Carol for Another Christmas (1964) - Rod Serling's retelling of A Christmas Carol

[@peopleplacesandperspective5564]

Who else is watching this on Christmas 2024? Looking forward to viewing it and I hope anyone reading this is feeling peaceful. 🕊️🌟🕊️

[@sirijohnson7210]

At the tender age of 75 and as some one who saw the series when it originally aired I am watching this for the first time. Good evening from rural Alberta. Merry Christmas

[@BertRowe-b3l]

Yup. Christmas 2024, it's about midnight. In several different ways. God bless us every one.

[@babetteshaw]

@@BertRowe-b3l❤

[@JoanBrown-j3e]

Watching now. Peace and blessings to you too.

[@JoanBrown-j3e]

@@sirijohnson7210When was this a series? I’m 67 and only knew it to be a movie.

[@dankniseley9486]

I'm 70 and have never seen this but how sad 60 years later it still resonates with today's life things haven't changed all that much

[@haroldj.kennedy7300]

Same here.

[@haroldj.kennedy7300]

Same here....

[@judyvaughn761]

AT ALL

[@intuitknit]

My thoughts exactly

[@Rowan2314]

Same....so sad.😢

[@BriC7]

I'm I my 60s, and have NEVER been exposed to this film until now! I'm watching it now!

[@dtaylor939]

Isn't it a touching film?

[@jmadratz]

Same for me except I am 67 watching this now.

[@jmadratz]

@@dtaylor939It’s feels like a typical Rod Serling “Twilight Zone” extended episode.

[@barbaramillard8969]

Same here!

[@barbaramillard8969]

I’m 63

[@rescuelover7891]

This reminds me of reading, "It Can't Happen Here," when I was in my 20s. We have not learned anything. I am 72 and have never heard of this movie. Rod Serling was quite the visionary. This world is at an inflection point, and this could very easily be our future. I know some people who care, but there are a lot of Mes out there who can't see beyond their front door. Many people need to get out of their bubble of complacency, greed and hatred, and soon.

[@ashleykane4951]

Completely agree!!

[@bethphillips9693]

I can't get over how eerie it is to watch this, in light of how divided our nation is over similar issues.

[@JeddorianJalapeno]

Divided through the manipulations of truth and wealth to benefit the Richest of the rich at the cost to the general public who pays in lives and money

[@suzann824]

rod was a genius, way ahead of his time

[@MichaelWysocki-ks5xt]

The craziest then and now similarity I have seen in film is recently my son and I watched 2010 the Year We Make Contact sequel to 2001 Space Odyssey in it there is a part where American ( Roy Schieder ) hitches a ride along with Russian mission to planet Jupiter and while orbiting Jupiter there is political unrest between U.S. and Russia and they want the American astronaut to keep separate from Russians. At the time we were watching the movie the war in Ukraine was heating up and they wanted the U.S. and Russian astronauts in the Space Station to separate from each other. 40 years later and the same thing was happening.

[@bethphillips9693]

@@MichaelWysocki-ks5xt wow!

[@Coop-g3g]

Rod Serling was visionary. He had a quite a talent I think most people would agree. Happy Christmas 🎄 To All

[@Wizard-Girl9]

🌲🙋‍♀️🔔🐦‍🔥🍊Ty for saying Happy Christmas!! There’s no other holiday worth mentioning

[@debbievan8736]

@@Wizard-Girl9I think maybe you didn’t quite understand the message of the movie😢

[@BriansMac]

Yes, I am a HUGE Rod Serling fan. Seen all of the Twilight Zone and Night Gallery episodes probably 100 times over. Glad I now have a full movie with more Rod Serling twists and turns. 🥳

[@GREG62944]

Merry Christmas, Born again Christian watching Bible prophecy in the making.

[@Coop-g3g]

@@debbievan8736 I said nothing at all about the meaning of the show. "Quite " the opposite . I simply spoke of Rod Serlings talent and his forward thinking . Maybe you should not tell other people you think they dont quite understand something if you don't quite understand the context in which they are speaking yourself. Ok ? Ok.

[@bimbamjam]

Not much has changed in 60 years. This film is as relevant today as it was in 1964.

[@riconui5227]

Not much has changed for millennia except the size of the stage we get to act out on, and our abilities to destroy each other. But our nature need not be our fate. We can choose reason, or choose our fears. But we will choose.

[@gratefulMTC]

This film's message is very relevant today. Humanity still makes the same mistake over and over again.

[@ct3po776]

Because humanity keeps believing the same people who raise themselves above the masses, but if one generation would tell the billionaires, and politicians to bite me, and ignore them as a group, we might have something close to We the People once again!(?)

[@HOWLINGWOLF-ig5zs]

What humanity ?

[@metalreactswithgrandmajean8395]

Amen. Especially now with the America first bs.

