A Christmas Carol is the timeless novella by Charles Dickens centered on the miserable miser, Ebenezer Scrooge. The story begins on Christmas Eve, when Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns him of the consequences of his greedy, cold-hearted life. Scrooge is then visited by three spirits: the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. These spectral guides force Scrooge to confront his own loneliness, the joy he misses, and the grim future awaiting him, prompting a profound and joyful moral redemption.