Oh, you Gossip Girl fans. I post a teaser-ish article about how Bart Bass might come back from the dead this season, and you tell me to keep my spoilers to myself! Or at least out of my headlines. If Chuck's dad does indeed come back a zombie, you want to be just as surprised as Chuck will be!

Point taken. My apologies, friends and frenemies.

So now, if you've come this far in the article, you must actually want to know more about if/how/why Bart Bass might be making his way back to the Upper East Side. Thank Ausiello over at the EW for this tantalizing hint... (Spoiler ahead!)

Q: What's this I'm hearing about Bart Bass returning from the dead on Gossip Girl? this season? Is Chuck's father alive or is it a flashback?

A: Neither. Totally unrelated question: Are you a fan of A Christmas Carol?

So: could Bart be a 'Ghost of Christmas Past' for one of our central Gossip Girl characters? Who do you think: Chuck or Lily? Someone else?

Thoughts on a Christmas Carol-inspired Gossip Girl dream sequence? On Bart's return? Share!

-Meghan Carlson, BuddyTV Staff Writer

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