Just finished reading, "A Christmas Carol" by the side of my Better Half, each reading a page to the other - again Still worth doing. God bless us, every one.
Love the film since I was a small child and watch every year since. Finally at 68 years of age I purchased the book and make it a tradition to read it each year since in the week leading up to Christmas. It is is wonderful experience each time. Cheers!
I just bought the book too, and was amazed at all the additional detail included in the book that is not in the films. Dickens was a truly great writer. Boy, could that guy write.
There have been several film productions of A Christmas Carol over these last 80-90+ years. I've seen them all. The best one, in my opinion, is the one with George C. Scott as Scrooge released in 1984. It never fails to make tears form in my eyes. Thank you, Charles Dickens.
And. Delightfully Looney is the childishly gleeful A MUPPET'S CHRIATMAS. I agree with your appraisal of Mr George C.. Scotf. When the robes expose "HUNGER and IGNORANCE" --, I cringe! Bravo. Respectfully and Gratefully yours Gregg Oreo Long Beach CA États Unis (happy 2025!)
I like the George C. Scott version, too, but I still think the Alastair Sims one from 1951 is better. Somehow, being in black and white makes it more impactful.
It is a wonderful story of a soul’s reclamation to what our lives really are for, service and help to others. In our self centered consumer, it’s all about me society, this lesson gets lost. I watch this story every year to remind me. To all, a happy Yule.
"The Man Who Invented Christmas" is a charming, fun film that depicts this history. Love that movie, love the book "A Christmas Carol" and love many of the films. Wouldn't be Christmas for me without Dickens.
Thank you for the social history and background of The Christmas Carol. Germans serving in the Union Army in the American Civil War helped introduce the Christmas tree to America. Thank you for this informative video.
Thanks for the posting. Very nice. One note of correction. Christmas was not based on Yule. Historical records inicate that Yule was placed on December 25th by pagan elders to keep Yule alive as a pagan tradition. It is Christmas that influenced Yule rather than the other way around. The first celebration of Christmas on December 25 was in 336 AD. The first recorded celebration of Yule was 5-6 century AD. It was the later Christianization of the Germanic peoples that first brought the well established traditional of Christmas on December 25 to the pagan Germanic peoples.
“A Christmas Carol” has to be one of my all time favourite Christmas stories. It encapsulates the true Christian spirit that should permeate our daily lives. 🙏🏼🕊️📖💒
People should really read the book. I've always liked the story, and many of the screen adaptions, but it was reading the book that really made me love the story even more. I also enjoy The Chimes, by Dickens. It takes place at New Years. Not as good as A Christmas Carol, but still good.
I Saw on a documentary that Dickens made Christmas what it is today. Though I think Dickens would be 'horrified', if he saw how commericialized Christmas had become....
I believe strongly that this was actually a revelation from the spirit world, because the basic content is real and must help people instead of being selfish, because those people DO suffer when they go to the spirit world.
Historian, here: ghost stories had been a well-established part of English Christmas for centuries by the time Dickens wrote his Christmas Carol, owing to Christmas being a “holy day” on the Church calendar. Also, Yule has basically no historical connection with Christmas, and what connections were drawn between the two was kind of a function of 18th and 19th-century English people liking to link their own habits to supposedly “ancient” customs. In any case, if you’re reading this and have only ever seen a movie version of A Christmas Carol I highly encourage you to read Dickens’s actual story. It’s incredible.
Queen Charlotte brought the Christmas Tree to England decades earlier after seeing it in Germany. It wasn’t popularized until Victoria and Albert’s tree was illustrated in a magazine for all the public to see.
In this work, Dickens seemed to be describing a cure for a cruel coldness that ran very deep in some English people (not all) for hundreds of years, and the healing came from the awesome power of Christmas. I will not criticize the fact that the work is not very long. I have penned a few short books myself.
If we're celebrating villains now, A Christmas Carol from Scrooge's perspective, for a modern audience would be brilliant. A stoic man, hardened by life with his defences up, having hurt people he loved in the past now incredibly cautious with emotion, basing everything on facts and figures so there can be no discrepancies or ambiguity in his life. Surrounded by well intentioned but clumsy attempts to force him to let his guard down and love again. But it's only in self reflection and compassion for his younger selves that he learns how to extend this to others. I'm convinced Scrooge isn't a bad person. In fact, he has always tried to be decent, no more no less.
