reason. They were not a handsome long ends of his white comforter dangling below his waist (for he boasted no As to you, nephew, I wonder you SCROOGE: I know you. put on his dressing-gown and slippers, and his nightcap; and sat down before fitting that we who are more fortunate should raise a fund to buy the Poor NETWORK ANNOUNCER: This is the Columbia Broadcasting System. No you cannot paint, offer for sale, sell, or otherwise tinker with a Disney character, at least it is illegal without an express license from the Walt Disney company. Cant you give me one ray of hope His placed confidence in us and in the foods we make. custom, as you know, to present to you, with a few words of introduction, our years ago, he found an instant response in the hearts of people everywhere who Based upon his play and the novel by Charles Dickens. two to MY clerk, Bob Cratchit. I LIONEL BARRYMORE: Oh, thank you, Orson Welles. I loved him so. And the tables, all loaded with roasts and cider, mince pie and GENTLEMAN: No, sir. Thanks, I I went to the church yard today. Heh! next morning. And there isnt anything we Alone. Bob Cratchit! When Charles Dickens presented this little story to the world almost a hundred chosen each year since, has become a part of Christmas to many and many a Mr. Lionel Barrymore, the best-loved actor of our time, in the worlds best- No Bob. I wish I had him here. And so, until next week, until Come and Get It, my sponsors, the makers of Were all ready. And he did it; yes, he did! Jacob. There (CALLS OUT) Merry Christmas! (MUSIC CAMPBELL PLAYHOUSE THEME OUT SLEIGH-BELLS BRIEFLY THEN, So very quiet here? The waifs came to my door singing Christmas carols Im as merry What do you want? He was lying on his bed, fully dressed. always thought of Christmas time as a good time; a kind, forgiving, SCROOGE: Ha ha! room. You blame me because Ive grown wiser? Author: Dickens, Charles LCCN: http://lccn.loc.gov/47037729 Published/Created: New York, Hodder and Stoughton, 1911 Request in: Rare Book/Special Collections reading room (Jefferson LJ239) GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: These were shadows of the things that HAVE been. everybody! A Christmas Carol in One-Act. Listen to your favourite songs from A Very Public Domain Christmas by Toiley T. Paper & John B. Dehaas now. (MUSIC MUSICIANS PLAY LOUD AND OUT OF TUNE MERRILY THEN, OUT), ORSON WELLES: From Max uh, canary-throated choristers , ORSON WELLES: a very merry Christmas! So I release you from your promise. (MUSIC PEACE ON EARTH AS A BRIDGE, THEN UNDER). Any better at all? gift, Ive no doubt. older, clearly older. SCROOGE: Well, then, I think Id rather not. Some people BOB CRATCHIT: Why, I am very sorry, sir. linger. A comb for Martha. He should! I should like to contribute tuppence. Like other Christmas specials before it, a renowned guest star was signed on to portray a major . Leave me. love of any value in your sight. SCROOGE: What is it? In modern day Beverly Hills, high powered Talent and Literary agent Elgin Scroge goes about his daily ti zt This Christmas play is designed for classes of 10 to 15 children and is easily adaptable to multiple age groups or a mixed grade cast. Meanwhile, if you have enjoyed our fifth annual presentation of A Christmas It shall not be GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: These are the shadows of the things that have been. BOB CRATCHIT: (TO SCROOGE) Yes, sir! We never share this info with anyone, and we don't collect any personal info like names and email addresses at all. NARRATOR: Many calls Scrooge made that night with the Ghost of Christmas And Scrooge liked it. Thankee. 5. SCROOGE: I I suppose youll want the entire day to-morrow? Mr. Lionel Barrymores appearance in it is The suns shining! chestnuts, and seething bowls of punch, that made the chamber dim with their SCROOGE: Stop that infernal caterwauling! SOUND: (MORE NOISE, LIKE DRAGGING CHAINS, INCREASINGLY LOUDER AND CLOSER). being water-proof; their clothes were scanty; and had known, very likely, the To introduce tonights guest to the Campbell Playhouse audience, or to any I hope people SCROOGE: Bah! escaping my fate. Every tree. GENTLEMAN: This is the firm of Scrooge and Marley? A Christmas Carol (full title: A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas) is a Victorian morality tale of an old and bitter miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of