There are innumerable adaptations of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, and as one might expect from the title, many of them are musicals. I think the first adaptation we ever saw was the acting out of "Ebenezer Scrooge" on Captain Kangaroo (with Mr. Green Jeans as Scrooge and Mr. Bunny Rabbit as one all-purpose Ghost, if I remember correctly). There was sure to be one heart-warming song, one desolate repentant song, and one or two actual Christmas carols. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (yes, that's the correct punctuation) and "Good King Wenceslas" are favorites. Villain songs (like "We're Despicable") might accent the darker elements of the tale. Here are a few I've plucked off of YouTube, plus Mr. McGrew's Christmas Carol from The Simpsons for good measure.
Ebenezer Scrooge (Teresa
Brewer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mo_QdtpGyc
We’re Despicable (Mr.
Magoo’s Christmas Carol, 1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY2GB47cabs
Thank You Very Much, Mr.
Scrooge (Scrooge, 1970)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkq7WZTzkLQ
I Wear a Chain (The
Stingiest Man in Town, 1978)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mmu4znI-zs&list=PL_2jZnipHnMKhdEiH7bUDyoraEdU_WJ36&index=7
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
(A Christmas Carol, 1999)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJpCUMdYPyk
Good King Wenceslas (A
Muppet Christmas Carol, 1987)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owWfN6-9hAQ&list=PL95B02D6E9667F567&index=7
Mr. McGrew’s Christmas Carol
(The Simpsons)
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