The Catholic Church 1st officially set Christmas on 25 Dec early in the 4th Century although there is mention of it being celebrated on that date in writings of the 2nd Century.
what is a ghost story supposed to do? It scares and warns the readers. Dickens cleverly combined the ghost story with a fable, so his authorial intent was to scare/warn and teach the upper class victorian's to change their attitudes. Correct me if im wrong.
@@Harleensandhu12345 Furthermore, ghosts are present on earth because of unfinished business. In the book their ‘unfinished business’ is to protest against the poor law until it is abolished. Ghost stories are also talked about by the people who hear them which increases the sense of the ghosts’ unfinished business being carried out.
Honest question- did pre-industrial revolution children not work long hours in dangerous conditions? In modern times, children of farmers work long hours. They are granted drivers licenses earlier than town children because their labor is in demand on the farm. Farming is a physically demanding and dangerous job. It seems implausible that it was any better at other times in human history. I am not objecting to reforms in child labor. It was clearly needed. But it seems more than a little questionable to claim that it was something new and unique, an evil product of industrialization. Dickens was a man who earned his livelihood by by telling lurid Victorian stories. “Blood sells” in publishing, then as now. Is it possible, caught in debt and needing to sell stories, that he exaggerated ?
@ Actually, you CAN compare pre-Industrial Revolution farm labor to “semi slave labor” of early factories, not the least because it often was literal slave labor on the plantations. Again, I am not defending harsh labor practices of either era. Just calling attention to the false dichotomy that the OP makes between the “idyllic” pre-industrial revolution and the life of laborers afterwards. With no mention made of improved material standard of living that followed. It was a very one-sided presentation IMO.
Ugh! This narrative is largely off point. England in particular had de-emphasized the celebration of Christmas as unscriptural and steeped in debauchery. This was resultant of post-Reformation edicts, especially associating with the Cromwell Protectorate. A Christmas Carol miraculously made celebrating Christmas socially in style again...in England (it had never gone "out of style" in continental Europe).
Except you seem to have missed all of the important cultural and political subtext. Dickens reinforced the idea that society relies on the individual beneficence of rich and powerful people rather than on institutional protections. Members of the working class are depicted as happy in their lot, so long as they scrape by with the pittances tossed to them. Meanwhile, the rich need only treat people (whom they otherwise exploit) well once a year. In this view, children deserve healthcare to the extent that specific rich people like them. Moreover, the social institutions that led to and enforced those awful circumstances remained utterly unquestioned. Why question civic institutions when we can rely on ghosts appealing to the consciences of rich sociopaths? There is nothing empowering, enlightening, or redeeming about this awful story.
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Just finished reading, "A Christmas Carol" by the side of my Better Half, each reading a page to the other - again Still worth doing. God bless us, every one.
Love the film since I was a small child and watch every year since. Finally at 68 years of age I purchased the book and make it a tradition to read it each year since in the week leading up to Christmas. It is is wonderful experience each time. Cheers!
Me too, watched about every version of it
I just bought the book too, and was amazed at all the additional detail included in the book that is not in the films. Dickens was a truly great writer. Boy, could that guy write.
There have been several film productions of A Christmas Carol over these last 80-90+ years. I've seen them all. The best one, in my opinion, is the one with George C. Scott as Scrooge released in 1984. It never fails to make tears form in my eyes. Thank you, Charles Dickens.
Me too, and I agree with 1984 byt I also like the musical one
Muppet Christmas for the win.
@@YSLRD Scrooge surrounded by goofy puppets is a fun watch but it doesn’t”win”
And. Delightfully Looney is the childishly gleeful A MUPPET'S CHRIATMAS. I agree with your appraisal of Mr George C.. Scotf. When the robes expose "HUNGER and IGNORANCE" --, I cringe! Bravo. Respectfully and Gratefully yours Gregg Oreo Long Beach CA États Unis (happy 2025!)
I like the George C. Scott version, too, but I still think the Alastair Sims one from 1951 is better. Somehow, being in black and white makes it more impactful.
christmas probaly wouldnt be the way it is today if it wasnt for dickens novel. thank you dickens for saving it.
