A Christmas Carol

It is the festive season, but flint-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge is altogether lacking in Christmas cheer. "Bah! Humbug!: is Scrooge's verdict on those who wish to make merry. His desire to be left alone in his freezing counting-house is disrupted by the terrifying ghostly appearance of Jacob Marley, Scrooge's deceased business partner. Marley has been condemned to wander the earth, weighed down by a chain of cash-boxes, keys, padlocks and ledgers - the things that sustained him in life. The same restless fate awaits Scrooge unless he can mend his ways, but along the path to salvation he must face three more uncomfortable spectral visits...No work of fiction captures the spirit of Christmas better than the heartwarming, life-affirming tale of Scrooge's transformation, which extols the redeeming power of love and charity.