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A Christmas Carol: How Dickens Changed Christmas with a Ghost Story – Christmas at the JCC? with Entertainment Historian John Kenrick

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

JCC of Central NJ
1391 Martine Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ

Wendy Connolly
908-889-8800 x207
[email protected]

Sounds crazy, no? Christmas was once a relatively minor holiday in Britain and the U.S. So how did a brief novel by Charles Dickens literally change the way December 25th is celebrated? In this multimedia talk, John Kenrick looks back on how this beloved story had such a cultural impact – and offers video clips from some of the best stage and screen adaptations of Scrooge’s discovery of the true spirit of Christmas. Sponsored by the Van Winkle Foundation.

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