Green Holly by Elizabeth Bowen

[@sleethmitchell]

your post-tale ramblings are as enjoyable as the stories themselves. like the great disc jockeys of the late night in the sixties...those ghost-like beings, those disembodied voices haunted the darkness and befriended the lonely.

[@annnovy4537]

Happy Christmas Tony, you have kept me entertained all year, blessings

[@nancynickerson4341]

Thank you, Tony of the Glitterati!

[@janetcw9808]

? Tell me more!

[@ClassicGhost]

I wish

[@martiwilliams4592]

Also this time around. Thanks so much, Tony. Love your vivid,expressive narration; entertaining, informative "ramblings"

[@carolowen6242]

You are the best narrator of stories on here. And singing too! There's no end to your talents!

[@ClassicGhost]

I secretly enjoy the singing

[@mariameere5807]

@@ClassicGhost I was thinking “ he can actually sing too! “

[@kaf890890]

A particular favorite story of mine now. Thank you for introducing me to it.

[@jturtle5318]

Whooo! You posted this just as I was about to have a panic attack! Thanks, you rescued my day.

[@janetcw9808]

Hope you're feeling more settled now 🙏🏻♥️

[@ClassicGhost]

I’m a bit of an expert about panic attacks as it turns out. I will try this new therapy at work

[@jturtle5318]

@@ClassicGhost lol!

[@jturtle5318]

@Janet C W yes, thank you. Life came at me while I was "hyped up" on asthma medication. I need to put up a sign warning people.

[@denisesudell2538]

@@jturtle5318 Glad you’re feeling better!

[@markmiller7761]

Excellent story and reading.

[@Aiko2-26-9]

An interesting tale. It's not common that we get a story from the ghost's point of view.

[@ClassicGhost]

True true

[@janetcw9808]

Have heard this before amidst your compilation will listen again. Kindest wishes to you, all you love and followers worldwide 🙏🏻♥️🕊️🌲⚖️

[@sallynichols323]

Thank you for these wonderful Christmas stories!

[@yolandaaranda653]

Oh Tony! You are a love! As i recover from a dangerous war with Covid and clots in my lungs....I won the war! I think??? or a holy ghost is writing you!!?? Ive been so out of it that I haven't listened for a couple of months. I so adore the reading of the Ghostly stories. I think this has to be my most favorite. Even more so, that I can relate to your after story of the author and of your thoughts of such! Yes! I too adore Christmas. My Christmas wish is that I one day meet you! I would sing my heart out.....just to hear and see you live! Happy Christmas to you, and your family. I too have read many bios on our 20's little "spit fire" with her bob cut. I'm back and grateful to be listening once again! I have many friends in Marin county that I have shared your tube with. We all love you ❤️ love from Yolanda the singer of South American music in Oakland, CA US of well, you know....... 🥰

[@janetcw9808]

Good wishes to you from Scotland.

[@ClassicGhost]

Yolanda! Thank you :)

[@Roseworthy6]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery from Australia 😊

[@beckymartin1810]

Thank you so much Tony!

[@amandalee215]

Another great story thank you

[@Bebecat477]

Great reading! Thank you.

[@StoryVoracious]

Thanks as always Tony, you spoil us for any other channel. This was so poignantly atmospheric. There they stew in their purgatory while others inhabit their own; feather boas and pearl studs don't make it any less eternal. I'm glad that you don't have to be the body snatcher so often now, putting on those wounded skins must get so tiring. Christmas in Australia can be its own ghost story. The still heat of a sweltering afternoon, silent except for the shrill of cicadas, the buzz of a trapped blowfly in the window. No smell of pudding spices, but a faint reek of prawn husks, and cold ham left in the sun. Not a soul stirring as the thermometer tops 38C...

[@ClassicGhost]

Incredible to think it's so hot with you and -4 here.

[@StoryVoracious]

Must admit, it's rarely that hot here in Tas. It's more likely to have a dusting of snow on th mountain at Christmas here. But I remember the hot Christmas's of my time on the big island. Where the whole tradition felt alien and inappropriate for this place.

