How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

The cover to How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is one of the best-known children's books by Dr. Seuss. It is written in rhymed verse, with illustrations by the author. The book has been adapted to other media, also discussed below.

Seuss completed How the Grinch Stole Christmas in 1957. The mid-1950s were a fruitful period for Seuss, during which he wrote many of the stories for which he is most admired today, including The Cat in the Hat, If I Ran the Circus, and On Beyond Zebra.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The Grinch, a bitter, green-coated, cave-dwelling creature with a heart "two sizes too small," lives on snowy Mount Crumpit, a steep, 10,000 foot high mountain just north of Whoville. His only companion is Max, his faithful but dim dog. From his perch high atop Mount Crumpit, the Grinch can hear the noisy Christmas festivities that take place in Whoville. (These are not the same microscopic-sized Whos who appear in Horton Hears a Who; these Whos are visible to the naked eye, although the Grinch may just be their size, considering that the Whos all live on a snowflake in the film The Grinch, as opposed to living on a speck of dust in Horton Hears a Who.) Envious of the Whos' happiness, he makes plans to descend on the town and, by means of serial burglary, deprive them of their Christmas presents and decorations and thus "prevent Christmas from coming". However, he learns in the end that despite his success in stealing all the Christmas presents and decorations from the Whos, Christmas comes just the same. He then realizes that Christmas is more than just gifts and presents. His heart grows three sizes larger, he returns all the presents and trimmings, and is warmly welcomed into the community of the Whos.

The book is one of the purest examples of Seuss's style. The ink-drawn illustrations make use of only black, red, and pink (the latter being the color of the Grinch's eyes), and the versification is strict and never skips a syllable. The purity of the verse is increased by the fact that Seuss avoided introducing made-up words intended to fit the meter (for example, "Jill-ikka-Jast" or "Sala-ma-goox", both from Scrambled Eggs Super).

Adaptations and translations

Television

Chuck Jones's version of The Grinch

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was adapted to television in 1966 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as an animated TV special, directed by Seuss's friend and former colleague Chuck Jones, whom Seuss had known from their days of working on Private Snafu training cartoons for the U.S. Army during World War II. The show starred Boris Karloff as narrator and Grinch, and (unusually for adaptations) included the actual text of the book in spoken form.

Jones, who served as director, character designer, and character layout artist (as he had done for nearly all of his Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, and the latter-period MGM Tom and Jerry films he had done) modified the appearance of the Grinch somewhat to fit the medium, rendering him in green and with a more elongated, frog-like face. In his 1996 book Chuck Reducks, Jones later said that Seuss thought the animated Grinch looked more like Jones than it did the character in the original book, a fact Jones attributed to the use of his own facial expressions as a model for the Grinch's.

Maurice Noble, one of Jones' long-time collaborators, served as production manager, and fellow Warner Bros. veteran Ben Washam served as co-director. Animation was done by Jones' MGM animation unit, several members of which had originate with him at Warner Bros: Ken Harris, Tom Ray, Phil Roman, Richard Thompson, Don Towsley, and Lloyd Vaughan.

The songs, which helped fill out the story to the length of a television program, had music written by Jewish composer Albert Hague, with lyrics by Dr. Seuss. The best remembered of them, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" was sung by Thurl Ravenscroft.

Dr. Seuss also lengthened the text with two interpolated verse passages. The longer one describes the Who children (in the Grinch's imagination) noisily playing with their Christmas toys . Seuss also added a few lines to the dénouement, which in the original is laconic. These lines were read by Boris Karloff, like the others.

The TV special has been highly praised by audiences and film and animation fans alike. It has seen innumerable rebroadcasts in the years since its debut, with annual showings continuing to the present day. The cartoon is typically found on the Internet Movie Database's list of the top 250 films, and is considered one of Chuck Jones' greatest cartoons made after his departure from Warner Bros.

