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2. A Ghost Story for Christmas - Wikipedia

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   M. R. James in about 1900. The first five films are adaptations of stories from the four books by M. R. James, published between 1904 and 1925. [8] The ghost stories of James, an English mediaeval scholar and Provost of Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, were originally narrated as Christmas entertainments to friends and selected students.

3. 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 ...

4. M. R. James - Wikipedia

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   James originally read the stories to friends and select students at Eton and Cambridge as Christmas Eve entertainments, and received wider attention when they were published in the collections Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904), More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1911), A Thin Ghost and Others (1919), A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost ...

5. Ghost of Christmas Past - Wikipedia

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   The Ghost of Christmas Past is a fictional character in Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. The Ghost is one of three spirits that appear to miser Ebenezer Scrooge to offer him a chance of redemption. Following a visit from the ghost of his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley, Scrooge receives nocturnal visits from three Ghosts ...

6. The ghosts in 'A Christmas Carol' are on a mission | Terry ...

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   Another important question raised by "A Christmas Carol" is why Scrooge's old partner, Jacob Marley – wrapped in chains and money boxes – becomes the first ghost who returns with warnings ...

7. List of Christmas-themed literature - Wikipedia

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   Janet and Allan Ahlberg, The Jolly Christmas Postman [2] Maya Angelou, Amazing Peace [2] [3] L. Frank Baum, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus; Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, Stick Man [2] Richard Paul Evans, The Christmas Box, The Light of Christmas [2] [4] Cornelia Funke, When Santa Fell to Earth; Matt Haig, A Boy Called Christmas

8. BBC Anthology Series ‘A Ghost Story for Christmas’ Sets E ...

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   Gatiss writes and directs the film, which is his seventh “A Ghost Story for Christmas” special. Last year’s special, “Lot 249,” was the best performing show on BBC Two on Christmas Eve ...

9. 10 Christmas tales to charm, frighten and delight kids young ...

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   Christmas tales cover a wide range of subjects, from ghost stories and family remembrances, to fantastical yarns featuring elves Santa Claus.