The story begins on December 24 in Victorian London. Everyone was filled with the holiday spirit as they were getting ready for tomorrow. This, unfortunately, was not the case for a grumpy and surly money-lender named Ebenezer Scrooge. He had outrightly declined his nephew Fred's (Peter Harrison) Christmas dinner invitation as well as a donation offered by two gentlemen (Mike McCartney and Harry Harrison), who were fundraising for the poor. By the time Scrooge returned to his office, Bob Cratchit (his underpaid employee) had just finished work and was preparing to go home. He cheerfully greeted him, "Merry Christmas, sir! Have you any plans for the next day?" Scrooge scoffed and replied, "Plans? Bah! Humbug! I don't want anything to do with that nonsense!" Bob said, "Oh. Very well, then. May I kindly ask for a day-off?" Scrooge was reluctant but eventually replied, "Fine! You can. Just get going and leave me alone, okay?" In response, Bob tipped his hat as a way of saying "Thank you!" as he left the place. Little did Scrooge know that he was about to experience a certain event which will change his life for good.....
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