what genre is a christmas carol

"A Christmas Carol" is a classic holiday story that falls under the genre of Victorian literature. It is a novella written by Charles Dickens in 1843, and it tells the story of a miserly old man named Ebenezer Scrooge who is visited by the ghost of his business partner Jacob Marley and the three spirits of Christmas: the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Future. The story has been adapted into many forms of media, including films, musicals, and television specials.