The ghosts of Christmas Past and Present are played byGary ColemanandWilliam Shatner, respectively.

Here, the Spirit is a chauffeur, stripping away any traditional peril that comes with this character.

“Clearly, for most fans, it leans more toward bad than good.

Stills from movie adaptations of A Christmas Carol

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That, in addition to the incorporation of catchy music, adds a unique touch to its playful narrative.

Furthermore,Carol For Another Christmastakes liberties and delivers a thought-provoking tale about the dangers of nationalism.

The animation is a visually stunning cinematic spectacle, or at least, it was supposed to be.

A family decorates a family tree in Carole’s Christmas

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Scrooge carries Tiny Tim on his shoulder for the 2004 A Christmas Carol promotional poster

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Vanessa Williams as Ebony in A Diva’s Christmas Carol

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Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge looking scared while visited by a ghost in A Christmas Carol.

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Bill Murray as Frank Cross in Scrooged

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Charles Dickens smiling in The Man Who Invented Christmas

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Albert Finney as Scrooge

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The Muppet Christmas Carol