My favorite film version of "A Christmas Carol" is the 1951 British production starring Alastair Sim. But be careful with this film, it strays from the written tale by Dickens.

Here then, are several memorable versions. Everyone has their own favorite, but here is a sampling. God bless them, every one. A Christmas Carol (1951) The gold standard of the Christmas Carol movies.

A Christmas Carol (1951) One of the classic versions of "A Christmas Carol" with Alastair Sim playing Scrooge, this version is still popular on network television.

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is perhaps his best-known work, with plenty of adaptations of it being made over the years.

Charles Dickens wrote his classic novella, “A Christmas Carol,” in six weeks, publishing it on Dec. 19, 1843. The well-received work has been a staple in film and television, beginning with ...