Here then, are several memorable versions. Everyone has their own favorite, but here is a sampling. God bless them, every one. A Christmas Carol (1951) The gold standard of the Christmas Carol movies.

From the 1938 film to the made-for-television 1984 version to Jim Carrey's in 2009 to the more recent ones, here's where you can watch 'A Christmas Carol.' ...

A Christmas Carol (1951) “ Other Christmas Carols need not apply,” declared Entertainment Weekly of this “definitive version” starring Alastair Sim as Scrooge.

As in Sim’s 1951 A Christmas Carol, Fezziwig’s role is lengthened. And, here, Scrooge falls in love with Fezziwig's daughter, Isabel, and in several locations they sing of their Happiness.

Gregory E. Howard of Vancouver, Wash., on “A Christmas Carol” (1951): I was delighted to discover that my late wife was as enchanted with the movie as much as I was (and am).