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Dec 7
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222. A Christmas Carol

HELEN ZALTZMAN
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Today, we read the novelisation of The Muppet Christmas Carol, also known as the 1843 festive lit hit A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Read by me, Helen Zaltzman; music, sound effects and additional vocals are by Martin Austwick of palebirdmusic.com. Content warning: 200-year-old attitudes towards disability. Also warning for GHOSTS. Scroll way down y ... Show More
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