The Grinch later appeared in a few more specials, and although they weren't as popular as his original Christmas outing, they're well-liked among the viewers. The Grinch returned to animation in the 1977 special Halloween is Grinch Night, in which he sets off to scare everyone in Whoville due to being bothered by a chain reaction of annoying sounds caused by the wind. There, he was voiced by Hans Conried. Later, in 1982, he starred in The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat, where he attempts to ruin things for fellow Seuss star The Cat in the Hat. Most recently, he was a recurring character on the 1996 kids' show The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, where he was voiced by Anthony Asbury.

Film

Jim Carrey as the Grinch.

Later after Seuss's death, the book was also made into a 2000 live-action feature film. Due to all the additions made to the storyline so that it could be brought up to feature-length, it was considerably less faithful to the original book. It creates a new back-story to explain why the Grinch acts as he does. The film was directed by Ron Howard, produced by Brian Grazer, and starred Jim Carrey as the title role of the Grinch and Taylor Momsen as Cindy Lou Who, although this version seems to be about eight (the one in the book was "no more than two"). This version is often called simply The Grinch; though the title actually seen in the film is How the Grinch Stole Christmas!; the word "Grinch" is written in much larger letters than the rest of the title. The movie received mixed critical reaction but became the highest-grossing film released in North America in the year 2000, earning $260 million at the box office.

Other cast members include the late Josh Ryan Evans as the young Grinch, Bill Irwin as Lou Lou Who and Jeffrey Tambor as Mayor Augustus May Who. news/quotes_stole.html?1132545266546

Translation

Perhaps because of its demanding meter, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! has been seldom effectively translated, and it is hardly known outside of the English-speaking world. Nonetheless, a Latin translation was prepared by Jennifer Morrish Tunberg with the help of Terence O. Tunberg, entitled Quomodo invidiosulus nomine Grinchus Christi natalem abrogaverit (literally: "How the little envious one named Grinch stole Christ's birthday"). Rather than the rhythmic rhymed text of the original, the Tunbergs produced a prose translation in a somewhat rhythmic Latin. Instead of Dr. Seuss' repetitions of words, the Tunbergs generally come up with multiple synonyms, for instance, the "NOISE! NOISE! NOISE! NOISE!" becomes "STREPITUS, CREPITUS, STRIDOR, FRAGORQUE!" The work has been highly praised by classicists.

"Grinch" as slang

Seuss's work has become sufficiently well-known that the Grinch's very name (like that of another fictional character, Ebenezer Scrooge) has entered general usage as a slang term designating a cruel, antisocial, or Christmas-hating individual. In 1994, during the Republican Party's "Contract With America", political cartoonists frequently applied the term to Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, calling him the "Gin-Grinch Who Stole Christmas". In the movie Jingle All the Way, the con artist Santas refer to the police as the "Grinch".

Publication data

  • Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel). How the Grinch Stole Christmas! New York: Random House, 1957, ISBN 0394800796
  • Dr. Seuss. Quomodo Invidiosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit: How the Grinch Stole Christmas in Latin. Translated by Jennifer Morrish Tunberg with the assistance of Terence O. Tunberg. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 1997, ISBN 0865164193

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In the movie Jingle All the Way, the con artist Santas refer to the police as the "Grinch". This has become a household name, at least among the men over the period. In 1994, during the Republican Party's "Contract With America", political cartoonists frequently applied the term to Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, calling him the "Gin-Grinch Who Stole Christmas". So these people simply say "Black Dog Beer" in Cantonese while ordering it. Seuss's work has become sufficiently well-known that the Grinch's very name (like that of another fictional character, Ebenezer Scrooge) has entered general usage as a slang term designating a cruel, antisocial, or Christmas-hating individual. Incidentally, Guinness advertisement posters were always associating a black bulldog with the stouts. Seuss' repetitions of words, the Tunbergs generally come up with multiple synonyms, for instance, the "NOISE! NOISE! NOISE! NOISE!" becomes "STREPITUS, CREPITUS, STRIDOR, FRAGORQUE!" The work has been highly praised by classicists. Illiteracy rate was high, and these people do not know how to pronounce "Guinness Stout" while ordering it.

