• A Christmas Carol

  • By: Charles Dickens
  • Narrated by: Hugh Grant
  • Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (5,468 ratings)
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A Christmas Carol

By: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: Hugh Grant

Publisher's summary

Audible Studios presents a brand new recording of Charles Dickens' timeless seasonal story A Christmas Carol, performed by Hugh Grant.

First published in 1843, it tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean and unpleasant man who dislikes people generally and Christmas especially.

One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come and given a glimpse of the many homes and lives which Scrooge has touched in his wretched life to date. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.

Public Domain (P)2021 Audible, Ltd

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Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol has endured as a beloved story of redemption for nearly 200 years and permeated our popular culture in innumerable ways. From screen, stage, and cartoon adaptations to spoofs and retellings to everyday slang (particularly, "Bah humbug"), the influence of this holiday tale cannot be understated. See how it stacks up to well-known contemporary twists, such as the movie Scrooged, starring Bill Murray.

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  • 12-26-21

Hugh Grant Christmas Gift

Hugh gives the Christmas gift of narration to this holiday classic. His story telling gave me a new appreciation of just listening rather than tradition of watching the movie. I loved it!

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Entertaining!!!

Loved it! Hugh Grant did an awesome job! Merry Christmas! Highly recommend on a cold winter's night!

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I love this classic story.

Performance was done very well. The voice was pleasure to listen to. Highly recommended.

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I return to this story every year.

Grant’s voice is richer than I normally think of it and he provides subtle variations that aid the story without distracting one from it.

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An excellent retelling!

Hugh Grant did a marvelous job. I was surprised & delighted by what he brought to the table!!

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Great reading

I was pleasantly surprised by this narration by Hugh Grant it was the perfect audiobook for the holiday season. I’d listen to future audiobooks done by him.
The story is classic so nothing new

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Started as an obligation, finished as a joy

It's been decades since I read CC, and as a nominal adult, I find it's much funnier than I'd realised in those days.
Grant delivers Dickens' dry humour to perfection, and handles both the narration and all the characters seamlessly. My fond childhood memories of my father's annual reading of this book to our family have been outdone handsomely!

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A Christmas Carol

I have seen many adaptations of this on screen and stage but had never actually read the story. I thoroughly enjoyed this and would have given it ten stars if they were there!

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Wonderful

What a delight! Hugh Grant did a beautiful job with a wonderful classic story. It was just right to get me in a festive and thankful mood.

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Great book...

My wife and I love this beautiful story. We loved listening to this story. We highly recommend this book to everyone.

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