Christmas means a bunch of different things, but most notably: Home Alone, hot chocolate, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, A Christmas Story looping 24 hours a day, awesomely cheesy Christmas sweaters (made my own this year; I might post a pic), killer food, Christmas music everywhere (perhaps that happiest genre of music that exists), and, my favorite: A Christmas Carol is always on TV.

I've always loved the story of A Christmas Carol, but what's cooler is that there are an insane number of versions of it. From Muppets to Bill Murray's Scrooged to serious theater versions to lazy sitcom versions. So this year, I decided to watch as many different versions as I can.

Here's my list so far:

• A Christmas Carol w/ George C. Scott (1984)
• A Christmas Carol w/ Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard!)
• The Muppet Christmas Carol (2002)
• Scrooged w/ Bill Murray (1988) -- stoked t watch this one again!
• A Christmas Carol: The Musical w/ Kelsey Grammer (2004)

Not too stoked on the musical version, but I'll deal.

So far I've watched the 1984 version with George C. Scott. It's honestly the best version I can remember seeing. I'll post the winner once I finish watching them all.

If you have any suggestions, let me know! I don't want to miss out on a good one. Also, I remember a Family Matter's version with Urkel. If anyone can track that video down, send me a link!