The Muppet Christmas Carol

The most important character among three Christmas ghosts in A Christmas Carol Christmas Carol was an influent novel which was written by Charles Dickens throughout one and half century about a life of Ebenezer Scrooge as a negative, penny-pinching and distasteful man in London. No one had ever wished to work as an employee in his office after his best business partner Jacob Marley died except Bob Cratchit. Nothing in the world would scare Scrooge if it wasn’t about the gold…

CULTURAL RITUALS DURING CHRISTMAS Many people think Christmas is only celebrated on the 25th of December, but that’s not entirely true (Cooper, 2016). It depends in which country you in and your Christian traditions. In South Africa we celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December, with Christmas Eve the night before and Boxing Day the day after. Although Christmas celebrations start way before that for some Christians who believe in Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches. For these Christians,…

Fun and Excitement at the West Chester's Old Fashion Christmas Parade As the lyrics of the song goes, “It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, and everyone shares the exact sentiment about the holiday seasons, especially because it gives everyone an excuse to indulge, share love, and go crazy with gift shopping. It is also the time of the year for West Chester's Old Fashion Christmas Parade. For residents of apartments West Chester, PA, it is also a time for a double celebration. For this…

Do you ever feel like you're living the same day over and over again? Phil Connors (Bill Murray) can relate with the 1993 film “Groundhog Day”. This film written by Harold Ramis is a romantic comedy that keeps the audience guessing, but also makes them reflect on themselves. Phil is a stuck up guy, that only worries about his own problems and doesn’t think about how he is affecting other people’s lives. Phil, a weatherman, is sent on assignment to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities in…

During Christmas especially for the Evangelical Christians, it is time to spend and a lot of money goes on consumption materials rather than investment. The people engage in festive mood that requires consumption of various foods as well as services that may be limited during other seasons. For instance the roses may not do well during Christmas Eve however the decorations would work. People purchase a variety of decorating material and equipment. Some people have been seen to use the balloons,…

Dickens reminds his readers throughout the story that you should notice the crowd and group of people that you hang out with. In the opening chapter or stave the author Charles Dickens describes him as a depressed man and a man who does not celebrate Christmas. The author made Scrooge a selfish man and no consideration for his own mankind. He shows Scrooge in the beginning when two poor men come up to Scrooge…

It’s the time of year where holiday music becomes apart of the variety of music we, as consumers, are exposed to. Ranging from radio, Christmas carollers, malls, and coffee shops. Christmas songs originate from Christian and religious traditions celebrating the birth of Jesus and bringing feelings of rejoice to those around them. The purpose of most holiday music is to positively affect the listener at all three levels of listening. The place I decided to focus on this type of music…

A Christmas classic performed at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis for over forty years, A Christmas Carol wows audiences with its intricate design and special effects. This production was directed by Joe Chvala, adapted from the original Dickens novel by Crispin Whittell. A tradition for many local families, the theatre even lowers its age requirement for this one play so that children of all ages might enjoy the reclamation of Scrooge, a wealthy man whose name has become synonymous with a…

A Christmas Carol is a over 100 year old book yet people still find joy in reading it. Scrooge changed a lot between the beginning and the end of the christmas carol. The real change was the ghost of christmas past showed him his younger self sitting at his school all alone. In the beginning of the novella scrooge sees himself as a neglected lonely young boy. Seeing how miserable he was makes him start thinking about his own actions and how they affect others. “ ‘The school is not quite…

After this semester, having read To Kill A Mockingbird, Julius Caesar, and A Christmas Carol, I decided that the primary criteria I had set for my enjoyment of literature included literary voice and expression of relevant themes. Through comparison, the eventual, albeit shaky, prevalence of Julius Caesar over A Christmas Carol became clear. To Kill A Mockingbird fell to last place, due to its sharp contrast from the style of writing that appeals to me. Julius Caesar was highly enjoyable to me…