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Boston Comedian Sean Sullivan undertakes the impossibly stupid task of diving into the wild world of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and the myriad of adaptations that have sprung off. A 25 day special podcasting event, 25 Days of Christmas Carol features some of the funniest comedians in New England talking the same story 25 days in a row.
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Bah, humbug! Ebenezer Scrooge is a miser who detests all things merry. His partner, Marley, has been dead for seven years, so why can Scrooge hear him coming up the stairs? Rediscover Dickens' masterpiece as you've never heard it before... Read by Sam Marshall Directed and Produced by Lucy Hallam Link to fundraiser: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/samlucychristmascarol Website: https://samlucy.wixsite.com/achristmascarol Releasing daily 20th-24th Dec 2020
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Though carols are traditionally associated with Christmas, this was not always the case. “Carol” comes from the French word 'carole' which means circle dance accompanied by singing. It was part of any festivity and gradually came to be associated with holidays like Christmas. In England, festivities were banned following the Civil War and Protestantism, but many song writers and Protestants wrote musical works to be sung at Christmas and these were referred to as “carols.” Today, Christmas a ...
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“A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, biting, clutching, covetous old sinner” is hardly hero material, but this is exactly what makes A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens such an unforgettable book and its hero, Ebenezer Scrooge such an extraordinarily enduring character. In the book's celebrated opening scene, on the night before Christmas the old miser Ebenezer Scrooge sits in his freezing cold counting house, oblivious to the discomfort of his shivering young assistant Bob Cratchit. Scrooge ...
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The cookies, the mistletoe, the lights...oh, and the music! For Christians, Christmas carols mark a season of hope and the celebration of Jesus’ birth. Even in popular culture, these iconic jingles capture a warmth, a cheer and a nostalgia that transcends religious belonging. But where do these beloved yuletide songs come from? What inspired the people who composed them? How did they become popular and even mainstream? And what impact do their ancien ...
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Welcome to the Carols of Christmas. Each day leading up to Christmas, I talk about a particular Christmas carol, explaining some of the history and background behind the carol, and then finally, I will sing a verse of it for you. Some will be familiar and some probably not, but they all point us toward the true reason for the season: our Savior Jesus Christ. Learn more about me and my work at www.authormichaelyoung.com. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-yo ...
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Welcome to the Carols of Christmas. Each day leading up to Christmas, I talk about a particular Christmas carol, explaining some of the history and background behind the carol, and then finally, I will sing a verse of it for you. Some will be familiar and some probably not, but they all point us toward the true reason for the season: our Savior Jes…
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Welcome to the Carols of Christmas. Each day leading up to Christmas, I talk about a particular Christmas carol, explaining some of the history and background behind the carol, and then finally, I will sing a verse of it for you. Some will be familiar and some probably not, but they all point us toward the true reason for the season: our Savior Jes…
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Scrooge endeavors to amend the broken spirits of those he rudely dismissed in days prior. Share this story with a friend! Leave a comment to let us know what you think! To support The Merry Beggars, go to: https://themerrybeggars.com/support To discover other shows by The Merry Beggars, go to https://themerrybeggars.com/ Get daily episodes sent dir…
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The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come disappears, leaving Scrooge alone and joyous on Christmas Day. Share this story with a friend! Leave a comment to let us know what you think! To support The Merry Beggars, go to: https://themerrybeggars.com/support To discover other shows by The Merry Beggars, go to https://themerrybeggars.com/ Get daily episodes …
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The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come brings Scrooge to a gravesite, where the identity of the wretched man is revealed. Share this story with a friend! Leave a comment to let us know what you think! To support The Merry Beggars, go to: https://themerrybeggars.com/support To discover other shows by The Merry Beggars, go to https://themerrybeggars.com/…
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For our last episode of the season, we’re blasting “Joy to the World” a carol that for many is synonymous with Christmas, but which has almost nothing to do with the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. The prolific hymn writer, Isaac Watts, first penned “Joy to the World” after Psalm 98, which reflects the joy that followed Jewish deliverance from exile. …
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Scrooge shares in the heartbreak of the Cratchit family, as he watches them mourn the loss of their innocent son. To support The Merry Beggars, go to: https://themerrybeggars.com/support Share this story with a friend! Leave a comment to let us know what you think! To discover other shows by The Merry Beggars, go to https://themerrybeggars.com/ Get…
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Welcome to the Carols of Christmas. Each day leading up to Christmas, I talk about a particular Christmas carol, explaining some of the history and background behind the carol, and then finally, I will sing a verse of it for you. Some will be familiar and some probably not, but they all point us toward the true reason for the season: our Savior Jes…
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Scrooge witnesses the disturbing exchange of a dead man’s belongings at a pawn shop. Share this story with a friend! Leave a comment to let us know what you think! To support The Merry Beggars, go to: https://themerrybeggars.com/support To discover other shows by The Merry Beggars, go to https://themerrybeggars.com/ Get daily episodes sent directly…
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Welcome to the Carols of Christmas. Each day leading up to Christmas, I talk about a particular Christmas carol, explaining some of the history and background behind the carol, and then finally, I will sing a verse of it for you. Some will be familiar and some probably not, but they all point us toward the true reason for the season: our Savior Jes…
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After listening to the conversations of some fellow businessmen, Scrooge is brought to an ignoble pawn shop. Share this story with a friend! Leave a comment to let us know what you think! To support The Merry Beggars, go to: https://themerrybeggars.com/support To discover other shows by The Merry Beggars, go to https://themerrybeggars.com/ Get dail…
