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CostasNarrativeXP 2026 Halloween feature
"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens

It is never too late to reclaim our humanity: wealth cannot replace love, time cannot be recovered, and a meaningful life is measured by how deeply we care for others.

Preface, Stave One - Five

00:30 Preface

01:01 Stave I Marley’s Ghost

40:40 Stave II The First of the Three Spirits

1:17:52 Stave III The Second of the Three Spirits

2:07:01 Stave IV The Last of the Spirits

2:39:06 Stave V The End of It

Characters

Ebenezer Scrooge — A miserly, cold-hearted businessman who values money above human connection

Jacob Marley — Scrooge’s deceased business partner, who returns as a ghost to warn him

Mr Fezziwig — Scrooge’s former employer and master during his apprenticeship; a cheerful, generous man who treats his employees warmly

Belle — Scrooge’s former fiancée, who ends their engagement when she realises his love of money has displaced his love for her

Bob Cratchit — Scrooge’s underpaid clerk, a kind-hearted and hardworking family man who remains cheerful despite poverty

Fred — Scrooge’s nephew, the son of his late sister Fan. Cheerful, good-natured and generous, he embraces Christmas, companionship and goodwill

Costa's Wordbook

Laocoön - A Trojan priest of Poseidon (or Apollo, depending on the author), whose rules he had defied (or whom he had otherwise offended), who tried to warn his fellow citizens against the Trojan horse. He was killed for this, along with his two sons, by giant snakes sent by Minerva (lay Oc coe on)

Joe Miller - an 18th-century English comic actor, but his name became associated with old, overused jokes because of a joke book published after his death, Joe Miller’s Jests (1739)

Plaister n arch. Plaster (Play ster)

dot the i's (and cross the t's) - idiom, to pay a great deal of attention to details

2026 Upcoming
The Two Towers, Ramayana, A Christmas Carol, Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner

Milestones
2021: 0 Full soundtrack, no editing, wife commentary, summary outline, irregular release
2022: 2.0 DaVinci editing, wordbook, book intro, AI intro + thumbnail, chapter summary, scheduled release
2023: 2.1 Descript, CapCut, Suno score, character intro, weekly release
2024: 2.2 Standard condenser mic, Audacity, ChatGPT annotation + illustration, timestamp, 1-hour content
2026: 2.3 Gemini definition, JP, CN, PT subtitles on selected YouTube videos

Platforms
YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Reddit, Amazon Music, Firstory, Pocket Casts, KKBOX, Castbox, Noice, Podcast Addict, SoundOn, Castro, Player FM