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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.

Stave Three & Four

00:29 Stave III The Second of the Three Spirits

49:39 Stave IV The Last of the Spirits

Characters

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

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

Prodigiously adv Astonishingly, enormously, excessively, immensely, extremely

Facetious adj playful, without lack of dignity, abounding in fun; not serious abt sthg serious (Fa see tious)

Filbert n hazelnut or the bearing tree

Kith and kin - n pl One's acquaintances and relatives; kith as friends, kin family

Declension n a descent

Bedight trans v To dress or array (bid Dyt)

Execrable adj deserving a curse; unequivocally detestable (Ex sic crable)

Menagerie n dated a zoo where animals are gathered for exhibition

Factious adj causing or engaging in political disagreement, division, or factional conflict

Beetling adj jutting or overhanging

Frousy adj frowsy, dirty or uncared-for appearance

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