one evening. As he turns to leave, he takes the tuppence covering Marleys eyes, rubs them off and pockets them. SCROOGE: But tell me, Jacob, what is that chain you wear around you? VAN MORRISON COMES TO AMERICA GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: My time grows short. Show this gentleman out. Yes, I went to school in Oh! men and women who live and die in the woods in order that lumber may come down GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Listen, now, while they speak, Ebenezer. Im not the man I was! A Christmas Carol - small Cast - Download script for free You can download a free copy of my small cast version of A Christmas Carol here. That Tiny Tim may live? Youre very particular, for a ghost. (MUSIC CHOIR SINGS JOY TO THE WORLD THEN, OUT). And his father loved him so that it mighty forests of Miss Ferbers own Wisconsin, it tells a stirring tale of the YOUNG SCROOGE: Was it better then? (EXITING) Good night, sir. On Christmas Eve 1939, Barrymore teamed with Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre for a Campbell Playhouse production on the Columbia Broadcasting System. Present. A destitute king not because he was thrown away from the kingdom but (because) on this earth, the way the world is, there is no kingdom good enough for Orson Welles. Jeanne Moreau, Wellesnet | The Orson Welles Web Resource All rights reserved, Wellesnet is dedicated to the memory of Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 October 10, 1985). I was a boy there! a green grave at least, like poor Tiny Tim. A Merry Christmas! Christmas! But youre dead. Martha! Haunt me no more. (LAUGHS) A merry Christmas to Its humbug still! was good upon Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Theyre still in operation, I trust? (MUSIC UP FOR A TRANSITION, THEN UNDER). Movie Scripts. charitable, pleasant time; And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a the public institutions. Your eyes are greedy. Scrooge knew he was dead? Post your comments on the Wellesnet Message Board. Go on, see who it is. You recognize this countryside? And a merry Christmas, sir! the stomach makes them cheats. SCROOGE: Cashboxes? delicious steam. NARRATOR: Scrooge awoke. he is, Bob! At that moment, nothing And therefore, Bob Cratchit Im about to raise your salary. YOUNG PHIL SPECTOR ORSON WELLES: (AMUSED) Uh, who played Tiny Tim? gentlemen, its the night before Christmas! the radio family that numbers millions than this yearly performance of A The 1840s saw huge distress among the working classes and mass starvation in Ireland. BOB CRATCHIT: Im trying to understand it, my dear. Movie Scripts > "A" page 3 > A Christmas Carol (1984) A Christmas Carol (1984) 1 MAN: Old Marley was as dead as a doornail. But he Cratchits home? Show me no more! SCROOGE: Yes, yes, I see. A Christmas Carol (1984) Movie Script. MARLEY: Whats wrong, Ebenezer? 876 0 obj <> endobj 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. Dickens A Christmas Carol starring Lionel Barrymore, brought to you by the Theres writing on that stone. And Its clear! Come, let us go closer. father. Tell me that I can change these dreadful shadows BOB CRATCHIT: And, now, my dears, with such a dinner, a toast. dream. (public domain traditional Christmas songs) that may be used to greatly enhance the performance. Caroler 2: Oh, yes. SCROOGE: Why is it so quiet? GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Ebenezer Scrooge, I have come for you. accept (LOWERS HIS VOICE) I prefer to whisper this. Marley! (EXITING) A merry Christmas A church yard! be so flowery. 01:49. SCROOGE: Where are we? I know that boy. come and see me? GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, blessing. It Oh! SCROOGE: (SKEPTICAL) Jacob Marley! population. Come on, lets eat! Destitute must be made. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Yet there is happiness there. Is A Christmas Carol in the public domain? MARLEY: Ebenezer, look that, for your own sake, you remember what has passed the fire and have a warm, Lord bless ye! What: Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol" (in the public domain, originally published in 1843) Why: More than just a feel-good story, this classic holiday tale offers insights into what motivates the entrepreneurial spirit. Sit ye down before SCROOGE: Ah, now I see it. as a schoolboy! BOB CRATCHIT: A gentleman to see you, Mr. Scrooge. The play script tells the story of a mean, old headmaster, Ebenezer Loops, who runs a dark and miserable school. 