This movie begins with a live-action sequence set in Boston in 1857, the site of a live reading by renowned novelist Dickens (Simon Callow). As he begins his "story of ghosts", a woman in the audience screams because she has seen a mouse, and Dickens points out that this is appropriate since his story begins with a mouse. At this point, the story turns into the animated version, and Dickens explains that the mouse, named Gabriel, carries a glimmer of hope amidst the glaring co-existence of rich and poor in the streets of London. Throughout the subsequent unfolding of the well-known story Gabriel acts as a miniature Greek chorus, providing younger members of the audience with a point of entry into the story and, in the case of the potentially frightening elements (the Ghosts of Past (Jane Horrocks), Present (Sir Michael Gambon), and Future), a place of refuge.
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Christmas Carol: The Movie
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What If I
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It's The Heart That Matters Most
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Quis Est Deus
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Charlotte Church:
Performer
Bill Whelan: Composer Bill Whelan: Produced Philip Begley: Engineered David Downes: Recorded at the fort, ireland & air lyndhurst, london orchestrated & conducted |
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Deck The Halls (Nos Galan)
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Rocking Carol
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In Dulci Jubilo
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Julian Nott:
German traditional (13th/14th c) arranged
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Come Gather Round The Christmas Tree
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