A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens believed that deep inside even the most mean-spirited person lies a glimmer of goodness. And so, in the fall of 1843, he gave us A Christmas Carol - a magical tale full of ghosts and good cheer. Dickens wanted to remind us that, even for a crusty curmudgeon like Ebenezer Scrooge, it's never too late to change. And with the help of 3 ghosts - Past, Present, and Yet-To-Be - and the enduring love of Tiny Tim, Scrooge learns to spread love and goodwill and cherish what Christmas is all about.

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was a story born of memories from his own unhappy childhood when his family knew the indignity of poverty. As a boy, his father plunged the family deep into debt and was thrown into debtor's prison. At 12 years old, Charles had to work in a rat-infested boot-blacking (shoe polish) factory. He lived alone, struggling to feed himself on the pittance he earned. After a few months, a modest inheritance rescued his father from prison. Many weeks passed before Charles was freed from his dreary occupation and allowed to attend school. Charles vowed never to forget his ordeal. At age 15, he got a job at a newspaper, as a reporter, and that started him on his literary career. Motivated by his own childhood and that of the horrible conditions some children still lived in, Dickens thought on how he could help to inspire people to open their pockets and help the poor. And that's when he got the idea to write A Christmas Carol. By the time he wrote A Christmas Carol, in 1843, Dickens was already one of the most popular authors in England.

A Christmas Carol was an incredible success from the moment it was published, and quickly became an international best-seller. Within a year, it had become a stage play, and over the years, it has been made into a play 40 times. There have been almost 20 movies, 12 television plays, 6 musicals, and many other versions of the story.

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