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Christmas Carol Script

Narrator: Hello! Welcome to The Christmas Carol.I am here

to tell the story. My name is Charles Dickens.

Rizzo: And my name is Rizzo the Rat. Hey. Wait a second.

You're not Charles Dickens.

Narrator: I am too!

Rizzo: Dickens was a famous novelist? A genius!

Narrator: Oh. You're too kind.

Rizzo: Why should I believe you?

Narrator: Well. Because I know the story of A Christmas

Carol like the back of my hand.

Rizzo: Prove it!

Narrator: All right.

Narrator: There's a little mole on my thumb and. Uh. A

scar on my wrist... From when I fell off my bicycle.

Rizzo: No. No. No. No.Don't tell us your hand.Tell us the

story.

Narrator: Oh. Oh. Thank you. Yes. Jacob Marley was dead to
begin with.

Rizzo: Wha- Wha... Pardon me?

Narrator: That's how the story begins. Rizzo. Jacob Marley

was dead to begin with, as dead as a doornail

Rizzo: It's a good beginning. It's creepy and kind of

spooky

Narrator: Oh. Thank you. Rizzo.

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Rizzo: You're welcome. Mr Dickens

Narrator: In life, Marley had been a business partner ..

with a shrewd moneylender named Ebenezer Scrooge. You will
meet him as he comes around that corner.

Rizzo: Where?

Narrator: There.

Rizzo: When?

Narrator: Now. ( Scrooge enters the street) There he is.

Mr Ebenezer Scrooge.

Rizzo: Say. Is it gettin' colder out here?

(Scrooge walks out, while townsfolk sing)

Song - Scrooge

When a cold wind blows

it chills you
Chills you to the bone
But there's nothing in nature that freezes
your heart like years of being alone

It paints you with indifference

Like a lady paints with rouge
And the worst of the worst
The most hated and cursed
Is the one that we call Scrooge
Unkind as any
And the wrath of many
This is Ebenezer Scrooge

( chorus)
Oh, there goes Mr Humbug
There goes Mr Grimm
If they gave a prize
for bein'mean
The winner would be him

Old Scrooge, he loves his money

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'cause he thinks it gives him power
If he became a flavour
you can bet he would be sour
Even the vegetables
don't like him.
(chorus)
There goes Mr Skinflint
There goes Mr Greed
The undisputed master
of the underhanded deed

He charges folks a fortune

for his dark and draughty houses
Us poor folk live in misery
K,It's even worse for mouses

He must be so lonely
He must be so sad
He goes to extremes
to convince us he's bad
He's really a victim
of fear and of pride
Look close and there must be
a sweet man inside

- Nah.
- Uh-uh.

(chorus)
There goes Mr Outrage
There goes Mr Sneer
He has no time for friends or fun
His anger makes that clear

Don't ask him for a favour

'cause his nastiness increases
No crust of bread for those in need
No cheeses for us meeces

Narrator: Scrooge liked the cold. He was hard and sharp

as a flint.. secretive. Self-contained. As solitary as an
oyster.
(chorus)

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There goes Mr Heartless
There goes Mr Cruel
He never gives
He only takes
He lets his hunger rule

If being mean's a way of life

You practise and rehearse
Then all that work is paying off
'cause Scrooge is getting worse
Every day in every way
Scrooge is getting worse

Narrator: He was a tightfisted hand at the grindstone.

Scrooge..a covetous old sinner.

(Scrooge enters)

Scrooge: Bob Cratchit?

Bob Cratchitt: Yes. Mr Scrooge?

Scrooge: Let’s deal with the eviction notices

for tomorrow. Mr Cratchit.

Bob Cratchitt: Tomorrow is Christmas. Sir.

Scrooge: Very well. You may gift-wrap them.

Narrator: At that moment. Who should arrive at the door..

but Scrooge's nephew. Fred. his only living relative

Rizzo: Nephew Fred?

(Nephew Fred enters smiling and happy)

Nephew Fred: Hello. Happy Christmas, Uncle Scrooge.

Scrooge: Happy Christmas? Bah humbug.

Narrator: In these times. It was customary on Christmas

Eve for well-meaning gentlemen to call upon businesses and
collect donations for the poor and homeless.

