Dead as a door nail comes from a poem in the 1300s, Guillaume de Palerne. It's actually about a werewolf believe it or not. Hope everyone has a great Christmas!
Thank you Ian from my hearts deepest place. Every year on this, my birthday, i read this life changing story. This year you've done for me, Marvelous well. Thank you.
This is the first time I've experienced this story (despite knowing about it, of course), and I think this is the best way I could have experienced it. A true masterpiece, one of the most moving and powerful stories I've ever heard. I will have to read more Dickens now.
How many ways can i sing the praise of this channel? I've said all the nice words I know three times over. I'm compelled to action by the desire that more people might find this glorious channel and receive even a fraction of the enjoyment i do. So comment I shall, whether substantive or no. Lol. In hopes that some miserable soul might be uplifted by the masterclass happening here. Hearken RUclips algorithm, away and bring the new blood forth.
My favorite Dickens tale. The 1999 adaptation with Patrick Stewart is my favorite film version with the 1951 Alastair Sim version a close second. I also have a hardback version of the book signed by Dickens grandson Gerald Charles Dickens. Yuletide Blessings from Tennessee.
Oh wow! What a treat. I love A Christmas Carol and to have you feature it only means I am going to love it even more! Thanks a bunch and Happy Holidays!
My favorite adaptation is the one with Frank Finlay as Marley's ghost and Edward Woodward as Ghost of Christmas Present. My favorite parody, however, is the one where Baldrick mentions a Christmas play where the sheep were played by dogs with wool stuck to them. 😂😂😂
Oh yes, an absolutely wonderful reading. It's this recording, the Signalman and Christopher Lees Ghost stories for Christmas that gets me right in the Festive mood!
This is the best telling of the story on RUclips and maybe anywhere! The way that the spirit of Christmas Present says,”…low upon my brow?!” makes me laugh. Thank you for bringing this timeless tale to life.
Merry Christmas! This story is an all time classic. Perfect for the holidays. Watching the 1951 film adaptation Scrooge starring Alastair Sim was an annual Christmas eve tradition in my home growing up. Great memories 🎄
This is one of the greatest stories ever written. It is one of my favorite and is written so well! Thanks for bringing us this timeless classic. The George C. Scott version is my favorite. The other versions mentioned are excellent, too (I own and watch them all). I love how the third spirit does not talk, but scares Scrooge out of his wits by merely pointing and showing things to him. I also listen to "The Black Veil," by Dickens, this time of year. Its message of kindness, goodwill, amd generosity resonates well for the season. Fantastic narration! It is truly excellent. You did an amazing job! Merry Christmas to all!
Well I watched this today the Albert Finney version , I like a sing song . Then The Smurfs version 😂 and now The Best is saved till last . Thank you Horror Babble . All cozied up with the cats. Let the Horror Babble begin. 😊
That's interesting choice of story... Never thought about this as horror but certainly it's a classic! Merry Christmas to HorrorBabble crew and all listeners! 🎅🎄🎁
Merry Christmas! I’d love to watch a Gordon Christmas through the window with my ghosts. 😂. Egg nog & chai! Swear, it’s pretty good. Love u guys. Thanks for the great stories! Quite an education…. 💚🐝🐝
@@HorrorBabble It would be cool if the babblers could take over some hotel & plan a weekend of fun. Haunted or non haunted…. Party & watch movies. I miss doing things in real life. Organized & vetted. Slang merch. Could be epic. Rent an island. “Ten little Indians.” Or is it called, “and then there were none…?” I always screw up the titles! 😹 dyslexic, I am. Yeah though, horror camp. Fyre festival meets last year’s burning man. Just spitballing, here…. There is no way that it wouldn’t be weird. Babblefest 2025! Cult of personality. 🐍🪽💨
What a pleasant surprise! Can’t wait for tonight. Also, I may have missed it somewhere, but are we getting another splendid twelve days of Christmas special? They’ve all been sublime, but I personally loved There Were Twelve of Us To Begin With, A Bakers Dozen as the Zetland Hotel, and The Things That Came from Winter Hill the most.
Warren isn’t dead. He’s currently enlisted in the US Army. His buddies have him testing M1 tanks’ armor by tapping it with a hammer to find soft spots and mark them with chalk.
Everyone has been taught that Charles Dickens wrote this story, but after researching it for the past 14 years, it's obvious to me that he couldn't have been the original author. I believe that it was written by Mathew and Abby Whittier in America, and then quickly re-written to appeal to the masses by Dickens in the fall of 1843. Mathew and Abby would have written it in 1838-39.l
@@HorrorBabble haha I get it, I'm not saying it's a bad thing, I just liked the image and wanted to reach out to the illustrator. I won't personally use it when I could commission illustrators... But I'm also not commissioning illustrators for a business, so... It makes sense and I ain't judging you for the use of it
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Merry Christmas all! You can download this one for free on Bandcamp:
horrorbabble.bandcamp.com/album/horrorbabbles-christmas-carol
I'm calling it now, listening to this will become a birthday tradition for me!
