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• Moon Minis - A Christmas Carol (2009)

  
  The Moon is a Dead World // horror movie reviews — Authority: 120
  A Christmas Carol (2009) Dark, plodding retelling of the classic Dickens story in 3D animation. Robert Zemeckis is on top of his game here as well, surpassing The Polar Express in my eyes in both story and direction. The film tackles the storys themes with spot-on depth and affection, even utilizing ...
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• Equally Epic Christmas MoviesScrooged and It’s a...

  
  Sprkus — Authority: 481
  Equally Epic Christmas Movies Scrooged and It’s a Wonderful Life used a variation of the plot of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol , but all three are great.
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• In Dead Poets Society

  
  Novel Journey — Authority: 128
  Remembering the fun I had interviewing Charles Dickens last December, I thought I’d have a chat with Clement C. Moore , famous for giving us the b eloved Christmas poem, “A Visit From St. Nicholas” (aka The Night Before Christmas). It was a tough interview. I found Mr. Moore unresponsive and ...
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• No One Can Establish Zion Alone

  
  Gently Hew Stone — Authority: 123
  For me, the scariest verse in all of scripture has always been D&C 103:2: “And that same sociality which exists among us here will exist among us there…”  It’s hard enough to be a shy introvert now without having to be surrounded by people throughout eternity, too!  But there’s an important lesson in ...
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• A Memorable Night at the Grand Ole Opry with Rascal Flatts, Chuck Wicks and More

  
  Country Music Tattle Tale — Authority: 489
  Last night was amazing.  Every year during the holidays the Grand Ole Opry takes their show back to where it all started, The Ryman Auditorium.  As I have said in the past the Grand Ole Opry is something that every country music fan should experience at least once in their life.  It is where all of country ...
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• "On page 12, where Scrooge takes Marley’s ghost to be evidence not of the supernatural, but of his own indigestion, (more of gravy than of grave,)..."

  
  Althouse — Authority: 727
  "... he converts the offending bit of food from being a spot of mustard to a less digestible blot of mustard." Thats an example of an interesting edit, found in the manuscript of "A Christmas Carol." The NYT has made the entire manuscript available in high resolution, and theres an invitation to compete to find ...
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• FSD Christmas Sale

  
  simFlight.COM Flight Simulation News Source — Authority: 141
  Tim Dickens of FlightSim Developers (FSD) reports that “…… it has begun its annual holiday promotion, offering substantial cost savings opportunities to all flight simmers. Also, as FlightSim Developers only released the Cirrus SJ50 Vision last week, and its is now being offered  during the holidays at a lower ...
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• Dicken kin performing ‘A Christmas Carol’

  
  myBCTnow.com — Authority: 154
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• The Weekendist: “That” Time Of Year Edition

  
  Nashvillest — Authority: 429
  Yes, it’s “that” time of year. What time of year? That time of the year when a plethora of things actually happen on the weekend before the January-February lull. It’s a wonderful time of year. These are our tips for the weekend: FRIDAY Free Frist Twitter night . 5-9pm . Just mention Twitter at ...
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• LiteratEye #43: Oh, I wonder, wonder who, ummbadoo-ooh, who, who wrote “The Night Before Christmas”?

  
  The Art of the Prank — Authority: 132
  Here’s the forty-third installment of LiteratEye , a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog . LiteratEye #43: Oh, I wonder, wonder who, ummbadoo-ooh, who, who wrote ...
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• 10 Great Christmas Movies

  
  PimpThisBlog.com - Latest published stories — Authority: 463
  Christmas is always a great time to enjoy a classic film, while everyone hassome time off from work to relax. Here are some of the great Christmas movies to enjoy with all of the family while you tuck into some mince pies.
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• What the Dickens (re-wrote)

  
  Celsius1414 — Authority: 124
  City Room: “A Christmas Rewrite, as Dickens Edits Dickens” It is an enduring mystery of English literature: What secrets lie entombed beneath the thick scribbles that Charles Dickens made as he wrote, and rewrote, the 66 pages of “A Christmas Carol” in 1843? The manuscript of this classic holiday ghost ...
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• Patersons Back-Up Plan, Maybe

  
  Home | The New York Observer — Authority: 763
  ALBANY—At the end of his remarks at a holiday fund-raiser last night, David Paterson made a simple declaration: "I am running for governor in 2010." "If it doesnt work out, Im going to go on The View . They need a little affirmative action on The View ," Paterson said to laughs, according to one attendee. Sherri ...
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• Top Country Albums of the Decade (#10-#1)

  
  The 9513 — Authority: 500
  It took three months, 10 voters and 300 nominated albums, but we’ve finally made it to the top of the mountain. These are The 9513’s Top 10 Country Albums of the Decade. From stark tales of life in the coal mine to slick-and-polished pop country to an outlaw savior, these 10 diverse albums–put forth by legends ...
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• HUMBUG? NAH!

  
  The District Weekly — Authority: 530
  Long Beach Shakespeare Co. sings ‘A Christmas Carol’ across time PHOTO by HENRY JOSEFSBERG Say what you will about his prose, but Charles Dickens was an unqualified success in terms of creating art that inspired people to be better. Consider how a work like Oliver Twist influenced Victorian England to ...
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• Random Whiskey Wednesday

  
  Redneck Romance Writer — Authority: 122
  It’s been a busy, busy week. Christmas Cookie Weekend turned into Christmas cookie week. I’ll take pictures. Taking care of someone else’s boy regularly is much harder than I thought. I mean, when I go head to head with my kids, it’s a battle wills I have a chance to win. With someone else’s, no such ...
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• The Chimes by Charles Dickens

  
  BCF Book Reviews - Love books? Review books! — Authority: 124
  Synopsis from Amazon.com: The second of Dickens’ Christmas Books, The Chimes recounts the tale of a poor day laborer, Toby Veck. Like Scrooge, Toby is guided by a specter through the scenes that refocus his views of Victorian London with all its “stern realities.” This is not as well known as A Christmas ...
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• 288 Vroom introduces Free 301+ Short Stories Lite for iPhone/iPod Touch

  
  iPhone News at Desinformado.com | The Complete Source for iPhone News — Authority: 150
  New Jersey based 288 Vroom LLC today introduces 301+ Short Stories Lite, the free version of their top-selling eBook reader for iPhone and iPod touch. Developed for iPhone and iTouch devices, 301+ Short Stories Lite is quick, easy, and entertaining reading for on-the-go or anytime. The app features continuous and page ...
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• Died On This Date (December 8, 1982) Marty Robbins

  
  The Music's Over — Authority: 141
  Marty Robbins (Born Martin Robinson)September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982Over a career that spanned nearly 40 years, Marty Robbins was one of the most popular country artists of his generation.  To escape a home life that was less than ideal, Robbins enlisted in the Navy at the age of 17.  And while serving in ...
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• Popeye’s Midwest Roots

  
  Screenwriting from Iowa — Authority: 128
  “Segar grew up in an out-of-the way place but the inspiration for his most successful graphic creations came out of that place.”Ed Black“I’m strong to the finichCause I eats me spinachI’m Popeye the Sailor Man “Thanks to the Google Popeye doodle I saw last night I’ve discovered one more example of a big ...
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