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2. A Christmas Carol - Wikipedia

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   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. It recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge , an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of ...

3. Ghost of Christmas Past - Wikipedia

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   Dickens portrait by Margaret Gillies (1843), painted during the period when he was writing A Christmas Carol.. By early 1843, Dickens had been affected by the treatment of the poor and, in particular, the treatment of the children of the poor after witnessing children working in appalling conditions in a tin mine [2] and following a visit to a ragged school. [3]

4. How Dickens did it: 'A Christmas Carol' debuted 180 years ago ...

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   "A Christmas Carol" was published 180 years ago this year, on Dec. 19, 1843, and sold all 6,000 copies of its initial printing in five days, Palmer says. ... "There are no other notes or documents ...

5. Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come - Wikipedia

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   Dickens portrait by Margaret Gillies (1843), painted during the period when he was writing A Christmas Carol.. By early 1843, Dickens had been affected by the treatment of the poor, and in particular the treatment of the children of the poor after witnessing children working in appalling conditions in a tin mine [2] and following a visit to a ragged school. [3]

6. 'A Christmas Carol', Elvis, and 'The Nutcracker': 10 holiday ...

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   Norwell Company Theatre will bring back the South Shore holiday tradition of its signature production of Charles Dickens’ 'A Christmas Carol.' The show runs on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and ...

7. Ghost of Christmas Present - Wikipedia

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   Engraving of Old Christmas 1842 - Illustrated London News (December 1842). The Ghost of Christmas Present is described as "a jolly Giant", and Leech's hand-coloured illustration of the friendly and cheerful Spirit, his hand open in a gesture of welcome confronted by the amazed Scrooge has been described by Jane Rabb Cohen as elegantly combining "the ideal, real, and supernatural" with humour ...

8. Adaptations of A Christmas Carol - Wikipedia

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   A Christmas Carol – A Ghost Story of Christmas (1990), a theatrical adaptation by Michael Wilson (director), with original music by John Gromada, performed at the Alley Theatre for 19 years (1990–1998; 2005–present); Hartford Stage for 17 years (1998–present); and at Washington D.C.'s Ford's Theater for 11 years; published by Dramatists ...

9. List of Christmas carols - Wikipedia

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   Originally, a "Christmas carol" referred to a piece of vocal music in carol form whose lyrics centre on the theme of Christmas or the Christmas season. The difference between a Christmas carol and a Christmas popular song can often be unclear as they are both sung by groups of people going house to house during the Christmas season.