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It was the show's seventh Christmas special since its revival and the second Christmas special starring Smith as the Doctor.
It was the show's seventh Christmas special since its revival and the second Christmas special starring Smith as the Doctor.


As with ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'' the previous year, this story also took its name from popular literature.  
As with ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'' the previous year, this story also took its name from popular literature.


This story also reintroduced the Doctor's fondness for children and his tendency to be childish. Primarily exampled by his "repairs" to the country estate to make it more entertaining for kids and his lack of common sense about children being impulsive about wanting to open presents before Christmas.
It marked a relapse for the Doctor, who renounced his choice to travel alone and was reunited with [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]], ending a two-year absence in their personal timelines.
 
Another theme seen again in this story is the strength of [[love]], which has been shown in many previous stories to have the power to accomplish ridiculous things even the Doctor can't.
 
It marked a relapse for the Doctor, who renounced his choice to travel alone and was reunited with [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]], ending a two-year absence in their personal timelines. It also confirms that the Doctor does indeed consider the Ponds to be his family, after his marriage to River made him their son-in-law. As the following five episodes would show, this familial bond caused the Doctor to become closer to them than his other companions. Losing them would later cause the Doctor to become reclusive and retire by the events of [[The Snowmen (TV story)|''The Snowmen'']].


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
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