It was very popular
The classic "A Christmas Carol"by author Charles Dickens was published around December 9, 1843. The book was written around the same time of publication.
The publication server to highlight the class divide in Britain of the time especially the use of Child Labour by the industry and mine owners.
It was well accepted in the first week following publication the first print run had sold its complete amount of 6000 copies.
twelve dats of Christmas
"The Twelve Days of Christmas." And it isn't a carol. It's just a Christmas song.
Christmas time is here
December 1843
First When its lamp lighting time in the valley is not a Christmas Carol and most likely originated in U.S.A. or Canada
Miracle on 34th street
consider why it was written. Did the story have a relevant background at it time of publication,is that background still present to day somewhere world wide. Does the theme of the time still have acceptable contributions to today's modern way of living
Quite a few phrases from the story, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, have come into the vernacular like, "the ghost of Christmas Past." But the most oft quoted lines are two, and they surely made the story popular even in it's time: As Tiny Tim observed, "God bless Us, Every One!" and "Bah," said Scrooge, "Humbug."
He appears to Scrooge on Christmas Eve, but the time period of Christmas Yet to Come is unspecified.