“A Christmas Carol” I believe I can honestly say Charles Dickens Christmas Carol is one of my all time favorite’s, all year round. It only took Dicken’s about six weeks to write, A Christmas Carol. Dickens was involved in charities and social issues throughout his entire life… After reading a government report, on the labor conditions of factories and mines, he swore to strike a blow on behalf of the poor man’s child and conditions of every day life……..