Thrill Seeker: It takes seconds for Scrooge to grow bored of the peace and quiet when he finally gets it, realizing that the frustrations of life that he was trying to get away from actually brings in the excitement. Scrooge realizes that abandoning his family at Christmas time is not acceptable, especially since family is among life's excitements. At the same time, Dewey realizes he's been wallowing in his bitterness and ignoring his family when all they wanted is to spend Christmas with him, the same thing young Donald was doing. Calling the Old Man Out: Dewey does this to his uncle, or rather the past version of him, and tells him off for ignoring his sister and being selfish when all Della wanted was to spend Christmas with him.

Good Is Not Soft: While it's questionable if Scrooge intended for the Ghost of Christmas Past to suffer so much, and readily reconciles when given the opportunity, he makes no apology for leaving him alone in the past either given what the spirit tried to do to him. Day 7 - Dec 31 -Nothing directly connected to Christmas per se, but 2 important figures of the 4th and 5th Century who witnessed greatly to Christian living.As a form of secret protest, Catholics created the seemingly nonsensical lyrics that hide teachings found in the Bible. In this way older, practicing Catholics were able to pass along their religious traditions and teaching to their children without risking punishment. Let's take a look at the meaning of the lyrical symbols The House on Savage Lane, and Jocelyn's Story are stories of a slightly different kind, the sort where the revelation of what is really going on is what drives the horror (even if you'd begun to guess as I did for the first, not the second) so I won't say much about them. I think they look forward to potential future Witch Museum mysteries. I especially found Jocelyn's Story to be genuinely strange and unsettling. The House on Savage Lane was a bit more conventional but still had a couple of effective twists. Dewey hugging a child version of his mother echoes a similar moment from Don Rosa's "The Dream of a Lifetime" (otherwise known as the proto- Inception comic) where it's Donald who hugs his mother Hortense as a little girl.

Time Travel for Fun and Profit: Scrooge and the Christmas spirits use Past's time traveling umbrella to visit history's greatest Christmas parties. Dewey on the other hand, wanted to see his mom on Christmas. Six Geese A-Laying- In Genesis, the creation story is told in which God takes six days to create the world; this symbol recognizes those words. Eleven Pipers Piping - The eleven faithful apostles are remembered in this particular symbol: Peter, James, John, Andrew, Phillip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James, Jude, and Simon (though there were twelve, Judas is excluded due to his betrayal of Christ) Didn't See That Coming: Scrooge believed that the Ghost of Christmas Past was teaching him a lesson about what Christmas is all about (since that's the Christmas spirits' job). He was surprised that the spirit was actually planning on trapping him in a time loop so that he would never leave him for his family again. In the Orthodox Church January 6is officially called the Baptism of our Lord – Theophany (sometimes called simply Epiphany). Theophany means “God’s appearance” and Epiphany simply “appearance”. On the day of Jesus’ baptism, the Holy Trinity was made manifest with the appearance of the doveand the voice that was heard from the sky (Matt 3:13 – 17).Actor Allusion: Being annoyed with Christmas Past's time travel jokes, Scrooge frowns and says "Ugh, time travellers". David Tennant's most famous role was a time traveller.

The story follows Kate, a lawyer who travels to Vermont to broker the sale of an inn and learns that the reason it won't sell is because it's haunted by a man who cannot move on until the mystery of his death (95 years ago) is solved.The title cards for the end credits are done in the same style as the original short film's opening credits. Lampshade Hanging: In the past, Dewey spins a line about being a very distant relative. Young Donald remarks how annoyed and confused he is by their extended family. Three French Hens- The theological Virtues are Faith, Hope, and Charity, and are symbolized by this particular sign. Go Mad from the Isolation: Part of what causes the Ghost of Christmas Past to turn into a Wendigo, after being left alone in the past by Scrooge. Similarly, past-Scrooge reacts to his future self crashing his party with nothing more than a polite tip of the hat.

Scrooge: The minor frustrations of your life pale in comparison to the excitement they bring: hearth, home, family. That's what Christmas is all about!Blah, Blah, Blah: As Donald’s rant to Della lapses into his typical Angrish, she brushes him off saying “Squawk, squawk, squawk!” I really enjoyed this. It's well done as far as made-for-TV Christmas movies go, with a unique story and decent mystery attached. Originally one of the most reliably cheesy categories of horror, the Christmas-themed scary movie has come a long way since the soft-focused made-for-TV movie days of Home for the Holidays and budget slashers like Silent Night, Deadly Night. But over the past few years, the high quality of entries like Better Watch Out and Krampus inspired us to assemble a best-of viewing guide. So after surveying decades’ worth of candidates, Vulture has come up with a list of a dozen essential scary holiday films, a “12 Days of Christmas Horror” to help you feel extra-festive — and remind you that at baseline, Santa is a home invader who breaks into your private life via chimney and leaves mysterious things for your kids! This list was first posted last year, but amended to reflect the addition of Anna and the Apocalypse, the zombie musical holiday romp you didn’t know you needed. Now, break out your worst fruitcake and get a big old knife to cut it with: ‘Tis the season to be terrified. We are also still given no clue as to what Scrooge's beef with Santa is all about. This one is also resolved in a Season 3 episode, "How Santa Stole Christmas!".