[@pamelachristie5570]

Saw this when it first aired, as an 11-year old. We didn't have a TV, (Dad thought they crushed creativity) but my parents thought this film merited a special trip to my grandparents' house, so we could all watch it together. I remember Mom saying that Xerox was the only company in America brave enough to sponsor it. As far as I know, it was only shown that one time. Conservative communities across the country thought the film was an attack against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war, and denounced it as Communist propaganda. The powers that be accordingly suppressed it for decades. They did such a good job that die-hard Peter Sellers fans said I was nuts when I told them about his role in this film as The Imperial ME. Apparently there was no record of it.

[@nobaloneymahoney7940]

Thank you for expanding on this movie. When I tuned in I thought I've never even heard of this movie. It certainly is pertinent in time because we've seen too many changes way too fast! A real wake up call and I'm going to share.

[@carlaeskelsen]

Thank you so much for your comment. So. Much. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🕊️

[@Lady_A.R]

Yes !!! I recall this story and all that you've wrote. Wow !!! You just opened a closed path in my memory. I worked for Xerox Company just before they went out of business. 😮😮😮

[@a.sobriquet6220]

Wow! Thank you for that fascinating background.

[@animula6908]

There he is though! Makes you wonder what else people were in that got forgotten!

[@cyndimoring9389]

thank you for posting this movie, it's incredibly timely. Serling was a visionary.

[@KathyArmstrong-vixo9]

I’ve never seen it. This one.

[@Warrior99980]

Rod Serling was a genius. You wont see another one like him for a hundred years.

[@anarchorepublican5954]

...well?... Rod's Cold War interpretation of the Dicken's classic, is ingenious pro-Soviet propaganda...and we don't have to wait 100 years to find out if Sterling was actually a genius of futurism...we actually lived it. ..Ironically history proves that it was Sterling's Uncle "scrooge" who proved the real genius... Bigger, faster American missiles did, in the end promote "Peace and Goodwill to all men" and mutual safety for many generations of American and Russian Children...plus the doctrine of MAD (mutual assured destruction) and resulting space age Arms Race...collapsed the Soviet Union...and without a single gunshot...pure genius...

[@theresedegesero8844]

Times have changed..I long for my kids to watch these classics ...sigh

[@Warrior99980]

@@anarchorepublican5954 If you could write a better screenplay, I'm sure we would all be happy to read it. :)

[@anarchorepublican5954]

@@Warrior99980 ...actually the screenplay was superb...as was its convincing Cold War, proSoviet "useful Idiot"style propaganda... However, a generation later is the UN truly answer to Peace on Earth?...as Sterling's thoroughly secular Xmas Carol herein suggests...and after dozens of armed conflicts and "police actions" since this broadcast... is the real obstacle to World Peace... American isolationism or rather is American "involvement"? ...Futurism should be judged by its predictive prognostications or failures...and not a well written screenplay...

[@kyriakospentheides]

@@anarchorepublican5954 Wow... imagine watching this and this is your take away. This was pro-UN not pro-Soviet. I hate the Soviets more than anybody but the US response to the (real) threat of communism drove too many towards it and lead to countless deaths in proxy wars and for Russia to adopt capitalism but remain one of the main enemies of the US - and mankind. Russia and China are as strong as ever and more of a threat than they were in the Cold War. Where is your world peace now?! Seems like not a year goes by without some conflict involving at least one of the major powers.

[@lindacope5268]

I remember when this came on TV. It was very popular since Rod Sterling was a popular writer. Sadly mankind still hasn't learned anything.

[@jackfullerton5762]

it doesn’t take into consideration the Arabs yelling Allah Allah Allah Allah instead of me me me me.

[@bobhughes2290]

@@jackfullerton5762 Go back and watch it again. You missed the plot.

[@jackfullerton5762]

@@bobhughes2290 oh? i think i’m running it through my philosophical filter instead of yours.

[@JeddorianJalapeno]

Mankind hasn't learned to recognize the laws and manipulations of the very rich through false flag operations and misinformation directing them into the divisive behaviors and actions

[@JeddorianJalapeno]

​​@@jackfullerton5762 Or the over simplified cartoonish depictions of those things

[@LivingEmpoweredToday]

Watched this when I was 5 with my Mom. She was a realist and I thank her for showing me the heart of humanity as a black child. 2024, she was spot on.

[@babetteshaw]

60 years ago. We have been in the midst of a major backlash to the progress that was made during the Progressive Era (FDR, The New Deal, etc.), as well as the 1960’s Civil Rights, Anti-War, Feminist, and Environmental movements. This classic retelling was removed from circulation by “conservatives” who spewed (falsely) that it was spreading “communist” ideas. Absurd. Rod Sterling revealed a glimpse of the eventual, given that monied interests define the narrative/rhetoric, Truth be damned …and here we are. 60 years later. The “Imperial ME” is maga, and the cultural selfishness that abounds.