[@scoutrifle6827]

A great story made better by your excellent reading. Thank you!

[@ClassicGhost]

Thank you very much Scout

[@David-Gerard]

Great job, both you and the author. The plotting was very original, not following the formulaic rules of the average ghost story. Truly original (and I’ve listened to virtually your entire catalog on KZbin).

[@ClassicGhost]

Everything? Blimey

[@mariameere5807]

Perfect way to get my head round to feeling the energy of Christmas! Loved it! ✨🌟

[@normaemanuel4975]

Hooray!

[@janetcw9808]

I didn't 'read' it that way at all! Good job I listened again. I thought that they were house servants, and that They were the ghosts at the end but.

[@natalya9821]

Thank you, dear friend. Hello from Moscow. Shared with my friends. Merry Christmas. Stay warm!

[@ClassicGhost]

You too, Natalya. Take care

[@Bbergster]

U gotta consummate that relationship😅. Wonder want Kinsey has to say about that. Probably something! Her books sound fun.

[@ClassicGhost]

I’m not consummating nothing with nobody

[@Bbergster]

@@ClassicGhost certainly the safest that play. U know I meant the writer’s sexless marriage, right…. And I’m not knocking it. Just unusual.

[@PortmanRd]

Have you come across a tale called 'The Monkey's Paw' by W.W.Jacobs? First appeared in the Harper monthly in 1902. Love to hear you read it.

[@ClassicGhost]

I believe it is here. Did it a couple of years ago

[@PortmanRd]

@@ClassicGhost Found it. Thanks

[@DKCGamerGirl]

Just found your channel! This reading was very well done and love how you analyzed the meaning behind the story at the end! Looks like you read a lot of stories by my favorite classic horror story authors!Subscribed and look forward to hearing more! ;)

[@ClassicGhost]

Fantastic! It sounds like a meeting of minds :)

[@DKCGamerGirl]

@@ClassicGhost Indeed! I have been a lover of classic (especially Victorian) horror all my life, so was thrilled to see you have covered a lot of those authors and stories!

[@cgoodson2010]

I got the feeling that either the three characters were actually ghosts, or that they were in a sort of "Groundhog Day" loop😂

[@mijiyoon5575]

TS 8:00 another *Tony ditty* 🎼🎶🎼

[@ClassicGhost]

I choose stories now based on how much singing they have in them

[@mijiyoon5575]

@@ClassicGhost

[@aprilbrown53]

I thought they were all ghosts, from different time periods, only able to perceive each other at Christmas

[@maj0rsquish]

How do we find the discord?

[@ClassicGhost]

discord.gg/G5NJd52W

[@maj0rsquish]

@@ClassicGhost ta!

[@HarryHaller1963]

This one somehow reminds me of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"...the barbs, the resentment - even tho ghost, who in the movie is "Daddy".

[@HarryHaller1963]

And as I listen to your commentary, who should appear but Virginia Woolf!

[@HarryHaller1963]

It just keeps coming..."At the empire of it, it is sort of symbolic about their sequestered life... They're bored of each other...." Plus the no doubt coincidence of the two Elizabeths (Bowen and Taylor).

[@HarryHaller1963]

Really an outstanding reading and outstanding analysis.

[@dermur68]

Have you done "The Demon Lover" yet?

[@annmarieray3922]

My nan's name was bowen..

[@ClassicGhost]

Ive got a mate called Huw Bowen

[@Robert-A-R]

27:59

[@joanieann6179]

👍💕

[@ritamartin4782]

I find it weird the British only tell ghost stories, at Christmas! Ludicrous.

[@ClassicGhost]

not me. I do it all year

[@marycollins2163]

Boring 😢

[@tobypack6328]

Druids always made their magic wands from holly wood ! 🪄

[@StoryVoracious]

... and in Hollywood they make industrial light and Magic! 😝 Happy Yuletide.

[@tobypack6328]

@@StoryVoracious yep 👍 the magic of Hollywood 🪄 Merry Christmas 🎶the holly & the ivy🎶