• A Christmas Carol: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry

  • By: Charles Dickens
  • Narrated by: Tim Curry
  • Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (22,354 ratings)

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A Christmas Carol: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry

By: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: Tim Curry
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Renowned actor Tim Curry’s voice is warm, deep, and arch to the point of campiness. Curry is an actor’s actor. His voice is so distinctive as to be unmistakable. Fans of this Dickens classic will enjoy hearing Curry manifest the coterie of pithy characters that inhabit this novel, ranging from small boy to old man to dire ghost. Curry’s knowing tone suits this fable well. His dramatic but nuanced performance highlights the emotions of loss, fear, hope, and joy that inform this text. Curry takes delight in the macabre aspects of this gothic tale. His irreverent take on this famous novel heightens the drama even for listeners who know the story inside and out.

Publisher's summary

This version of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, masterfully narrated by Tim Curry, was available for a limited time last year, and now it's back. This one-of-a-kind performance puts a unique spin on a treasured classic, and served as the inspiration for the exciting new line of Audible Signature Classics, including Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with Elijah Wood, and Heart of Darkness with Kenneth Branagh. Tim Curry performs this timeless holiday story in a deliciously dark tone, returning it to its Dickensian roots with a vivid imagining of Victorian London and just the right touch of outrageous fun.

A Christmas Carol has constantly been in print since its original publication in 1849, and has been adapted for stage, television, film, and opera. It has often been credited with returning the jovial and festive atmosphere to the holiday season in Britain and North America, following the somber period that emerged during the Industrial Revolution.

The story opens on a bleak and cold Christmas Eve as Ebenezer Scrooge is closing up his office for the day. As the story progresses and Christmas morning approaches, Scrooge encounters the unforgettable characters that make this story a classic: Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and, of course, the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.

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I loved it

I loved it very entertaining and Curry so versatile ,my first audible and my favorite story.

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wonderful

The book is so much better than the movies and I thoroughly enjoyed Tim Curry's performance. Top notch.

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A Christmas classic

If you need to get into the Christmas spirit this will surely help. God bless!

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Thoroughly enjoyable!

The performance is a delight. Tim Curry’s reading makes the prose and delectable language of Dickens rich and accessible. This is now part of my annual Christmas celebration. Well done!

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Love it!

Beautiful story, one of my favorites that I plan to listen to each holiday season. Tim Curry’s rendition was wonderful! Definitely recommend!

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Great classic

True, timeless Christmas classic and fantastic narrator. Tim Curry is a great voice for Scrooge.

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Christmas Classic

A Christmas Classic with the well-known Tim Curry narration. A wonderful purchase for all Charles Dickens fans.

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On repeat

This review may be a bit biased but who cares, A Christmas Carol is one my all time favorite books and is my most favorite Christmas book. I found it looking for books read by Tim Curry because, Tim Curry is the best, like seriously thou. Tim Curry is one of my all time faves. I am a huge fan of voices that have a qurik to them, Tim Curry, Kristen Schaal, Megan Mullally etc They are different and unique and for that reason alone every book Tim Curry reads is in my wish list but he is also brings a story alive! He reads this literary classic with such vigor and enthusiasm that it pulls you in (even when you are listening to a Christmas book in August.... don't judge). I plan to listen to this again and again and again and again and again and then it will be Christmas so of course I will listen to again! It really is a great story and a fantastic listen, you will most definitely not be disappointed and you too will be listening to 'A Christmas Carol' all year long and I will not judge you because it is amazing.

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Listen to the WHOLE story

Listen to the whole novella to understand its real power not just as a moral fable, but as a fantasy tale of genius.

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LOVED IT!

I listened to this during Christmastime -- it was my first time "reading" the book, even thought I've seen at least one version of the movie each year for 40+ years. I have to say, the Muppet Christmas Carol is probably the most faithful movie version of this story out of all the movies I've seen. The book is excellent, and Tim Curry is a FABULOUS reader -- such a talented voice actor. Highly, highly, highly recommend!!!

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