White Paper Pundit

Christmas is an opportunity to set aside the business discussion for a few days and share something different about the season. One of the things that I look forward to during this time of year is watching “A Christmas Carol” in its various versions either on TV or in the movie theaters. I am proud to say that I have seen just about every version ever made. The more unique versions produced over the years include:

1. A Christmas Carol (1938) (The very first version set to film)

2. A Christmas Carol (1951) (Probably the most acclaimed).

3. An American Christmas Carol (1982) (Henry Winkler stars as Scrooge set during the Great Depression)

4. A Christmas Carol (1999) (Patrick Stewart of Star Trek fame makes a great Scrooge).

5. Ebbie (1995) (A female Scrooge played by Susan Lucci).

6. A Christmas Carol (2009) (The new animated version currently in theaters with excellent graphics and the voice of Jim Carrey as Scrooge)

But my all time favorite is the 1984 version of A Christmas Carol starring George C. Scott as Scrooge. Not only does George C. Scott portray a great Scrooge, but the movie is one of the most accurate to Charles Dickens original literary version. Jim Hill Media has a great review of this version if you like to get a professional perspective on this version.

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But the most important message in each film is the last statement taken directly from the Dickens classic:

“In the end Scrooge became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew.

It was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge.

May that be truly said of all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God Bless Us, Every One!

So in the spirit of Charles Dickens and his classic story, I wish each and every one of you a very merry and joyous Christmas!

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