Christmas Carol, A BrE AmE
a short novel by Charles ↑ dickens about an unpleasant old man called ↑ Scrooge who hates to spend money. On ↑ Christmas Eve several ↑ ghost s visit him to warn him about what will happen if he does not change. When he wakes up the next morning, he becomes a happy generous person, especially to his worker Bob ↑ Cratchit and Cratchit's sick son, ↑ Tiny Tim .