Some historians argue that Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carolmay have "saved" the classic traditions of Christmas and morality ata time of epic decline for such traditions.

Upon release in December 1843 thestory was an instant success.

A Victorian morality tale of a bitter old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, AChristmas Carol tells the tale of his profound experience of redemptionduring the course of a Christmas Eve night.