Muppet Christmas Carol was not only Brian Henson’s first ... a reference to Michael Caine’s real name. Another is named Statler and Waldorf’s, an obvious allusion to the Muppets characters ...

From the smart Doctor Who twist on the classic Charles Dickens story, to the phenomenal performance by Sir Michael Gambon, to ...

So, Dickens was also addressing the audience with something very real and something very timely. Dickens wants everyone who's reading A Christmas Carol to really think about the responsibility ...

"It's a redemption story, almost like ‘A Christmas Carol.' He's like a Charles Dickens character who's visited by four ghosts and put through a real beating in order to learn something." ...