Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” has been a Christmas classic for decades. Everyone knows the story by heart, but still, we always want to see the latest version when it comes to the movie theater or television. Since it’s such a beloved tale, here are the top 10 reasons why “A Christmas Carol” is one of the greatest parts of the Christmas season. 1. The many Scrooges: Each version of “A Christmas Carol” has a a great actor to headline the film as Ebenezer Scrooge. Patrick Stewart, Bill Murray (“Scrooged”), James Earl Jones (“Bah, Humbug”), Lionel Barrymore, Basil Rathbone, and more. Even women have played Scrooge in different tellings of…

Here’s ShockYa’s top 10 gifts featured in classic Christmas movies. 1. Leg lamp and “A Christmas Story” (1983):The two most coveted items from “A Christmas Story” are the Red Ryder BB gun that Ralphie so desperately wants(“it’ll poke your eye out!”) and the tacky leg lamp his father receives as an award for winning a bowling contest. You can actually buy the leg lamp and rifle, as well as other “Christmas Story” items, from redriderleglamps.com CLICK HERE FOR THE NEXT IN THE SERIES

One of the best parts of the Christmas season is the Christmas Special. From live-action to stop-motion, Christmas specials make the season much more fun. Needless to say, there are a ton of Rankin-Bass specials on this list. Here are ShockYa’s top 10 (in no particular order): #1 “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1964): This Rankin-Bass special goes without saying, frankly. Everyone knows about Rudolph and his glowing nose. The special throws in a surprising “father-issues” angle with Rudolph’s father, Donner, not accepting his son’s special gift in the beginning. That angle of not fitting in also goes with another character in the story, Hermey the elf, who wants to be…

Disney recently released this awesome new movie poster for the upcoming film “A Christmas Carol” by director Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf, The Polar Express) and starring Jim Carrey (Ripley’s Believe It or Not!), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight), Colin Firth (The Meat Trade), Robin Wright Penn (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee) and Cary Elwes (Saw). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from A Christmas Carol. Synopsis: Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. The Ghosts remind him of the man he used to be, the hard…

Disney just released this new movie trailer for the upcoming film “A Christmas Carol” by director Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf, The Polar Express) and starring Jim Carrey (Ripley’s Believe It or Not!), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight), Colin Firth (The Meat Trade), Robin Wright Penn (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee) and Cary Elwes (Saw). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from A Christmas Carol. Synopsis: Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. The Ghosts remind him of the man he used to be, the hard truth…

Disney recently released this new international movie poster featuring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge in the upcoming film “A Christmas Carol” by director Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf, The Polar Express) and starring Jim Carrey (Ripley’s Believe It or Not!), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight), Colin Firth (The Meat Trade), Robin Wright Penn (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee) and Cary Elwes (Saw). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from A Christmas Carol. Synopsis: Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. The Ghosts remind him of the man…

Disney just released another very cool international movie poster featuring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge from the upcoming film “A Christmas Carol” by director Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf, The Polar Express) and starring Jim Carrey (Ripley’s Believe It or Not!), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight), Colin Firth (The Meat Trade), Robin Wright Penn (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee) and Cary Elwes (Saw). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from A Christmas Carol. Synopsis: Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. The Ghosts remind him of the…

Disney just released this awesome new foreign movie poster featuring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge from the upcoming film “A Christmas Carol” by director Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf, The Polar Express) and starring Jim Carrey (Ripley’s Believe It or Not!), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight), Colin Firth (The Meat Trade), Robin Wright Penn (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee) and Cary Elwes (Saw). Click Here for more photos, news and videos from A Christmas Carol. Synopsis: Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. The Ghosts remind him of the…

Disney just released this new movie still featuring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge from the upcoming film “A Christmas Carol” by director Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf, The Polar Express) and starring Jim Carrey (Ripley’s Believe It or Not!), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight), Colin Firth (The Meat Trade), Robin Wright Penn (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee) and Cary Elwes (Saw). Synopsis: Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. The Ghosts remind him of the man he used to be, the hard truth of what the world is today,…

Disney recently released this new movie poster featuring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge from the upcoming film “A Christmas Carol” by director Robert Zemeckis (Beowulf, The Polar Express) and starring Jim Carrey (Ripley’s Believe It or Not!), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight), Colin Firth (The Meat Trade), Robin Wright Penn (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee) and Cary Elwes (Saw). Synopsis: Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. The Ghosts remind him of the man he used to be, the hard truth of what the world is today,…