O Come Let Us Deplore Him (Extolling “A Christmas Carol”)

If you remember A Christmas Carol as “Scrooge in space,” remember again — before the Doctor changes your memories for you. Steven Moffat’s first Christmas special for Doctor Who is a seasonally delicious timey-wimey layer cake of Michael Gambon, Matt Smith, and nightmare sharks, with a sonic microphone song on top. Is it a Banger, or will the Bah Humbug corner convince us that Eleven interfered too much? Let’s head down the chimney and find out!

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Story Essentials

• 2010 Christmas Special
• Story number: 216, per the The Pull To Open Codex
• Writer: Steven Moffat
• Director: Toby Haynes
• Showrunner: Steven Moffat
• Aired 25 December 2010

Pull To Open: A Christmas Carol

• Season 4
• Episode 53

Hosts: ⁠Pete Pachal⁠ and ⁠Chris Taylor⁠

Music: Martin West/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thinking Fish⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