2) Barbie
Mattel would never let its leading lady be enough of a humbug to disparage Christmas herself, but found a workaround in the 2008 movie Barbie in A Christmas Carol. In it, Barbie tells an updated version of Dickens’ classic to her little sister Kelly where Barbie plays the Scrooge role, in this case the selfish diva Eden Starling who demands the cast and crew of the show she’s starring in work on Christmas Day. Eden gets all three spirits and a Marley-esque visit from a dead aunt, and discovers if she doesn’t change her tune she will end up friendless, penniless, and houseless. Also, some orphans will go missing. It’s bleak!
