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Hollywood Holiday: Ebenezer Edition

Saturday Cinema - Dec. 20, 2025

On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel shares music from the great films that celebrate Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol, including The Man Who Invented Christmas, Scrooge, the Musical and The Muppet Christmas Carol. Listen now!

Playlist

A Christmas Carol: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Richard Mills
Orchestra/Ensemble: Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 5714

A Christmas Carol: Main Title
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra
Walt Disney 49208

A Christmas Carol: The Ghost of Christmas Past
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra
Walt Disney 49208

A Christmas Carol: Touch My Robe
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra
Walt Disney 49208

A Christmas Carol: Ride On My Good Man
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra
Walt Disney 49208

A Christmas Carol: I’m Still Here
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra
Walt Disney 49208

A Christmas Carol: Overture
Composer: Nick Bicat
Conductor: Tony Britten
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Quartet 301

A Christmas Carol: Alive!; Making Amends; Scrooge's Joke; On Christmas Night; Finale
Composer: Nick Bicat
Conductor: Tony Britten
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Quartet 301

The Princess Bride: Main Titles
Composer: Mark Knopfler
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Soloists: Timothy Berens, guitar
Telarc 80342

The Muppet Christmas Carol: Overture
Composer: Miles Goodman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Original Cast Recording
Walt Disney 71185

The Muppet Christmas Carol: Scrooge
Composer: Miles Goodman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Original Cast Recording
Walt Disney 71185

A Christmas Carol: Suite
Composer: Richard Addinsell
Conductor: David Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Scrooge: Overture
Composer: Leslie Bricusse
Orchestra/Ensemble: Original Cast Recording
Columbia 1970

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Composer: Leslie Bricusse
Orchestra/Ensemble: Original Cast Recording
Columbia 1970

Scrooge: I Hate People
Composer: Leslie Bricusse
Orchestra/Ensemble: Original Cast Recording
Soloists: Albert Finney, vocals
Columbia 1970

Scrooge: Father Christmas/Thank You Very Much
Composer: Leslie Bricusse
Orchestra/Ensemble: Original Cast Recording
Soloists: Albert Finney, vocals
Columbia 1970

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (Reprise)
Composer: Leslie Bricusse
Orchestra/Ensemble: Original Cast Recording
Soloists: Albert Finney, vocals
Columbia 1970

Scrooge: Overture
Composer: Leslie Bricusse
Orchestra/Ensemble: Original Cast Recording
Columbia 1970

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