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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens' most beloved story, "A Christmas Carol," is as much a part of Christmas as mistletoe and carolers...
Charles Dickens' most beloved story, "A Christmas Carol," is as much a part of Christmas as mistletoe and carolers. The story begins on Christmas Eve as Scrooge sits in his house with not a kind word for anyone; he just wants to be left alone until the "humbug" of Christmas is over. But four ghostly visitorshis former business partner, followed by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Comeshow him the error of his ways, and by the time Christmas Day dawns, Scrooge is a changed person.
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