A Christmas Carol by English author Charles Dickens was first published in December 1843. It tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation after a series of supernatural visits by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come.

Scrooge is transformed from an arrogant, obstinate, and insensitive miser to a generous, warmhearted, and caring human being. Written by one of England's greatest and most popular novelists, A Christmas Carol has come to epitomize the true meaning of Christmas.