22 December 2020.. long haul trucker heading home.... with tears in my eyes. I’ve remembered how little we need for a truly happy Christmas. Merry Christmas to all of you ❤️
Totes agree! Went here though great pains (searching for more than 5 mins) to find this version. Fist audiobook I was ever introduced to was Harry Potter when I was a kid. Since then I’m afraid I’ve been addicted to British voices for all my audiobooks! It’s hard hearing a fellow American attempt the level of grace and poise!
English is better. Could you understand any British person? Many have English as a second language. Even a Scottish accent would be difficult for many people to understand. British isn't English.
Waiwai Anela agreed, excellent professional reading. On Librivox there are good readers without ads, but this narrator is excellent. He enhances the characters individually without going over the top.
I've enjoyed listening to this as I've driven around on my work errands. Often short bursts 5 to 10 minutes at a time. Now finished Dec 22nd 2023 and already looking forward to a new Christmas tradition. Merry Christmas all!
No other narrator will do but this guy. It's as if Charles Dickens himself came to life to do the audio book for us. The best film version goes to Alastair Sim 1951 Scrooge done in black and white.
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I have listened several versions the past two weeks. This one is definitely one of the best one. One was so monotone I could not listen to the full thing. This one has much feeling behind the words.
Many say that Dickens, with this wonderful piece of writing, Invented the modern day Christmas ( gifts and all ) I'm sitting here with my Menorah all set up, as this is the first night of Chanukah, and I'm remembering my Christmasses too. It was my Father's birthday: so we celebrated both, all the time, in spite of the opinion of others. Nothing better than to come down on Christmas day and find a sea of presents on the floor for my sisters and me. My mother was an Amazon , before there was an Amazon... By far and away , the best Scrooge was Alastair Sim, and no one has touched him since. All the others look, sound, feel, act and emote like a modern day 'man' who is dressed up to play in a movie. Alastair disappears into his clothes like he IS living the play he is acting in. IMHO Sim was the epitome of Dickens' Scrooge.
How in the hell can you listen to an audiobook over and over again? Watching a movie? I guess. But an audiobook??? Well, here you have it. I’ve listened to this repeatedly and will continue to do so. I particularly listen to it at bedtime. And I guess I listen to it repeatedly because I rarely make it to the end. So, I’m always listening again for the rest of the story. This is a fine piece of work.
Chapter 1, "Marley's ghost," 1:07 Chapter 2, "The first of the Three Spirits," 46:00 Chapter 3, "The second of the Three Spirits," 1:26:40 Chapter 4, "the last of the Three Spirits," 2:17:46 Chapter 5, "The end of It" 2:54:00
Charles Dickens is my most favorite author, It is hereditary in my family, My grandfather loved his novels, My father loves him, he is his favourite too. I'm also his fan, Charles Dickens is my favorite too. My dad told even my great grandfather was as well.
This narrator went in. Scrooge's voice actually changes as the story goes on and by the end it's basically unrecognisable: so much so, that the narrator has to mimick the voice he used for Scrooge in the beginning, when he speaks with Bob, before he raises his salary. That's so cool.
And since we are talking about details. Has anyone thought about the significance of Scrooge's sister, coming to fetch him from the school for Christmas, and saying that their father had a sudden change of heart. Could it be these ghostly interventions run in the family? Could it be that Ebenezer's father's change of heart be attributed to a few spirts coming to visit him too?
@@bigdaveh5159 there are lots of different ones. My favourite is the old black and white film with Alistair simm. I also like the animated one with Jim Carey.
Listrning to this whilst dozing and just heard 'Though they had been obscene demons marketing the corpse itself'. The profound nature of that line woke me up immediately. Dickens truly paints pictures with his words.
Have you ever seen the movie, "The man who invented Christmas.? It came out...last couple of years. Wish I went to see it. It was about Dickens writing of this story.
This is so awesome a Christmas Carol has been my Christmas tradition for over 40 years I watch every version of it in the movies and now I found this this is truly awesome.
November 2021 I better get warmed up with this then move on to peice of ristorante 1984 Christmas Carol with the best Scrooged George C Scott...November 2023 now!!
I finally read this story when I was in college because it was bundled in the same volume with the story "Hard Times", which I was assigned to read. When I did read it I was stunned by how good it was. Watching movie versions of it on television I had never really appreciated its depth and scope. It is an amazing exploration of what it means to be a human being, and the value of one's soul.
