How is A Christmas Carol an apt title?

Answer 1

Dickens called his story "A Christmas Carol" because its claimed he expected the story to be repeated and shared and it would bring people together just as the singing of Christmas carols would spreading joy and brining families together each season throughout London. His carol was a song of praise of the Christmas season and of the redemption of Mr Ebenezer Scrooge.In keeping with the title Dickens called the five chapters of the book "staves." A musical stave is a stanza with a consistent theme and mood. Each stave in the story delivers a different message and each has a definite mood. As in a carol each stave can stand alone but each stave contributes to the carol's overall theme.