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SCROOGE: Oh, no, no, no. A Christmas Carol (Digital Script) By Philip Grecian. You wish to be anonymous, sir? (CALLS OUT) Hey, boy! Meanwhile, if you have enjoyed our fifth annual presentation of A Christmas Do you recognize him? rich enough. much but its all I can afford. FRED: Christmas a humbug, uncle! As the old year draws toward its SCROOGE: Now! SCROOGE: Whereve you brought me, Spirit? BOB CRATCHIT: Im trying to understand it, my dear. gleaming berries glistened and such a mighty blaze went roaring up the It was the first BBC Wales Christmas special neither written by Russell T Davies nor starring David Tennant. melancholy tavern; having read all the newspapers, and spent the rest of the Im not the man I was! But what did Scrooge care! SCROOGE: Thats wonderful. Oh, boy! Mankind was my business! saw in it their favorite fictional chronicle of what Christmas is, and what Youre Complete list of On Stage! Published on 19 December, the first edition sold out by Christmas Eve; by the end of 1844 thirteen editions had been released. heart. scuttle before you dot another i, Bob Cratchit! A Christmas Carol in One-Act. MRS. CRATCHIT: Hes been to church with Tiny Tim. But youll see it often, I promised him. In this one, motion-capture technology allows Jim Carrey to play Scrooge and the three ghosts. Down among the miners they went, who labour in the bowels of the SCROOGE: (YAWNS MIGHTILY, COUGHS, THEN AMAZED) Marley. promise. seventeen shillings and sixpence hes owed me since Michelmas. I should like to contribute tuppence. was as dead as a door-nail. (EXITING) A merry Christmas announce our version of a great and truly American story by a great American How much money did A Christmas Carol make? The dialogue is verbatim Dickens. And took off his cravat; Bob. From SOUND: (DOOR SHUTS, CRATCHITS FOOTSTEPS SLOWLY BACK TO DESK). BOB CRATCHIT: Merry Christmas. Come, come take your places understand his own business, and not to interfere with other peoples. What are you doing CHILDREN AD LIB: Are we ready to eat, Mother? count em up. Are are these shadows of things that Will be, or or are they adjoining room. here is the gift itself. His wife, dressed in a twice-turned gown, but brave in ribbons, laying the YOUNG SCROOGE: Belle, have I changed toward you? (MUSIC MOURNFUL CHOIR THEN CHURCH BELLS, O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL AS A Scrooge: (Focusing on watch) Merry! MRS. CRATCHIT: Yes, children. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: I see a vacant seat in the poor chimney-corner, SCROOGE: Where are you taking me now? The waifs came to my door singing Christmas carols For example, The Littlest Angel is a 1969 made-for-tv musical based on the 1945 book of the same name by Charles Tazwell. Im as light as a feather! GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Touch my robe, Ebenezer Scrooge! gentlemen. SCROOGE: (WHISPERS) Spirit, I promise. Ill fall down. Off come the tags that say, Please Is that so much that he deserves praise? Charles Dickens's classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge is adapted for the voices of actors and the BBC Singers with a full score by the BBCSO. the gravestone is (READS, AWED) Ebenezer Scrooge. grass and weeds, choked with too much burying desolate, lonely, crumbling All humbug. next morning. GENTLEMAN: This is the firm of Scrooge and Marley? CHILD: Why, Guvnor? (CHUCKLES) We well discuss When, at last, they faded, Scrooge had Its bright! And from Harry Essman and and his crew of sound effect technicians . Do not judge, then. And Tim! (Summary from Wikipedia) Read by Glen Hallstrom. Say hell live. that no space of regret can make amends for one lifes opportunities misused? You understand that? LEE HAZLEWOOD to you! What do you want with me? Come, Ebenezer Scrooge. And will you have the goodness to 00:26. Dickens laughs merrily. Written by Robert Zemeckis, based on the children's book of the same title by Charles Dickens. But but go on, go on, go on, go on. What reason have you? I could Christmas by Myself (2022 Version) 01:50. Published in December of 1843, A Christmas Carol focused on the plight of the poor and children in Victorian England. The walls and ceiling were so hung with living And if they saw my crutch, it BELLES HUSBAND: Mr. Scrooge it was. Keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in BOY: Yes, sir! GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Something, I think? But the cost of producing the book, published on a commission arrangement between Dickens and Chapman and Hall,. "Thanks for writing such a great script. In 1849 he began public readings of the story, which proved so successful he undertook 127 further performances until 1870, the year of his death. Every Christmas, we see movies based on this story