A Christmas Carol - Lionel Barrymore - Dickens - Campbell Playhouse

A Christmas Carol. 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 wrote A Christmas Carol during a period when the British were exploring and re-evaluating past Christmas traditions, including carols, and newer customs such as Christmas cards and Christmas trees. He was influenced by the experiences of his own youth and by the Christmas stories of other authors, including Washington Irving and Douglas Jerrold. Dickens had written three Christmas stories prior to the novella, and was inspired following a visit to the Field Lane Ragged School, one of several establishments for London's street children. The treatment of the poor and the ability of a selfish man to redeem himself by transforming into a more sympathetic character are the key themes of the story. There is discussion among academics as to whether this is a fully secular story, or if it is a Christian allegory. (Wikipedia)
Originally Broadcast 12/24/1939
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[@beacee]

Lionel the best Scrooge of his generation. It was the role he most wanted to be remembered for. ❤

[@bleikrsound6127]

AM radio stations all over the country used to rebroadcast this program on Christmas Eve night. It is still possible to hear it, although the number of stations keeping up the tradition has sadly dwindled.

[@clarencelafuentes5331]

Thank you.

[@jasonwitteman1646]

Just bought this CD off Ebay,,,Happy Holidays!🎄

[@elizabethpiveronus3359]

Oh it is Barrymore. So Wells had the Campbell Show

[@wilmetteentwistle9242]

Nice

[@GodISGood103]

Listening on a cold very early morning... ❄️💃🙏 Thank you💐 03/12/2022 @ 00:35am🇬🇧

[@elizabethpiveronus3359]

Oops The one I have...but good none the less ❤️🎄

[@shermano2153]

Is this the 1939 one? Is there a better one or "second better" Thanks

[@arawanerichsen8583]

Dickins wrote the Fifth Gospel and didnt know it.