A Christmas Carol was conceived by Dickens as a social sermon, and in the 40s of the 19th century, one of five stories was published every year at Christmas. Through artistic images, the author addressed both poor and rich readers, striving for the improvement of the lot of some and the “moral correction” of others. The result was a cycle of five works, translated into all world languages, repeatedly filmed and becoming truly immortal classics of world literature. A cycle in which fairy tales and true stories, fantasy and reality are mixed, mythological and folklore characters act alongside people, and in the finale Good certainly defeats Evil, virtue triumphs and vice is punished. And we, children and adults, really want to believe that Christmas miracles really do happen...