[@charlessomerset9754]

Eva Marie Saint and Peter Sellers with music by Henry Mancini? Written by Rod Serling and directed by Joseph Mankiewicz? How do I not know about this? Definitely makes my Sunday better than its typical role as pre-monday.

[@marycoughlan353]

The laughter when ethics,honour and decency were mentioned sure rang a bell!

[@noreenburgess4148]

Wow. How did I miss this version of the story when I’m a hardcore junkie for this Christmas classic 😱ever since I was a child and I’m 62 now! I’ve spent the whole day watching so many versions and somehow I managed to come upon this thank you to whoever uploaded this gem❤

[@fasteddie8782]

63 here

[@GwendolynStancell]

AND I'M 79 😮 GO FIGURE 😅 😂 HALLELUJAH 🎉 😊

[@karenleemallonee684]

I'm soon to be 62 (real soon) and I haven't watched this yet, but will later today. I'm glad you said exactly what I was thinking, "What's this? I thought I have seen every version made...nope, I was wrong!" You seemed to have liked it, I am excited to watch it later!! 🎄🎀🎄

[@youlamatou]

I am 64 but I only watch Christmas films near Christmas.

[@VictorMartinez-mp2ml]

I'm 65 now know about this film. I like it.

[@alicekenworthy9603]

This is absolutely unbelievable…. It’s like a prophecy fulfilled over the decades …. Brilliant script and actors … Hollywood etc are bankrupt when it comes to producing films of this standard in 2024 Thank you so much for sharing this film .. it should be shown worldwide !!! Durban SA 🇿🇦

[@SwampyreMcCobb]

I'm so glad I made a spreadsheet of A Christmas Carol adaptations, otherwise I might not have looked this one up! I'm so glad I did. It stings how true all these things are.

[@MrDonpasqualino]

The 1984 version with George C Scott is one of the best

[@SwampyreMcCobb]

@MrDonpasqualino yes! It is top tier

[@mariamartinusz9699]

I did the same. I've been on a Scrooge marathon for days.👍

[@MichaelPatrick-c5o]

From Dickens to Serling to today. "Must it be like this?" Timeless question. Imaginatively posed. Great cast and director. Thank you for posting. Merry Christmas to all. 👍👍

[@arthurscott4467]

This rendition of a Christmas Carol is more pertinent today than at any time in history . This insanity and hatred are only a centimeter away from man's heart. Love is the only way to keep this from happening. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ said it best ,Love Thy Neighbor.

[@bleirdo_dude]

Don't underestimate the addictive power of the *Holy Dopamine Ghost* via Placebo Faith. 😇🧠👻

[@arthurscott4467]

@@bleirdo_dude Why are you so angry? I was only commenting on how that story written in the 1960s is relevant to what is happening today . There is so much hate , violence , corruption, greed ,envy and destruction. These things lower man's humanity,but love can only raise us to the higher level ,this higher level is where God wants us to be. That is why God sent His Son ,to die on that cross for us ,so that we can with His help put aside the negative and love one another,as He loved us. May God Bless you and yours. Have a very Merry Christmas, and may your new year be filled with happiness, and love.

[@TheDoctor1225]

@@arthurscott4467 They aren't angry, most of the time. In truth, people of their ilk generally fancy themselves edgy and clever and so never resist the opportunity to poke fun at people in a vain attempt to hide their own discomfort and lack of self-esteem. I have, in my life, known many people who were agnostic, atheist or who simply were of a different faith than I was and in every case in which they were comfortable with what they, themselves, believed and held to be true, they felt no need to denigrate others or play the fool. I find it best to just ignore them and let them stew in the depths of their own lack of character.

[@TheDoctor1225]

@@bleirdo_dude Oh heavens. What a clever, clever remark. No doubt it took you such a long time to come up with something on par with what you'd hear in a junior high classroom. Allow me to give you a much deserved, slow, golf clap.

[@TheDoctor1225]

@@bleirdo_dude And the point of your word salad, save for expressing in a thousand words what you already had in your previous, inane post? Yawn.

[@lindacope8103]

First time I've seen or heard of this movie but it's unbelievable how it mirrors what's happening politically and economically today. Please spread the word about this movie so others can watch it roo.

[@GwendolynStancell]

YOU 😘 GOT IT 😊

[@jamesgordon8867]

Every generation needs an updated version 😊

[@josephcontreras8930]

Peter sellers segment reminds me of sttng Q sitting on humanity's judgement.

[@cdorman11]

Today is Christmas and Rod Serling was born 100 years ago.

[@laurie4275]

This needs to re-air on every streaming service today.

[@Somebodys_Mother]

The UN needs the propaganda power?

[@illmerica322]

Rod Serling? Oh I know what l be watching to fall asleep tonight, Christmas Eve 2024...

[@CammieInOz]

I've watched just about every version of A Christmas Carol but don't recall this one. Very enjoyable, I love Christmas movies, Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas 2021, cheers from Australia!