You should see what the Bible has to say. That’s a serious study of the scope of humanity, including the greatest mistakes, the greatest triumphs, the world’s longest temper tantrum, 2,000 years and counting... [[newsflash to those still kicking and screaming after rejecting their gift and expecting a different one--all because their gift called them out on their hypocrisy and their manipulation of the people, and it didn’t come with their expected domination and oppression of the rest of the world, which most erroneously believed and still believe they were promised--Daddy isn’t going to change His mind and send you anyone different; you misunderstood what you thought you were going to get, so you might as well say you’re sorry for what you did, and ask forgiveness-because you haven’t exactly been blessed ever since as a people, which is your ancestor’s fault, (and your own, if you maintain their, and hence your, position), each person can ask forgiveness and a release from their ancestral consequences, as individuals--or as a people--any day now it could all be put to rest, you know what has to be done...because they did insist on that day that they and their generations would happily take on any curse for rejecting the gift the way they did. No amount of kicking and screaming will ever bring you what you want, and how ironic at times who claims to be a master race and what has befallen them over time...they’ve been proclaiming it for millennia, but it hasn’t served them quite how they’ve hoped, they were not promised the right to oppress and control others. There’s a very biblical reason why there’s no peace, no real peace, in one region of the world, and every world leader knows it. It’s also the greatest love story... ...and when people ask why it had to be that way, some of it are reasons we can’t know, because we are like two-year-olds trying to understand an adult world, and other reasons are very scientific and based on frequency, and others are quite simple-the only way to get the attention of people you love, the only way to ensure your love gets through sometimes is to give them what you value the most, and that was to exchange one’s own life to save another’s. So, on the most basic level, it’s the only language humans understand. And for all the suicidal people out there, no, don’t misinterpret this-giving up your life like that does not improve other people’s life, it destroys them. It is a book written over many centuries (1,400-1,500 years) by over 40 authors, including those who accurately predicted various aspects of a very specific set of circumstances, which could and can still be documented, even by those who lived outside the interests and lives of those who wrote it. It holds more than a a mere peek at the way the world ticks and tocks, how it was really designed to tick and tock, and if you choose to live as you were designed to live in it, everything operates differently. It’s like using the owners manual vs. winging it. It’s like putting gasoline in your fuel tank, rather than sugar or rocks because you heard someone say “fill it up“. It’s how you fill it up that counts. Same goes for life here. If you want life to run the way it was designed to, it really helps to use the owner’s manual and not muck it all up. But if you do muck it up, it can be fixed. It explains precisely how to make it tick and tock in the most beneficial way-for you, and for all at the same time...much of which similar to how everything works, via the best relationships one can develop, and when would be a fool to not develop a relationship with the wisest mind in existence. It also includes the greatest gold-embossed and jewel-encrusted invitation one can ever receive in a lifetime. One would be a fool to decline the most gracious and generous offer mankind shall ever see...and it’s not just for an “after party”, as so many erroneously believe, (nor can one earn that gift, one just has to RSVP and say “yes”, and it would do well to respect the host of the party and His house, just as one would expect to do anywhere one is invited... ....it’s also an invitation for miraculous change from this very moment forward. It has keys to unshackle oneself from debt, and from all forms of misery, from erroneous thinking and living that really just ends up blowing up in one’s face, and to move (your mindset and actions and spirit) to the kingdom where there is health, happiness, peace of mind, protection from one’s enemies, and the best guidance and input from the wisest mind in existence, to have an interactive relationship that stays with you moment-to-moment for your entire life, and to get out of the rough, iceberg-infested waters of life that the average person eventually finds him or herself in. Man’s willful thinking that he can always come up with the best way to do something, that he has so much pride in his own mind is his own downfall. But he is like a two-year-old playing under the sink. He watches mommy clean with ammonia, and he watches daddy clean with bleach,- and he thinks he will be wiser than both of them, and mix them together. This is the childish, foolish ignorance of man who feels he doesn’t need God. He’s a man too stupid to know what resources are just beyond his fingertips, and too stupid to know when he’s creating his own problems, because he refuses to consider ALL the elements in play. And even multi-generational witches who will consider much more, are still foolish because they are still dealing with lesser intelligences (no matter how intelligent they may be, they are still lesser intelligences, and that is why it’s forbidden... if you have the ability to give your children the best you don’t want them running around learning from less intelligent people with their own ulterior motives for manipulating your child-God feels the same way about you, he doesn’t