In the book, Dickens describes the spirit as being, and I quote: “like a child – and yet not so much like a child, as like an old man.” This version takes an interesting spin on that concept, as the Ghost actually takes the form of a young, spritely, vaguely Peter-Pan-esque boy. In this animated version of the story, she plays a couple of minor roles, but her most prominent performance and appearance is as the Ghost of Christmas Past. She’s still active in films, TV, and even video games to this day, and has handled characters of both genders and various ages. Kath Soucie may not be an actress of immediate recognizability in the same vein as people like Tim Curry or Whoopi Goldberg, but she IS a veteran of the field of voicework, with quite the record to her name. Kath Soucie, from A Christmas Carol (1997).Īs I’ve said before, the biggest highlight of this adaptation is its cast. Having said this, here are My Top 12 Portrayals of the Ghost of Christmas Past!ġ2.
Ranking this one, therefore, works a little differently than most, as it really depends on how I feel a version did not so much by the book, but more in terms of creating an intriguing interpretation.
Again, the Ghost of the Present and the Ghost of the Future tend to remain much the same, with very minor variations, but the Past changes quite a lot from version to version. What makes the Ghost of Christmas Past interesting is that it can often be either the most unnerving of the three spirits (arguably even more than the Future), or the most peaceful. Certain elements often can be found that are the same between them all, but other things change quite radically. It’s interesting to see how different adaptations take the concepts that Dickens gave and twist them around to make them their own. The Ghost of the Present usually looks about the same throughout various interpretations, as does the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come…but throughout numerous versions of the story, the Ghost of Christmas Past tends to shift quite a lot, in terms of personification and appearance. The Ghost of Christmas Past is the first of the Three Spirits of Christmas that Scrooge encounters in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” In some ways, I think the Ghost of the Past is the most versatile of the spirits, mostly because Dickens himself gives some very vague descriptions of the character. Yes, yes, I know that Christmas is over, and no, I don’t think I’ll finish all of these before New Year’s, but you know what? Bugger it all, I’m going to get this done while winter is still around.
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