[@cathydonnellan9174]

Hey mate , I'm in Sth Aust

[@M.C.Blackwell]

Merry Christmas to you as well!

[@kfoster3616]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4i4npyer5V5bK8 New one! Original Dark Shadows cast

[@betomontemayor7369]

Back at you, my friend.

[@ruthbrown5235]

Merry Christmas 🎄 😊 from me in California. 😊

[@kendr1320]

in my 70's , first time watching and I loved Rod Serling

[@dansoda1689]

OMG! Filmed over five decades ago but the message here is still painfully relevant! Please watch this and see how much of this relates to politics today! Amazing cast as well.

[@Rupertfurbaby]

Politics today..hmm. Well, after OUTOFSHADOWS, Operation Paperclip, Oh & lest I forget, the REALLY NIGHTMARISH DOCU. that reveals HOW THE POWERS that Be LIKE TO MAKE THEIR $-$-$-$-$ NOW-followthewhiterabbit...YES..., all three SHOULD BE RESEARCHED., I SAY GRUDGE HAD it right. So does/did the 5 Star Gen. That said, 'WAR'S A RACKET!' THE W.E.F./THE TOP 1% of the World's movers n shakers/Bankers right in town, MAKE HAND OVER FIST on BOTH Sides of every EVERY CONFLICT/WAR/POLICE ACTION. Merry Christmas! Won't BE PEACE ON EARTH, til The PRINCE OF PEACE STEPS BACK ONTO IT

[@eyesthatsmile-heartthatlov8050]

Trump called the soldiers that went to fight "suckers", uncanny.

[@scruffymonkey123]

Still painfully relevant ay? Ok, if simplistic generalities are relevant, but this is a plea for the United Nations, and look at the UN today! Scarcely a uniting force, and certainly no bastion in the defense of human rights. It was an interesting movie, but certainly left no place for individual freedom, only a subjugation of the people in the name of world unity. The CCP would love this sht.

[@apani4015]

@@eyesthatsmile-heartthatlov8050 Why even comment. You didn't watch the film. You just spread more ugliness. Sleep on.

[@springsogourne]

@@eyesthatsmile-heartthatlov8050hopefully you know the proper context of his statement. You can easily look it up. Don’t follow MSM, it’s toxic. You are being fed a hateful and dangerous narrative.

[@ziggy2479]

Wow, what a cast. Iv'e seen most versions, this find was simply mindblowing, Peter Sellers and Robert Shaw just a pleassure to watch. Thank you. Merry Christmas x

[@hughschwartz6438]

The most compelling rendition of A Christmas Carol I have ever seen, ever more relevant than ever.

[@GwendolynStancell]

EVEN😊

[@plevanger]

Concur with all the comments. I bleed Christmas yet I’ve never heard of this movie! How is that even possible ?! And a movie such as this!

[@cm9439]

This is absolutely Rod Serling's script. There's no mistaking his voice. It's grim but honest, like Dickens' iconic work. Brilliant and surprising, it has a strong cast and very strong direction. Hats off to you, Rod.

[@rhodatuckey7119]

May God please help us to somehow STOP all wars...Amen!

[@SavingOurRepublic]

Amen

[@LibbySlaughter101]

Read Revelation for your answer.

[@melvinamoss3561]

Read your Bible,wars are going to increase

[@darlingusa2pettee57]

God gave us Free Will. Certain people in govts everywhere choose Evil. It's horrendous. But...heaven awaits us.

[@danieldavid4822]

@@darlingusa2pettee57 In a since we don't have free will... if it goes against Gods. And the 2nd is as the 1st. We are all each others neighbor. . is the moral. To all "May God please help us to somehow STOP all wars" end the system that all it does is cause wars.. put counties and people in debt. The Federal Reserve Banking cartel. When Nixon removed the only thing of intrinsic value from it -FRN ( gold) it then became a paper commodity.. the only value was the need to have it.. Counties to have it to buy petroleum from the OPEC nations.. an in return the bought and paid for government will protect them.

[@go2yourself]

2023 This is Rod Serling's writing and visual story telling 4sure! Great cast❤ Fav line .."we decided what we didn't see could'nt happen".

[@melodyofpsalm9468]

Fantastic show! Thanks for posting this!

[@LauraAllen-nm9ws]

It's interesting to see Sterling Hayden and Peter Sellers together again in a story that has some similarities to Dr. Stangelove. I'm amazed and disappointed that so little about our attitudes has changed since 1964. This posting is great. I'm stunned. Thank you! ❤

[@MegaJIM66]

a man ahead of his time everything in that film shows what happens today what truth

[@rebeccadees2300]

Loved this movie. I’ve never seen it before. Thanks for sharing it. Hopefully it will have an impact on those who are fortunate enough to watch it.

[@BriC7]

What a STRIKING semblance of todays society!!

[@nildarodriguez3974]

Wow! So time appropriate. Rod Serling was like George Orwell a true visionary artist.