Thank you for an amazing reading of a classic story. This has become my new Christmas sleep story and I couldn't be happier.
Are you kidding me? Here’s one i can play for my elderly mom for a holiday moment. Thanks for the huge long reading. 🥇
Dead as a door nail comes from a poem in the 1300s, Guillaume de Palerne. It's actually about a werewolf believe it or not. Hope everyone has a great Christmas!
Interesting!
Thsnk you for sharing that interesting piece of information 😊 I'll look it up :) ❤
Cite your source? I'd love to read it
So ready for this! Didn’t realize until just now, but my current shirt is perfect for this: my horrorbabble “You fool, Warren is dead!” tee
You fool! Marley was dead!
Same man. I have an early morning in an empty house installing cabinets alone in the cold. And this is so perfect
This story is timeless and I'm glad you made one for this channel! Merry Christmas to everyone!
God bless us...everyone.
Thank you Ian from my hearts deepest place. Every year on this, my birthday, i read this life changing story. This year you've done for me, Marvelous well. Thank you.
This is the first time I've experienced this story (despite knowing about it, of course), and I think this is the best way I could have experienced it. A true masterpiece, one of the most moving and powerful stories I've ever heard. I will have to read more Dickens now.
Thank you ❤
How many ways can i sing the praise of this channel? I've said all the nice words I know three times over. I'm compelled to action by the desire that more people might find this glorious channel and receive even a fraction of the enjoyment i do. So comment I shall, whether substantive or no. Lol. In hopes that some miserable soul might be uplifted by the masterclass happening here. Hearken RUclips algorithm, away and bring the new blood forth.
Thank you!
My favorite Dickens tale. The 1999 adaptation with Patrick Stewart is my favorite film version with the 1951 Alastair Sim version a close second.
I also have a hardback version of the book signed by Dickens grandson Gerald Charles Dickens.
Yuletide Blessings from Tennessee.
Oh wow! What a treat. I love A Christmas Carol and to have you feature it only means I am going to love it even more! Thanks a bunch and Happy Holidays!
Going to save this for the car trip... ❄️🔥
One of my favorite stories & movie (with George C Scott)
My favorite adaptation is the one with Frank Finlay as Marley's ghost and Edward Woodward as Ghost of Christmas Present. My favorite parody, however, is the one where Baldrick mentions a Christmas play where the sheep were played by dogs with wool stuck to them. 😂😂😂
Bravo Ian! A glorious reading! Thank you so very much! Dickens' well-crafted words come out to dance and frolic as I have never heard them before!
The finest rendering I've heard, and I've heard ten or more versions. Thank you.
What!!??? I JUST read this two days ago. This is incredible.
Now I must listen.
Would have been fun if you had changed the intro to "you fool Marley is Dead". Very nice to hear this classic.
Damn...!
Three days off from work, this landed just at the right time. Thanks in advance for a great way to spend a few hours.
Oh yes, an absolutely wonderful reading. It's this recording, the Signalman and Christopher Lees Ghost stories for Christmas that gets me right in the Festive mood!
So real and fantastic. Brilliant rendition indeed! Merry Christmas Ian. God Bless us every one.
This is the best telling of the story on RUclips and maybe anywhere! The way that the spirit of Christmas Present says,”…low upon my brow?!” makes me laugh. Thank you for bringing this timeless tale to life.
This is great! Scrooge is just perfect, so grumpy :D
Merry Christmas! This story is an all time classic. Perfect for the holidays. Watching the 1951 film adaptation Scrooge starring Alastair Sim was an annual Christmas eve tradition in my home growing up. Great memories 🎄
Nobody but you could bring this story to life in such an appreciable way
This is one of the greatest stories ever written. It is one of my favorite and is written so well! Thanks for bringing us this timeless classic.
The George C. Scott version is my favorite. The other versions mentioned are excellent, too (I own and watch them all).
I love how the third spirit does not talk, but scares Scrooge out of his wits by merely pointing and showing things to him.
I also listen to "The Black Veil," by Dickens, this time of year. Its message of kindness, goodwill, amd generosity resonates well for the season.
Fantastic narration! It is truly excellent. You did an amazing job!
Merry Christmas to all!
This and ETA Hoffmann's Nutcracker are my favourites for this time of year. Great work as always!