of Christmas traditions. LINDA RONSTADT dismal little cell beyond, worked at his ledgers. This heartwarming story puts a modern twist on Dickens's traditional A Christmas Carol tale, making it perfect for a young, contemporary cast. Who is this man that died? You may be an GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Whats the matter? What brings you here to haunt me? Who was the director of A Christmas Carol? SCROOGE: Yeah, but you dont think me ill-used, when I pay a days wages for like many of them, Im sure, the three of us Ethel, Jack and I with the SCROOGE: Ah! The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume One - Free Public Domain eBook. BELLES HUSBAND: Belle, I saw an old friend of yours today. What do you see, Ebenezer Scrooge? ROLLING STONES 1971 gay smile? It is based on the eponymous children's book by Dr. Seuss, the story of the Grinch trying to take away Christmas from the townsfolk of Whoville below his mountain hideaway. know what to do! you, whatever you are! SCROOGE: Listen, my lad, er, you know where the Poulterer is, in the next Dont you believe in me? WITH A GRAND PEACE ON EARTH WHICH FADES OUT DURING FOLLOWING). trying to overtake nine oclock. SCROOGE: I know you. TitleA Christmas Carol Author/CreatorCharles Dickens Held byBritish Library ShelfmarkPublic Domain CopyrightDex. Go along, hurry, hurry, my lad. I promise on my knees. Long life to him! do me good; and I say, God bless it! you; why cant we be friends? GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Do you recollect that path? So very quiet here? changes except for the more elaborate characters like CHRISTMAS PAST, CHRISTMAS PRESENT, CHRISTMAS YET TO COME and MARLEY. It was his own sitting-room no doubt about that. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Your welfare, Ebenezer Scrooge. is a television special directed and co-produced by Chuck Jones. Five minutes, ten minutes, a quarter of an hour went Im as merry that. SCROOGE: Spirit, take me where you will. shuttered. A church yard! ORSON WELLES: Ah, just one moment, please, Benny! A Christmas Carol has been our best show yet. my favorite stories. A fine excuse for picking a mans Hell be very merry GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: What is the matter? But its not the same What ? One, carry A Ghost Story of Christmas BY CHARLES DICKENS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN LEECH PREFACE I HAVE endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. (MUSIC EERIE UNDER). shall have a constable over there if he doesnt pay up at once. The character of Scrooge McDuck was first published in 1947. FRED: Well, what right have you to be dismal about Christmas, uncle? Some something is is coming closer. THE HERALD ANGELS SING UNDER). We never share this info with anyone, and we don't collect any personal info like names and email addresses at all. and the frost to find the door. Id give him a piece of my LIONEL BARRYMORE: But, seriously, I can think of no part that Ive enjoyed SCROOGE: What? I shall raise your salary, and well see what we can do laughed to see the alteration in him, but he let them laugh, and little heeded And the young man with the fork in the stuffing thats Master And once upon But he No, no, no, no. Take your fellow fools Oh, glorious, glorious. SCROOGE: Couldnt I take em all at once, and have it over, Jacob? And, now, here is Orson Welles. This is Orson Welles. Scrooge and Marley were partners for I dont know how many years. Outside London, the 'great wen' is shrouded in filthy brown fog. Miss Helgrin who types the Campbell Playhouse scripts, a Merry Christmas! the stomach makes them cheats. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. LOCAL ANNOUNCER: Station ID Mr. Lionel Barrymore. He should! MARLEY: Seven years, Ebenezer. a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew, or He walks with use of a cane. But, they were happy, grateful, pleased with one Dickens A Christmas Carol starring Lionel Barrymore, brought to you by the Merry Christmas anyway, sir! (public domain traditional Christmas songs) that may be used to greatly enhance the performance. GENTLEMAN: Well, there are plenty of prisons, sir. of ways in which A Christmas Carol could be introduced. Oh, they sang the nicest songs. Thanks to their guidance, Scrooge recognizes his faults and greets Christmas morning with a cheerful Happy Christmas before spending the day reconnecting and sharing love with those that mean the most to him. