Dickens has probably never received such an extreme festive makeover, but Matthew Irmas just about gets away with the liberties taken in this TV movie. Tori Spelling turns in a bravura performance as a self-centred chat show host, who makes life a nightmare for producer Michael Landes and PA Nina Siemaszko, as they prepare for her Christmas special. But then she's visited by the ghost of a diva aunt (Dinah Manoff) and the spirits of Christmas Past (Gary Coleman), Present (William Shatner) and Future. The showbiz satire is occasionally amusing, but this is more pantomime than morality tale.

Carol Cartman, a tempestuous talk show host, is a high-heeled, high-maintenance Scrooge. This insensitive, self-centered and stingy woman is about to experience a holiday she'll never forget.