Instead of Dr. And these senior citizens survived through the tougher days, where education was less important. Rather than the rhythmic rhymed text of the original, the Tunbergs produced a prose translation in a somewhat rhythmic Latin. This is because somehow, only the elder generation prefers Guinness Stout. Tunberg, entitled Quomodo invidiosulus nomine Grinchus Christi natalem abrogaverit (literally: "How the little envious one named Grinch stole Christ's birthday"). Among the Cantonese-speaking Chinese locals in Singapore and Malaysia, Guinness Stout is known as "Hak Gau Peh", literally means "Black Dog Beer". Nonetheless, a Latin translation was prepared by Jennifer Morrish Tunberg with the help of Terence O. The Guinness family sold the bridge to the province of British Columbia for over 6 million dollars in 1955.

Perhaps because of its demanding meter, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! has been seldom effectively translated, and it is hardly known outside of the English-speaking world. The Guinness Family built the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver (or more accurately paid for its construction) which connects Vancouver to North Vancouver and West Vancouver over Burrard Inlet. news/quotes_stole.html?1132545266546. It combined with Grand Metropolitan to form Diageo PLC in 1997, at which point the Book of Records was sold to Gullane Entertainment, who in turn were purchased in 2002 by the book's current publishers, HIT Entertainment. Other cast members include the late Josh Ryan Evans as the young Grinch, Bill Irwin as Lou Lou Who and Jeffrey Tambor as Mayor Augustus May Who. After merger with the firms of Arthur Bell and United Distillers, the firm became Guinness PLC, and was no longer headed by a family member. The movie received mixed critical reaction but became the highest-grossing film released in North America in the year 2000, earning $260 million at the box office. The Guinness company also produced the Guinness Book of Records, which originated in 1955 when a debate in a pub after a hunt could not be settled with existing reference books.

This version is often called simply The Grinch; though the title actually seen in the film is How the Grinch Stole Christmas!; the word "Grinch" is written in much larger letters than the rest of the title. After Saunders was forced out following revelations that the United stock price had been illegally manipulated, the family presence on the board declined rapidly, and today no Guinness sits on the board of the holding company Diageo PLC. The film was directed by Ron Howard, produced by Brian Grazer, and starred Jim Carrey as the title role of the Grinch and Taylor Momsen as Cindy Lou Who, although this version seems to be about eight (the one in the book was "no more than two"). He, his son and great-grandson, the 2nd and 3rd Earls, chaired the Guinness company into the 1980s, at which time non-family chief executive Ernest Saunders became chairman as part of the merger with leading Scotch whisky producer United Distillers. It creates a new back-story to explain why the Grinch acts as he does. His eldest son Arthur, Baron Ardilaun (1840–1915), sold control of the brewery to Sir Benjamin's third son Edward (1847–1927), who became 1st Earl of Iveagh. Due to all the additions made to the storyline so that it could be brought up to feature-length, it was considerably less faithful to the original book. The grandson of the original Arthur Guinness, Sir Benjamin Guinness, was Lord Mayor of Dublin and was created a baronet in 1867, only to die the next year.

Later after Seuss's death, the book was also made into a 2000 live-action feature film. James' Gate brewery, the Storehouse is an interactive, multimedia experience taking you through all things Guinness. Seuss, where he was voiced by Anthony Asbury. Located on the site of the St. Most recently, he was a recurring character on the 1996 kids' show The Wubbulous World of Dr. Guinness fans can visit the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, which has been described as Disneyland for the beer (or, perhaps, more accurately, stout) lover. Later, in 1982, he starred in The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat, where he attempts to ruin things for fellow Seuss star The Cat in the Hat. This includes clothing and hats, often available from behind the bar after a specific number of pints of Guinness have been purchased.

