Coming from someone who is generally anti-Christmas, this is only Christmas story worth a damn because it's not really about Christmas to me. It's about wealth and poverty. It's about transcending your past and making a conscious decision to be a kind and generous person. This story has been adapted both well and poorly, but it will invariably be impactful either way. The short stories/essays in my edition, though, I could have gone without.

Adaptations of A Christmas Carol that I recommend:
- Barbie in A Christmas Carol (2008)
- Scrooged (1988)
- Last Train to Christmas (2021)
- The gorey-as-hell Steve Martin/Martin Short SNL sketch from 2022. Trust me.