"A Christmas Carol" with Alison O'Brien
12/18/20 • 54 min
It’s our First Ever Holiday Special! Guest Host, Alison O’Brien is back and better than ever! Through the lens of The Muppets, Alison and Talia reflect on the impact A Christmas Carol has on the spirit of Christmas and why it continues to keep us on the edge of our seats almost 180 years later.
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
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“Ghosts in a Christmas Carol” by John Mullan
“The Muppet Christmas Carol is the greatest film ever made” by Amelia Tait
“The Story Behind the Music of The Muppet Christmas Carol ” by Tim Greiving
“Why The Muppet Christmas Carol set the gold standard for Dickens adaptations” by Ed Power
“A Plea to Resurrect the Christmas Tradition of Telling Ghost Stories” by Colin Dickey
“Why ghosts haunt Britain at Christmas but steer clear of America” by Derek Johnston
"The Economic Consequences of Major Tax Cuts for the Rich" by David Hope and Julian Limberg, The London School of Economics and Political Science
It’s our First Ever Holiday Special! Guest Host, Alison O’Brien is back and better than ever! Through the lens of The Muppets, Alison and Talia reflect on the impact A Christmas Carol has on the spirit of Christmas and why it continues to keep us on the edge of our seats almost 180 years later.
RESOURCES:
Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/onceuponatimepod
Support Our Featured Artist, Mary Ferguson, on instagram @marferg_makesthings
Support Our Host by watching Hive and New Sounds of the SeasonSupport History Pods on Patreon
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
...
“Ghosts in a Christmas Carol” by John Mullan
“The Muppet Christmas Carol is the greatest film ever made” by Amelia Tait
“The Story Behind the Music of The Muppet Christmas Carol ” by Tim Greiving
“Why The Muppet Christmas Carol set the gold standard for Dickens adaptations” by Ed Power
“A Plea to Resurrect the Christmas Tradition of Telling Ghost Stories” by Colin Dickey
“Why ghosts haunt Britain at Christmas but steer clear of America” by Derek Johnston
"The Economic Consequences of Major Tax Cuts for the Rich" by David Hope and Julian Limberg, The London School of Economics and Political Science
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