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A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic review: a joyful, bravura piece of stagecraft

4/5 This show tugs shamelessly but unsentimentally on the heartstrings, and its message is just as potent as ever

Evening Standard

The 10 best Christmas movies on Disney Plus to stream this holiday season

These are the best Christmas movies on Disney Plus right now

Total Film

The Guardian view on A Christmas Carol: a tale of redemption for an irredeemable age

Editorial: Charles Dickens’ fable created an imagery of urban poverty that haunts us today, but don’t think Scrooge’s about-turn is a recipe for social justice

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A Christmas Carol: 8 Facts You Might Not Know About Charles Dickens’ Story And Its Many Adaptations

Here are some stories behind A Christmas Carol, both the novella and its various adaptations.

Cinemablend

Genie review – seasonal Richard Curtis comedy can’t save Christmas for anyone

This bafflingly bland offering wastes the talents of Melissa McCarthy and Paapa Essiedu – it’s as if they removed the laughs in case they offend

The Guardian - UK

Staying currant: Have Gen Z killed off the Christmas pudding?

Top chefs blame ‘whatever we want, whenever we want it’ culture for undermining a centuries’ old festive tradition, writes Hannah Twiggs

The Independent UK

Commentary: Can commerce and Christmas get along?

Critics on their social media soap boxes have spent the past month loudly proclaiming that Christmas is too commercial. The nub of their complaint is that the true meaning of Christmas is lost amid the buying frenzy that marks the holiday. They claim the essence of Christmas lies not in…

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5 perfect hot cocktails for cold weather

These warming sips from Britain will see you through the lights of the holidays and the dark days of winter

Salon

Five historical hot cocktails that are perfect for cold weather

It is cold outside and there’s nothing quite like a hot drink to warm the cockles. In the history of British mixed concoctions, there are arguably more hot drinks than cold for one simple reason: central heating was not ubiquitous in the UK until the late 20th century. Before that,…

The Conversation

Staying currant: Have Gen Z killed off the Christmas pudding?

Top chefs blame ‘whatever we want, whenever we want it’ culture for undermining a centuries’ old festive tradition, writes Hannah Twiggs

The Independent UK

The Muppet Christmas Carol at 30: why the movie, coming to Disney+, is the best Christmas film bar none

The Muppet Christmas Carol is 30 years old on Saturday - it’s the best Christmas film ever and this is a hill I will die on

Evening Standard

Stick a fork in it: Have Gen Z killed off the Christmas pudding?

Top chefs blame ‘whatever we want, whenever we want it’ culture for undermining a centuries’ old festive tradition, writes Hannah Twiggs

The Independent UK

David Wenham stars in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol in Melbourne in first stage role in a decade

The star started his career in the theatre at 25 years old. Now, at 57, he returns to the stage for the first time in almost a decade.

ABC News

Liz Truss, we see the Dickensian world you dream of – and we refuse to go there

The prime minister has a plan, but people know it will leave them poorer, colder and hungrier, says writer and broadcaster Michael Rosen

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