[@Maggie-rr8gi]

I’m so glad I found this also. Had no idea it was even made. Rod Serling had an amazing mind. Very relevant for today.

[@maryd.tindall5943]

How parallel to these times is this ??? Sadly accurate in the direction we're going if there isn't change. Excellent movie !!!

[@terrilikens4975]

I was thinking the same.

[@terry4137]

I agree!

[@WilliamOlesky]

You are right, I can't believe the parallel ....

[@rainingmoon7]

so glad I found this, I had no idea Rod Serling produced this, It is great, and very on point with today's issues.

[@angelachouinard4581]

Thanks for posting this rare gem. These days how would anyone even know it existed much less find it. Rod Serling had the ability to see long and deep. This is still so relevant.

[@cydneywaynedavis]

This is a true masterpiece that I stumbled upon and I am so grateful to have found it like discovering a buried treasure. Prophetic, relevant, thought provoking and mind blowing. The brilliance of Rod Serling is timeless. I have watched every episode of The Twilight Zone dozens of times over the years and I've never tired of it. This star studded cast is amazing. THANK YOU for sharing this.

[@williamanthony9090]

🤔 😀 😃 😄 😁 😆 😂 🤣 😝!!!!!!!!!

[@MichaelYoder1961]

Serling was a visionary. This is story-telling at its finest. Thank you, and Merry Christmas.

[@carolynne4872]

For your comment,I will watch

[@dewittcheng4009]

Extrarordinary production. Can hardly believe it was broadcast on American TV. Glory to all involved.

[@pujabelgian]

Humanity is such a disappointment! This originally aired in 1964 and next in 2012. Nothing will change.. people are too self absorbed and apathetic. Follow the money.. more is made in a single day of war than in a year of peace.

[@bassmike5671]

@@pujabelgian War is the machine that will bring about governance of the WEF and control by the Elites. The Absolute ME.

[@GwendolynStancell]

INDEED, IT'S BAFFLING 😮

[@GwendolynStancell]

​@@pujabelgianYES, WE KNOW 😢

[@josephcontreras8930]

This is the first time I've seen this film but I've read about it in magazines and articles about the twilight zone lost shows and episodes and stories now with the miracle of youtube I can see it. This should be included in holiday viewing along with the heartwarming classics. A more thought provoking version of its a good life.thank you whoever brought this to viewer ship.

[@marilynnoll541]

The puritan clothes on Peter Sellars was so right- on. The puritans are still with us. Rod Serling was brilliant and prophetic .

[@donnavorce8856]

I noticed that also. Had the same thought.

[@lindan7214]

Oh, my goodness, I had no idea this even existed! I am a HUGE Rod Serling fan. Thank you SO MUCH for posting this! 😀

[@janlloyd6138]

Why is this the first time I ever saw this. It should be on T.V. every Christmas, this is so relevent today. Rod Serling should be given the Saint award for screen writing.

[@roxylewis4358]

Carol for Another Christmas was the first in a series of television specials commissioned by the United Nations with the goal of educating viewers about the mission and work of the UN and thereby gaining more widespread support. (Six specials were originally planned, but only four were produced.) The nonprofit Telsun Foundation was formed to develop the programs, and Xerox agreed to contribute $4 million to underwrite the costs of production and air time, thus allowing the programs to be broadcast without commercial interruption.[6][7]

[@PogueMahone1]

The corporations which have had control of the US media over the last 60 years have never wanted this story to air. The thoughts it provokes are too toxic to the power structure and conservative status-quo for it to be shown widely to the American public.

[@CrystalClearNews]

I must have seen this years ago. Glad to have recovered it, thanks for posting

[@GwendolynStancell]

I DO REMEMBER BITS AND PIECES, NOW 😅 😂 😊 AMEN TO THAT 👍 🙏 🙌 👏 ❤️ ☺️

[@donnanichols6838]

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas, or whatever holiday you celebrate. I hope the spirit of this season fills your hearts to the tippy top. I also hope that you find in your hearts the desire to treat others with kindness, and respect. We have all come through a most stressful past few years, but together we can recover from it. 🍃🤗🍃

[@Instantphojo]

Well said!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@donnanichols6838]

@@Instantphojo XOXOXO🍃🤗🍃

[@francescharters6697]

Thank u for the positive encouragement I'm praying for peace

[@donnanichols6838]

@@francescharters6697 XOXOXO 🍃🤗🍃

[@patroot2536]

Amen

[@mikecollard1403]

For God sent his son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world through Him would be saved.

[@robinjohnson5014]

Amen

[@Sherrie-fm7cd]

Yes but Jesus will also return to judge the world

[@harriettanthony7352]

Gawd, more fairy tales!

[@reynaldo7753]

You will find out the fairytale is real when you stand before the Lord!!!​@@harriettanthony7352

[@bulouvusonawalowalo1711]

Hallelujah and Amen 🙏 ✝️ ❤️

[@josephschauster6277]

a different version of a Chjristmas Carol. very well done! never knew RS did a version of this.