There, he was voiced by Hans Conried. During Saint Patrick's Day, Guinness merchandise is available in many places that sell the drink. The Grinch returned to animation in the 1977 special Halloween is Grinch Night, in which he sets off to scare everyone in Whoville due to being bothered by a chain reaction of annoying sounds caused by the wind. The Most recent memorable commercial is available to view here : http://www.brainstorm9.com.br/archives/2005/10/noitulove.html The title is 'noitulovE' (which is 'Evolution' spelt backwards). The Grinch later appeared in a few more specials, and although they weren't as popular as his original Christmas outing, they're well-liked among the viewers. Surfer was produced by the advertising agency Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO; the advertisement can be downloaded from their website [7]. The cartoon is typically found on the Internet Movie Database's list of the top 250 films, and is considered one of Chuck Jones' greatest cartoons made after his departure from Warner Bros. In 2000, Guinness's 1999 advert Surfer was named the best television commercial of all time in a UK poll conducted by The Sunday Times and Channel 4.

It has seen innumerable rebroadcasts in the years since its debut, with annual showings continuing to the present day. Guinness advertising paraphernalia attracts high prices on the collectible market. The TV special has been highly praised by audiences and film and animation fans alike. (An advertisement from the 1940s ran with the following jingle: Toucans in their tests agree/Guinness is good for you./Try some today and see/What one or toucan do.) Guinness has recently taken the dominant share in the African beer market with its Michael Power advertising campaign. These lines were read by Boris Karloff, like the others. The posters featured Gilroy's distinctive artwork and more often than not featured animals such as a kangaroo, ostrich, seal, lion, and notably a toucan, which has become as much a symbol of Guinness as the harp. Seuss also added a few lines to the dénouement, which in the original is laconic. Gilroy was responsible for creating posters which included such phrases such as "Guinness for Strength", "Lovely Day for a Guinness", "Guinness Makes You Strong" "My Goodness My Guinness" and most famously, "Guinness is Good For You".

The longer one describes the Who children (in the Grinch's imagination) noisily playing with their Christmas toys . The most notable and recognisable series of adverts was created by Benson's advertising, primarily John Gilroy, in the 1930s and 40s. Seuss also lengthened the text with two interpolated verse passages. Guinness's iconic stature can be attributed in part to its advertising. Dr. Guinness adopted the harp as a logo in 1862, however it is shown in a form that faces left instead of right as in the coat of arms. Grinch" was sung by Thurl Ravenscroft. This circa 14th century harp which is still visible at Trinity College, Dublin has been used as a symbol of Ireland since the reign of Henry VIII (16th century).

The best remembered of them, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Guinness uses the Brian Boru, or Trinity College Harp as their trademark. Seuss. However, as the cultivation of barley is restricted in Nigeria, the local version is made primarily from sorghum. The songs, which helped fill out the story to the length of a television program, had music written by Jewish composer Albert Hague, with lyrics by Dr. Nigeria is the third largest and fastest-growing Guinness market in the world. Animation was done by Jones' MGM animation unit, several members of which had originate with him at Warner Bros: Ken Harris, Tom Ray, Phil Roman, Richard Thompson, Don Towsley, and Lloyd Vaughan. Guinness has a long history of marketing campaigns, from award-winning television commercials to beer mats and posters.

veteran Ben Washam served as co-director. A brewing byproduct of Guinness, Guinness Yeast Extract (GYE), was produced until the 1950s. Maurice Noble, one of Jones' long-time collaborators, served as production manager, and fellow Warner Bros. Other variants will be on tap across Ireland. In his 1996 book Chuck Reducks, Jones later said that Seuss thought the animated Grinch looked more like Jones than it did the character in the original book, a fact Jones attributed to the use of his own facial expressions as a model for the Grinch's. It has the same alcohol content (abv) as Guinness Draught, uses the same gas mix and settles in the same way, but has a slightly different taste. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, and the latter-period MGM Tom and Jerry films he had done) modified the appearance of the Grinch somewhat to fit the medium, rendering him in green and with a more elongated, frog-like face. The first stout in the series is Brew 39, which is being released in Dublin from October 2005 to March 2006.