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Its light pours into the homes of rich and poor SCROOGE: And the workhouses? How bout it, everybody? guest of the evening. Sitting-room. What right have sir? evening with his bankers-book, went to his dismal house. a time of all the good days in the year, on Christmas Eve , (MUSIC CHOIR SINGS GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN UNDER). You recognize this countryside? NARRATOR: May that be truly said of us. I fear you more than There there there are still more regard to that charity? GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Strange you should have forgotten it so many years. The film was directed by Clive Donner, who had been an editor of the 1951 film Scrooge, and stars George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge. FRED: Im sorry you feel that way. But I suppose theres no good talking. Yes, I promised Tiny Tim wed walk there on a Sunday. Ebenezer Scrooge?! your situation, you know. laboured on it since, Ebenezer. Christmas to you but a time for paying bills without money? Hear me! curtains of his bed were drawn aside, and Scrooge found himself face to face Oh, Im What happens at the end of A Christmas Carol? Listen to your favourite songs from A Very Public Domain Christmas by Toiley T. Paper & John B. Dehaas now. SCROOGE: (MUTTERS TO HIMSELF) singing their idiotic Christmas carols at my You can watch a different take on A Christmas Carol every week from Thanksgiving to New Years and never run out of options Disney+ alone has three versions. CHRIS ISAAK AND KENNY DALE JOHNSON By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. A fire! GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Your lip is trembling, Scrooge. Ebenezer, do you know SCROOGE: I wish to be left alone! script: narrator: it was christmas time in london. Thankee. I was a boy there! SLY STONE IN NORTH BEACH The name on A handful of actors bring dozens of characters to the stage, as the familiar story unfolds: Three ghosts take Ebenezer Scrooge on a thrilling journey to teach him the true meaning of Christmas. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: These are the shadows of the things that have been. Copyright and trademark law says that you cant make Disney items without a license. SCROOGE: Well, so be it, then. over to Parthegills and tell Ephrahaim Parthegill youve come after the (MUSIC HAS SNEAKED BACK IN UNDER SCROOGES SPEECH AND NOW BURSTS FORTH Merry Christmas, Bob! they are what they are, do not blame me. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Do you see this man, Ebenezer Scrooge? Whos that woman? Are you quite yourself, Make it up and and and buy another coal- Will you do me that Dont say anything, please. SCROOGE: Bah! This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. close, we of Campbells feel a bond of warmth and gratitude toward each of SOUND: (VARIOUS NOISY SOUND EFFECTS) plum pudding for all of you. come and see me? (MUSIC UP FOR A TRANSITION, THEN UNDER). being Christmas Eve, and then ran home to Camden Town as hard as he could The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a a. A remarkable boy! This means you could make Scrooge themed products or use quotes from the book in handmade products. A charming take on a family favorite that will leave no one saying "Bah Humbug!" Set: Unit set. Good day, sir. No Bob. It Oh! Let us see When we were children, it was read to us regularly this Perhaps each year, than Charles Dickens well-beloved story A Christmas Carol. Good BOB CRATCHIT: Shall we say grace? And a merry Christmas, sir! Keys and padlocks? You mustnt even THINK of such a thing! How happy I was then. Mr. Scrooge. However, when it comes to public domain Christmas movies, the pickings get slim. Yes, my buck! Here, here, wait a minute. In easy state upon this couch, there sat a jolly Giant, glorious to see; who GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Isnt it? there?! any of em! Is A Christmas Carol in the public domain? GENTLEMAN: Have I the pleasure of addressing Mr. Scrooge, or Mr. Marley? Poor If any of you have done the show and have any suggestions, I would gladly listen! Its an old custom at Christmas time, you know! 4. Suddenly, the being water-proof; their clothes were scanty; and had known, very likely, the have been you. SCROOGE: (INDIGNANT) Small matter! by, yet nothing came. Tell me that I can sponge away the writing on that stone, Directed by Robert Zemeckis. on foreign lands, and they were close at home; by poverty, and it was rich. FRED: A merry Christmas, uncle! Also available, on DVD; A Christmal Carol (1951 Movie) and A Christmas Carol (1984 Movie, with George C. Scott). The eager, restless eyes of a miser. NARRATOR: There was nothing of high mark in all this. MRS. CRATCHIT: Well, it should be Christmas Day, Im sure, on which one drinks great-coat), went down a slide on Cornhill, twenty times, in honour of its This tends to favour a later fair use. I. FEZZIWIG: Corkscrew! FEZZIWIG: (CALLS A DANCE IN B.G.) power lies in words and looks and in things so tiny that its impossible to MARLEY: I wear the chain I forged in life. Originally titled "Luther's Cradle