Is there an Un-Christmas Carol?

[Kennah]

With so many variants of Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" I got to wondering if anyone has ever written a book, produced a movie or TV program, of an "Un-Christmas Carol"?

A RW Christian Scrooge, perhaps portrayed as a Southern Baptist Minister, who is all wrapped up in the religious commercialization of Christmas like defending manger scenes on public property, but who doesn't give a shit about the unfortunate who aren't part of his "flock". One of those mega-church douchebags.

[bluestateguy]

1. Sounds like you have an idea for a pitch to a Hollywood studio executive

Give it some thought.

[marasinghe]

2. that would be Hans Christian Andersen's "Little Match Girl".

minus the wishful feel-good, heaven-think:
http://www.classicreader.com/book/109/15/


or, perhaps, O. Henry's "Gift of the Magi":
http://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/Gift_of_the_Magi.html

[Mariana]

3. I've never heard of one. Why don't you write it up?

I think it could be a great story!

[Michigan Alum]

4. Isn't jingle bells sort of non Christmas?

[TexasProgresive]

5. What does "Jingle Bells" have to do with Christmas?

edited to delete misinformation, post a wiki link and the original lyrics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_Bells

The original lyrics to "The One Horse Open Sleigh" as written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857 are as follows:
"Dashing thro’ the snow,
In a one-horse open sleigh,
O’er the hills we go,
Laughing all the way;
Bells on bob tail ring,
Making spirits bright,
Oh what sport to ride and sing
A sleighing song to night.

Jingle bells, Jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh! what joy it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, Jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh! what joy it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh.

A day or two ago,
I thought I’d take a ride,
And soon Miss Fannie Bright
Was seated by my side,
The horse was lean and lank;
Misfortune seemed his lot,
He got into a drifted bank,
And we, we got upsot.
A day or two ago,
The story I must tell
I went out on the snow
And on my back I fell;
A gent was riding by
In a one-horse open sleigh,
He laughed as there I sprawling lie,
But quickly drove away.
Now the ground is white
Go it while you’re young,
Take the girls to night
And sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bob tailed bay
Two forty as his speed.
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack, you’ll take the lead."

[JaneyVee]

6. The War On Christmas begins...

[Shankapotomus]

7. Atlas Shrugged nt