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012 – Mickey’s Christmas Carol

December 21, 2019 By Paul 2 Comments

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Comparing and contrasting Disney’s 1983 Classic, “Mickey’s Christmas Carol”, with the story that inspired the film, “A Christmas Carol In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas” by Charles Dickens.

 

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“Deafening Silence” by Marc v/d Meulen

“Ghost” composed by Tim Beek

“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” sung by the Bach Choir, 2007

“Haunted” by Ross Bugden Notchback Music (NBM)

“Joy to the World” sung by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, 2006

“Sir Roger de Coverley” Jane Austen Ball 2012

“Winter Trouble” composed by Myuu

 

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Recommended Reading

 

 

 

The Annotated Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol in Prose (The Annotated Books)

 

 

 

 


Bibliography

 

Print

Dickens, Charles, et al. The Annotated Christmas Carol: a Christmas Carol in Prose. W.W. Norton & Co., 2004.

 

Film

Mattinson, Burny, director. Mickeys Christmas Carol. Walt Disney Educational Media, 1983.

 

World Wide Web

Agarwal, Prateek. “Malthusian Theory of Population.” Intelligent Economist, Intelligent Economist, 24 June 2019, www.intelligenteconomist.com/malthusian-theory/.

Bowyer, Jerry. “Malthus and Scrooge: How Charles Dickens Put Holly Branch Through The Heart Of The Worst Economics Ever.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 24 Dec. 2012, www.forbes.com/sites/jerrybowyer/2012/12/24/malthus-and-scrooge-how-charles-dickens-put-holly-branch-through-the-heart-of-the-worst-economics-ever/#6ab7f726672d.

Broich, John. “A Christmas Carol: The True History Behind the Dickens Story.” Time, Time, 13 Dec. 2016, time.com/4597964/history-charles-dickens-christmas-carol/.

“A CHRISTMAS CAROL.” The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens., www.gutenberg.org/files/19337/19337-h/19337-h.htm.

“A Christmas Carol.” Charles Dickens Info, 1 Dec. 2019, www.charlesdickensinfo.com/christmas-carol/.

“A Christmas Carol.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Dec. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol.

DEI Creative in Seattle, WA. “’A Christmas Carol’: Sending the Poor to Prison.” Economic Opportunity Institute, www.opportunityinstitute.org/blog/post/a-christmas-carol-sending-the-poor-to-prison/.

“Evolution of SCROOGE MCDUCK Over 72 Years (1947-2019) Explained.” YouTube, YouTube, www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYG1PowuMAQ.

History.com Editors. “History of Christmas.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 27 Oct. 2009, www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas.

Korkis, Jim. “Mickey’s Christmas Carol.” MousePlanet, www.mouseplanet.com/11965/Mickeys_Christmas_Carol.

Lee, Dwight R., et al. “The Two Moralities of Ebenezer Scrooge.” Econlib, 3 June 2019, www.econlib.org/library/Columns/y2013/Leescrooge.html.

“Lessons Learned from A Christmas Carol.” Institute for Excellence in Writing, 17 Dec. 2018, iew.com/help-support/blog/lessons-learned-christmas-carol.

Marotta, David John. “Why Is Bob Cratchit So Poor?” Marotta On Money, 31 Jan. 2018, www.marottaonmoney.com/why-is-bob-cratchit-so-poor/.

“Mickey’s Christmas Carol.” Christmas Specials Wiki, christmas-specials.fandom.com/wiki/Mickey%27s_Christmas_Carol.

Mulligan, Hugh. “The Story Behind Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.” Read It Forward, 6 Nov. 2019, www.readitforward.com/excerpt/story-behind-charles-dickens-christmas-carol/.

Ness, Mari. “A Very Christmas Mickey: Mickey’s Christmas Carol and The Gift of the Magi.” Tor.com, 7 Jan. 2016, www.tor.com/2016/01/06/a-very-christmas-mickey-mickeys-christmas-carol-and-the-gift-of-the-magi/.

Oh My Disney. “The Many Character Cameos in Mickey’s Christmas Carol.” Oh My Disney, 15 Apr. 2016, ohmy.disney.com/movies/2013/12/07/the-many-character-cameos-in-mickeys-christmas-carol/.

“Scrooge McDuck.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Dec. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrooge_McDuck.

“Scrooge v. Ghost of Christmas Present on the Sabbath.” James’ Ramblings, 26 Dec. 2008, jamesbradfordpate.wordpress.com/2008/12/26/scrooge-v-ghost-of-christmas-present-on-the-sabbath/.

Sherrill, Matthew. “Ditching Dickensian.” The Paris Review, 4 Dec. 2018, www.theparisreview.org/blog/2014/04/30/ditching-dickensian/.

Study.com, Study.com, study.com/academy/lesson/jacob-marley-in-a-christmas-carol.html.

“Victorian Christmas – History of Christmas.” BBC, BBC, www.bbc.co.uk/victorianchristmas/history.shtml.

 

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  1. Hans von Rostock, 5th Earl of Weselton says

    December 22, 2019 at 1:33 pm

    Actually, Dickens got the name Scrooge from the gravestone of Ebenezer Scroggie, a relative of the economist Adam Smith. Scroggie’s gravestone described him as a “meal man”, but Dickens had poor eyesight and read it as “mean man”, and so Scrooge was born.

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  2. Hans von Rostock says

    November 8, 2020 at 12:54 am

    Also, yes, it’s still called Harrods.

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