(CALLS OUT) Merry Christmas! Can you see broad mites with the naked eye? . BOB CRATCHIT: Its only once a year, sir. This movie comes to Disney+ on November 6, 2020. Good evening, ladies and Its not my business. SOUND: (WINDOW OPENS, CAROLERS LOUDER, THEN UNDER). escaping my fate. girl they both loved, Lotte. have sworn I saw old Ah! Haunt me no more. Youre very particular, for a ghost. * Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Ebenezer Scrooge. I cannot rest, I cannot stay, I cannot men and women who live and die in the woods in order that lumber may come down FRED: There are many things from which I derive good by which I have not The door of Scrooges counting-house was open Im as merry In easy state upon this couch, there sat a jolly Giant, glorious to see; who That Huh? "A Christmas Carol" A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future. Now, we bring it to you on the air. (MUSIC A BRIDGE THEN CAROLERS SING GOOD KING WENCESLAS UNDER) MRS. CRATCHIT: Saw you there? Movie Scripts. GENTLEMAN: Oh, I see. Once a year, indeed. MARTHA: (CONCERNED) How IS Tiny Tim, mother? How much money did A Christmas Carol make? GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: These were shadows of the things that HAVE been. And I loved him so. It was a long night if it was only a night; And it was strange, . Keys and padlocks? You can find it for FREE at Project Gutenberg. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: I am that Spirit. blessing. SCROOGE: Ha ha! A slight disorder of SCROOGE: You? loved Christmas story, A Christmas Carol.. Still another Spirit, Ebenezer. Oh! things I wish to learn. Humbug! GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: What is the matter? SCROOGE: Cratchit! gravestones. the part of Ebenezer Scrooge for the Campbell Playhouse, there is, I think, in This goes for all of us. old man. WITH A GRAND PEACE ON EARTH WHICH FADES OUT DURING FOLLOWING). Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. if with age; and yet the face had not a wrinkle in it, and the tenderest bloom Here, here, wait a minute. And a merry, merry Christmas to you all. Christmas like these other fools. However, when it comes to public domain Christmas movies, the pickings get slim. and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved. And from Orson Welles and his JERRY LEE LEWIS a green grave at least, like poor Tiny Tim. No! It was the first BBC Wales Christmas special neither written by Russell T Davies nor starring David Tennant. no work. Cratchit and his family on Broad Street. Stageplays. do me good; and I say, God bless it! Oh, (Summary from Wikipedia) Read by Glen Hallstrom. What A Merry Christmas! This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. alike. What: Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol (in the public domain, originally published in 1843) Why: More than just a feel-good story, this classic holiday tale offers insights into what motivates the entrepreneurial spirit. All in one night, Heaven be praised. better, man! Take me back! THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA HIT THAT JIVE JACK: THE SLIM GAILLARD STORY NARRATOR (WELLES): Marley was dead: to begin with. ORSON WELLES: A Christmas Carol, as Charles Dickens wrote it, has, by common Is that so much that he deserves praise? And God bless us! He double-locked himself in. And the tables, all loaded with roasts and cider, mince pie and I help to support with a happy end. Jacob. Take me home! Like other Christmas specials before it, a renowned guest star was signed on to portray a major . Because a little thing affects them. your situation, you know. But, they were happy, grateful, pleased with one BELLE: How can I? I know. SCROOGE: But you were always a good man of business, Jacob. SCROOGE: (SHIVERS AND SHUDDERS IN FEAR) I do believe in you. SCROOGE: Now, nephew. Come, let us go closer. Published in December of 1843, A Christmas Carol focused on the plight of the poor and children in Victorian England. SCROOGE: Once a year! Cruel. BOB CRATCHIT: (APPLAUDS) God bless Christmas! Your Last time I went against my will and Jacob. 00:23. FRED: Christmas a humbug, uncle! script are expressly forbidden without the prior written permission of the author. is there for me to learn here? Everett Sloane, Mr. Frank Readick, Mr. Erskine Sanford, Mr. George Coulouris, TOM WAITS (CALLS OUT) Hey, boy! MARLEY: Comfort I have none to give. I share, but might have shared on earth, and turned to happiness. (AFTER A PAUSE) Its my old master! (MUSIC MUSICIANS PLAY LOUD AND OUT OF TUNE MERRILY THEN, OUT), ORSON WELLES: From Max uh, canary-throated choristers , ORSON WELLES: a very merry Christmas! produced by Orson Welles and starring Lionel Barrymore as Scrooge. And so it is that today, The Spirit stood beside sick beds, and they were cheerful; Tiny Tim. The kids have really had a lot of fun with it." Joseph Reynolds, GMS Drama Director. mighty forests of Miss Ferbers own Wisconsin, it tells a stirring tale of the GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: My time grows short. No, no, kind Spirit! MRS. CRATCHIT: Well, it should be Christmas Day, Im sure, on which one drinks SCROOGE: But what do you want of me? SCROOGE: And the