A miserable, bitter old miser, Scrooge hates irrational things like happiness, generosity, and Christmas, until a trio of Ghosts shows him the error of his ways.Really, what's the deal with Scro...

The poor clerk that works for Scrooge's moneylending firm, Cratchit is the father of Tiny Tim, an angelic sickly boy.Say what you will about Dickens's many, many strong suits, but subtle characteri...

Scrooge's nephew, the son of his beloved but now dead sister, is his only living relative, and also the only person who wants to pull him out of isolation and back into the world.Let's be honest—...

The jolly businessman with whom Scrooge apprenticed, Fezziwig appears in the one happy memory of Christmas Past.If Marley is the worst-case scenario, then Fezziwig is the best case. On the one hand...