Christmas Carol, A

noun

1. a story (1843) by Dickens.

A Christmas Carol

1. (1843) A story by Charles Dickens about the spiritual conversion of the miser Ebenezer Scrooge. At first, Scrooge scoffs at the idea of Christmas with a “Bah, humbug!” After the appearance of the ghost of his stingy partner, Jacob Marley, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, Scrooge reforms and offers help to the crippled boy Tiny Tim, son of Scrooge's clerk, Bob Cratchit.

Example Sentences

But he had a novel triumph with “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol”, powered by the protean virtuosity of Jefferson Mays in the unforgettable 2018 Geffen Playhouse premiere that launched a new holiday classic for savvy theater lovers.

From Los Angeles Times

The stone was left behind in the graveyard of St Chad's Church in Shrewsbury after being used as a prop in the filming of a 1984 movie adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

From BBC

SCR will dedicate the Dec. 20 performance of “A Christmas Carol” to Benson and dim the theater’s lights in his honor.

From Los Angeles Times

As in “A Christmas Carol,” the show dwells in a universe in which the supernatural is part of everyday life.

From New York Times

“Miracle on 34th Street,” “A Christmas Carol” — those are movies that were just the epic, some of the most important movies of all time.

From Los Angeles Times