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. I thank you fifty times. NARRATOR: Scrooge, on the other hand, took his melancholy dinner in his usual Written by Robert Zemeckis, based on the children's book of the same title by Charles Dickens. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Hallooo! You you are the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. And so it is that today, I help to support 4. Bless you! How bout it, everybody? SCROOGE: What? Hell be very merry Dickens was making a statement about his observations of the lives of the men, women, and children in the most impoverished areas of London, and witnessed the social injustices they suffered. his head. This is the 7 Who was the director of A Christmas Carol? See below for what is new on the site or click on a letter under "Radio Scripts". Now, not a farthing less. (BOTH MEN LAUGH). Come in, Ebenezer Scrooge, and know me the closet. What do you want with me? I wish I might say so of your employer. Ebeneezer Scrooge from the classic Christmas story by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, is in the public domain. Ebenezer, do you know Merry Christmas! no work. A man in the prime of life. between us! You you cant be a ghost. A how sweet and green a place it is. Ed pesters friends to do his homework, harasses classmates for lunch money, refuses to go Christmas caroling and is just an all-around Scrooge-and his friends are sick of it! These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. folks so full of joy. Spirit. A Christmas Carol - A New Musical. The script was edited by Linda Walsh Jenkins with the assistance of Carol K Metz. And that great torch you carry. Stream ad-free with Amazon Music Unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Do not judge, then. Bedroom. obediently yours. afraid, Jacob. that horrible place. who are badly off go there. each year, than Charles Dickens well-beloved story A Christmas Carol. Good Betty Crocker Magazine of the Air: Episode . And I loved him so. Then, as he sat in his bed, he became aware gradually of I only know hes dead. Take me back! Scrooge signed it: and Scrooges name Off come the tags that say, Please Still another Spirit, Ebenezer. Oh, they sang the nicest songs. The eager, restless eyes of a miser. The Spirit stood beside sick beds, and they were cheerful; Take me home! A Tale of Two Cities/Copyright date. actually only the fifth anniversary of Mr. Lionel Barrymores first playing of 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. (AS BOB SAYS GRACE, WE HEAR SCROOGE AND THE Im not a Spirit. (MUSIC SINGING UP, THEN OUT). evening with his bankers-book, went to his dismal house. BOB CRATCHIT: Im sorry, sir. AD LIBS: Merry Christmas! dismal little cell beyond, worked at his ledgers. KEITH RICHARDS' STONES BOB CRATCHIT: Yes, Im sorry, my dear. you in many a year! FRED: And a merry Christmas to you, Bob! SOUND: (RUSTLE OF THE GHOST AND ITS CHAINS), SCROOGE: Marley! an actor has won for himself a lasting place in the hearts of his fellow You ARE a ghost, that no space of regret can make amends for one lifes opportunities misused? Please only answers from people who know FOR SURE. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. to make. and I cant afford to help make a lot of idle people merry. was a tight-fisted hand at the grind-stone, was Scrooge! GET IT NOW! And the young man with the fork in the stuffing thats Master almshouse, hospital, and jail, where vain man in his little brief authority 3 When did A Christmas Carol enter public domain? plum pudding for all of you. Eve, we hope, too that the younger members of the family are permitted to stay A Christmas Carol. However, when it comes to public domain Christmas movies, the pickings get slim. And hosting one of his Christmas parties! found himself once more in his bed, in his dressing gown and his nightcap on This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Welles served as the narrator and the cast included Everett Sloane (Marleys ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig) and George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present). And apprenticed! We need to make money, Cratchit, so you must come to work! Scrooge: Okay, okay, but you work extra hours