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Welcome to the Carols of Christmas. Each day leading up to Christmas, I talk about a particular Christmas carol, explaining some of the history and background behind the carol, and then finally, I will sing a verse of it for you. Some will be familiar and some probably not, but they all point us toward the true reason for the season: our Savior Jes…
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The Ghost of Christmas Present departs from Scrooge, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come soon arrives. Quiet and dark, he is the most frightening of all the spirits Scrooge has met. Share this story with a friend! Leave a comment to let us know what you think! To support The Merry Beggars, go to: https://themerrybeggars.com/support To discover o…
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Welcome to the Carols of Christmas. Each day leading up to Christmas, I talk about a particular Christmas carol, explaining some of the history and background behind the carol, and then finally, I will sing a verse of it for you. Some will be familiar and some probably not, but they all point us toward the true reason for the season: our Savior Jes…
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“In the Bleak Midwinter” is the greatest carol of all time! Or, that’s what choir directors and choral experts across the U.S. and the U.K. told BBC Magazine in the 2008 poll that earned it this fame. This haunting carol is born out of a poem written by an English poet in 1872 for a U.S. literary journal, Scribner’s Monthly, unimaginatively titled:…
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Scrooge has the privilege of enjoying Fred’s Christmas party after all, but only for a little while. Share this story with a friend! Leave a comment to let us know what you think! To support The Merry Beggars, go to: https://themerrybeggars.com/support To discover other shows by The Merry Beggars, go to https://themerrybeggars.com/ Get daily episod…
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Welcome to the Carols of Christmas. Each day leading up to Christmas, I talk about a particular Christmas carol, explaining some of the history and background behind the carol, and then finally, I will sing a verse of it for you. Some will be familiar and some probably not, but they all point us toward the true reason for the season: our Savior Jes…
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The Ghost of Christmas Present and Scrooge journey across England to witness the joys and spirit of Christmas, alive in all people. Share this story with a friend! Leave a comment to let us know what you think! To support The Merry Beggars, go to: https://themerrybeggars.com/support To discover other shows by The Merry Beggars, go to https://themer…
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Welcome to the Carols of Christmas. Each day leading up to Christmas, I talk about a particular Christmas carol, explaining some of the history and background behind the carol, and then finally, I will sing a verse of it for you. Some will be familiar and some probably not, but they all point us toward the true reason for the season: our Savior Jes…
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As Scrooge watches the Cratchit family's Christmas festivities, he learns of a sad fate for one of the Cratchit children. Share this story with a friend! Leave a comment to let us know what you think! To support The Merry Beggars, go to: https://themerrybeggars.com/support To discover other shows by The Merry Beggars, go to https://themerrybeggars.…
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Welcome to the Carols of Christmas. Each day leading up to Christmas, I talk about a particular Christmas carol, explaining some of the history and background behind the carol, and then finally, I will sing a verse of it for you. Some will be familiar and some probably not, but they all point us toward the true reason for the season: our Savior Jes…
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Bob Cratchit and family are preparing for Christmas, and the Ghost of Christmas Present brings Scrooge along to witness the festivities. Share this story with a friend! Leave a comment to let us know what you think! To support The Merry Beggars, go to: https://themerrybeggars.com/support To discover other shows by The Merry Beggars, go to https://t…
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Welcome to the Carols of Christmas. Each day leading up to Christmas, I talk about a particular Christmas carol, explaining some of the history and background behind the carol, and then finally, I will sing a verse of it for you. Some will be familiar and some probably not, but they all point us toward the true reason for the season: our Savior Jes…
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Scrooge is awakened by the clock tolling one, just in time for his second visitor. The Ghost of Christmas Present has arrived as predicted to take Scrooge on yet another journey. Share this story with a friend! Leave a comment to let us know what you think! To support The Merry Beggars, go to: https://themerrybeggars.com/support To discover other s…
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Welcome to the Carols of Christmas. Each day leading up to Christmas, I talk about a particular Christmas carol, explaining some of the history and background behind the carol, and then finally, I will sing a verse of it for you. Some will be familiar and some probably not, but they all point us toward the true reason for the season: our Savior Jes…
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The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge to see his younger self and an old love. Unfortunately, the conversation he witnesses is one he has often tried to forget. Share this story with a friend! Leave a comment to let us know what you think! To support The Merry Beggars, go to: https://themerrybeggars.com/support To discover other shows by The Me…
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Welcome to the Carols of Christmas. Each day leading up to Christmas, I talk about a particular Christmas carol, explaining some of the history and background behind the carol, and then finally, I will sing a verse of it for you. Some will be familiar and some probably not, but they all point us toward the true reason for the season: our Savior Jes…
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Scrooge's heart lightens when the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him to a happier memory. His old master, Mr. Fezziwig, is throwing a Christmas party. Scrooge has attended in the past, and to his pleasant surprise, he is attending again. Share this story with a friend! Leave a comment to let us know what you think! To support The Merry Beggars, go t…
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Welcome to the Carols of Christmas. Each day leading up to Christmas, I talk about a particular Christmas carol, explaining some of the history and background behind the carol, and then finally, I will sing a verse of it for you. Some will be familiar and some probably not, but they all point us toward the true reason for the season: our Savior Jes…
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