[@vernam.c.mendiola8903]

Watching this for the first time on the TCM channel. I am a daughter and mom of a Marine. Also the wife, sister, and sisterinlaw of a Soldier. This gives me a new perspective of one of my favorite books and movies. Wow!🤩

[@retiredsquad7716]

I'm surprised only 335 people have seen this, a lot more people should have. I thought I'd seen all of Rod Sterling work. A lot more people should watch this movie no matter which language they speak and take heed to the warnings.

[@TralfazConstruction]

This is what they mean when they say, "star-studded cast". Just think of the effort it took to assemble the talent for this production which is now fifty-seven years old.

[@verasmith4767]

In their day they were. You may not know them but they were stars.

[@TheKonga88]

Most of them were completely unknown at the time, so it wasn't a star studded cast back then 🤔🌲🤶🎈😂😂😂😂😂😂👻👻👻

[@LordZontar]

@@TheKonga88 Most of them were actually quite well known in 1964. Sterling Hayden had been a movie star since the early 1950s, Ben Gazarra had already made a splash in movies and television and had been on Broadway, Eva Marie Saint had co-starred with Cary Grant in the 1959 Alfred Hitchcock thriller North By Northwest, and Percy Rodriguez and Pat Hingle had been in multiple live television dramas on the networks. Steve Lawrence, Britt Ekland and Robert Shaw were relatively unknown then (though Shaw had been a film and television star in England for several years) but were about to break into the general public consciousness here in America --- and Peter Sellers had already been seen in the movies that very same year in, of course, Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (with Sterling Hayden).

[@maryjames3727]

@@LordZontar m

[@MD-ut4wc]

Serling was the hottest writer in Hollywood at the time... I'm sure this cast was lining up to get into this Serling/Mankowicz picture...

[@Ken-o3r]

I'm very grateful for the producers of this Dickens Classic! I am very happy that with God's mercy, we still may have another Christmas. I , if given another chance, will pray for peace! I will also keep talking interacting with those around me. I'm old enough to remember this great cast of actor and actresses, most if not all have passed on. May God bless all, and, God rest you merry Gentlemen, let nothing you dismay, remember.... 🎄🎁🎶

[@tunanoodle]

How have I never heard of this movie? Still relevant today. Peter Sellers gives a brilliant performance as The Imperial Me. Thank you!

[@LordZontar]

His most sinister character ever.

[@williamanthony9090]

Perhaps you never heard of it because, basically, it SUCKS!

[@TheDoctor1225]

@@williamanthony9090 And yet here you are, making comment after comment about how bad it is. You must really have a shallow, dull life. Welcome to block, and good riddance, child.

[@roxylewis4358]

Carol for Another Christmas was the first in a series of television specials commissioned by the United Nations with the goal of educating viewers about the mission and work of the UN and thereby gaining more widespread support. (Six specials were originally planned, but only four were produced.) The nonprofit Telsun Foundation was formed to develop the programs, and Xerox agreed to contribute $4 million to underwrite the costs of production and air time, thus allowing the programs to be broadcast without commercial interruption.[6][7]

[@andreshernandez1180]

@@williamanthony9090 Does it suck or do YOU think it sucks? Those are two different things.

[@flossygalloway5967]

Wow that was telling Rod must have been a time traveler. Because here we are 60 yr .😮 later.

[@Iamfromthetimebefore]

Some SF writers would have been called prophets, had they lived in the distant past.

[@justjackiehealy]

Awesome. I never saw this version. Stellar cast. Can't beat Rod Serling.

[@cydneywaynedavis]

My first time seeing this too and I feel the same way. You really can't beat Rod Serling

[@garycarpenter2980]

This was before my time and I've heard of it before but never seen it but it's a bit different than the classic story I'm used to but this is good

[@barbdouglass2293]

Amazing. So relevant for the world we live in today. I miss Rod Serling. Noticed in the credits that Peter Sellers played The Imperial ME. Absolutely brilliant. Thanks for posting.

[@Still_Waters99]

What a masterpiece. Such great acting and writing and direction.

[@loninappleton]

Gratitude for keeping this film going. There's a lot of legend behind it and has been up and down on KZbin. Up is better. It's a rarity: one of a kind. One tidbit on that legend: the portrait of Sterling Hayden's character's son was a sitting by Peter Fonda. You have to look quickly.

[@marilynnoll541]

Thanks. That is far out.

[@Schlemiel-schlimazel]

Ghost of Christmas Present-Pat Hingle’s performance was fantastic!

[@thewordbtrue2461]

Perfect role for Peter Sellers!😊 And yes most appropriate in these perilous times - on the verge of destruction.

[@MeloraFoy]

The character reminds me of the Wicked Witch of the Weest in Wizard of Oz.

