When the "Carry On" British comedy film series reached its creative peak in the late 1960s, the producer decided to try the formula out on television with "Carry On Christmas" in 1969. The result was a parody of A Christmas Carol, with Sid James as Scrooge, but the show was even less plot-driven than the films themselves were. This, the best of the Carry On Christmas specials, is a great showcase of the crew's comedic talents. Terry Scott, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Peter Butterworth, and Frankie Howerd also star.

Producer Peter Rogers delivers a short introduction.