Dickens' Christmas Spirit

It has been argued that Charles Dickens is responsible for the revival of the Christmas spirit during the nineteenth century. Charles Dickens has probably had more influence on the way the Christian world celebrates Christmas today than any other person. Dickens is well known for his Christmas philosophy, which manifests itself through his novel, A Christmas Carol. This novel, undoubtedly one of Dickens' greatest pieces of work, show us in detail, the author's Christmas philosophy …

…the importance of religious diversity when we are telling them Christmas is a time for gift giving? Still, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol does not appeal to me, because I tend not to associate Christmas with the views of what many hold true. This works against Dickens as a novelist. Although he revived the popular Christmas spirit philosophy as what we now know as "Christmas," he fails as keeping Christmas to it true religious roots.