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'A Christmas Carol' Story
 
'A Christmas Carol' is a play by Charles Dickens. The story of the Play is about a miserly old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, who believes that Christmas is just an excuse for people to miss work. Buying gifts on this eve is a waste according to him. He dislikes anything else other than wealth including friendship, love and the Christmas season.

'A Christmas Carol' has seven major characters including the three spirits who visit Scrooge at night before Christmas.Besides the spirits, ghost of Scrooge's former business partner Jacob Marley who is dead for seven

years, comes to warn Scrooge that his miserliness and hatred for others will subject him to the same fate Marley himself suffers in death, destined to walk the earth in regret since he had done nothing in concern for mankind in his life.

The first spirit is the ghost of Christmas past. This spirit leads Scrooge on a journey into some of the happiest and saddest moments of Scrooge's past. The second spirit that is the ghost of Christmas present shows Scrooge the festive fervor for Christmas celebration in Cratchit family, the enthusiasm of crippled tiny Tim and the faith of Scrooge's nephew in his uncle's potential for change.

The third spirit or the ghost of Christmas yet to come shows Scrooge the future of Cratchit family after death of Tim, his own lonely death and the greedy reactions of people after his decease.

The three ghosts show Scrooge his mistake in valuing money over people. He realizes his fault and promises to change his ways. Ebenezer Scrooge who used to say that Christmas is a humbug, now says," Merry Christmas" to everyone.

Set in a completely ghostly ambience with snippets of humor, 'A Christmas Carol' Story beautifully portrays the transformation its main character undergoes and thus, spread the message that Christmas is all about to spread love and peace all around.