A Christmas Carol

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: John Gielgud

"Bah Humbug!" That's how Ebeneezer Scrooge feels about Christmas--until the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future decide to show the crotchety old miser the error of his ways. Together they travel through time, revisiting all the people who have played an important role in Scrooge's life. And as their journey concludes, Scrooge is reminded of what it means to have love in his heart, and what the true spirit of Christmas is all about. A timeless story the whole family will enjoy!© & (P) 1987 Bantam Audio Publishing
Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing Group, A Division of Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

“This Penguin Christmas Classics edition is so pretty it could double as a holiday centerpiece!” —People

“For lit nerds and loved ones who are notoriously hard to shop for, you can’t go wrong with these festively bound classics. . . . Their size makes them perfectly stocking-stuffable.” —Entertainment Weekly, “The Must List”

“Leave it to the folks at Penguin—who gave us Gothed-out editions of horror classics for Halloween—to package these . . . slim Yuletide-themed volumes.” —Newsday, “Best Books to Give as Holiday Gifts”

“Remember how Christmas was celebrated before Black Friday with these 19th-century authors, in small uniform volumes wrapped in pretty jackets.” —USA Today, “Holiday Gift Books So Pretty, No Need to Wrap”

“Beautifully designed.” —The Washington Post

Wonderful story and performance!

Sir John Gielgud is an outstanding performer. This Adapted story works well. My all time favorite!

One of the Worlds Great Voices

This reading of Dickens's "Christmas Carol" by the late Sir John Gielgud is one of the better ones on the market. Sir John did not try to create voices for all of the characters he just gave a simple, yet
entertaining reading. As for the music it does not bother me. After all Naxos Audiobooks does much the same with their titles. If I were to compare it to other readings, I would say it is better than some of them, and in a few cases on a par with some of them. It puts the
story across with only a little abridgement, which unless you know the story by heart you will not really miss the pieces that are cut.
I also recommend the versions with Sir Ralph Richardson and the one with Paul Scofield. As for the one with Sir Laurence Olivier, it is only okay in my opinon. I personally feel that this recording is much better than the one with Patrick Stewart, I think he tried a little too hard to "tell" the story.

Our favorite reading for more than 20 years

We raised our kids on this-it was a tradition and they have grown and made it theirs as well. It’s only an hour long and anyone can enjoy it. Pass around the popcorn and hot chocolate. God bless us, every one!

The friendliness in the Narrators voice

Warm and lovingly read.
One could hear the twinkle in Sir Gilgunds eyes.
Happy happy joy joy!

Stupendous

One of the greatest writers, one of the finest narrators, and the best Christmas Story. It would be impossible to go wrong. l listen to it every year. It will infuse one with the true spirit of Christmas.