There is no story in the English language more perfectly suited to being heard out loud than A Christmas Carol.

The story needs no introduction. Ebenezer Scrooge. The three spirits. Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim. Jacob Marley rattling his chains through the cold London night. These are among the most recognizable characters in all of literature, and yet the story earns its emotional power every single time. Dickens knew exactly what he was doing—building a ghost story with a warm heart at its center, one that manages to be genuinely eerie, deeply funny, and quietly devastating within the span of a single sitting.

This narration by Brady Smith for Another World Audiobooks brings Dickens' prose to life the way it was always meant to be experienced—as a performance, read aloud, in the tradition of Dickens himself, who spent years touring England and America giving dramatic public readings of his own work. A Christmas Carol in particular was one of his favorites to perform.

Perfect for the Christmas season, and honestly for any time of year. Some stories don't need a holiday to justify them.

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