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1. A classic novella by English writer Charles Dickens that depicts the sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge ideological, ethical, and spiritual transformation resulting from a supernatural meeting with the ghost of a business partners and the three ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Few stories have been retold and adapted in as many ways as this classic Christmas staple.
EX. One of the best episodes of the newer Doctor Who series starring the Eleventh Doctor, portrayed by Matt Smith (I like him), is the Christmas special that is simply titled "A Christmas Carol". In the episode, rather than simple making a retread of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol with Dr. Who characters or having the Doctor interrupt the story (as if it was real), instead we find our hero trying to save Amy Pond and Rory Williams from crashing in the sky above a strange city that resembles Victorian London on an alien world. The Doctor soon finds himself getting involved in the transforming the powerful miser Kazran Sardick (Michael Gambon) through the power of Christmas and love. The performance of Gambon and Smith is very strong in the episode, the special implementation of the themes of Dickens in a sci-fi setting are subtle and effective, and the special gives you just that right Christmasy feeling that I feel several of the other Doctor Who Christmas specials lack.
Fun fact, Christmas is a very important holiday in Doctor Who canon (the most popular of the recent Doctors, David Tennant's 10th Doctor, was regenerated on the day).
Anywho, you can watch the special on Netflix or by clicking the link below:
