A Christmas Carol

By: Charles Dickens, R.D. Carstairs

Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Cranham, Roger Allam, Brendan Coyle, Miriam Margolyes, Tim Mcinnerny, Jamie Glover, Emily Bruni, Jenna Coleman, Joshua James, Hugh Skinner

Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

"If I had my way, every idiot who goes around with Merry Christmas on his lips, would be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. Merry Christmas? Bah humbug!'

Charles Dickens' ghostly tale of sour and stingy miser Ebenezer Scrooge has captivated readers, listeners and audiences for over 150 years. This Christmas, Audible Studios brings this story to life in an audio drama featuring an all-star cast.

Starring: Sir Derek Jacobi as Dickens, Kenneth Cranham as Ebenezer Scrooge, Roger Allam as Jacob Marley, Brendan Coyle as The Ghost Of Christmas Past, Miriam Margolyes as The Ghost Of Christmas Present, Tim Mcinnerny as The Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come, Jamie Glover as Bob Cratchit, Emily Bruni as Mrs. Cratchit, Jenna Coleman as Belle, Joshua James as Young Scrooge And Hugh Skinner as Fred.

Public Domain (P)2016 Audible Ltd.

truly insulting edition by audible.....

This is a slightly modernised edition.The voices are quite outstanding and production superb..The problem is by modernized I mean modernist. Simply put , they blatantly omitted the name Christ or any reference to christianity wherever Dickens wrote it and not being a word worshiper I also mean any intent of meaning of this . one example For " Christian charity", they say Christmas cheer...what else did I expect from a Amazon owned company....Writing out what is the clear intention of a author's book is identical to book burning..Before you write me off as trite let me clear a distinction.The wonderful movie versions of this story never pose as "written by the author " but are BASED on the book. This production is basically word for word of the book accept for the omissions of the authors clear references to Christ and Christian virtue. Dickens intended to write a modern Christian parable...So posing a audiobook AS the novel narrated by a full cast can not hide behind poetical license...This is revisionist, and that is a cowards book burning....

I have nothing but admiration for all the voice actors as well as the sound person...This is actually a truly impressive narration...perfectly done.....The writer as well as audible/amazon should be ashamed of themself...However, I guarantee they never feels shame, only cause others to......

The Best Version!

It’s not just a narration, but full production with sound effects and many voices! Brings the story to full life! My grand children loved it!

Wonderful dramatization of the classic

The reading, with a few slight changes, remains quite faithful to the source. An impressive cast of acttors brings the well known story to life. I highly recommend this audiobook.

Great story wonderful performance.

Loved it. This has always been my favorite Christmas story. The performers were excellent. Wonderfully read.

A Delight

Wonderfully performed , a timeless and beautiful classic. I will definitely listen to this story again. It was a treat to hear after the holidays, but listening to it during the holiday season will be an added reward.

Very good retelling of the original

This was a very good version of the Christmas Carol classic. It did not stick to only the original text 100% of the time. So if you are looking for a word for word of the original text, this is not it. It mostly did remain faithful to the original text and story and only a Christmas Carol nutter (like myself I guess) would recognize where it diverged. What it did change and add were slight turns of phrase certain little descriptions or explanations that, i feel, rather than take away from the original only served as intetesting and pleasant additions.

I enjoyed the sound effects added and the voice acting was believable and put you inside the tale.

Regarding another reviewers claim that this version removed all references to Christ... yes and no. I don't know that they mention Christ or Christianity by name as Dickens did, but they did leave the references to Christ being the reason for the season and other religious references in which anyone who is religious will easily pick up on.

By far. the best presentation!!!

I loved this audible version. I laughed outloud, Scrooge snoring was great and the entire cast and sound effects was awesome. I read this story every Christmas season, and this will be the version I listen to.

Phenomenal Dramatization

This, as the title says, is an abridged dramatization of the evergreen classic. The voice acting is simply phenomenal. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

A Delightful Adaptation.

A favorite story of mine, I know The Christmas Carol well. This dramatic adaptation was delightful. I particularly enjoyed the understated yet strong narration of Sir Derek Jacoby. The back ground atmosphere added depth of emotion and clarity to the scenes, both delightful and foreboding, without overpowering the moment or muddying the story line.
On the technical side, the voices were clear and dialogue was easily followed.

Wonderful production

The talented actors, delightful sound effects, and clever directing combined to create a rich experience of this timeless piece.