>>"Manheim was then told by "Xena" 's producer that this particular episode had to be a bottle show. Now in TV production parlance, "a bottle show" is an episode of a television series that is deliberately designed to be shot on the cheap. Meaning that it can't feature any on-location work, massive crowd scenes or elaborate stunts. Ideally, "a bottle show" must make use of the series' pre-existing sets & costumes as well as keep the number of guest stars needed down to a bare minimum."<<

Interesting to see the motivating factors for a particular X:WP episode--So, did we ever get a rational explanation for "Married, With Fishsticks"?  That one just...kinda had us worried.  0_o??

Re 'Ebby' see also its alternate name 'A Miracle at Christmas' - you should find a video release under that name at least.

Ha ha!  Boy, you really are digging deep on this Christmas Carol project, aren't you?  

Well, I'm reading them all, so please keep it up.  This is probably my favorite story, and I find all of these articles about the various interpretations and manglings very interesting.  Thanks for your hard work and sometimes harder viewing.