want you dealing with idiots and people who will use you and it’s the same in the spirit realm, for all the white witches out there, you are still using your own will instead of wising up, your will may not be in your best instead, you could be having something much better, without the debt you’ll owe at the end, the part you didn’t know about, and no, there are no incantations, candles, salt, bricked dust, crystals, or anything else that will be a protective bubble when you open yourself to the spirit realm, all you do is send up an alert that you’re about to make yourself vulnerable and that if any soldiers would like to come in a Trojan horse and quietly lie in wait, then they are welcome to do so, it only tells the demonic realm how you would preferred to be tricked...) and racking up a debt that has to be paid, they’ve been coasting along, ignoring the balloon payment that comes one day, thinking they’re getting away with something, but they haven’t, they have taken great pride in self, chosen to make all their own decisions, to carve out their own path, to chart their own course (in their ignorance they don’t even realize they don’t have a complete map, they don’t know all the pitfalls, they don’t know, but they still love to dabble, to forge ahead, but at some point they will hit those proverbial icebergs they will fall into the quicksand, and the ground will swallow them up in a sinkhole)... You are not forbidden because God doesn’t want you to have control, you are forbidden because He doesn’t want to see you taken advantage of, you don’t even know what they’re taking, because you don’t even know what you have to take. it’s kind of the same way you don’t let your child play in the street with oncoming traffic, or talk to strangers who offer them candy. Same deal. You may think that the nice little spirit is helping you when it asked you to get in the car... but you know how that ends. Whether people choose to be an atheist, agnostic or apathetic, or if they choose to include the spirit realm in their lives but without the legitimate true protection, without having that direct relationship and constant guidance from The One who does know every pitfall...by rejecting the RSVP, and choosing to trust their own selves, they have also chosen to pay for the consequences themselves. Just like a house with termites, just like diseases that are silent killers, creeping up over time, destroying the body from the inside out, people can think they are getting away with something, and everything can look just fine, but one day, their house will fall... It’s all in there the study of humanity, their stubbornness and their eventual need for help. Only the very stupid and the very foolish would turn down help from the most powerful and intelligent helper there is. But it’s so much more than that as well. It’s a science book, it’s a history book, it’s a psychology book, a philosophy book, it’s a poetry book, it’s a human relationship book, and it’s so much more beyond even that. And it says to read it and test it-don’t just believe people, test it. The test results are astounding, amazing...and quite precisely-personal. That’s why they call it the living book you read it, it reads you in return, and changes everything in your life...in a good way. If it ever looks like it’s changing in a bad way when you are following it, it may be that you’ve built a little shanty town out of your life, and it’s getting bulldozed so you can have a mansion built, and that’s why you have to learn to wait for it and trust that that’s what’s going on if you’re doing what it says to do.
Merry Christmas 2021 everyone. If you made it through 2021 Glory to God in the highest. May the grace of Christ and His light shine in your homes in 2022.
This is my absolute favourite book and in my humble opinion the most brilliant story ever written. It contains so much about the human condition, it's Dickens' masterpiece. It's a ghost story (horror), it has a strong element of Sci-fi (time travel), it's a love story and a tragedy. The very obvious tragedy is the condition of Tiny Tim but the real tragedy of the story is Scrooge himself, isolated as a boy, a lonely child. As a young man he finds what should be a soul mate, for life, but he ruins his real fortune by choosing the influence of money and spends his life, from then on, in fear and suspicion, consumed by his work and hording his financial gains and evidently gaining no joy from any of it. Jacob Marley is an interesting character. Nothing is ever said about his motive for warning and indeed wishing to help his former business partner from beyond the grave. I mean, why would he bother? It's not like he is going to be unshackled from the burden of his eternal chains. Therefore, it must be assumed he does it for the genuine concern for Scrooge's soul; an act of true friendship. It's a cautionary tale about the legacy of every human life and whether a person is remembered fondly and with respect. It has an optimistic ending even though Scrooge is past his best with more years behind him than ahead. The important thing is, he regained his humanity and no doubt saved his soul and all because of the events of a single Christmas. Well done Mr Dickens and Merry Christmases from now until extinction everyone. 🥵🤪😳
My dear Mr. Ken Skywalker, From your magnificent, well written comment, I suspect that not only are you an appreciator of Dicken's good writing, but you, Sir, are a Writer yourself. Ha! Thank you for elevating what is usually a boring experience in reading pap written by mostly uneducated folk to a delightful, fulfilling 2 min of my time. Your summation of A Christmas Carol pleasantly added to my evening's scroll on this souless device. Cheers and good will to you Dear Fellow. One can only hope others are inspired to bump up their commenting skills. Ha!!