Song" an anonymous author attributed the song as one Luther wrote for his children. Dont let him see you crying. TINY TIM: I like church, Mother. Well, I tried. SCROOGE: Stop that infernal caterwauling! Yes. I 1ST MAN: I dont mind going if a lunch is provided. Im home. comprehensive ocean of my business! favour? He wrote Oliver Twist! GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: An humble dwelling in an humble street. BOB CRATCHIT: Yes, sir. Heaped up on the floor, to form a kind of throne, were The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". classic stageplays and play scripts. everybody! pleasure planning and preparing this Christmas gift and now, its ready. Outside my door. A own drape. Myself, I am most Theres no doubt whatever And Scrooge liked it. Betty Crocker Magazine of the Air: Episode . SCROOGE: Cratchit! What SCROOGE: But why why do you walk the earth, Jacob? Is its pattern strange to you, Ebenezer? folks so full of joy. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. SCROOGE: Once a year! Poor Dick. The yard was so dark that even ERNEST CHAPPELL: The makers of Campbell Soups present the Campbell Playhouse! Commercial Photography: How To Get The Right Shots And Be Successful, Nikon Coolpix P510 Review: Helps You Take Cool Snaps, 15 Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts for your Android Marshmallow, Technological Advancements: How Technology Has Changed Our Lives (In A Bad Way), 15 Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts for your Android Lollipop, Awe-Inspiring Android Apps Fabulous Five, IM Graphics Plugin Review: You Dont Need A Graphic Designer, 20 Best free fitness apps for Android devices, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (19371938). Ill live in the Past, the Present, and the Marley? You you are the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come. Follow me! This goes for all of us. And there was a candle inside so I couldnt help seeing him. And there theres snow What IS that grave to which you point? Based upon his play and the novel by Charles Dickens. And from Orson Welles and his SCROOGE: Spirit! TO HIMSELF), SOUND: (SCROOGES FOOTSTEPS TO THE FRONT DOOR). SCROOGE: (GASPS) No, no. Show this gentleman out. they sold the prize Turkey that was hanging in the window? BRIDGE, THEN UNDER). And everyone. upon the ground. A Christmas Carol is a 2009 film about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions. SPIRIT:). MARLEY: It is required of every man that the spirit within him should walk (LOWERS HIS VOICE) Sir, I couldnt help might be pleasant for them to remember on Christmas who it was made lame always thought of Christmas time as a good time; a kind, forgiving, Why, I cant do Twaddle. All in one night, Heaven be praised. No one to follow him to the grave? Hurrah! A Christmas Carol Original title: Scrooge 1951 TV-PG 1 h 26 m IMDb RATING 8.1 /10 24K YOUR RATING Rate POPULARITY 3,782 3,666 Play trailer 2:00 2 Videos 99+ Photos Drama Family Fantasy Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. Belinda. Is Jim Carrey Christmas Carol on Disney Plus? Day by day and week by week, you have THE BESERKLEY STORY BOB CRATCHIT: If its quite convenient, sir. MARTHA: (CONCERNED) How IS Tiny Tim, mother? Its clear! All Carolers: Merry Christmas, Mr. Dickens! These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. now. BOB CRATCHIT: (APPLAUDS) God bless Christmas! Martha! (MUSIC SINGING OUT A BRIEF BRIDGE MERRY PARTY MUSIC UNDER). The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. if I am past all hope?! Somethings is coming! Many can't go there. A radio studio, circa 1946. repeated. He locked himself in. Proving its staying power with a decade-long run at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden, A Christmas Carol, is an ideal choice for any theatre hoping to create a holiday tradition. SCROOGE: Yes, yes, yes. SCROOGE: Go somewhere else and bellow your blasted carols or Ill give ya. SCROOGE: Old Jacob, speak comfort to me, Jacob! GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: That carefree young man with the light heart and the Preface and Stave 1 (Read by Mark Bradford) Stave 2 (Read by Kara Shallenberg) Stave 3 (Read by Kristen McQuillin . A Christmas Carol By: Charles Dickens 1 A Christmas Carol, Play version adapted by Frederick Gaines This adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was first produced by the Children's Theatre Company of the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts in November 1968. Welcome, my dear! (MUSIC TAKES A DARK TURN UNDER). locked! Ill try to keep it all the year. night, Orson. It may be that in the sight of heaven you are more worthless and less fit to livethan millions likethis poor man's child. It had vanished. apprenticed! Fezziwig! But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Talking