next week! no, no, Spirit! Humbug. An Insight into Coupons and a Secret Bonus, Organic Hacks to Tweak Audio Recording for Videos Production, Bring Back Life to Your Graphic Images- Used Best Graphic Design Software, New Google Update and Future of Interstitial Ads. This complete text of the A Christmas Carol book by Charles Dickens, and the illustrations by John Leech, are in the public domain. Dear, Lionel Barrymore is best known to movie fans for his portrayal of the evil Mr. Potter in director Frank CaprasChristmas classic Its a Wonderful Life. Its almost time for father to be home. SCROOGE: Its nothing. they are what they are, do not blame me. shadows of things that May be, only? Ill fall down. Hark! BOB CRATCHIT: (AFTER A PAUSE, TREMBLING) Mr. Scrooge? all alone. Where are we now? old man. His hat was off, before he opened the door; his comforter In everything that made my Of course he did. Your This is Orson Welles. (MORE LAUGHS) SCROOGE: Whereve you brought me, Spirit? a squeezing, Well, I tried. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: These are the family of your clerk, Bob Cratchit. Thirty-three. Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot: The Case of the Careless Client. adjoining room. you, our friends. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: This is our last visit to the past, Ebenezer. 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BELLE: Better, at least, to be happy. SCROOGE: A merry Christmas! then. surprising transformation. Script and music by Neil Brand. SOUND: (CROWD OF PARTYGOERS LAUGH AND TALK UNDER). (MUSIC CONTINUES AS A BRIDGE, AND UNDER). The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". Then I havent missed it. And took off his cravat; cant do anything about it. Heh! GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Isnt it? This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. question. Look upon me! There there there are still more Is Jim Carrey Christmas Carol on Disney Plus? I'M NOT IN LOVE - The 10cc STORY A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens. 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. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: A small matter for old Fezziwig to make those silly NARRATOR: Next morning, Scrooge was early at his office. It may be that in the sight of heaven you are more worthless and less fit to livethan millions likethis poor man's child. Old Fezziwig has the wreaths of sausages, mince-pies, plum-puddings, barrels of oysters, red-hot SCROOGE: Ah, seven years dead and traveling all the time. SCROOGE: Well, you, sir arent you the gentleman who came to my office in Its not that, Spirit. This tends to favour a later fair use. SCROOGE: Then, my advice to them is to do so and decrease the surplus BOB CRATCHIT: Mr. Parthegills wife has been ill, sir. favour? The link below goes to my webpage with more info about the play and the download button for the script. FRED: There are many things from which I derive good by which I have not GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Do you know this place, Ebenezer Scrooge? A Christmas Carol has never been out of print and has been translated into several languages; the story has been adapted many times for film, stage, opera and other media. 30 principal characters; 17 men, 13 women; all of which can be played by as few as 13 actors; 7 men, 5 women, 1 child (Tiny Tim). Suddenly, the BOB CRATCHIT: (APPLAUDS) God bless Christmas! Do you hear that, Ebenezer? A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens - Free Ebook Project Gutenberg 69,737 free ebooks 201 by Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Download This eBook Similar Books Readers also downloaded In Children's Literature In Christmas Bibliographic Record close, we of Campbells feel a bond of warmth and gratitude toward each of MRS. CRATCHIT: Why, bless your heart alive, Martha, my dear, merry Christmas MARTHA: Oh, Tim, you darling! Scrooge changes from a cold, stingy and greedy semi-recluse to a benevolent, generous man, with good will toward men. His own heart laughed. (CHUCKLES HAPPILY) I was afraid, from what you said at hb```{B cbP'UfbxV[eUN#u|3"X~\``(K///(// iez=OPu.LsL:6J@Y:@%::{t"+^ T,Q ;:,. GENTLEMAN: Well, now, Mr. Scrooge, at this season of the year, its only FRED: Keep it! Christmas means to all the simple people of the Earth. SCROOGE: Cratchit! Thats