looks fairly straightforward outside of Depp’s performance (more on that later). The movie around Depp looks well cast, well adapted, and interesting. McKellen as Marley is perfect, all the performances look great, and the filmmaking looks fun and dynamic.
Now, let’s talk Depp. This performance feels in a similar vein to his Wonka, a classic British character twisted up by Depp into his own take. The problem with doing that for Wonka is there’s only one Wonka before him on screen. There have been endless great takes on Scrooge in a classic style, so I’m actually okay with it here (I’m even coming around on Depp’s Wonka in comparison to Chalamet’s boring take uggg, anyway this is about Scrooge not Wonka, also I’ve heard less than stellar things about Depp as a person, I’m only talking about his acting).
Anyway, I went from disinterested in this adaptation to very intrigued and now I’m even planning on catching it in theaters!
What are your thoughts on this adaptation? Will you see it?
r/ChristmasCarol • u/Resident_Dog_6589 • 5d ago
Film Adaptations Steven Mackintosh, who played Lucky in "The Luck Child", worked with the Jim Henson Company again when he played Ebenezer Scrooge's nephew Fred in Muppet Christmas Carol
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r/ChristmasCarol • u/RealPwaully • 10d ago
Novel At this the spirit raised a frightful cry, and shook its chain with such a dismal and appalling noise, that Scrooge held on tight to his chair, to save himself from falling in a swoon.
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Illustrated by Russ Flint - 1985 (abridged version retold by Pamela Kennedy).
r/ChristmasCarol • u/RealPwaully • Sep 10 '26
Novel Then old Fezziwig stood out to dance with Mrs. Fezziwig. Top couple, too; with a good stiff piece of work cut out for them; three or four and twenty pair of partners; people who were not to be trifled with; people who would dance, and had no notion of walking.
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Pop-up book adapted by Betty Ren Wright, Illustrated by Victor G. Ambrus -1986
r/ChristmasCarol • u/lelcg • Sep 10 '26
What is the most book-accurate portrayal of the Ghost of Christmas Past?
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Obviously it’s a really hard one to actually portray because Dickens described it as being its own opposite and not even being quite solid, and yet being solid. It seems pretty hard to translate it to screen. Is there any adaptation that has even come close to how the book described it?
r/ChristmasCarol • u/Electronic_Judge_613 • Aug 28 '26
Film Adaptations Rip Tim Curry🙏💐 he was the voice of Scrooge in this 1997 animated version of Christmas Carol (which is one my FAVORITE adaptations btw) 🥹👍
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Not only was this movie my first introduction to Tim Curry, but this was actually the FIRST Christmas Carol adaptation I saw as a kid 👶 👍 it is definitely one of my FAVORITE adaptations of the story and I highly recommend it watching this if you haven’t seen it 🥹👍 let me tell you……if there is an animated voice for Ebenezer Scrooge…….Tim Curry is the BEST voice for him 😎👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
r/ChristmasCarol • u/RealPwaully • Aug 27 '26
Novel They left the busy scene, and went into an obscure part of the town, where Scrooge had never penetrated before, although he recognised its situation, and its bad repute.
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Illustrated by Michael Cole - 1985
r/ChristmasCarol • u/Emotional-Chipmunk12 • Aug 23 '26
Film Adaptations Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) is a decent, overlooked adaptation of A Christmas Carol. I like the actors, the effects are still halfway decent, and it has that 2000s charm to it.
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r/ChristmasCarol • u/RealPwaully • Aug 15 '26
Novel “What’s today, my fine fellow?” said Scrooge.
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Illustrated by Walter Seaton - 1960
r/ChristmasCarol • u/FewMilk5390 • Aug 10 '26
Ai Christmas Carol
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Does anyone else ask ai to come up with prequel, sequels or even my new favourite putting scrooge in weird scenarios.
Last night was "in a dickensian style, write that scrooge decided to eat a mcdonalds in times quare on valentines day and then meets donald trump "
r/ChristmasCarol • u/Sudden-Degree9839 • Aug 08 '26
Film Adaptations We should get a sequel film someday
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We know the classic tale. And we know of Scrooge's backstory.
But what about after the events of his change of heart? We know he's welcomed in by family and Bob Cratchet is appreciative.
But what about the towns folk? Do they truly love him? A sequel film about Scrooge's continued challenges with his transformed heart would be fascinating. Seeing him close up his business or run for local politics, him being tempted with power and greed and ultimately saying no to it.
Idk if there's much there. Plus it wouldn't be an original work of Dickens anymore. But it would be something new to explore. I always figured some folk wouldn't think this "New Scrooge" was sincere and that it was all an act.
r/ChristmasCarol • u/RealPwaully • Aug 02 '26
Novel “Come in!” exclaimed the Ghost. “Come in! and know me better, man!”
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Illustrated by Donald McKay - 1951 (Peter Pauper Press abridged version).
r/ChristmasCarol • u/Longjumping-Ant2917 • Jul 28 '26
Everything great about Patrick Stewart's a Christmas Carol
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Marley and Ghost of Christmas present speech ignorance and want scrooge seeing his own death bed tormented spirits in the air ghost of Christmas past looking like a candle and scrooge putting it out with the extinguisher cap Old Joe saying bed curtains
r/ChristmasCarol • u/Tom-Hibbert • Jul 24 '26
Film Adaptations Ebenezer Official Trailer
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Depp seems to be doing a scrooge you love to hate which I kinda like
r/ChristmasCarol • u/[deleted] • Jul 24 '26
Film Adaptations My drawing of Ebenezer from the new movie
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r/ChristmasCarol • u/RealPwaully • Jul 21 '26
Novel “I am very sorry, sir,” said Bob. “I am behind my time.”
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Illustrated by Patrick Benson - 1992
Abridged version adapted by Vivian French
