Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit and Ebenezer Scrooge come to marvelous life in Patrick Stewart's critically-acclaimed solo interpretation of A Christmas Carol. The star of X-Men and The Royal Shakespeare Company, Stewart has performed his one-man stage production of this holiday classic to sell-out audiences. Now, in this Grammy nominated studio recording of the dazzling achievement that has thrilled audiences in New York and Los Angeles, Stewart invites listeners to rediscover the timeless story at its source: Dickens' own words, presented in a soaring, virtuoso solo performance in which Stewart plays all parts.
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Patrick Stewart's one-man production of Dickens's A Christmas Carol played to sold-out audiences in New York and Los Angeles. In this studio recording based on those performances, Stewart is in rare form, using his considerable range of voices to play all roles, from the Ghost of Christmas past to Tiny Tim. It must be said that Stewart clearly enjoys playing Scrooge best of all--but isn't the villain always the most compelling character? Even if you feel that "every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart," this rendition of Dickens's classic will get you in a Yuletide mood. (Running time: 2 hours, 2 cassettes) --C.B. Delaney
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The Washington Post Not only is Patrick Stewart wonderful, but this is surely one of the best performances of A Christmas Carol ever recorded...By sheer energy and dramatic skill, Stewart invests this story with not merely life, but freshness, excitement and wonder. -- Review
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
My family has listened to this recording every year since we bought it in 1998. My kids grew up with it, know most of it by heart and don't consider it Christmas unless they've heard it. Patrick Stewart is incredible as he performs the voices of all the characters, plus many of the sound effects. If you hear this recording and are not enthralled by it, I would have to question your sense of wonder or your appreciation for a magnificent performance and an enchanting story. Beautiful!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
Why is Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" so much a part of the Christmas season every year? Probably because the themes Dickens worked with- anger, sorrow, regret, the power of redemption -are nearly universal to the human experience and particularly enter our minds in the Christmas season.
"A Christmas Carol" is an supurb re-telling of Dickens tale by Patrick Stewart, one of the finer actors in Hollywood today. As much as this is Dickens story, this is Stewart's moment. Playing every character in the story, Stewart turns in a tour de force performance that leaves you desperately wanting more.
Believe me, you won't be disappointed.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By happy cooker
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Just wanted to say I have seen almost all productions of A Christmas Carol and read it many times, but I bought this on CD and Patrick Stewart as narrator is as good as it gets. His beautiful accent, bold intonations where it's called for and delicate tones when the characters dictate make this feel like a play with a full cast. Fantastic. I usually sell or pass along my books on CD, but this one is a keeper to listen to around the fire for years to come.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
I have missed this.
I used to own this on cassette and fell asleep to it every night for most of a year. Took me that long to get through it; Patrick's voice is so soothing, it would just knock me out... Read more
Published 1 month ago by onliegugie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Version Ever
Patrick Stewart does a masterful job of reading this story exactly as it was written. I have read the book a dozen times over the years, and seen many renditions of it on the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by MAR
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Incredible Performance
One of my favorite actors in a tour de force performance. A must for fans of either Patrick Stewart or The Christmas Carol.
Published 2 months ago by Vito J. LaBella
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great CD.
Patrick Stewart does a terrific job of playing all of the characters in this version of A Christmas Carol. I highly recommend this CD.
Published 2 months ago by Greg
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Performance
I was happy to be able to obtain a copy of this great solo performance by Patrick Stewart in this audio dramatization of the Dicken's classic.
Published 3 months ago by Edward E. Chambers
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dickens read by Patrick Stewart
This is the best rendition of the Charles Dickens Christmas classic I've ever heard. Patrick Stewart is the consummate voice actor, and he handles this with finesse and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by BGum
4.0 out of 5 stars
a christmas carol cd
i love all the versions of a christmas carol. i listen to this in the car. the bad part is they need a better range of voices.
Published 4 months ago by Timothy M. Appleman
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fabulous performance of the classic tale
This work doesn't really need another five-star review, but I'm going to give it anyway.
This isn't just a "reading" of A Christmas Carol. Read more
This isn't just a "reading" of A Christmas Carol. Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. Bartholome
4.0 out of 5 stars
Christmas isn't Christmas without the Carol
I've always loved the Christmas Carol and having someone with as great a voice and acting experience as Patrick Stewart makes this redition wonderful. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Newton
5.0 out of 5 stars
incredibly good
What can I say,
A great book by a great author, who pretty much invented "Christmas" as we know it... Read more
A great book by a great author, who pretty much invented "Christmas" as we know it... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Dan A. Holtman
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