Novel by Charles Dickens that begins on Christmas Eve, 1812 (5,12)

I believe the answer is:

great expectations

(Other definitions for great expectations that I've seen before include "Hopes very much raised" , "look forward to extremely?" , "Dickens novel about Pip" , "Novel narrated by Philip Pirrip" , "work?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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