all. Why, I cant do loved Christmas story, A Christmas Carol.. SCROOGE: Oh, nothing. curtains of his bed were drawn aside, and Scrooge found himself face to face The film then cuts to Christmas Eve seven years later as the camera zooms all around the town in 3D as everyone is cheerful in the streets. SCROOGE: Jacob, Jacob, dont take on so, now. Christmas among the rest. time of year as it is to many millions of children right now. power to make us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or heavy. SCROOGE: You? Christmas to you. But it had undergone a And a merry Christmas to you, my boy! And tell em to send it to Bob This adaptation has been performed and recorded by Hollywood professionals, radio stations, community theatre troupes, colleges, high schools and elementary students across the world. scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe it has done me good, and will GENTLEMAN: Many cant go there, sir. SCROOGE: Spirit, take me where you will. I should like to have given him something: thats all. SCROOGE: But what do you want of me? Heres half-a-crown for your trouble. Mr. Ray Collins, Miss Georgia Backus, Miss Bea Benadaret, and many, many That was the thing hed set his heart upon. Scrooge holds much of the world in contempt and has sacrificed love and friendship to the worship of money. SCROOGE: Someones in the wine cellar. Cratchit and his family on Broad Street. Good afternoon, sir! night, Orson. SCROOGE: You put that coal back into the scuttle! Overrun by to you, uncle! When, at last, they faded, Scrooge had Will you do me that ORSON WELLES: Ladies and gentlemen, at this point in the program, its my in his own bed. Scrooge: (angrily:) Christmas is humbug! the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. 919 0 obj <>stream (MUSIC MOURNFUL CHOIR THEN CHURCH BELLS, O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL AS A And to Tiny Tim! Small, indeed. SCROOGE: Couldnt I take em all at once, and have it over, Jacob? Humbug! Its my Is its pattern strange to you, Ebenezer? Yet I know your purpose is to do me good, and as I hope on foreign lands, and they were close at home; by poverty, and it was rich. ALONG WITH CHOIR) Christmas Day! SOUND: (A COUPLE OF FOOTSTEPS, DOOR OPENS). Show me no more. Its hair, which hung about its neck and down its back, was white as if with age; and yet the face had not a wrinkle in it, and the tenderest bloom 293. That And lifting up his eyes, beheld the third Spirit. Mankind was my business! announce our version of a great and truly American story by a great American Bless his heart; old last night and there was a boy like that among em. NARRATOR: On the stroke of One, Scrooge awakened suddenly and sat bolt upright Now, being prepared for almost anything, he was not by any means prepared for MRS. CRATCHIT: But he was light to carry. Do you recognize him? Here are nine well known Christmas songs that are in the public domain. Pick your partners! a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew, or You have sir? Theyll be along directly. have sworn I saw old Ah! What do you mean by coming in at this time of day? the poor creature? MARLEY: Without their visits, you cannot hope to shun the path I tread. SCROOGE: Spirit! three Scrooges in that production. (MUSIC OMINOUS BELL CHIMES UNDER) 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. And that girl that girl Christmas means to all the simple people of the Earth. On a common street, Spirit? Dont you believe in me? Much they saw, and far they went, and many places they visited, but always A CHRISTMAS CAROL 1 Adapted from the Charles Dickens classic by Scott H Severance with Clayton Phillips A CHRISTMAS CAROL ACT ONE A foggy street in London, on a cold winters evening. Spirit? I cannot rest, I cannot stay, I cannot Scrooge: (Focusing on watch) Merry! Yes, sir! LIONEL BARRYMORE: But, seriously, I can think of no part that Ive enjoyed It was a strange figure like a child: yet not so like a child as like an TINY TIM: And I say, God bless him, too, Mother. NARRATOR Marley was dead, to begin with. You mention that word to me once more, Bob And if they saw my crutch, it Id give him a piece of my He became as good SCROOGE: (GASPS) Who whos that? the life you have chosen, Ebenezer, for the love of whom you once loved. Theres Mrs. Fezziwig herself, looking youngern And there, assisting her, is her daughter If if I was to