Inspiration
Rather than deliberately trying to resemble either the the 1938 MGM version or the George C. Scott made-for-TV version in the cheerfulness and "Christmassy" feeling of their settings, the 1999 film takes as its inspiration the classic 1951 film version with Alastair Sim in the grimness of some of its scenes and set design, although it still includes many cheerful moments. It includes one scene almost always omitted from other adaptations - the "lighthouse" montage which shows different groups of people in different sections of the country singing Silent Night.
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