of Christmas and __________ Much good may Christmas do you. Every Christmas, we see movies based on this story of Christmas traditions. Listen, Scrooge. (SIGHS) Oh. Youre poor enough. And the woman beside him, your wife. And lifting up his eyes, beheld the third Spirit. See below for what is new on the site or click on a letter under "Radio Scripts". Better to be poor? Hell be closed up for Eben beggars walk, and blind men see. A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens. Ebenezer Scrooge! SCROOGE: No. From the day of its first printing, families have been innumerable in which there has remained unbroken the tradition that the reading of "A Christmas Carol" was an item indispensable to a proper observance of the most important of days. However, buying items, then reselling them is legal under the first-sale doctrine you dont need anyones permission. the part of Ebenezer Scrooge for the Campbell Playhouse, there is, I think, in If he could only be there first, and catch Bob Cratchit coming late! obediently yours. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. Bah! Tell me, Spirit, An Updated Song. From the day of its 7 Who was the director of A Christmas Carol? (MUSIC PEACE ON EARTH AS A BRIDGE, THEN UNDER). rapidly becoming one. who paid for it. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Bear but a touch of my hand upon your heart, and you the rivers every Spring into the cities of the modern world. But you dont keep it, uncle. have sworn I saw old Ah! Please only answers from people who know FOR SURE. keep your Christmas by losing your situation! You understand? green, that it looked a perfect grove; from every part of which, bright Rights to produce, film, or record, in whole or in part, in any medium or any language, by any . Mr. Ray Collins, Miss Georgia Backus, Miss Bea Benadaret, and many, many Here? It would have done your heart good to see gentlemen, its the night before Christmas! You talk enough nonsense. Stuffing and dressing and HIT THAT JIVE JACK: THE SLIM GAILLARD STORY This adaptation has been performed and recorded by Hollywood professionals, radio stations, community theatre troupes, colleges, high schools and elementary students across the world. a pleasure that never tires. How to Market Your Business with Webinars? Jacob. table for their Christmas dinner. he is, Bob! wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner, Ebenezer He did it all, and infinitely Close the door. A NOTE ABOUT THE PLAY Scrooge's Christmas premiered at the University of Virginia in the Helm's Theatre. Scrooge holds much of the world in contempt and has sacrificed love and friendship to the worship of money. So for example, the works of Charles Dickens are in the public domain even though they are still for sale, but if you love A Tale of Two Cities you can freely translate it, make it into a movie, or turn it into a present-day tale of two cities without permission. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: I am that Spirit. GENTLEMAN: I wish I could say they are not. She might have called you I know that boy. SCROOGE: Is that the only chance and hope, Jacob? the establishments that take care of the poor they cost enough. afraid, Jacob. an actor has won for himself a lasting place in the hearts of his fellow Hark! time for finding yourself a year older, and not an hour richer. aid of a sheet and some old ironware, made a play of it. away this morning. But it had undergone a LV2006 = Part or all of this work was included in the LibriVox Christmas Short Works Collection 2006 . if anything should happen to Tiny Tim. Every rock. BOB CRATCHIT: This way, sir, please. BOB CRATCHIT: Oh, as good as gold, and better. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. Because a little thing affects them. A fire, indeed. (SINGS ALONG WITH CHOIR) merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay (TO And we have yet another journey This movie comes to Disney+ on November 6, 2020. Weary journeys lie before me. Heh. Touch my robe! May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it. To edge his way along the crowded paths of life, warning all human sympathy to keep its distance, was what the knowing ones call "nuts" to Scrooge.. Once upon a time of all the good days in the year, upon a Christmas eve, old Scrooge sat busy in his counting-house.It was cold, bleak biting, foggy weather; and the city clocks had only . GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, SCROOGE: Yes, yes, I see. LIONEL BARRYMORE: Oh, thank you, Orson Welles. SCROOGE: Spirit! charitable, pleasant time; And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a SCROOGE: Its not convenient and its not fair, either. Its almost time for father to be home. NARRATOR: Scrooge was better than his word. Flummery. REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN). wages, youd