Jones, who served as director, character designer, and character layout artist (as he had done for nearly all of his Warner Bros. In October 2005, Guinness introduced the Brewhouse Series — a limited-edition collection of draft stouts that will be available for six months each. The show starred Boris Karloff as narrator and Grinch, and (unusually for adaptations) included the actual text of the book in spoken form. James's Gate Beers: Pilsner Gold, Wicked Red Ale, Wildcat Wheat Beer and Dark Angel Lager. Army during World War II. Other withdrawn beers produced by Guinness include Enigma Draught Lager and Breo White Beer, as well as the St. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was adapted to television in 1966 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as an animated TV special, directed by Seuss's friend and former colleague Chuck Jones, whom Seuss had known from their days of working on Private Snafu training cartoons for the U.S.
Withdrawn Guinness variants include Guinness's Brite Lager, Guinness's Brite Ale, Guinness Light, Guinness XXX Extra Strong Stout, Guinness Cream Stout, Guinness Gold, Guinness Pilsner and Guinness Special Light.

. The company has a regional franchise to produce Budweiser beer. The purity of the verse is increased by the fact that Seuss avoided introducing made-up words intended to fit the meter (for example, "Jill-ikka-Jast" or "Sala-ma-goox", both from Scrambled Eggs Super). The Guinness brewery also makes other brands of alcoholic drinks, including Harp, Smithwick's and Kilkenny. The ink-drawn illustrations make use of only black, red, and pink (the latter being the color of the Grinch's eyes), and the versification is strict and never skips a syllable. Guinness is available in a number of variants and strengths, which include:. The book is one of the purest examples of Seuss's style. [5] Although the effect occurs in any liquid, it is particularly noticeable in any dark nitrogen stout, as the drink combines dark-coloured liquid and light-coloured bubbles.

His heart grows three sizes larger, he returns all the presents and trimmings, and is warmly welcomed into the community of the Whos. This downward flow pushes the bubbles near the glass towards the bottom. He then realizes that Christmas is more than just gifts and presents. As beer rises in the center, the beer near the outside of the glass falls. However, he learns in the end that despite his success in stealing all the Christmas presents and decorations from the Whos, Christmas comes just the same. The rising bubbles create a current by the entrainment of the surrounding fluid. (These are not the same microscopic-sized Whos who appear in Horton Hears a Who; these Whos are visible to the naked eye, although the Grinch may just be their size, considering that the Whos all live on a snowflake in the film The Grinch, as opposed to living on a speck of dust in Horton Hears a Who.) Envious of the Whos' happiness, he makes plans to descend on the town and, by means of serial burglary, deprive them of their Christmas presents and decorations and thus "prevent Christmas from coming". Bubbles in the centre of the glass are, however, free to rise to the surface, and form a rising column of bubbles.

From his perch high atop Mount Crumpit, the Grinch can hear the noisy Christmas festivities that take place in Whoville. The effect is attributed to drag; bubbles which touch the walls of a glass are slowed in their upwards travel. His only companion is Max, his faithful but dim dog. [2] [3] [4]. The Grinch, a bitter, green-coated, cave-dwelling creature with a heart "two sizes too small," lives on snowy Mount Crumpit, a steep, 10,000 foot high mountain just north of Whoville. A long time subject of bar conversations has been the observation that gas bubbles travel downwards in a pint glass of Guinness. The mid-1950s were a fruitful period for Seuss, during which he wrote many of the stories for which he is most admired today, including The Cat in the Hat, If I Ran the Circus, and On Beyond Zebra. It actually comes from the Wicklow Mountains, specifically, Lady's Well.

