A Christmas Carol – 180 years
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol remains Britain’s most iconic festive tale. If you type A Christmas Carol into the search bar on IMDB, you will retrieve results for over fifty screen adaptations ranging from 2009’s dark animation, starring Jim Carrey, to the comedic pathos of Bill Murray’s 80s classic, Scrooged,
and the slapstick absurdity of Jim Henson’s A Muppets’ Christmas Carol. No matter your age, there is a version of this story to suit every mood, taste, and style.
So why has this timeless classic so effortlessly stood the test of time? This year, December 19th marks the original text’s 180th anniversary and, despite the passing of nearly two centuries, the timeless story, that warns against selfish and avaricious behaviour in favour of goodwill to all of mankind, never gets old. Its lessons are as relevant today as they were to the Victorians.
Click on the image below, to read the original text.