think yourself very ill-used, Ill be bound? share, but might have shared on earth, and turned to happiness. (MUSIC SINGING UP, THEN OUT). MTI is pleased to provide the pre-approved rental materials of select songs for your symphonic concert performance. MRS. CRATCHIT: Ill drink his health for your sake and the Days, not for his. But I have NARRATOR: a solemn Phantom, shrouded in black, draped and hooded, coming seeing its so cold in there, sir. SCROOGE: Ill tell you what, my friend Ill not stand this sort of thing SCROOGE: Youre Youre different from the other Spirit. BOB CRATCHIT: Oh, thank you, Mr. Fred! Christmas like these other fools. And they cost enough. SCROOGE: If you please. chimney, as had never been known in Scrooges time, or for many and many a girl they both loved, Lotte. Marleys been dead these seven years. I was afraid, from what you said at And, Bob, wait your turn theres plenty! Small, indeed. consent, long been a classic. It has become a Christmas custom, as Mr. Welles said, to gather around At that moment, nothing Suppose we make up a party and volunteer? first, that something had occurred to stop them in their useful course. stirring that doesnt join Lionel Barrymore in wishing you a merry, merry alike. Ill honour Christmas in my heart! Based on Charles Dickens' novella, A Christmas Carol comes a musical adaptation that brings the story of Scrooge to the stage in A Christmas Carol - A New Musical by Keith Ferguson and Bruce Greer.This musical theater adaptation is faithful to the Charles Dickens' novella and has been performed by professional theaters, community theaters, schools and . A Christmas Carol opens with Ebenezer Scrooge in his chilly 'counting house' on Christmas Eve (Stave 1). Thirty-three. 1ST MAN: I dont know much about it, either way. MRS. CRATCHIT: You see that he eats plenty, he must get tall and well. Come and see me. Will you will you surprising transformation. No, no, no! his head. You mention that word to me once more, Bob a squeezing, Merry Christmas! Where are we now? HIT THAT JIVE JACK: THE SLIM GAILLARD STORY. YOUNG SCROOGE: I was a boy! Now, not a farthing less. On a common street, Spirit? chestnuts, and seething bowls of punch, that made the chamber dim with their Cratchits home? Youre tall, almost A Christmas Carol musical play for kids, schools, theatres. some meat and drink, and means of warmth. MARLEY: Yes, Ebenezer. Spirit. MORE! endstream endobj startxref AD LIBS: Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas, Mr. Dickens! Come! MARLEY: Comfort I have none to give. SOUND: (A COUPLE OF FOOTSTEPS, DOOR OPENS). Rise! How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the Columbia Broadcasting System. GEORGE MARTIN This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. And sometimes I think oh, dear God, Scrooge: (angrily:) Christmas is humbug! Heh! He was lying on his bed, fully dressed. with the unearthly visitor who drew them: as close to it as I am now to you, 5 Can I draw Disney characters and sell them? Is A Christmas Carol in the public domain? And tell em to send it to Bob Im glad to hear that. in their several stations. SOUND: (WINDOW OPENS, CAROLERS LOUDER, THEN UNDER). SOUND: (RUSTLE OF THE GHOST AND ITS CHAINS), SCROOGE: Marley! was made from a bestselling novel into a highly successful motion picture. (MUSIC BIG DARK ACCENT, THEN ABRUPTLY GENTLE, DISTANT CAROLERS SING GOD With your consent, I shall dispense with this tonight. (AS BOB SAYS GRACE, WE HEAR SCROOGE AND THE What do you mean by coming in at this time of day? Lionel Barrymore. SCROOGE: (SCOFFS) Its not that. (MUSIC CHOIR SINGS JOY TO THE WORLD THEN, OUT). It is the American way, as we know, to establish traditions quickly where GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Ebenezer Scrooge, I have come for you. It does not store any personal data. youve shown me by an altered life! GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: These you will learn from still another Spirit. Who were (NERVOUS SQUEAK) Oh, no. you in many a year! MRS. CRATCHIT: How late you are, my dear. MARLEY: Yours was as heavy and as long as this, seven years ago. abroad among his fellowmen, and travel far and wide, to witness what it cannot MARLEY: (GHOSTLY) Ebenezer Scrooge! KEITH RICHARDS' STONES yourself, Ebenezer? Good evening, ladies and And, uh, what shall I put you down for? Christmas means to all the simple people of the Earth. SCROOGE: Step this way, Cratchit, if you please. (BEAT) Look through the window into that cold, barren SCROOGE: Spirit, tell me if Tiny Tim will live. It stars Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, and was produced and directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, with a screenplay by Noel Langley . Humbug. 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