I grew up on the 80s cartoon version: (I don't see a youtube of the version I remember, but once found pics).
And this album my dad had, with Ronald Coleman as Scrooge on one side, and Charles Laughton reading from the Pickwick Christmas on the other side. I L.U.R.V.E.D. it!! When Bob Cratchit cried, I cried.
My dad and mum always watched the Alistair Sims version, so I also grew up on that and watch it annually:
And I own a copy of the story that I bought in grade 2 or 3 from Scholastic, as well as my dad's beautiful annotated Christmas Carol. And a mini version. Oh and Patrick Stewart's audio version.
When I was in London I tracked down where Scrooge's place of business would have been,
and the little cemetery where the final ghost showed him his grave.
Here's the book at the British Museum library:
I heartily recommend working this story into your annual celebration (if you celebrate. If not, well it's a nice story anyway.) Here lots of cartoon/kiddy versions...
I caught this one recently, it was very good. It explains a lot of stuff, to help kids understand the story.
The Muppet one is great:
And Connie Willis claims the Magoo version is the most accurate.
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