It was a wonderful life for Jimmy Stewart. And according to Carol Burnett, the actor, who died at age 89 in 1997, couldn’t have been a better man. “One of the nicest people I ever met in my life was ...

The Valleyaires Chorus may have jingled all the way, but Gracey Lovitt was nipping at their nose in the tightest of votes. The Tribune's Christmas carol-singing contest drew three talented entries; ...

While the Louisville cityscape author Charles Dickens visited in 1842 would be mostly unrecognizable to its modern inhabitants, an annual downtown event inspired by "A Christmas Carol" could certainly ...

Christmas is a time to get together with loved ones and get cozy with a cup of hot chocolate. In addition to listening to Christmas music and baking holiday cookies, families can gather around the TV ...

Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte teamed up for a surprise piano duet at her fifth annual “Together At Christmas” carol service earlier this month. The mother of three, 43, released a clip of a ...

Christmas is just around the corner, and the feeling of warmth, joy and togetherness is back. Interestingly, all homes have been decorated with a Christmas tree and ornaments. On the day of Santa ...

The Princess of Wales hosted her fifth "Together at Christmas" carol service at Westminster Abbey in London on Dec. 5 Kirsty Hatcher is an Associate Editor on the People.com Morning Team. She has been ...

"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, the story of Ebenezer Scrooge written in 1843, is one of the most familiar literary works in the English language. Though Eleanor Farjeon wrote in an ...

The holidays have arrived, which for many means that it's time to put on a Christmas movie by the fire and snuggle up with a warm blanket. Most of the best Christmas films, including classics and ...

Jim Carrey puts his extraordinary physical chops to motion-capture use as a CGI Ebenezer Scrooge in Robert Zemeckis' adaptation. But he doesn’t stop at Scrooge; Carrey also plays all three ghosts — ...

Brian Henson, the director of The Muppet Christmas Carol, has opened up about the making of the beloved Charles Dickens spoof. Released in 1992, The Muppet Christmas Carol is a retelling of A ...

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