What are your favorite film/TV adaptations of "A Christmas Carol"? Choose as many as you like

For the Great Pop Culture Debate podcast's 2026 Holiday Special, we're looking back at all the film/TV/animated adaptations of Charles Dickens' classic, "A Christmas Carol."

Below find a list of every major American (and a few British) film or TV adaptation we could think of. We included classic takes as well as derivative versions of the story. They are listed chronologically, with the key performer/character listed when possible.

Pick your favorites -- you can choose as many as you like. The 16 most-popular options will be discussed on a future episode of the Great Pop Culture Debate podcast. Click here to learn more.

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Scrooge/A Christmas Carol (1951, Film; Alistair Sim)
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Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962, animated; Mister Magoo)
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Carol for Another Christmas (1964, TV; Sterling Hayden)
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Scrooge (1970, Film; Albert Finney)
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A Christmas Carol (1971, animated; Alistair Sim)
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A Christmas Carol (1977, TV; Michael Hordern)
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Rich Little's Christmas Carol (1978, TV; Rich Little)
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The Stingiest Man in Town (1978, animated; Walter Matthau)
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Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol (1979, animated; Yosemite Sam)
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A Christmas Carol (1982, animated)
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Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983, animated; Scrooge McDuck)
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A Christmas Carol (1984, TV; George C. Scott)
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John Grin's Christmas (1986, TV; Robert Guillaume)
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Scrooged (1988, Film; Bill Murray)
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Bah, Humbug! The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (1990, TV; James Earl Jones)
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A Christmas Carol (1991, animated; Richard Newman)
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The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992, Film; Michael Caine=)
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Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol (1992, animated)
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A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994, animated)
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A Christmas Carol (1994, animated)
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Ebbie (1995, TV; Susan Lucci)
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A Christmas Carol (1997, animated; Tim Curry)
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Ms. Scrooge (1997, TV; Cicely Tyson)
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An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998, animated; Carface)
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A Christmas Carol (1999, TV; Patrick Stewart)
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A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000, TV; Vanessa L. Williams)
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Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001, animated; Simon Callow)
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A Carol Christmas (2003, TV; Tori Spelling)
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A Christmas Carol: The Musical (2004, TV; Kelsey Grammer)
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Karroll's Christmas (2004; Wallace Shawn)
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A Christmas Carol (2006, animated)
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A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006, DVD; Oscar the Grouch)
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Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006, animated; Daffy Duck)
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Barbie in a Christmas Carol (2008, animated)
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A Christmas Carol (2009, animated; Jim Carrey)
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009, Film; Matthew McConaughey)
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Christmas Cupid (2010, TV; Christina Milian)
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The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011, DVD)
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A Christmas Carol (2012, Film; Vincent Fegan)
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Scrooge & Marley (2012, Film; David Pevsner)
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It's Christmas, Carol! (2012, TV; Emmanuelle Vaugier)
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All American Christmas Carol (2013, Film; Taryn Manning)
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A Christmas Boner (2013, Film)
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A Christmas Carol (2015, Film; Anthony D.P. Mann)
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A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (2017, TV; Henry Lewis)
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A Christmas Carol (2018, Film; Simon Callow)
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The Passion of Scrooge (2018, Opera/Film; Jon Deak)
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A Christmas Carol (2019, TV; Guy Pearce)
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2nd Chance for Christmas (2019, DVD; Brittany Underwood)
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A Nashville Christmas Carol (2020, TV; Jessy Schram)
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Spirited (2022, Film; Ryan Reynolds)
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Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022, animated)
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Other
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