A Christmas reference throughout the years, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy and heartless old man who surrounds himself and others with a cold and unpleasant atmosphere. On a particular Christmas Eve, Scrooge goes home to find himself confronted by the spirit of Jacob Marley, his deceased partner, and The Ghosts of Christmas which will force him to remember his past, face his present and alter his future.