A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to the cat in “A Hanukkah Carol” as Tiny Tim. Its name is Kitty Tim. It also included a quote that implied director Marlo Hunter went to ...

I can’t say which I like best. I put away Ebenezer Scrooge and Bob Cratchit carrying Tiny Tim on his shoulder and the other figurines from “A Christmas Carol” given to me more than 20 years ...

A century later, “It’s a Wonderful Life” was essentially a remake of “A Christmas Carol,” albeit it with ... high gleaming porcelain Yuletide figurines who are very much alive.