[@cindylewis3325]

Interesting film. I guess history repeats itself all the time. Serling knew it & he really tried to show it to the world thru his stories & his series The twilight zone. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could get along together just in our own country, but equally with the world

[@sandrarice4197]

Love, love, love Sterling Hayden! I really enjoyed this movie. Thank you so very much for posting.

[@PogueMahone1]

Unforgettable performance as Gen. Jack T. Ripper in Stanley Kubrick's. "Dr. Strangelove"!

[@johnparungao6844]

Rod Serling did a Christmas movie?? In all my years of TZ fandom I have never heard of this! No idea how I could have missed it!

[@awolf.8557]

Me too

[@beausie-woesieherewegoesie2548]

Hey, don't forget Rod's amazing teleplay for THE TWILIGHT ZONE": " Night of The Meek" kzbin.info/www/bejne/anXEf2aLh8Zlja8

[@roxylewis4358]

Carol for Another Christmas was the first in a series of television specials commissioned by the United Nations with the goal of educating viewers about the mission and work of the UN and thereby gaining more widespread support. (Six specials were originally planned, but only four were produced.) The nonprofit Telsun Foundation was formed to develop the programs, and Xerox agreed to contribute $4 million to underwrite the costs of production and air time, thus allowing the programs to be broadcast without commercial interruption.[6][7]

[@fritziepisarski8681]

I’ve seen every “Christmas Carol” but never this one. This is a treat just in time for the holidays. We all need to be aware of what might happen. Thank you for digging this out of the archives.

[@kfoster3616]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4i4npyer5V5bK8 A new one

[@debraseiber8820]

72 years old seening this for the first time

[@LS-ei7xk]

@@debraseiber8820 Same here (same with age, also). Perhaps it was too political for network TV in 1964?

[@christmas10023]

What's the 'treat' part?

[@TheDoctor1225]

@@christmas10023 Being able to ignore people like you. That's always a treat because trolls are dull.

[@patrickjwhited6567]

I just caught this on TMC this morning, wow! A great take on a very old story, and I knew it was Rod Serling from the get.

[@jmadratz]

Sterling Hayden was a second lieutenant in the Marines during WWII from 1941-1945. He was an undercover agent for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during WWII. Hayden's had a brief membership in the Communist Party (CPUSA) in 1946. In 1947, during the first “Red Scare”, the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) subpoenaed him. He became a "friendly witness" and "named names". He said the FBI said he could lose custody of his children and go to jail if he didn’t cooperate.

[@marilynnoll541]

Good ol’ USA.

[@thewkovacs316]

never heard of this production never even heard it mentioned in any of the docs about serling interesting to see any portrayal of a character voicing negative comments about ww2 or isolationism during the cold war

[@Rippypoo]

Very interesting interpretation. So many messages, lessons and warnings that seem as relevant today as ever. Hard to believe I never ran across this before now.

[@katherinemonk8174]

Thanks for sharing, Rod Sterling was a genius.

[@SusanPhillips-qd4ee]

Serling

[@johnrezleog3575]

I wish they could do a remake of this movie. It is so appropriate to the current times.

[@jackfullerton5762]

there’s one with Henry Winkler from the nineties.

[@beausie-woesieherewegoesie2548]

Joseph L. "Citizen Kane" Mankiewicz : A Genius for all Christmases Past, Present and Future!

[@taswuf1]

Irony: This originally aired on network TV without commercial interruption. On You Tube there is an ad every 2 minutes.

[@slimpickens3863]

Progress!

[@GwendolynStancell]

ENJOY 😉 ANYWAY 😊HALLELUJAH and AMEN TO THAT 🎉

[@julietcunningham852]

Better than not being able to see it.

[@PogueMahone1]

@@julietcunningham852 Only marginally better...

[@marilynnoll541]

No ads on my utube.

[@AnnemieM]

Although not my favorite Christmas Carol, but the best Christmas Carole I have ever seen. You folks need to see it to know what I mean. I highly recommend this movie. Thank you MegaDude for posting this gem. Merry Christmas tp all.

[@stephenkamens587]

"Not just another, 'Xerox UN Movie' ", here. It's powerful in message and content. It belongs with "Seven Days in May", and "Fail Safe". Anybody, involved in Politics and Government, must and should, watch this Movie, before making decisions regarding war.

[@GerrePhillips]

ABSOLUTELY!!

[@brendawoods4750]

This is brilliant. Thank you so very much 💕

[@GwendolynStancell]

BRILLIANT 👏

[@jheney19]

WAW what an Amazing film THANK YOU . TO ALL , HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND BE SAFE X

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

EVEN IF YOU ARE MAD OR SAD? LET THIS ONE MIRACLE ALONE!!!

