Thursday, January 1, 2026

Welcome 2026!



Happy New Year!

Like Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas morning, I’m throwing open the windows of Fezziwig’s Warehouse to breathe in the fresh winter air! I’ve awakened from my long winter's nap with a new mission...

To ensure every post meets the "Gold Standard" I've set for this space, I’m spending the first part of the year in deep curation mode. I’ll be hunting down A Christmas Carol and Scrooge-adjacent rarities to prepare for a massive rollout starting in October.


The Current White Whale: Leyenda de Navidad (1947) I’m officially on the hunt for this Spanish-language adaptation (literally, "Legend of Christmas"). It’s not a lost film, but it is an elusive one. I’m looking for any lead on a copy—subtitled or not. Between my knowledge of the Dickens text and my daily Duolingo sessions, I’m ready to tackle the "Leyenda" head-on!

Does anyone have a lead? Don’t be shy! This is my current white whale.

While we’re at it, do you have a white whale of your own? Let me know in the comments. We’ll track it down together!

In the meantime, the Warehouse shelves are already packed with treasures. Feel free to browse the archives and leave a comment.

Happy browsing!

Monday, January 1, 2024

Monday, December 25, 2023

Merry Christmas!

 Merry Christmas!



(You can't beat John Leech's illustration of Fezziwig's Ball for Christmas spirit)

Friday, December 22, 2023

Forty Years?



Of course, I also re-watch 1983's "Mickey's Christmas Carol" every holiday season as well and it's always fun!

Hard to believe it's 40 years old this year!

The Cartoon Research website just posted a nice article about it.

Read it here!

Good info as expected from Cartoon Research!




Friday, December 15, 2023

Maybe It Stands for Johnny?

So, I was watching the 1938 MGM version of "A Christmas Carol" again, as I do every holiday season.

This time, however, I noticed that TCM had the Descriptive Video Service option for the move, so I turned it on, as I think it's kind of an interesting way to watch (hear) something you've seen before.


I raise my hand to admit that I never noticed, until the narrator mentioned it, that the sign for Fezziwig's warehouse has the first initial of "J" included?

I spend so much time nitpicking the movie that I guess I just have overlooked it all these years!

So, what does it stand for?

Friday, December 8, 2023

Is it Just Me...

 Or is there a serious lack of new Scrooge/"A Christmas Carol" content this year?


                                                  

Friday, December 1, 2023

I Sort of Get It!

Now that we've hit December and the heat is kicking in more often: 




I get it (gas prices are higher), but I don't get it (I don't speak pounds)!