Christmas Carol (The X-Files)

"**Christmas Carol**"
"Christmas Carol"
The X-Files episode
	Melissa and Dana Scully open presents on Christmas in a flashback. Gillian Anderson's younger sister Zoë was chosen to play Scully in the sequence.
Episode no.	Season 5; Episode 6
Directed by	Peter Markle
Written by	Vince Gilligan; John Shiban; Frank Spotnitz
Production code	5X05
Original air date	December 7, 1997
Running time	45 minutes
Guest appearances
	Pat Skipper as Bill Scully Jr.; Sheila Larken as Margaret Scully; Karri Turner as Tara Scully; John Pyper-Ferguson as Detective Kresge; Rob Freeman as Marshall Sim; Lauren Diewold as Emily Sim; Melinda McGraw as Melissa Scully; Joey Shea as Dana Scully (1968); Ryan de Boer as Bill Scully Jr. (1968); Zoë Anderson as Dana Scully (1976); Rebecca Codling as Melissa Scully (1976); Gerard Plunkett as Dr. Ernest Calderon; Patricia Dahlquist as Susan Chambliss; Walter Marsh as Pathologist; Jo-Anne Fernandez as Forensic Technician; Dan Shea as Deputy; Gregor Sneddon as FBI Courier; Eric Breker as Dark Suited Man #1; Stephen Mendel as Dark Suited Man #2;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "The Post-Modern Prometheus"	Next →; "Emily"
	The X-Files season 5
	List of episodes

"Christmas Carol" is the sixth episode of the fifth season of American science fiction television series The X-Files. It was written by Vince Gilligan, John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz and directed by Peter Markle. The episode explores the series' overarching mythology.^[2] The episode premiered in the United States on December 7, 1997 on the Fox network, earning a Nielsen household rating of 12.8 and being watched by 20.91 million people in its initial broadcast. It received moderately positive reviews from television critics, with many complimenting Gillian Anderson's performance.

The show centers on FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. Mulder is a believer in the paranormal, while the skeptical Scully has been assigned to debunk his work. In this episode, Scully, on Christmas vacation with her family, receives a mysterious phone call that leads her to a case involving a little girl that she believes to be the daughter of her dead sister, Melissa.

"Christmas Carol" is the first of a two-part story that concludes with episode seven, "Emily". The episode was inspired by the 1951 British film Scrooge, starring Alastair Sim. The young actress who originally played Emily was terrified of the hospital setting in the episode's sequel "Emily", and as a result the producers had to recast the role and reshoot all footage featuring her in this episode. Gillian Anderson's younger sister, Zoe, was chosen to play Scully in a flashback sequence.

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^ Frank Spotnitz. "The Truth About Season 5". The X-Files: The Complete Fifth Season (DVD). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

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[2] Frank Spotnitz. "The Truth About Season 5". The X-Files: The Complete Fifth Season (DVD). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

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