It is a wonderful story of a soul’s reclamation to what our lives really are for, service and help to others. In our self centered consumer, it’s all about me society, this lesson gets lost. I watch this story every year to remind me. To all, a happy Yule.
"The Man Who Invented Christmas" is a charming, fun film that depicts this history. Love that movie, love the book "A Christmas Carol" and love many of the films. Wouldn't be Christmas for me without Dickens.
That's my favourite Christmas movie - "The Man Who Invented Christmas". Strange how similar present times are to Dickens' world.
Most of Dickens' works are alien to us
Thank you for the social history and background of The Christmas Carol. Germans serving in the Union Army in the American Civil War helped introduce the Christmas tree to America. Thank you for this informative video.
Merry Christmas to all from old New Orleans 😇
I try to watch it every year, and it’s always a moving experience.
One of my favorite Christmas stories and books
lovely video an d narration, thank you! God Bless us, everyone! love sue xxx
Thanks for the posting. Very nice. One note of correction. Christmas was not based on Yule. Historical records inicate that Yule was placed on December 25th by pagan elders to keep Yule alive as a pagan tradition. It is Christmas that influenced Yule rather than the other way around. The first celebration of Christmas on December 25 was in 336 AD. The first recorded celebration of Yule was 5-6 century AD. It was the later Christianization of the Germanic peoples that first brought the well established traditional of Christmas on December 25 to the pagan Germanic peoples.
“A Christmas Carol” has to be one of my all time favourite Christmas stories. It encapsulates the true Christian spirit that should permeate our daily lives. 🙏🏼🕊️📖💒
People should really read the book. I've always liked the story, and many of the screen adaptions, but it was reading the book that really made me love the story even more. I also enjoy The Chimes, by Dickens. It takes place at New Years. Not as good as A Christmas Carol, but still good.
Thank you for the history lesson. Didn't realize A Christmas Carol had such an impact on how Christmas is celebrated.
This was a fantastic video.
Thank you!
I Saw on a documentary that Dickens made Christmas what it is today. Though I think Dickens would be 'horrified', if he saw how commericialized Christmas had become....
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God Bless Us, Every One.
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I believe strongly that this was actually a revelation from the spirit world, because the basic content is real and must help people instead of being selfish, because those people DO suffer when they go to the spirit world.
Historian, here: ghost stories had been a well-established part of English Christmas for centuries by the time Dickens wrote his Christmas Carol, owing to Christmas being a “holy day” on the Church calendar. Also, Yule has basically no historical connection with Christmas, and what connections were drawn between the two was kind of a function of 18th and 19th-century English people liking to link their own habits to supposedly “ancient” customs. In any case, if you’re reading this and have only ever seen a movie version of A Christmas Carol I highly encourage you to read Dickens’s actual story. It’s incredible.
Great video! Thank you!
We are so grateful Dickens existed
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My wife and I enjoy the 1970 film version staring Albert Finney which is also a musical. It is a great rendition with an awesome finale!
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1951 movie with Alistair Sim does the best job depicting this
Queen Charlotte brought the Christmas Tree to England decades earlier after seeing it in Germany. It wasn’t popularized until Victoria and Albert’s tree was illustrated in a magazine for all the public to see.
Was delighted to find out yesterday that the “Miser of Gloucester” may well have been Dickens’ inspiration for the character of Ebenezer Scrooge.
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“A Christmas Carol” was not first published as a book. It was a serial in the newspaper. That is why the sections in the “book” are called staves.
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Hey evreyone who has this for there english class rn for period 1-2
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I feel bad that this doesn't have that many likes, you clearly worked really hard on this video.
GREAT presentation! It’s very informative! Thank you!
Wag wan to everyone in my English class
In this work, Dickens seemed to be describing a cure for a cruel coldness that ran very deep in some English people (not all) for hundreds of years, and the healing came from the awesome power of Christmas. I will not criticize the fact that the work is not very long. I have penned a few short books myself.
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Tips for anyone doing homework turn playback speed as fast as it can go it makes it a lot quicker and it's actually sort of funny to hear
There's a mini-series of Martin Chuzzlewit that I've seen a few times. I need to start listening to Dickens more broadly.
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I think it’s a story of redemption
Pov u are having english class during December and the teacher sends u work to do alone
If we're celebrating villains now, A Christmas Carol from Scrooge's perspective, for a modern audience would be brilliant.
