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A Christmas Carol

By: Charles Dickens, R. D. Carstairs - adaptation
Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Cranham, Miriam Margolyes, Jenna Coleman, Brendan Coyle, Roger Allam
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Summary

'If I had my way, every idiot who goes around with Merry Christmas on his lips, would be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. Merry Christmas? Bah humbug!'

Charles Dickens' ghostly tale of sour and stingy miser Ebenezer Scrooge has captivated readers, listeners and audiences for over 150 years. This Christmas, Audible Studios brings this story to life in an audio drama featuring an all-star cast.

Starring: Sir Derek Jacobi as Dickens, Kenneth Cranham as Ebenezer Scrooge, Roger Allam as Jacob Marley, Brendan Coyle as The Ghost Of Christmas Past, Miriam Margolyes as The Ghost Of Christmas Present, Tim Mcinnerny as The Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come, Jamie Glover as Bob Cratchit, Emily Bruni as Mrs. Cratchit, Jenna Coleman as Belle, Joshua James as Young Scrooge And Hugh Skinner as Fred

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A nice little gift from Audible before Xmas, well read and made me feel Christmassy!

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Best Christmas story ever!

Superb cast and such a heart warming tale. Thankyou Audible! Highly recommended if you're not yet in the Christmas spirit.

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Surprisingly scarey but a good story (Leo aged 8)

I received this FREE as a Christmas gift from Audible. I stuck in on in the car with my 8 and 10 yr old boys (Oh well, I thought, a bit of culture at Christmas) without really thinking about it.

And they were gripped and slightly terrified! I'd forgotten - having seen this story replayed in sepia tones so many times - that this is actually a ghost story. It's really quite a spooky one too when you've got all the moaning, screaming, chain noises and dying children in it. They really enjoyed it though. Well done Audible.

Oh and I could listen to Derek Jacobi narrating my shopping list. The man has an incredible voice.

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A classic Christmas Tale

This is a classic Christmas tale & the performances & narration by Derek Jacobi perfect.

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Brilliant

Enjoyed every minute of A Christmas Carol, Brilliant Cast
Great performance
Highly recommended
Wonderful for Christmas

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A Classic retold

the overall performance was memorising.
The narrator told the story as Dickens would have enjoyed.

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Merry Christmas, everyone.

What a story to listen to in the run up to Christmas. Great cast, read well.

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Love it!

Fabulous story, of course, and beautifully read by Derek Jacobi. Perfect reading/listening for this time of year, and every year.

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Incredibly festive

I have read, watched and listened to many versions of the Christmas Carol, being my favourite festive story. This was by far one of the best. Not one word to say against it. Thoroughly engaging, thrilling and wonderful. Recommend to all.

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Wonderful

A very well read and finely performed telling of the Christmas carol with great actors

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