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The classic Dickens' tale A Christmas Carol gets a Barbie makeover in this animated holiday program about the evils of selfishness. As Barbie and Kelly are preparing for a Christmas Eve charity fundraiser, Kelly complains that the new event is interfering with the family's Christmas Eve traditions. Barbie takes the opportunity to tell her sister an important Christmas story set in Victorian England. The story is in essence the classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge, but with Eden Starling (Barbie) standing in for Scrooge, Catherine for Bob Cratchit, and young orphan Tammy for Tiny Tim. Eden is a self-centered star whose new stage show is about to open and who lives her life by the decree that "In a selfish world, the selfish succeed." Completely lacking in Christmas spirit, Eden insists that her best friend and costume designer Catherine, as well as her other co-stars, cancel their holiday plans to work on Christmas day. Eden's peaceful Christmas Eve slumber is interrupted by visits from the spirits of Christmas past, Christmas present, and Christmas future and each brings visions of misery and despair. Finally realizing that her own actions have a direct impact on the future happiness of herself and others, Eden reconsiders her selfish ways and commits to a more caring and generous way of life. While some traditionalists may cringe at the liberties taken with Dickens' well-known story, Barbie in A Christmas Carol is a powerful program that encourages the virtues of caring and compassion in children ages three and older. --Tami Horiuchi
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Product Description
Barbie™ in A Christmas Carol is a heart-warming adaptation of the classic Dickens story filled with cherished Christmas carols, fabulous fashions and lots of laughs! The tale stars Barbie™ as Eden Starling™ the glamorous singing diva of a theatre in Victorian London. Along with her snooty cat, Chuzzlewit, Eden selfishly plans to make all the theatre performers stay and rehearse on Christmas Day! Not even Eden’s costume designer and childhood friend, Catherine can talk Eden out of her self-centered tantrum.
It’s up to three very unusual Christmas Spirits to take Eden on a fantastical holiday journey that will open her heart to the spirit of the season and the joy of giving. Barbie™ in A Christmas Carol is a family favorite to enjoy every holiday season!
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this for my 5 year old daughter and she loves it. She has watched the movie 3 times in the 3 days that we've had it -- and I've lost count of how many times she's watched the DVD extras. The older she gets, the pickier she is about what she wants to watch more than once and she clearly wants to watch this one over and over. She is scared of a lot of movies (including some of the Barbie movies), but not this one.
The story has been masterfully re-crafted so that a younger kid can watch it without getting scared; yet the message of the original tale is beautifully preserved. The ending leaves one with a happy, positive feeling.
The music is great in this movie -- old Christmas classics like "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas", etc usually sung by Barbie and Teresa. The smart people at Mattel figured out a great way to include the "I Feel Connected" song from Diamond Castle (which my daughter and her friends can't get enough of) in one of the special features. The song is used for a humorous scene introduced by Barbie and Teresa and starring those two little dogs (Lilly and Sparkles) from the Diamond Castle.
The disk includes:
* the movie
* a menu to choose one of the several songs from the movie (Carol-oke Party, the disk calls it).
* several trailers
* a "behind the scenes" video from the Diamond Castle showing the dogs dancing to "I Feel Connected"
* a nice documentary about how a Barbie Collector Holiday Doll is designed which is told using a mother and daughter getting a tour of the Barbie factory. Warning -- your daughter will probably want to start buying those expensive Barbie Collector dolls after seeing this.
This movie is a keeper. I can heartily (really!) recommend it.
The story has been masterfully re-crafted so that a younger kid can watch it without getting scared; yet the message of the original tale is beautifully preserved. The ending leaves one with a happy, positive feeling.
The music is great in this movie -- old Christmas classics like "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas", etc usually sung by Barbie and Teresa. The smart people at Mattel figured out a great way to include the "I Feel Connected" song from Diamond Castle (which my daughter and her friends can't get enough of) in one of the special features. The song is used for a humorous scene introduced by Barbie and Teresa and starring those two little dogs (Lilly and Sparkles) from the Diamond Castle.
The disk includes:
* the movie
* a menu to choose one of the several songs from the movie (Carol-oke Party, the disk calls it).
* several trailers
* a "behind the scenes" video from the Diamond Castle showing the dogs dancing to "I Feel Connected"
* a nice documentary about how a Barbie Collector Holiday Doll is designed which is told using a mother and daughter getting a tour of the Barbie factory. Warning -- your daughter will probably want to start buying those expensive Barbie Collector dolls after seeing this.
This movie is a keeper. I can heartily (really!) recommend it.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is another real winner from Barbie! The story is well told and the music is wonderful classic Christmas songs that had everyone singing along. I wondered how they would handle The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come without scaring the little ones, and they did it beautifully! The animation seems a little "flatter" than The Diamond Castle, but still very nice. This is a video the whole family can enjoy together. (Even my teenage boys hunkered down to watch!)
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By M. Bowen
Format:DVD
I love this movie I think infact its the best that the Barbie makers have done! I know I'm 27 and I watch Barbie movies, deal! LOL I want to buy it now and share the wonder of it with my nieces and nephews!
Great movie, good storyline, great songs, and beautiful animation!
A real treat for all those dreaming of sugar plums this time of year.
Michelle
Great movie, good storyline, great songs, and beautiful animation!
A real treat for all those dreaming of sugar plums this time of year.
Michelle
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
GD&P approved
I am a Christmas Carol nut....have all the great ones, BW and Color.....this one I love because my granddaughter loves it and we sit together and enjoy.... Read more
Published 5 days ago by C. Shultz
5.0 out of 5 stars
love it
reat movie great pckage gret delver my kids loe the movie and i even watchd it a few times buy it
Published 6 days ago by wendy
5.0 out of 5 stars
barbie in a christmas carol
my grandaughter is very pleased with this, i am too. the dvd was new, and sealed. we have had no problems with it. the dvd arrived in a timely manner and had a reasonable price. Read more
Published 28 days ago by sandra d. coleman
5.0 out of 5 stars
cute movie for girls
we got this to add to the collection for my daughters. they love it and watch it often. I am pleased with the purchase.
Published 1 month ago by Chanindra
5.0 out of 5 stars
great christmas barbie movie
My children (ranging from 3-6) love all the barbie Christmas movies and this one is also great and includes singing.
Published 3 months ago by ns
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great story!
I'd give this a full 5 stars because the video quality is good and it's a very good story, but the audio is very poor. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lyn Nelson
5.0 out of 5 stars
For granddaughter
She Loves it!!! She watches it all the time. She is 5 years old and loves Barbie movies. Thats all
Published 4 months ago by Erin K. Hoover
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great!
My daughter got it as a Christmas gift and LOVED it! I've been looking for this DVD Forever and I finally found it. I'll be sitting down with her to watch it this weekend! Read more
Published 4 months ago by dani
4.0 out of 5 stars
My four year old loves Barbie!
My four year old loves Barbie! The only reason I gave this movie four stars instead of five is because my daughter does not ask to watch it very often. Read more
Published 4 months ago by K. Brigden
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Christmas story for a 5yr old
My fiver-year-old granddaughter has almost all of the Barbie movies, so this was a natural to add to her collection. She, of course, loved the movie and the songs.
Published 4 months ago by Sharon Kelly
