Over the years since Charles Dickens first published A Christmas Carol in 1843, there have been hundreds of adaptations, from silent to sound and animated films to stage productions. Hundreds of people have stepped up to the plate to bring the cold and unhappy Ebenezer Scrooge to life,

The best streaming option currently is Disney+, which is the permanent home for The Muppet Christmas Carol. Disney+ has acquired the rights and is listed as the best holiday films on the streaming platform.

Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol has been reimagined by playwright Marie Jones in the setting of Victorian Belfast. It features familiar accents and unfolds against the backdrop of the city's entries and backstreets - and landmarks such as the Oyster Rooms and St Peter's Cathedral.

From punk and indie to hip-hop and alternative rock, these unconventional Christmas songs take a different approach to the holidays. The list highlights tracks that favor storytelling, mood and honesty over tradition.

There are only two more sleeps until Christmas and, if you're anything like us, you plan on spending at least one of those nights watching the best holiday film of all time: The Muppet Christmas Carol.

Hundreds of new Christmas songs are released every year, but each time December rolls around, the same small handful of classics races to the top of the charts. Will anything new ever break through?