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A Christmas Carol is usually read as a Victorian morality tale about capitalism and compassion. Yet an autographed script written by Charles Dickens during the American Civil War raises the possibility he may also have understood the story as speaking to the cause of ending slavery in the US.

Paul Duckworth’s sweary Scrooge has romantic history with Marley’s widow in a pun-heavy festive show

Nosferatu filmmaker Robert Eggers is reportedly set to write and direct a new adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

What's the deal with all those ghosts in 19th century photos? Think of it as the first Halloween meme — from centuries back.

October has long been associated with ghosts – from ancient Celtic festivals to ward off restless spirits after harvest time to the modern standby of using an old sheet to make a last-minute Halloween costume. In the middle of the 19th century, however, popular portrayals of ghosts became a year-round…

With a joyful celebration of family love and communal bonds at its heart, Charles Dickens’s story A Christmas Carol has often been credited with creating our modern idea of Christmas. Published on December 19 1843, the first edition sold out rapidly and the story was immediately adapted onto the Victorian…

Glad tidings of comfort and joy? Not if Mark Gatiss has anything to do with it. David Barnett meets the man who haunts Christmas

Some of the holiday story lines here are authentic, and some are as fake as snow in July. Can you spot the fakes?

Larry Yando portrays the miser’s transformation with admirable aplomb in a production of depth and spectacle.