The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) & the real Charles Dickens – The intermezzo

Elysia and Luke gather around the mics once more to continue their winter tale with this briefer interlude looking at one specific film – about Charles Dickens' life and writing A Christmas Carol. We use that as a jumping-off point to discuss the real man: How much of the film's story is true? What else should you know about him? And, perhaps most importantly for this series... Did he actually invent Christmas? And if not, who did? Watch out for the final episode in our 2024 A Christmas Carol haunt, where Luke and Elysia watch some of the silliest and most beloved twists on the tale, and find out which ones we think are worth your time. The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) is available in most countries on Disney+ or Hulu. I – Start with the opening notes episode, if you haven't yet, for the background on this series. II – The sheet music (novella and earlier story) episode is available to Book Club members in Supercast (Silozens or Storyzens)/Patreon. III – And also join the chorus to discuss some of the most classic classic Christmas Carol adaptations. 2023 holiday special: The It's a Wonderful Life / Knife multiverse Join the Book Club On Supercast: https://woolshiftdustbookclub.supercast.com/ (Recommended – the Silozen level is equivalent to Patreon benefits) Or Patreon: https://patreon.com/WoolShiftDust (note: subscription model here is changing soon to match Supercast due to new Patreon rules) Email us: WoolShiftDustPodcast@gmail.com Find us on Bluesky: @elysiacb & @lukemiddup Or on the Lorehounds Discord: https://discord.gg/gM5VhTea2T Find us also on the podcasts...  The Lorehounds (Elysia) The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast (Elysia) It Could Be Said (Luke) Produced by Elysia Brenner Published by The Lorehounds Explore the Lorehounds network for more book / film / TV / game / music podcasts Intro & outro music: "Land of Ice and Snow" by HygieusMusic Additional SFX from Freesound.org Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy