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A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story at Alexandra Palace review — slick but not spooky enough

3/5 Mark Gatiss’ version of the Dickens classic is in a spectacular setting but fatally fails to deliver the scares

Evening Standard

A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic 2025: The ultimate ghostly tale to warm even the coldest cockles

4/5 Paul Hilton is a spritely Scrooge in this annual tradition that never fails to make you cry, laugh, and get pelted with parachuting sprouts

Evening Standard

Jack Osbourne reveals how dad Ozzy ‘hated’ Christmas

Jack Osbourne has revealed on I’m A Celebrity that his late father, Ozzy, "hated" Christmas, comparing him to Ebenezer Scrooge.

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Kunal Nayyar won't rule out Big Bang Theory reunion... but says fans have to wait for a return

The Big Bang Theory star Kunal Nayyar won't rule out a reunion - but think's it's too soon after the sitcom ended in 2019 to get the cast back together.

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“Isn’t Supposed To Be Hot”: Johnny Depp’s New Movie Role Faces Backlash, Branded “Shameful” By Critics

“We don’t need another adaptation of this movie and we most certainly don’t need this version."

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Johnny Depp to play Scrooge in A Christmas Carol

Actor Johnny Depp is to play the lead role of Ebenezer Scrooge in new big screen adaptation of Charles Dickens' festive classic A Christmas Carol.

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Johnny Depp Is Teaming Up With A Great Horror Director For A Christmas Carol, But The Surprises Don't Stop There

Christmas is coming early in 2026!

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‘A Christmas Carol’ adaptation to feature Scrooge who ‘despises refugees’

The film will ‘teach the lesson of how prejudice, poverty and division shapes our society today,’ the director said

The Independent UK

Christmas Carol adaptation to feature Scrooge who ‘despises refugees’ – director

Musical movie Christmas Karma stars The Big Bang Theory’s Kunal Nayyar as a contemporary Scrooge, called Mr Sood.

Evening Standard

182 Years Later, A Classic Ghost Story Is Getting A Fresh Take From An Exciting Horror Director

The man behind 'Nosferatu' is heading back to Victorian England to retell a very different classic.

Inverse

Nosferatu director Robert Eggers 'working in A Christmas Carol' with Willem Dafoe in mind

Nosferatu filmmaker Robert Eggers is reportedly set to write and direct a new adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

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Salon

A Christmas Carol review – sparse on sparkles but Dickens’ story remains a beacon

Absorbing adaptation is faithful to the original, with sepia lighting and a whiskery, curmudgeonly Scrooge pinching pennies in hard times

The Guardian - UK

Smashed Ebenezer Scrooge gravestone swiftly repaired free of charge

Vicar praises stonemasons’ rapid restoration of fictional gravesite, seen in 1984 adaption of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

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Vandal smashes Ebenezer Scrooge's tombstone used in 'A Christmas Carol'

A vandal has tempted the ire of The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come by smashing up a London tombstone

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump’s vow of tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China attacked as ‘sales tax’ for Americans

Trump threatens 25% tax on Mexican and Canadian products and higher tariffs on Chinese. Plus, prosecutors drop Trump criminal charges for election interference

The Independent UK

Vandals smash Ebenezer Scrooge’s tombstone used in ‘A Christmas Carol’

The stone was kept in place on the grounds of St. Chad’s Church where it had become a tourist attraction

The Guardian - UK

Humbug: vandal smashes gravestone of Ebenezer Scrooge

Damage to fictional gravesite, seen in 1984 adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, discovered on Sunday

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Anonymous Grinch Destroys Ebenezer Scrooge's Iconic Tombstone Weeks Before Christmas

The gravestone of Ebenezer Scrooge, a beloved film prop from the 1984 "A Christmas Carol" film, was destroyed by vandals.

Evening Standard

Prop gravestone of Dickens’ character Scrooge destroyed weeks before Christmas

The gravestone, which was a prop in the 1984 film A Christmas Carol, has become a tourist attraction in Shrewsbury, where it was filmed.

Evening Standard

Christmas films 2024: The 10 worst movies you could possibly watch on Netflix this festive season

If you want to steer clear of the festive season’s clichés, The Standard has you covered

Evening Standard

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 Yellow Bittern's Hugh Corcoran would do well to remember the world doesn't owe him a living

Through a bizarre and performative act of public self-pity, Hugh Corcoran’s tone-deaf appeal has infuriated Mike Daw

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Ebenezer Place: World’s Shortest Street In Scotland’s Wick‌ ‌

At just 6 feet long, this street holds one address and a unique history dating back to 1883.‌

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Author Annie Jacobsen envisions a swift end of the world after nuclear conflict erupts.

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