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The holiday special — with no laugh track, low-grade animation and a Bible verse at its heart — seemed destined to fail. In this piece from 2024, USC Marshall’s Stephen Lind explains how it instead became an instant classic.

USC scholars explain how the classic A Christmas Carol shaped and preserved the beloved winter holiday.

The holiday special — with no laugh track, low-grade animation and a Bible verse at its heart — seemed destined to fail. USC Marshall’s Stephen Lind explains how it instead became an instant classic.