http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171215-how-did-a-christmas-carol-come-to-be
Submitted for your approval, a BBC article about Charles Dickens' motive for writing what became "A Christmas Carol." Links within the article take you to Chirstmas Carols, Movies, and popular "Christmas songs." To misquote a line from "Northern Exposure": May your friends, relatives, and pets talk to you this Christmas.;)
"A Christmas Carol" (1938)
"Scrooge" (1951)
"Scrooge" (1970)