Free Republic 3rd Qtr 2025 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $2,760
3%  
Woo hoo!! 3rd Qtr 2025 FReepathon is now underway!!

Keyword: ebenezerscrooge

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • A Christmas Carol (1984) Anniversary Edition

    12/25/2024 7:45:40 PM PST · by Making_Sense [Rob W. Case] · 34 replies
    MSMB ^ | December 24, 2024 | Rob W. Case
    Charles Dickens’s immortal classic “A Christmas Carol” always pops up at Christmas-time in some form or fashion, whether it be through feature films, TV specials, animation, puppetry, or what have you. And while it has been portrayed on film numerous times in numerous different ways, each version has its own appeal and approach that connects with audiences most favorably. This is a unique dynamic in the movie industry because for one story, you have many different feels and flavors. Having said all that, I have many different versions of this story that I like a lot, however when I saw...
  • Whats the best adaptation of A Christmas Carol?

    12/24/2020 4:40:33 PM PST · by know.your.why · 83 replies
    self | 10/24/2020 | Self
    I cant remember whats what. Only watch em once a year.
  • Rosen: Merry Christmas, ACLU

    12/23/2005 5:30:10 AM PST · by ajolympian2004 · 8 replies · 847+ views
    Rocky Mountain News column ^ | Friday December 23rd, 2005 | Mike Rosen
    The pendulum swings both ways. Last year in Denver, it was Mayor John Hickenlooper proposing to replace the city's traditional "Merry Christmas" sign with one that said "Happy Holidays." The mayor wisely backed off in response to the public outcry, as did the Parade of Lights, this year, reversing its policy barring religious floats. Earlier this month, Speaker of the U.S. House Dennis Hastert, issued a directive instructing the architect of the Capitol to drop the name "Capitol Holiday Tree" - adopted in the late 1990s under the authority of no one who's now willing to admit to it -...