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Scrooge' and Vanessa Williams playing Ebony Scrooge in 'A Diva's Christmas Carol.' Here's a quick sample of alternative Dickens: a religious-themed 'Gospel According to Scrooge,' a ballet version, a countrified version with Hoyt Axton and the Statler Brothers, Cicely Tyson playing Ebenita Scrooge in 'Ms. Jay Clayton, a Vanderbilt University professor who has written about Dickens, notes that 'A Christmas Carol' has crowd-pleasing similarities with two of the other most popular modern Christmas tales, 'It's a Wonderful Life' and 'Miracle on 34th Street.' Each story is a classic melodrama with a life-affirming ending.īut while George Bailey discovers it's a wonderful life in exactly the same way on the same bridge every year, Scrooge's journey can take detours. it is such a hopeful image for everyone,' said McKnight, archivist for the Dickens Quarterly. 'Because we've all felt that sort of Scrooge-ishness in ourselves, because we've all felt kind of cut off from our past, when Scrooge redeems himself. The Boston University professor notes that most adults, like Scrooge, become overwhelmed sometimes by the need to earn and save enough money. It might be because there's a little bit of Scrooge in all of us, said Dickens scholar Natalie McKnight. Why does the 161-year-old story remain so popular? Scrooge McDuck, a no-brainer for the part, did it in 'Mickey's Christmas Carol.'Īny complete list of Dickens duplicates also would have to include stage productions ranging from big-budget traveling shows to the one-man show by Gerald Charles Dickens, the writer's great-great-grandson. Magoo), Kelsey Grammer and Walter Matthau are among the raft of actors who have either portrayed or voiced Scrooge for the camera. Patrick Stewart, Rich Little, Jim Backus (as Mr.

But there's a lot of competition for a spot on the Scrooge pantheon.

Alastair Sim's turn as Scrooge in 1951 is considered a classic, as is Albert Finney's 1970 portrayal.

#Homburg no humbug. ye diarie movie#

Luckily it doesn't last forever, once babies get into a routine then you will have time to do the things you love.The story of the old miser scared straight has been filmed for TV and the big screen at least 40 times going back to 1908, according to the Internet Movie Database. Newborn babies require a lot of your attention and if you are anything like me then you will probably forget what you enjoyed doing before you became a mum. Whatever you like doing in your spare time, do it while you have some spare time. Whether that's reading, painting, cooking, baking, sunbathing. It's nice to have something new, and clean to wear when you're out and about showing off your baby (who happens to have reflux, but that's another story for a different day) Take it from someone who has had just a few wardrobe related meltdowns since becoming a mum. No need to spend a fortune, just a few pieces that you can slip into when you are out with bubba. Retail therapy! This is probably the last thing on your mind, but if you like to get dressed up and look nice (which most of us do) then buying a few outfits for your post baby wardrobe is a sensible idea.