For some reason I thought of the Ronald Coleman version of Dicken’s A Christmas Carol when I was Christmas shopping a few months ago. Andy’s folks used to listen to every year, and I was curious to see if it was still available. I Googled it, and sure enough, it was on YouTube in two parts.
Part 1:
Part 2:
The next step was to see if Amazon had it. Yes, both as a CD or as MP3. Andy had said he got a thrill down his spine when he heard part of the YouTube version, so we ended up buying three CDs, one for him, one for his sister, and one for his brother.
Yay, Google and Amazon!
The interesting thing is the Amazon version wasn’t exactly the same as the 1941 78 RPM version that his folks had. It was from a 33 1/3 version that Decca released a few years later. There were a few parts missing, and Andy knows exactly what those parts are — he can quote them. I’m impressed! The last time he heard the 1941 version was about 37 years ago. Wow!
December 26, 2013
I can relate. I have been finding a lot of old books and DVDs beside other bits and pieces of information on the net.
It’s a great resource, isn’t it? I feel rich having access to so much information.
this is beautiful monk. in more ways than one.
such wonderful memories for andy and his family.
and that you tried and succeeded in finding it again.
i could be content to listen to ronald coleman reading from the telephone book!
what a presence. what a voice! you know AT ONCE that’s it’s ronald coleman.
lovely.
simply lovely! ?
I agree about Ronald Coleman — I got a thrill listening to his voice when I found him on YouTube. I only heard A Christmas Carol a couple of times and didn’t like the story that much, but Coleman’s voice was another matter.
thank goodness for the Internet…three cheers & more!
Agreed! I’ll probably have another post on the subject soon. A package is on its way, but we’ll have to see if it’s what I ordered and whether the item is in good shape.