A Christmas Carol, also known as A Christmas Carol: The Musical, is a 2004 television movie adaptation of a 1994 stage musical of the same name, with songs written by Alan Menken (music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics). The musical is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous 1843 novella of the same name, produced by Hallmark Entertainment for NBC. It was directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman and features Kelsey Grammer as Ebenezer Scrooge, Jason Alexander as Jacob Marley, Jesse L. Martin as the Ghost of Christmas Present, and Jennifer Love Hewitt as Emily. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A television movie (also known as a TV film, TV movie, TV-movie, feature-length drama, made-for-TV movie, movie of the week (MOTW or MOW), single drama, telemovie, telefilm, or two-hour-long drama) is a film that is produced for and originally distributed by a television network. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Alan Menken Alan Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American Broadway and film music composer. ... Lynn Ahrens (born October 1, 1948) is an American musical theatre lyricist who most-frequently works with Stephen Flaherty. ... Dickens redirects here. ... A Christmas Carol (full title: A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas) is Charles Dickens little Christmas Book first published on December 19,[1] 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. ... Hallmark Cards, a privately owned American company based in Kansas City, Missouri, is the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States. ... It has been suggested that NBC Radio City Studios, NBC Studios be merged into this article or section. ... Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955, Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands) is an Emmy-winning American actor best known for his 20-year portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier. ... Ebenezer Scrooge encounters Ignorance and Want in A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in Charles Dickens 1843 novel, A Christmas Carol. ... Jason Alexander (born Jason Scott Greenspan on September 23, 1959) is an American television, cinema and musical theatre actor, best known for his role as George Costanza on the hit television series Seinfeld. ... Jacob Marley is a fictional character who appears in the Charles Dickens novel, A Christmas Carol. ... Jesse Lamont Martin (born Jesse Lamont Watkins on January 18, 1969) is an American theatre, film and television actor, best known for his roles as Tom Collins in Rent and as Detective Ed Green in the NBC series Law & Order. ... Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress and singer. ...

Cast

Ebenezer Scrooge - Kelsey Grammer
Ghost of Christmas Past/Streetlamp lighter - Jane Krakowski
Ghost of Christmas Present/Ticket Seller - Jesse L. Martin
Ghost of Christmas Future/Blind Beggarwoman - Geraldine Chaplin
Jacob Marley/Marley's Ghost - Jason Alexander
Bob Cratchitt - Edward Gower
Mrs. Cratchitt - Linzi Hateley
Tiny Tim - Jacob Moriarty
Fred Anderson - Julian Ovenden
Sally Anderson - Julie Alannagh-Brighten
Scrooge's Mother - Ruthie Henshall
Emily - Jennifer Love Hewitt
Young Ebenezer Scrooge - Steven Miller
Mr. Fezziwig - Brian Bedford
Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955, Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands) is an Emmy-winning American actor best known for his 20-year portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier. ... Jane Krakowski (née Krajkowski, born October 11, 1968 in Parsippany, New Jersey) is an American actress. ... Jesse Lamont Martin (born Jesse Lamont Watkins on January 18, 1969) is an American theatre, film and television actor, best known for his roles as Tom Collins in Rent and as Detective Ed Green in the NBC series Law & Order. ... Geraldine Chaplin (born July 31, 1944 in Santa Monica, California) is an Anglo-American actress. ... Jason Alexander (born Jason Scott Greenspan on September 23, 1959) is an American television, cinema and musical theatre actor, best known for his role as George Costanza on the hit television series Seinfeld. ... Julian Ovenden is an English television and film actor. ... Ruthie Henshall is a British singer, dancer, and actress. ... Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress and singer. ... Brian Bedford is an English actor, he is most famous as the voice of Robin Hood in the 1973 movie. ...

References

• A Christmas Carol at the Internet Movie Database
• A Christmas Carol: The Musical. Hallmark Entertainment. Retrieved on December 28, 2005.