Dickens’ Agnostic Christmas

Brian Sibley surveys the creation and many adaptations of A Christmas Carol.

A Christmas Carol is not about the birth of Jesus. Although Scrooge undergoes a conversion, it is not one of religious faith. Regrets of the past and being forced to confront his inevitable death don’t lead Scrooge to a concern about the afterlife; instead, he wants to make amends and improve the lives of others in the present.

Regarding baby Jesus, Sibley has written a thoughtful and sensitive fantasy interpretation of the event, in Joseph and the Three Gifts: An Angel’s Story.

Slipped My Mind

Looking over long-forgotten drafts for posts, I see that I was going to post this nice tune over three years ago. For some reason that I don’t recall, I didn’t click the publish button.

Did I hear it on Pandora? Was it suggested to me by someone? I don’t remember!