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[ARSCLIST] A Christmas Carol - reissues



This Christmas has seen an abundance of reissues of Dickens' A Christmas Carol on cd. A list follows.
Anyone know of others? and a few questions about these issues, plus I would appreciate discographical details.
Best wishes, Thomas.


St.Clair NRX34852 Norman Rockwell A Festival of Carols
(reissues the 1942 Columbia 78's with Basil Rathbone.
Also includes 13 Christmas songs sung by Nelson Eddy with Paul Weston's Orchestra & Chorus)


Deutsche Gramophon 00289 477 5742 Charles Dickens Classics
A Christmas Carol - Ronald Colman (sic) rec. 17 September 1941
(4'34" 3'05" 2'59" 5'55" 5'58"_
Mr Pickwick's Christmas - Charles Laughton, music composed and conducted by HANNS EISLER (5 Sept 1944)
(7'10" 4'47" 5'17")
in a previous mention of this cd, someone suggested that it might be taken from an abridged later reissue. Can anyone confirm
if this contains the complete productions??. (the playing times given are from the cd notes)
has DG done any other reissues like this??


Direct Source XMS 91082 A Christmas Carol & Other Christmas Tales
A Christmas Carol - Lionel Barrymore with Richard Hale and cast 1947 (24'06")
The Oldest Christmas Story - Charles Laughton with The Hanns Eisler Orchestra 1944 (3'11")
The Happy Prince - Orson Welles & Bing Crosby with Lurence Tuttle and cast;
Victor Young & His Orchestra 1945 (12'15")
My New Year's Wish For You - Franklyn MacCormack with Herbert Foote, organ 1948 (2'52")
Lullaby Of Christmas - Gregory Peck with supporting cast & The Carmen Dragon Orchestra 1949 (19'04")
'Twas The Night Before Christmas - Lionel Barrymore with Buddy Cole, organ 1950 (3'05")


Laserlight 12 765 Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
performed by Sir Lawrence Olivier and Guests
sandwiched between Gloucestershire Wassail and Good King Wenceslas.
this sounds like a radio broadcast - anyone have any details??? No cast is announced at the intro or closing.



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