A stoic man, hardened by life with his defences up, having hurt people he loved in the past now incredibly cautious with emotion, basing everything on facts and figures so there can be no discrepancies or ambiguity in his life.
Surrounded by well intentioned but clumsy attempts to force him to let his guard down and love again.
But it's only in self reflection and compassion for his younger selves that he learns how to extend this to others.
I'm convinced Scrooge isn't a bad person. In fact, he has always tried to be decent, no more no less.
I also think that Dickens noted the commerciality of Christmas - some of Scrooge's remarks regarding hypocrisy did border on the truth.
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The Catholic Church 1st officially set Christmas on 25 Dec early in the 4th Century although there is mention of it being celebrated on that date in writings of the 2nd Century.
Very interesting and important.
Yes, Christmas isn't based on a pagan celebration.
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A time when in part of the UK, 100s of thousands of people were starving to death but nothing was done.
Poliana, why did Charles Dickens write "A Christmas Carol" ?
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No mention of Washington Irving’s influence on Dickens.
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Has any story ever been more?
wait so why did he make it into a "ghost story"
what is a ghost story supposed to do? It scares and warns the readers. Dickens cleverly combined the ghost story with a fable, so his authorial intent was to scare/warn and teach the upper class victorian's to change their attitudes. Correct me if im wrong.
@@Harleensandhu12345 Furthermore, ghosts are present on earth because of unfinished business. In the book their ‘unfinished business’ is to protest against the poor law until it is abolished. Ghost stories are also talked about by the people who hear them which increases the sense of the ghosts’ unfinished business being carried out.
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Dickens' A Christmas Carol is also a fine critique of the failings of capitalism.
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Honest question- did pre-industrial revolution children not work long hours in dangerous conditions? In modern times, children of farmers work long hours. They are granted drivers licenses earlier than town children because their labor is in demand on the farm. Farming is a physically demanding and dangerous job. It seems implausible that it was any better at other times in human history.
I am not objecting to reforms in child labor. It was clearly needed. But it seems more than a little questionable to claim that it was something new and unique, an evil product of industrialization. Dickens was a man who earned his livelihood by by telling lurid Victorian stories. “Blood sells” in publishing, then as now. Is it possible, caught in debt and needing to sell stories, that he exaggerated ?
Farming can't compare to the semi slave labor of early factories.
@ Actually, you CAN compare pre-Industrial Revolution farm labor to “semi slave labor” of early factories, not the least because it often was literal slave labor on the plantations.
Again, I am not defending harsh labor practices of either era. Just calling attention to the false dichotomy that the OP makes between the “idyllic” pre-industrial revolution and the life of laborers afterwards. With no mention made of improved material standard of living that followed. It was a very one-sided presentation IMO.
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ok my friends havent dome this either so I'm turning to the internet. WHO TF IN A CHRISTMAS CAROL WAS INSIPRED BY DICKENS RELATIVES
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Ugh! This narrative is largely off point. England in particular had de-emphasized the celebration of Christmas as unscriptural and steeped in debauchery. This was resultant of post-Reformation edicts, especially associating with the Cromwell Protectorate. A Christmas Carol miraculously made celebrating Christmas socially in style again...in England (it had never gone "out of style" in continental Europe).
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Geez, this sounds like corporate America today.
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Humanitarian message?? Did you read the book? Scrooge is cut to the heart for his sin and finds redemption in Christ!
Except you seem to have missed all of the important cultural and political subtext. Dickens reinforced the idea that society relies on the individual beneficence of rich and powerful people rather than on institutional protections. Members of the working class are depicted as happy in their lot, so long as they scrape by with the pittances tossed to them. Meanwhile, the rich need only treat people (whom they otherwise exploit) well once a year. In this view, children deserve healthcare to the extent that specific rich people like them.
Moreover, the social institutions that led to and enforced those awful circumstances remained utterly unquestioned.
Why question civic institutions when we can rely on ghosts appealing to the consciences of rich sociopaths?
There is nothing empowering, enlightening, or redeeming about this awful story.
looking for that one comment that summarises the whole video so i dont have to watch it
i dont have time to my english lit exam is in 1hr
How did it go
Sorry, I'm a third of the way through this clip and all this guy is telling me is that most people had a hard life in the UK 175 years ago. Duh!!!
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