Although he celebrated Christmas in numerous of his works, it is his enduring masterpiece, ‘A Christmas Carol’ published 19th December 1843 which immortalised the spirit of Christmas Cheer

Dickens revived the Christmas traditions with his warm portrayal of Christmas in the domestic setting; with plum pudding, piping hot turkey, games, dancing and family cheer by the hearth. Although he celebrated Christmas in numerous works, it is his enduring masterpiece, ‘A Christmas Carol’. 

When hearing that Dickens had died, a cockney barrow-girl said: “Dickens dead? Then will Father Christmas die too?”

Dickens was a man of extraordinary energy and talent: literary genius, reformer, public speaker, actor and amateur magician.