What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow
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"What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow" is a short story by Steven Moffat featuring the character Sally Sparrow in a time-bending adventure that later inspired the acclaimed Doctor Who episode "Blink."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4192152 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow Context triple: [Blink, basedOn, What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow]
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A.
A Faithful Christmas
A Faithful Christmas is a holiday-themed R&B and soul album by American singer Faith Evans, featuring her interpretations of classic Christmas songs alongside original material.
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B.
A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas
A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas is a holiday-themed studio album by Broadway and television star Kristin Chenoweth, featuring classic Christmas songs and festive arrangements.
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C.
The Christmas Dinner
"The Christmas Dinner" is a festive short story by Washington Irving that warmly depicts holiday customs, family gatherings, and convivial celebration in an English country house.
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D.
Christmas in the Sand
"Christmas in the Sand" is a holiday-themed studio album by singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat that blends pop, folk, and beachy acoustic styles in both original songs and classic Christmas covers.
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E.
The Christmas Banquet
"The Christmas Banquet" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, included in his collection Twice-Told Tales, that explores themes of melancholy, human folly, and the elusive nature of happiness through a recurring holiday feast.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow Target entity description: "What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow" is a short story by Steven Moffat featuring the character Sally Sparrow in a time-bending adventure that later inspired the acclaimed Doctor Who episode "Blink."
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A.
A Faithful Christmas
A Faithful Christmas is a holiday-themed R&B and soul album by American singer Faith Evans, featuring her interpretations of classic Christmas songs alongside original material.
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B.
A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas
A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas is a holiday-themed studio album by Broadway and television star Kristin Chenoweth, featuring classic Christmas songs and festive arrangements.
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C.
The Christmas Dinner
"The Christmas Dinner" is a festive short story by Washington Irving that warmly depicts holiday customs, family gatherings, and convivial celebration in an English country house.
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D.
Christmas in the Sand
"Christmas in the Sand" is a holiday-themed studio album by singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat that blends pop, folk, and beachy acoustic styles in both original songs and classic Christmas covers.
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E.
The Christmas Banquet
"The Christmas Banquet" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, included in his collection Twice-Told Tales, that explores themes of melancholy, human folly, and the elusive nature of happiness through a recurring holiday feast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doctor Who short story
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Steven Moffat ⓘ |
| basedOnFranchise | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Sally Sparrow
ⓘ
The Doctor ⓘ The Ninth Doctor ⓘ
linked to:
Ninth Doctor
|
| featuresElement |
creepy atmosphere
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mysterious messages ⓘ time-displaced communication ⓘ |
| franchiseEntry | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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science fiction ⓘ time travel fiction ⓘ |
| inspirationFor |
Blink (Doctor Who episode)
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linked to:
Doctor Who episode "Blink"
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| inspired |
Blink (Doctor Who episode)
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linked to:
Doctor Who episode "Blink"
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| involvesConcept |
messages from the future
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ time loop ⓘ time paradox ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sally Sparrow ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| protagonist | Sally Sparrow ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary England ⓘ |
| toldAs | school essay ⓘ |
| tone |
mysterious
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suspenseful ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow Description of subject: "What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow" is a short story by Steven Moffat featuring the character Sally Sparrow in a time-bending adventure that later inspired the acclaimed Doctor Who episode "Blink."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Doctor Who episode "Blink"