@@joannaedwards6325 You are too kind Ms Edwards. I'm actually a simple tradesman, although I have been known to write the odd saucy poem for a lady, usually in the style of the great Robert Burns. I would ask that you join me in extending a little sympathy and good will toward the uneducated riff raff you mention who unwittingly nourish the wretched boy and girl from the story: Want and Ignorance. Forgive them for they know not what they do. I am grateful that my little tribute to this marvelous story elevated you to inspire such a warm response. Ha! 😉👍
@alison webster it's so sad that as a species we still haven't got to grips with the importance of unity. As Joan Jett so brilliantly said: There are no two things, we are all one. 👍
We have all seen and heard many different versions of the story, so it's refreshing to come back to Dickens's original text with all of its characterization and details. Very much enjoyed this reading, with its excellent narration and voice acting. Thank you!
How miraculously read! Gives so much comfort and beyond all a very christmassy feeling. May we all understand the essence of this story, seems it's more needed than ever. Merry Christmas to you all! 🌲💖
My companion Dickensian dearies, Who is this marvelous marvelous reader? It is complex, fun, sobering, vivacious and very beautiful. So alive. I am so thrilled to have found this version.
One of the greatest stories ever written in the English language. A masterpiece by the master, Charles Dickens. And a very merry Christmas to all and may God always bring you warmth and joy 😂 ✨ 🙏
@@pynkzale7314 Behaviour like this is not tolerated.This is bullying.And i stand up to bullying.Im going to report you on behalf of Mr Wingert.I hope you have learnt your lesson.
One thing about Dickens , he would never use one word when 20 would do. Having said that, his description of Scrooge is about the best piece of writing you will ever find.
In fairness to the good Mr Dickens he was usually paid by the word. And he certainly does his best to make each word and enjoyable one, however many he uses.
Wonderful, marvelous narration - the best I have heard!! May we all take to heart the message of the story. A MOST happy and blessed Christmas to all my fellow listeners. God bless!
I read the book every year and watch at least one film/video as well. This is the first time I have listened to an audio version, and I think this one is absolutely superb.
Pound for pound, in sheer stamina and consistency, versatility, projection, believability, devotion to Dickens, and down right greatness, Simon Prebble, the narrator of this Audiobook, is King of the Carols.
I'm listening to it a few weeks from Thanksgiving oh, and I will listen to it during the week of Christmas. Keeps my mind off this Dreadful year of 2020.
Enjoying this story for the first time in audio format. Such a TREAT!!!! The person reading this did a wonderful job. I will be listening to it again👍.
There is something exceptionally special about the facial expressions that Alastair Sims could employ. It’s my favorite, maybe because it’s the first I ever saw. But George C Scott produced a wonderful teleplay, and cast it beautifully. And the same can be said for the Patrick Stewart version. I’ve never heard this audiobook before. I have two versions in my audio library. Anton Lesser does a wonderful job with everything Dickens, but the Tim Curry narration is the best.
This is one of my favorite readings of this timeless holiday classic. Well done and Happy Christmas to all who are enjoying this and who enjoy the holiday.
@@mamajeana100 Thanks............but that's not what I said. I was referring to Scrooge's general way of thinking. He's miserable and has not one drop of empathy or sympathy or even intelligence to attempt to guess how others feel.
BethPaige Oh sorry. I overlooked the opening part of your comment. That definitely sums his pre enlightened character up. Yes, he is miserable and can’t see the plain fact that his own pursuit of wealth has earned him the opposite of happiness.
ngl i listened to this for school more than anything, and didn't really pay much attention until the end of the second chapter, but i`m starting to really appreciate the writing and the story as a whole.
Wonderful!! This is what using the imagination is about and no movie or tv can replace the images we can create in our minds. Children today should listen to these audiobooks to re-learn what using the imagination is all about. Thank you again! Merry Christmas!!.
This is a treasure. I have several audio versions of the telling of A Christmas Carol and they all stay pretty close to the 'tone' of the original story. Such a truly timeless and timely story. Thank you for this.
@@glaycer5694 "We Spirits of Christmas do not live only 1 day of our year, we live the whole 365. So is it true of the child born in Bethlehem: He does not live in men’s hearts only 1 day of the year, but in all the days of the year” - Spirit of Christmas Present from Scrooge (1951) starring Alastair Sim. Best wishes!
Dear HTH REVIEW TRAILERS Thank you so very much for posting this wonderful presentation. Merry Christmas from Winnetka, California, U.S.A. December, 2019 💜
1843 --- 177 years and still going strong.... we should each be so lucky as to write a book.... it may outlive our own lives but thoughts and feelings can be transmitted to the reader/listener.. in the future...177 years in the future2197..wow what a thought,,, scroog and marly..
Found A Cajun Night Before Christmas book many years ago. Before my Dad passed he read it every year to his grandkids and then great grandkids. Missing him terribly.