Seuss completed How the Grinch Stole Christmas in 1957. It is a common myth that Guinness is brewed using water from the River Liffey, which flows through Dublin close to St James's Gate. The book has been adapted to other media, also discussed below. Shamrocks and harps are quite popular designs for this. It is written in rhymed verse, with illustrations by the author. Some bartenders also draw a simple design in the head during the slow pour. Seuss. While this method of pouring (slow) is done in Ireland and the UK, many American bars seem to ignore the requisite 'slow pour'.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is one of the best-known children's books by Dr. Recent advertising campaigns state that "it takes 119.6 seconds to pour the perfect pint" of Guinness. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 1997, ISBN 0865164193. This creates the characteristic creamy head that lasts until the last sip. Tunberg. The tap handle should be pushed forward, rather than pulled, when the beer is topped off. Translated by Jennifer Morrish Tunberg with the assistance of Terence O. It should be poured slowly at a 45° angle; about three quarters is poured and left to settle before the rest is added.

Quomodo Invidiosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit: How the Grinch Stole Christmas in Latin. Draught Guinness is considered at its best flavour when served cool, although not necessarily cold. Seuss. "Original Extra Stout" tastes quite different; it contains only CO2, making a more acidic taste. Dr. The perceived smoothness of draught Guinness is due to the low acidity and the creaminess of the head caused by the surging. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! New York: Random House, 1957, ISBN 0394800796. The high pressure is required to force the draught beer through fine holes in a plate in the tap, which causes the characteristic "surge" (the widget in cans and bottles achieves the same effect).

Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel). Unlike carbon dioxide, nitrogen does not dissolve in water, which allows the beer to be put under high pressure without making it fizzy. Dr. Draught Guinness and its canned namesake contain nitrogen (N2) as well as carbon dioxide (CO2). Many stout beer aficionados claim it is watery compared to other, more malty stout brews. Despite its appearance as a dark and over-powering stout beer, Guinness is actually quite tame and mellow for a stout, and can be enjoyed with most food.

The barley is roasted to give Guinness its dark colour and characteristic taste.[1] Despite the "meal in a glass" or "liquid bread" reputation the beverage has among some non-Guinness drinkers, Guinness only contains 198 calories (838 kilojoules) per imperial pint (1460 kJ/l), less than an equal-sized serving of skimmed milk or orange juice. Guinness stout is made from four natural ingredients: water, barley, hops and yeast. . The Guinness brewery in Park Royal, London closed in 2005.

It is also brewed under licence internationally; the resulting beer is, from all reports, significantly different. The word "stout" was not attached to the beer until the 1820s. Six and a half barrels of Guinness Stout were shipped from Ireland to England. Ten years later in 1769 Guinness exported their product for the first time.

James's Gate Brewery, Dublin, Ireland since 1759, when Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000 year lease at IR£45 per annum for the unused brewery. This beer has been brewed at St. It was first brewed in Leixlip. Arthur Guinness Son & Co., founded 1756, produces a dark stout beer (a type of porter), known widely as Guinness.

[6]. Guinness Mid-Strength, a low-alcohol stout being test-marketed in Limerick, Ireland from March 2006—2.8% abv. Malta Guinness, a non-alcoholic sweet drink, sold in Africa;. Guinness Extra Smooth, a smoother stout sold in Ghana, Cameroon and Nigeria—6% abv;.

Guinness Bitter, an English-style bitter beer—4.4% abv;. Guinness Special Export Stout, sold in Belgium—8% abv;. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout Nigeria, uses sorghum in the brewing process instead of barley—sold in Nigeria and Great Britain—7.5% abv;. Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, sold in West Africa, the Caribbean and Asia—5% abv (China), 6.5 %abv (Jamaica), 7.5% abv (Africa) and 8% abv (Malaysia);.

Guinness Original/Extra Stout, as near to Arthur Guinness' original porter as can be obtained today—4.2 or 4.3% abv (England, Ireland), 5% abv (Canada, mainland Europe), and 6% abv (United States, Australia, Japan);. Canned Guinness draught, which includes a similar but differently shaped widget—4.1 to 4.3% abv;. Bottled Guinness draught, which includes a patented "rocket widget" to simulate the draught taste—4.1 to 4.3% abv;. Extra Cold draught stout, sold in kegs and put through a super cooler—4.1 to 4.3% abv;.

Guinness draught stout, sold in kegs—4.1 to 4.3% alcohol by volume (abv);.