Watch the characters of Ebenezer Scrooge, Jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit, and the Three Ghosts of Christmas come alive from Charles Dickens writing desk in this adaptation of his classic story, A Christmas Carol. First published in 1843, this story has become synonymous with the start of the Christmas holiday. Follow the miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge on his journey through the past, present, and future as he learns the errors of his ways and comes to embrace the joys of Christmas.