Who owns the rights to A Christmas Carol?

Answer 1

The rights of the ORIGINAL work are i now in the public domain. However, any stage, audio visual animated account is normally copywritten as its own entity and nearly always states that the story is "based" on the Works of Charles Dickens

Answer 2

"A Christmas Carol" was written by Charles Dickens and was published in 1843. As such, the copyright to the original text has expired and it is now in the public domain. However, adaptations, illustrations, and specific versions of the story may have their own copyright owners.