A Christmas Carol, after Charles Dickens (set to verse by Talbot Hook) #poetry #christmas #scrooge

This poem was originally published on the Society of Classical Poets website:

https://classicalpoets.org/2021/12/24/a-christmas-carol-after-charles-dickens-by-talbot-hook/

This video was made for educational purposes, and the inclusion of film clips is in accord with fair use. The following films were excerpted in this video:

“Scrooge,” starring Seymour Hicks (1935)
“The Christmas Carol,” with Vincent Price (1949)
“A Christmas Carol,” starring Alastair Sim (1951)
“A Christmas Carol” – animated version by Richard Williams, starring Alastair Sim (1971)
“The Muppet Christmas Carol,” starring Michael Caine (1992)
“A Christmas Carol,” starring Patrick Stewart (1999)
“Spirited,” starring Ryan Reynolds (2022)

Background music is a cover of Chris de Burgh's song, "A Spaceman Came Traveling," arranged by Alex Patience