What's your favorite version of Dickens' Christmas Carol?

I completely agree with you, the Muppet's Christmas Carol is THE best. I watch it every single Christmas Eve, without fail, and all through Christmas Day. I grew up with the Muppet's so there's lots of memories there. Great version, plus you've gotta love Michael Cain as Scrooge!

#1 The Patrick Stewart version

#2 The Muppets

#3 George C Scott

The Muppet's Christmas Carol is The absolute best. Each time I watch it I find something new. I love the song there's only one more sleep till Christmas. One year I rewound and rewound it so I could write down all the lyrics to it. My next favorite is Miracle on 34th st the new one. Of course the Grinch is wonderful the cartoon and the movie. I always cry when the Grinches heart grows. And of course it wouldn't be Christmas with out It's a Wonderfull Life with Jimmy Stewart. Next would be the Christmas Story as I live in Indiana where the author is from. Gosh I guess I have a great number of favorites.

I believe the Alastair Simm version is the one by which all others are judged, but how about these:

The Patrick Stewart version from 1999. IMHO, Patrick Stewar IS Scrooge. He perfected the role doing a one-man stage version during the late 90's, which I was fortunate enough to see at CalTech in Pasadena.

George C. Scott is also excellent as Scrooge, but a bit too chubby to be quite authentic.

How about Albert Finney as Scrooge in the musical version, called "Scrooge". It reminds me so much of the numbers in Oliver. "Thank you very much, that's the nicest thing that anyone's ever done for me!"

Finally, for a wacky, silly version of the story, try viewing "Scrooged", with Bill Murray as Scrooge and Bobcat Goldthwaite in a supporting role. I can't stop laughing when i watch it. Carol Kane as the ghost of Christmas Present: "Oh, look, Frank, it's a TOASTER!" (As she clocks him right on his chin with it).

Whatever version you watch, be sure to pay attention and get the message that Dickens was trying to get across: "Humanity should have been my business" -Jacob Marley

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The 1951 version with Alistair Sim. Nothing else even comes close although there are other nice versions.

And who doesn't love the muppets anyway.

The Mickey Mouse version!

The Alistair Sim version (I love his giddiness when waking up Christmas morning); although the George C. Scott version had less editing.

They are all good, but the George C. Scott version is amazing. It's the only one that is truly scary, which is what the original story is. I think it's the only one that comes close to what Dickens intended.

any version which runs true to having Scrooge's nephew married. the 1951 is great with Mr. A. Sims and the musical version, along with the newest version.

1984 version with George C. Scott. He is a great actor.