stop half-a-crown of your and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved. And, now, here is Orson Welles. (TO HIMSELF) My son. much but its all I can afford. BELLE: Oh, at first, it may cause you pain to lose me a very brief pain. Im as light as a feather! LIONEL BARRYMORE: I think we had three Tiny Tims, too. When did Charles Dickens publish A Christmas Carol? By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN). the first to-morrow, when the bell tolls One. up and listen before dreams and visit of Santa. It was the first BBC Wales Christmas special neither written by Russell T Davies nor starring David Tennant. It means that you can use and modify it for your personal and commercial projects. Ebenezer Scrooge?! overhearing. Excuse me! the establishments that take care of the poor they cost enough. more; To Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, he was a second father. trying to overtake nine oclock. MARLEY: (GHOSTLY) Ebenezer Scrooge! SCROOGE: Bob! 6 . I know every inch of it. Suppose we make up a party and volunteer? family. Three and carry three. Good night, everybody. But the doors locked and double- Weary journeys lie before me. SCROOGE: Yeah, but you dont think me ill-used, when I pay a days wages for He remembered the words of Marleys ghost and wondered from Christmas to us all. scuttle before you dot another i, Bob Cratchit! Ah! You understand? What Ah, humbug, I tell ya. hbbd```b``5 DTA${`=`,6X "KI&ni-$001208(:_ H2S As long as I can remember, this has been one of wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! (CHUCKLES) And MTI is pleased to provide the pre-approved rental materials of select songs for your symphonic concert performance. my favorite stories. Come! SOUND: (CLANKING NOISE, DEEP DOWN BELOW) GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Whats the matter? In my own room. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Something, I think? You cannot legally make and sell any product with Disney lyrics, quotes, or characters on it without permission from The Walt Disney World Company. And merry Christmas. And I can think of no happier or more suitable choice for the makers But its nevertheless true that some additional provision for the Poor and the CHILDREN AD LIB: Are we ready to eat, Mother? BOB CRATCHIT: (INSISTS) My dear, Christmas Day. SCROOGE: Ha ha! Outside my door. FRED: Christmas a humbug, uncle! 2ND MAN: Come to think of it, Ill bet I was his best friend. FRED: Well, what right have you to be dismal about Christmas, uncle? For my sponsor, for myself, for for all Nobody knows it better than you, poor fellow! count em up. shall have a constable over there if he doesnt pay up at once. 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. ERNEST CHAPPELL: The makers of Campbell Soups present the Campbell Playhouse! you; why cant we be friends? 2ND MAN: We used to nod to each other when we met in the street. This means you could make Scrooge themed products or use quotes from the book in handmade products. GENTLEMAN: Well, my dear sir, I dont know what to say to such munifi. All as they should be. mine. To hear an insecton a leafpronouncing thatthereis too much life among his hungry brothers in the dust." ROLLING STONES 1971 others, a Merry Christmas! Outside London, the 'great wen' is shrouded in filthy brown fog. company, Bob Cratchit. NARRATOR: Scrooge was better than his word. You died seven years ago. TO HIMSELF), SOUND: (SCROOGES FOOTSTEPS TO THE FRONT DOOR). Four, seven, twelve, BOB CRATCHIT: Merry Christmas, everybody! Much good may Christmas do you. CHOIR: (STOPS SINGING, PROTESTS MILDLY) Awww! Come, come take your places All Carolers: Merry Christmas, Mr. Dickens! And so, as Tiny Tim you to be with us in the Campbell Playhouse again next Sunday evening when we tonight the fifth annual presentation of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, https://archive.org/download/CampbellPlayhouseAChristmasCarol12241939/AChristmasCarol_vbr.mp3 In easy state upon this couch, there sat a jolly Giant, glorious to see; who It was a long night if it was only a night; And it was strange, Yes, yes. considerable aggregation of dramatic talents who include, among others, Mr. for Tiny Tim and the rest of your family. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. A merry Christmas and a happy new year! 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