‘A Christmas Carol’ on TV (and online)

Here's this year's schedule of airings on TV, along with some updates about what versions are now streaming online and how to access them! As always, keep checking back for updates. 

  • A Christmas Carol (1910, starring Marc McDermott): This airs as part of Christmas Past (1925), a compilation of silent short films, which will air December 21 at 12 a.m. on TCM. Go here for details.  
  • Scrooge (1935, starring Seymour Hicks): Free on Amazon Prime (colorized version)
  • A Christmas Carol (1938, starring Reginald Owen): December 8, 8 p.m.; December 12, 12 p.m.; December 21, 9 a.m.; and December 25, 12 a.m., TCM
  • Scrooge, a.k.a. A Christmas Carol (1951, starring Alastair Sim): December 24, 2:30 p.m. and 7:50 p.m.; December 25, 1:10 a.m., 6 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 3 p.m., 8:20 p.m.; and December 26, 1:40 a.m., FXM; free (with ads) on Amazon Prime  
  • Scrooge (1970, starring Albert Finney): December 20, 3:40 p.m., Movies!
  • A Christmas Carol (1984, starring George C. Scott): December 8, 3:41 p.m., Starz Encore Classics; December 8, 6:41 p.m., Starz Encore Classics West; December 11, 1:35 a.m., 4:12 p.m., and 11:34 p.m.; December 14, 4:36 p.m.; December 17, 5:16 a.m. and 10 p.m., Starz Kids & Family; December 20, 5:08 p.m., Starz Encore Classics; and December 20, 8:08 p.m., Starz Encore Classics West
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992, starring Michael Caine): Streaming on Disney Plus
  • A Christmas Carol (1999, starring Patrick Stewart): December 17, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., TNT
  • Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009, starring Jim Carrey): December 9, 1:40 p.m.; December 12, 11:55 p.m.; December 13, 12 p.m.; December 15, 8:25 p.m.; December 17, 3:45 p.m.; December 18, 12:15 p.m., Freeform
  • FX's A Christmas Carol (2019, starring Guy Pearce): December 24, 4:20 p.m. and 9:40 p.m., and December 25, 3 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 12 p.m., 4:50 p.m., and 10:10 p.m., FXM
  • Gerald Dickens's new Christmas Carol film is now available to watch online. You can rent it for a week for $20 at this link
  • Jefferson Mays's version is available online at this link, costing $57.50 for unlimited viewings within a 24-hour period, until January 3. The New York Times reviews it here.

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