There are a number of biblical references that undergird the notion of Purgatory, including in the Old Testament. In 2 Maccabees 12:46, it says, "It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray ...

Brian Henson, the director of The Muppet Christmas Carol, has opened up about the making of the beloved Charles Dickens spoof. The film was warmly received upon its release, and is widely considered a ...

"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, the story of Ebenezer Scrooge written in 1843, is one of the most familiar literary works in the English language. Though Eleanor Farjeon wrote in an ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's the same classic tale told in many different ways. Whatever version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" you choose to ...

There are many film versions of the holiday classic, "A Christmas Carol." The novel, "A Christmas Carol" was written by Charles Dickens, and was released in 1843. The novel depicts how the ...

With the holiday season in full swing, News Channel 8 is proud to present a Christmas performance that’s personal to us here. See, this is the time of year Keith Cate transforms into a very different ...

An actor at the Dickens Museum in London is delivering dramatic performances of the classic holiday tale, just like the writer himself once did for sold-out crowds. An actor at the Dickens Museum in ...

It’s the 25th year of “A Christmas Carol” at Hartford Stage and all is calm, all is bright — even when the calmness is a little unexpected. Michael Wilson, the show’s original adaptor and director ...

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The Goodman’s Albert Theatre holds 856 seats, the balcony pitched steeply so that it feels almost as if the audience is on top of the stage. Chicago mayors, Illinois governors, U.S. senators and even ...

WPI has a rare first edition of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." The book is part of WPI's world-class Dickens Collection. Charles Dickens visited Worcester twice in 1842 and 1868. WORCESTER — ...