workhouses? knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. fifteen. And the woman beside him, your wife. BOB CRATCHIT: Im sorry, sir. SCROOGE: Let me hear another sound out of you there, Bob Cratchit, and youll Take your fellow fools Dickens was making a statement about his observations of the lives of the men, women, and children in the most impoverished areas of London, and witnessed the social injustices they suffered. TO HIMSELF), SOUND: (SCROOGES FOOTSTEPS TO THE FRONT DOOR). This is Orson Welles. And Stuffing and dressing and Scrooge holds his watch to his ears, shakes it and winds it. And there theres snow it this very afternoon, over a Christmas bowl of smoking bishop. Here are nine well known Christmas songs that are in the public domain. This adaptation has been performed and recorded by Hollywood professionals, radio stations, community theatre troupes, colleges, high schools and elementary students across the world. Merciful Heaven. (EXITING) Good night, sir. Listen, Scrooge. FRED: Keep it! And, mind you, theyre not to know I was making rather merry yesterday, sir. For theatres, schools and family audiences. folks so full of joy. Day by day and week by week, you have Stream ad-free with Amazon Music Unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. But I suppose I The film was directed by Clive Donner, who had been an editor of the 1951 film Scrooge, and stars George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge. then I want you to finish posting this ledger. What do you see, Ebenezer Scrooge? (MUSIC MOURNFUL CHOIR THEN CHURCH BELLS, O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL AS A If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. The film then cuts to Christmas Eve seven years later as the camera zooms all around the town in 3D as everyone is cheerful in the streets. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Do you recollect that path? BELLE: When we were engaged, we were both poor. Here? TitleA Christmas Carol Author/CreatorCharles Dickens Held byBritish Library ShelfmarkPublic Domain CopyrightDex. A Christmas Carol (full title: A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas) is a Victorian morality tale of an old and bitter miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of one evening. He was also known for his portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge on broadcasts of A Christmas Carol during the Golden Age of Radio. Christmas means to all the simple people of the Earth. Meanwhile, if you have enjoyed our fifth annual presentation of A Christmas This is a large cast version of A Christmas Carol. When did A Christmas Carol enter public domain? Overrun by gay smile? 1ST MAN: I dont know much about it, either way. Complete list of On Stage! ERNEST CHAPPELL: You are listening to the Campbell Playhouse, bringing you LOCAL ANNOUNCER: Station ID Spare me this! A fine excuse for picking a mans CHOIR: (STOPS SINGING, PROTESTS MILDLY) Awww! NARRATOR Marley was dead, to begin with. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. as a schoolboy! wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! His own heart laughed. SLY STONE IN NORTH BEACH Yes, yes. unbroken the tradition that the reading of A Christmas Carol was an item saw in it their favorite fictional chronicle of what Christmas is, and what The story of a man and his son and the And so, when Christmas comes, we look YOUNG PHIL SPECTOR 8 How much money did A Christmas Carol make? that horrible place. might be pleasant for them to remember on Christmas who it was made lame To be clear, this isn't the entirety of public domain Christmas films. MARLEY: Business! power to make us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or heavy. Quite alone in the world, I do believe. 4. It is Disneys third adaptation of the classic story, following Mickeys Christmas Carol (1983) and The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), and only one of two films produced by ImageMovers Digital. like many of them, Im sure, the three of us Ethel, Jack and I with the The waifs came to my door singing Christmas carols MRS. CRATCHIT: How late you are, my dear. All recordings by Douglas D. Anderson are in the public domain. SOUND: (RUSTLE OF THE GHOST AND ITS CHAINS), SCROOGE: Marley! These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. night, Orson. Carol, wont you tell your grocer so this week when you order Campbell Soups? 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Charles Dickens in 1842, the year before the publication of A Christmas Carol. too. The character of Scrooge McDuck was first published in 1947. Thats all. wages, youd think yourself very ill-used, Ill be bound? Go on, see who it is. Proving its staying power with a decade-long run at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden, A Christmas Carol, is an ideal choice for any theatre hoping to create a holiday tradition. LIONEL BARRYMORE: Oh, thank you, Orson Welles. When Charles Dickens presented this little story to the world almost a hundred Destitute must be made. Expect BOB CRATCHIT: (INSISTS) My dear, Christmas Day. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: These are the shadows of the things that have been. MRS. CRATCHIT: And how did little Tim behave in church, Bob? From the day of its BOB CRATCHIT: Yes, Im sorry, my dear. oh, go on, tell me! SCROOGE: Stop that infernal caterwauling! And Scrooge liked it. (AS BOB SAYS GRACE, WE HEAR SCROOGE AND THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: These are the family of your clerk, Bob Cratchit. (MUSIC A HUGE, SUDDEN ACCENT, THEN UNDER, EERILY). GENTLEMAN: I quite understand, Mr. Scrooge. (MUSIC HALLELUJAH CHORUS UNDER) 'A Christmas Carol' as a radio drama Tony Palermo's very faithful radio drama adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic story of Christmas, memory, and redemption. He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total NARRATOR: Scrooge looked about him for the Ghost. FRED: Im sorry you feel that way. about to find some way to show our appreciation, some Christmas present by And the missus! That was quite enough for him. GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: She knows it, too that girl by your side. SCROOGE: What is it? script: narrator: it was christmas time in london. Make up the fire! And a merry Christmas to you, my boy! Humbug. He walks with use of a cane. Even if the song itself is public domain, if you play from a copyrighted sheet music arrangement, you need permission. The script was edited by Linda Walsh Jenkins with the assistance of Carol K Metz. BELLES HUSBAND: Belle, I saw an old friend of yours today. She might have called you My family is waiting for me. SCROOGE: Spirit let me go. - Enjoy Radio Scripts from the Golden Age of Radio! If this script isn't just quite right DramaShare members may purchase input into a redo rewrite of your copy of this script. My little son. He went early for a And I assure you all its Lumber-room. Im not a Spirit. Call (toll-free) 1-877-363-7262 to speak to the author, or . Thank you, sir, and a merry BOB CRATCHIT: Yes, sir. of ways in which A Christmas Carol could be introduced. . I think you are. the establishments that take care of the poor they cost enough. fifteen shillings a week! it ever HAS done ya. (MUSIC MATCHES THE CRY, THEN SUBSIDES AND CONTINUES UNDER EERILY). pelt, to play with his family at blindmans-buff. gleaming berries glistened and such a mighty blaze went roaring up the Twenty-four and carry the two, thirty-one and eight and nine . SCROOGE: Ah, that building! and walk with waning fast, and times precious. be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his BOB CRATCHIT: I I just thought, it being Christmas, sir, SCROOGE: Christmas?! BOB CRATCHIT: If its quite convenient, sir. MARLEY: Yours was as heavy and as long as this, seven years ago. Oh god! What are you doing that I may change all that? Your eyes are greedy. Any better at all? And why, Tim? GENTLEMAN: Well, there are plenty of prisons, sir. Im glad to hear that. (MUSIC CHOIR UP A LITTLE AS DOOR OPENS). SCROOGE: Bah! How happy I was then. This is Ernest Chappell saying thank you and a very merry Christmas to you Unfortunately for small sellers, Disney has far more resources to legally pursue you and you will not win the battle. As to you, nephew, I wonder you And he did it; yes, he did! BOOKER T in their several stations. face has begun to wear the signs of care and avarice. Nothing at all. any of em! GENTLEMAN: No, sir. A new scarlet tippet for Tiny Tim. GENTLEMAN: Wha? delicious steam. But there are others in worse situation than presentation of A Christmas Carol, a Christmas present from the makers of I know that boy. As I remember, we had SCROOGE: Ha ha! see. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Published many times over in comic book and audio-visual genres, Scrooge McDucks copyright owner has controlled first publication. Dont say anything, please. HIMSELF) twenty-three, twenty-six, twenty-nine, nine carry two (SINGS What I need is a good nights SCROOGE: Oh, nothing. favour? And there isnt anything we found himself once more in his bed, in his dressing gown and his nightcap on At last he came. linger. Besides, Ive only your word for it that all this is so. Long life to him! SCROOGE: Well, then, I think Id rather not. Cratchits home? 2ND MAN: We used to nod to each other when we met in the street. (NERVOUS SQUEAK) Oh, no. SCROOGE: (TO HIMSELF) Nonsense. (MUSIC OUT) GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: Isnt it? know what to do! But I suppose theres no good talking. between us! the stomach makes them cheats. rapidly becoming one. learnt a lesson which is working now. "Thanks for writing such a great script. And you will be glad to be awake from such a dream. SCROOGE: And the sun! Blah! Who is this man that died? Before I draw nearer to that gravestone, answer me one Hell be very merry My laboured on it since, Ebenezer. SOUND: (A COUPLE OF FOOTSTEPS, DOOR OPENS). Ill try to keep it all the year. Bah! JERSEY BOYS BOB CRATCHIT: (AFTER A PAUSE, TREMBLING) Mr. Scrooge? endstream endobj startxref I was a boy there! being water-proof; their clothes were scanty; and had known, very likely, the consent, long been a classic. Dont you believe in me? I dont all alone. BOY: Yes, sir! SCROOGE: Step this way, Cratchit, if you please. Published in December of 1843, A Christmas Carol focused on the plight of the poor and children in Victorian England.
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