# Episode 14: John Grin's Christmas, the Other Modern Christmas Carol of the '80s

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Podcast: [Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrooge-a-christmas-carol-podcast-7096743)
Published: 2025-12-03T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scroogepod/episodes/Episode-14-John-Grins-Christmas--the-Other-Modern-Christmas-Carol-of-the-80s-e3bpr6f
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## Resource

Everyone knows Scrooged , which I'll be covering next week, but there's another modern-day Christmas Carol from the '80s. Robert Guillame directs and stars in John Grin's Christmas , a 1986 TV movie about a Scrooge-like toy executive who needs to learn about the spirit of giving. Is this actually a lost classic, or has it been forgotten for a reason? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ScroogeAChristmasCarolPodcast Twitter: https://x.com/scroogepod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/scroogepod.bsky.social

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