Christmas in A Christmas Carol

Not just a day. A way of treating people. Scrooge promises to keep it all year.

The quotes

10 quotes, in the order they happen.

Bah!" said Scrooge, "Humbug!"

Scrooge · Stave One · christmas · isolation

Humbug means nonsense. Scrooge thinks Christmas is nonsense.

If I could work my will

Scrooge · Stave One · christmas · greed

If he had his way, every fool who says merry Christmas would be boiled with his own pudding.

Come in! and know me better, man!

Ghost of Christmas Present · Stave Three · christmas · family

The second spirit is big, warm and loud. It invites Scrooge in.

a jolly Giant, glorious to see

Narrator · Stave Three · christmas · the supernatural

The Ghost of Christmas Present is joy itself, dressed in green.

God bless us every one!

Tiny Tim · Stave Three · family · poverty · christmas

Tiny Tim's line. The poorest child blesses everyone, including Scrooge.

I am sorry for him; I couldn't be angry with him if I tried.

Fred · Stave Three · family · redemption · christmas

Fred feels sorry for his uncle, not angry. He keeps inviting him.

I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

Scrooge · Stave Four · redemption · christmas

His promise. Christmas every day, in how he treats people.

I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy.

Scrooge · Stave Five · redemption · christmas

He wakes up and he is a new man. He talks like a child.

A merry Christmas, Bob!

Scrooge · Stave Five · redemption · family · christmas

He says it to his clerk with a real smile and raises his pay.

God bless Us, Every One!

Narrator · Stave Five · christmas · family

The last words of the book. Tiny Tim's line, for everyone.