[@CatCmdr]

I was nine-years-old the year this came out. I remember parts of it well…the ships…. We watched Twilight Zone as a family every episode. Rod Serling was before his time. Isn’t it sad that after all these decades, “we” still haven’t gotten it? 😢❤❤❤❤ ✌🏼💜

[@GwendolynStancell]

IT'S BEEN A LONG HARD 😪 ROAD, LATELY 😅 😂 HALLELUJAH AND AMEN 🙏

[@ZENmud]

I write as Kyiv enters Day TWO of the Putin War; as a devoted Rod Serling fan, I'm sad to have not found this long ago ~ but it is timely to watch this teleplay tonight. Sterling Hayden is well-chosen and well-rehearsed. Eva Marie Saint 😘 and Peter Sellers! I enjoyed it and will watch again.

[@spartacusall]

Send it to Putin, Biden, Zelenskyy, Modi, and Xi

[@angelachouinard4581]

It's a year later, Christmas Eve. Not a thing has changed, although Ukraine is getting support. We are so determined as a species to destroy each other.

[@PogueMahone1]

@@spartacusall Make that Putin, Trump, Netanyahu, Modi, and Xi.

[@talkaboutwacky]

The Ghost of Christmas’s to come literally brought him to a post apocalyptic nuclear wasteland. Mr Serling was such a good person and humanist

[@PogueMahone1]

Everybody wants the S to HTF until S actually HsTF.

[@divaden47]

Thank you. All I can say.

[@geovanniinusa5973]

What a thought provoking Christmas movie. Wonderful!

[@doloresdrury8018]

How did he KNOW?? Sterling was way beyond his time. EXCELLENT!

[@patanne3680]

Rod Sterling was a genius. So sad he died so young.

[@Rosalinda7seven7]

Thank you so much! It wasn’t until Peter Sellars showed up that I remembered I once saw this long ago. Blessings to all!

[@WaterShowsProd]

This is extraordinary! I love it!

[@37020660cd]

Prophetic, especially the Me's against the them's in the future scene, kind of chilling when you think about recent events. Rod Serling was definitely on to something.

[@DS-uo5ie]

I think because he was a soldier,also!

[@colinhalliley111]

Rod was liberal and was very upset when Ronald Reagan was elected Governor of California ! Who would think the U.N. could be used for bad in 1964 ? At Halloween we collected for UNICEF ..!

[@teresawright8615]

@@colinhalliley111 Unicef iis just another way to scam money

[@amazingtheatre1262]

@@teresawright8615 haha Are you a Democrat or an Anti-Democrat. Lemme guess!!!

[@samename6479]

@@teresawright8615 you're right...& many others as well. Happy New Year

[@pamparker4047]

Very relevant today❤❤❤

[@robertgignac6715]

This is a very nice change to the other Xmas carol movies so far. When u read that Rod Serling was involved in this, u just got to watch it Thank you, for showing this.

[@brentfrancis9187]

Thanks for posting this. I did not have time to watch in December 2024.

[@lennyboyboxell7279]

A film new to me, but very familiar in it's themes! This should be promoted more, and shown along side it's more well-known cousins! Enjoying it very much! 😎🎹🎷

[@michaelschabow2911]

New to me too! And today is 11/27/22 ! Happy holidays from So. Calif.

[@stewiedarkinvisibleid]

Thanks so much for posting this Serling rarity. Serling was truly ahead of his time. Had he not died at the age of 50 in 1975 due to an extreme cigarette smoking habit, boy, just imagine what he would have had to have said about the state of today's world. He would have had a field day. Actually, he likely would have felt ashamed of how society has developed. Anyways, thanks again for posting this brilliant piece of Serling history.

[@patanne3680]

Wow. I found this a few years back. I have seen this before. Rod Sterling was a true genius.

[@patricklena9307]

I have been a Twilight Zone junkie from many years the original not the Remake stuff and in all my travels I never knew this existed I shared the link with a friend of mine who has done extensive collecting from the show and he had never heard of it I have now viewed it and I'm pleased to have found a bootleg company with a copy of this I shall obtain it for my collection certainly this was excellent and done in classic Twilight Zone fashion trabian for posting this

[@JG-uu1oj]

because it's not part of The Twilight Zone

[@patricklena9307]

@@JG-uu1oj I am aware of that but you would have thought that even in my Twilight Zone companion would have mentioned this rare gem

[@roxylewis4358]

Carol for Another Christmas was the first in a series of television specials commissioned by the United Nations with the goal of educating viewers about the mission and work of the UN and thereby gaining more widespread support. (Six specials were originally planned, but only four were produced.) The nonprofit Telsun Foundation was formed to develop the programs, and Xerox agreed to contribute $4 million to underwrite the costs of production and air time, thus allowing the programs to be broadcast without commercial interruption.[6][7]

[@thomasskokan2001]

Is it on disc available anywhere ? It is an important work that needs inclusion in our collective consciousness....

[@ivanwashington3186]

@@thomasskokan2001 many boots based on a 16mm print exist, on DVD, and at least one bluray based on a fan copy of a TCM broadcast, with substantially improved video quality.