EXCERPT: Charles Dickens� �A Christmas Carol� (1843) may be one of the most famous holiday tales extant, but it was his �A Christmas Dinner� (1835) that helped define the concept of �Christmas spirit� and set the stage for many of the traditions and foods that we enjoy to this day.
Forget Scrooge, Did Charles Dickens Create "Christmas Spirit"? If you would like to read
A Christmas Dinner yourself, I found it online and have provided a link for it below. I believe this shows just how powerful the written word can be.
"A Christmas Dinner" by Charles Dickens 
