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I read or listen to this book every year. This was the first Christmas that I‘ve had an Audible membership, and when I found this version narrated by Hugh Grant, I knew it‘d be fabulous! My pick for December for #12Booksof2022!

Sorry for the late post. I have been sick for two days now. Thanks to @sblbooks for this #winterwonderland package! I love it all especially the mug! Thanks to @TheBookHippie , @Chrissyreadit and @Avanders for organizing this swap!

5⭐️ My last book for #2022. I did a read from this copy, but I ended up reading most of it through an audiobook of A Christmas Carol that was narrated by Tim Curry. Really enjoyed the read/listen. Read for #acaroladay #readalong #2022 #fiction #favourites #bookreview #bookstagram #audiobook #rearead #christmas #classics

Was my #doublespin for December

Alas, I only made it through two books this #December. So the other four go back on the shelves (Kindle & physical) until next year rolls around. I know the #WinterReadathon isn‘t over for 6 more days, but I can‘t read Christmas novels in January. But, I enjoyed both books immensely.

How do you know this story is fiction? A wealthy individual realizes the ability he has to enrich his community and chooses to do so.

LeVar Burton brings such joy to this reading. And every time I read this book, I find more to enjoy and think about. Watching Scrooge see his own life and the impact he has on others, watching him change is a lesson on optimism in humanity‘s capacity for growth that I need every year. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 #ACarolADay

Next up! I haven‘t read this in forever!

I‘ve never actually read this, and it was included in my Audible membership, so I listened while cooking Christmas dinner and I‘m so glad I did! I‘ve seen plenty of film adaptations, but some of the more descriptive language in the actual text is such a delight! Also, narration by Tim Curry is just A+++ another delightful surprise in the audio version!

Does anyone else have these dishes? I‘ve always thought of them as my Dickens dishes. They were my grandmother‘s but I bought more pieces to complete the set. They are 70 years old so I only use them for Christmas. It‘s hard to make out on the photo, but the shop on this plate says “The Old Curiosity Shop.” That‘s the name of the dishes made by Royal China in the 1950s. Aren‘t they marvelous?

Now it‘s time to put them away for another year

I‘ve seen film adaptations of this book. But I have never read the book itself, until now!

At last, we have come to the end. 🎄📖🕯️ #ACarolADay #AChristmasCarol #Stave5 #CarryChristmaswithYou

Thanks @Linsy for hosting! #MerryChristmas

A day late, but wrapped up #acaroladay before the end of Christmas. So glad I got to read this this year! Thanks @Linsy for hosting! 😊❄️🎄

I cannot say that I‘m liking Netflix‘s version of A Christmas Carol. Scrooge would never have a dog.

An annual re-read for me. Love this book. Love the story. 🖤🖤🖤

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#HOLIDAYFRIENDS how many of us reread this annually ??

I am grateful for a reason to read this perfect Christmas story again. And for all of you my Litsy friends. I wish you all a merry Christmas or a very peaceful holiday!! I do believe Scrooge would agree

Stave 5 and the end! I hope you are all having a wonderful holiday season, wherever you are. Thanks for reading with me! #acaroladay

Once again… Merry Christmas!

I finished reading A Christmas Carol! I think it‘s the first time I actually read it. Very fun. And here‘s my patio door, we might get out some day 😂.

Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating! And a lovely weekend to everyone who's not! Some of the magical Christmas lights around my place 😀

In the movie version with Albert Finney, Scrooge says to his nephew, “Get off my ledger—you‘ll ruin the binding!” Mike says that is how I react when someone mistreats one of my books. I wish I could say he was wrong. 😂 🤷

I love reading this book every Christmas; I always notice something different. This time, I noticed that the visits Scrooge makes after he‘s through with the ghosts aren‘t as fleshed out in the book as they are in the movies. He doesn‘t visit the Cratchits at all. It‘s 20° outside, and our heater is out. I‘m in bed with a lot of blankets, a heating pad, and a space heater. I have no intention of moving from here until the heater‘s fixed.

I love this story & try to read it every Christmas. This reading by Hugh Grant was particularly good 🎄
#ACarolADay @Lindsy #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks #WinterCosyBookBingo @PuddleJumper #WinterReadathon @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES @DieAReader

I‘ve read the tagged but have experienced all the rest via BBC dramas ….. I‘d like to have the time to get lost in one of his ultimate chunksters!

