Happy Holidays!

Some are celebrating Christmas.

Some are celebrating Hanukkah.

Some are celebrating Kwanzaa.

Some people are celebrating nothing and won’t shut up about it.

For me personally, this is my favorite time of year.  Admittedly, a lot of it is because I love getting presents.  But even beyond that, there’s always been something special about the holiday season.

Last October, for Halloween, we shared some old horror-themed television episodes and short films from the past and the reaction we got was pretty good.  So, why not do the same for the month of December?  From tonight until the end of 2013, I will be sharing a visions of Christmas past.  I hope you enjoy them!

Let’s start things out with this short, silent adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.  First released in 1910, this may very well be the very first film adaptation of the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge.  It was directed by J. Searle  Dawley, who, that same year, also directed the first film adaptation of Frankenstein.  The same actor who played Frankenstein’s Monster in that film, Charles Ogle, shows up here as Bob Cratchit.  Scrooge is played by Marc McDermott.

As for the film itself, it’s obviously a very condensed telling of Dickens’ famous tale but the special effects are rather impressive for 1910.  Even better, there’s no Tiny Tim.  Seriously, Tiny Tim always annoyed me.

Enjoy!