Well I watched this today the Albert Finney version , I like a sing song . Then The Smurfs version 😂 and now The Best is saved till last . Thank you Horror Babble . All cozied up with the cats. Let the Horror Babble begin. 😊
One of your impeccable readings that I didn’t know I needed!
YOU FOOOOL...MARLEY IS DEAD! TY 4 All U Do. Enjoy all the Babbles.
One of the greatest stories ever written imo. I might save this Christmas Eve. Nah, I will listen now and Christmas Eve . Thx HB.
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Love the narration. Very Good work ❤❤❤❤❤
Surely in the spirit of this season. Thanks Ian.
What a great reading of a Dickens classic!! This has always been a favorite of mine! Great reading Ian! Thank you so much for sharing!
God Bless us, everyone! Merry Christmas to Master Gordon and the rest of you!
Excellent reading! Most excellent!
That makes this monday way more bearable. Bless you.
Great listen, thank you!
I haven't read this since i was a kid, its funnier and more sentimental than i realised. Thank you for the reading
That's interesting choice of story... Never thought about this as horror but certainly it's a classic! Merry Christmas to HorrorBabble crew and all listeners! 🎅🎄🎁
We use the term 'horror' pretty loosely.
The ghost of Christmas present is a bit eldritch, with it's shifting limbs and vanishing head/body
What a classic!
Now it's the Christmas Season!🎁 🎄 🍗
Excellent rendition! But what of the Spirit of Warren? Perhaps in the sequel! ;)
Warren was dead to begin with.
Merry Christmas! I’d love to watch a Gordon Christmas through the window with my ghosts. 😂. Egg nog & chai! Swear, it’s pretty good. Love u guys. Thanks for the great stories! Quite an education…. 💚🐝🐝
I'm not sure it'd be worth watching!
@@HorrorBabble It would be cool if the babblers could take over some hotel & plan a weekend of fun. Haunted or non haunted…. Party & watch movies. I miss doing things in real life. Organized & vetted. Slang merch. Could be epic. Rent an island. “Ten little Indians.” Or is it called, “and then there were none…?” I always screw up the titles! 😹 dyslexic, I am. Yeah though, horror camp. Fyre festival meets last year’s burning man. Just spitballing, here…. There is no way that it wouldn’t be weird. Babblefest 2025! Cult of personality. 🐍🪽💨
Many thanks for another fantastic video Ian!😎👍
You fool! Marley is dead.
Well this was unexpected. Thank you! Merry Christmas.
Absolutely perfect!
Merry Christmas to you, Gordons and friends!
Seen all the movies but the animated ones but never read the story.
Thank you for your excellent reading of this masterpiece!
I loved it. Always such a wonderful story
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What a pleasant surprise! Can’t wait for tonight. Also, I may have missed it somewhere, but are we getting another splendid twelve days of Christmas special? They’ve all been sublime, but I personally loved There Were Twelve of Us To Begin With, A Bakers Dozen as the Zetland Hotel, and The Things That Came from Winter Hill the most.
There will indeed be a special this year! A post on the subject will go live later today.
Warren isn’t dead. He’s currently enlisted in the US Army. His buddies have him testing M1 tanks’ armor by tapping it with a hammer to find soft spots and mark them with chalk.
A Merry Christmas Sir
Thanks!
Thank you!
Excellent. Thank you.
Good choice.
Eyy
A great story from my local pensmith
“YOU FOOL! Warren is dead!”
Me: Im feeling Christmassy already!
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Non capisco perché ho il feed SOLO IN INGLESE, ma soprattutto CHI dovrebbe sprecare quasi tre ore ascoltando questa roba??😂😂
Have you read the shuttered room?
Not yet -- having been authored in the main by August Derleth, it isn't in the public domain.
Everyone has been taught that Charles Dickens wrote this story, but after researching it for the past 14 years, it's obvious to me that he couldn't have been the original author. I believe that it was written by Mathew and Abby Whittier in America, and then quickly re-written to appeal to the masses by Dickens in the fall of 1843. Mathew and Abby would have written it in 1838-39.l
Who is the artist for the thumbnail illustration?
It’s a composite done in Photoshop with an old photo and generative fill.
Ahhhh so it's ai. Cool
The base photo isn't (as far as I can tell), but the fill added the 'ghost', etc. We're trying to balance our usage of the technology.
@@HorrorBabble haha I get it, I'm not saying it's a bad thing, I just liked the image and wanted to reach out to the illustrator.
I won't personally use it when I could commission illustrators... But I'm also not commissioning illustrators for a business, so... It makes sense and I ain't judging you for the use of it
Thanks i agree YOU FOOL MARLEY IS DEAD intro would've been great.
Happy Christmas Ian, cheers