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/dec/21/where-to-start-with-charles-dicken...

I love this book, and enjoy watching the many versions of the movie every year. I always wonder though, what does Mrs Cratchit think when she‘s already taking care of a houseful and worried about her pudding when a great big unplucked goose shows up.

Once more with feeling!
I listen to this one almost every year.

Stave 4 is where Scrooge finally confronts the future and is shown where his actions will inexorably lead if he doesn‘t change. Dickens is again good at setting the atmosphere. #ACarolADay

This was a reread for me. The first time, I didn‘t get what all the fuss was about. This time, I enjoyed the story and I have a feeling that‘s because of Lisa Aisato illustrations. I love her art.

Finished a day early #ACarolADay since the 24th is the big Christmas Day in Norway and I won‘t get much reading done tomorrow.

Thanks for hosting this @Linsy

The end - where we get to see the effect the ghosts have had on Scrooge.

#ACarolADay

A visit from the third spirit - the ghost for future Christmases

#ACarolADay

Thanks for the tag @StaceGhost 😺
❤ Yes, this year was set at 113 and currently I'm at 128.
💜 I pasted it in October. Next year I'll either set it higher or make more of a point to read longer books.
💙 Christmas chaos and hoping the pipes don't break in these ridiculously cold temperatures 🤞🏻
#WonderousWednesday @Eggs

Review of Stave Three: If you are prone to motion sickness this stave may not be for you as the Ghost of Christmas Present shows Scrooge how everyone—even those in the most dreary of places like the middle of the ocean—is celebrating the goodwill of Christmas. Tiny Tim pierces Scrooge‘s heart. #acaroladay @Linsy

#Acaroladay

I started off reading my copy but switched to this wonderful narration by Hugh Grant. I couldn't resist finishing all 5 staves last night. What a sublime Christmas treat!!

Stave 3! More than halfway through! #acaroladay

Christmas is about the people around your table, not what is on it or under the tree. This section of #Stave3 is a good reminder to appreciate what you have. 🎄❄️✨

#ACarolADay #AChristmasCarol

If you don‘t want your Christmas to be a “humbug” then read this short story, so appropriate for this time of the year. However, there are some sexist comments🙁Besides that (I‘m going to try to put that aside) the story was splendid. I read it in conjunction with an audio and it was perfect. I will like to read the other writings that appear in this edition next year or maybe buy another pretty edition, I‘m a book collector🙋🏽‍♀️😜 4⭐️

“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!”

#ACarolADay #meme

In stave 3, we meet the Ghost of Christmas Present, who is my favorite ghost. Most of the movies generally tend to portray him exactly as Dickens wrote him. Here, Scrooge‘s words, to his shame, are often used against him to further loosen his heart. #ACarolADay

The last 2 books on my TBR for 2022...

The visit from the second spirit - the ghost of the present, the present Christmas

#ACarolADay

I always love going through the past best, and Arthur Rackham's illustrations are making it even better!

#acaroladay #winterreadathon

Who wants to look at a first edition of A Christmas Carol with hand-colored illustrations? Check it out here:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmXb6YnI5He/?igshid=NDk5N2NlZjQ=

#acaroladay

#Stave2 #aCarolaDay #AChristmasCarol

The way Dickens writes is so lush and illustrative. No wonder this work has stood the test of time. This is my first official reading, and I think it needs to be a tradition for me now.

#Acaroladay @Linsy

They're not wrong!!! 🤣👌🤣

Review of Stave Two: What would you do if you had to watch the most wonderful and painful memories from your childhood? What would you do if you realize what you missed out on because of the choices you made? That‘s what Scrooge had to experience on the night of the first ghostly appearance. We start to see cracks in Scrooge‘s hard veneer.

This is such a perfect Christmas read. I‘m so glad @Linsy recommended this readathon for #acaroladay

I finished stave 2 for #ACarolADay. I love seeing the joy in the Fezziwig‘s party. This scene also shows the beginning of Scrooge‘s understanding of how employers can make work heavy or light and his realization that he‘s chosen to make his clerk‘s work heavy.