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(Gentleman 1 and Gentleman 2 enter)

Gentleman 2: Mr Scrooge. I presume?

Scrooge: Who are you?

Gentleman 1: We're from the Order of Victoria Charity

Foundation.

Gentleman 2: We'd like to speak to you about a donation.

Gentleman 1: What might I put you down for?

Scrooge: Nothing. I cannot afford to make lazy people

happy.

Nephew Fred: That is certainly not true.

Scrooge: (getting angrier) Don't you have other things to

do this afternoon. My dear nephew?

Nephew Fred: Sadly. I do. Uncle. So I shall make my

donation..and leave you to make yours.

Gentleman 1 and 2: Thank you so very much.

Nephew Fred: Oh. Uncle. Come and have Christmas dinner

with me and Clara tomorrow.

Scrooge: Humbug!

Bob Cratchit: Happy Christmas. Fred.

Nephew Fred: Happy Christmas. Bob. (exits stage)

Gentleman 1: Now. Then. Sir. about the donation?

Scrooge: There is the door. You may use it.

Gentleman 1: All right. (turns to Gentleman 2). Come

along.

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Gentleman 2: (exit) Oh. Dear. Dear. Dear.

Bob Cratchit: Uh. Excuse me. Mr Scrooge, but it appears

to be closing time.

Scrooge: Very well. I'll see you at eight o’clock tomorrow

morning.

Bob Cratchit: Tomorrow's Christmas.

Scrooge: eight thirty then.

Bob Cratchit: If you please. Sir. Half an hour off hardly

seems customary for Christmas Day.

Scrooge: (shouts) Hardly customary! How much time off is

customary, Mr Cratchit?

Bob Cratchit: Uh. Why. Um. the. Uh. Whole day. If you
please, Mr Scrooge, why open the office tomorrow? Other
businesses will be closed.You'll have no one to do
business with. It'll waste a lot of expensive coal for the
fire.

Scrooge: Yes. That's definitely a point...Take the day

off.

Bob Cratchit: Thank you. Mr Scrooge.

Scrooge: Be here all the earlier the next morning.

(Scrooge leaves)

Song – One More Sleep Til Christmas

There magic in the air this evening

Magic in the air
The world is at her best, you know
When people love and care
The promise of excitement is one the night will keep
After all, there's only one more sleep til Christmas

The world has got a smile today

The world has got a glow

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There's no such thing as strangers when
A stranger says "hello"
And everyone is family, we're having so much fun
After all, there's only one more sleep til Christmas

Tis the season to be jolly and joyous

With a burst of pleasure, we feel it all right
Tis the season when the saints can employ us
To spread the news about peace and to keep love alive

There's something in the wind today

That's good for everyone
Yes, faith is in our hearts today
We're shining like the sun
And everyone can feel it, the feeling's running deep
After all, there's only one more sleep til Christmas

After all, there's only one more sleep til Christmas day
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Start of sceen 2

Narrator: Scrooge lived in a house that had once belonged

to his old business partners, Jacob and Robert Marley.

Narrator: The building was a dismal heap of brick on a

dark street. Now, remember that Jacob Marley was dead..
And decaying in his grave.

Rizzo: Yuck!

Narrator: (whisper) That one thing you must remember...or

nothing that follows will seem wondrous.

Rizzo: Um. Why are you whispering?

Narrator: It's for dramatic emphasis.

Rizzo: Oh.

Narrator: Scrooge was in his house... not caring about the

darkness, he searched his rooms.

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Scrooge: Jacob Marley?

Jacob Marley: Scrooge!

Scrooge: Humbug.

Jacob Marley : Look! It's Ebenezer Scrooge. Looking older

and more wicked than ever.

Robert: I knew he wouldn't disappoint us.

Scrooge: Who are you?

Jacob Marley: In life. we were your partners. Jacob...

Robert Marley: And Robert Marley!

Scrooge: It looks like you. but I don't believe it!

Jacob Marley: Why do you doubt your senses?

Schrooge: Because a little thing can affect them. A slight

disorder of the stomach. You may be a bit of undigested
beef...a blob of mustard. a crumb of cheese. Yes. There's
more of gravy than of grave about you!

Rizzo: Where do you get those jokes? (to Charles

Dickens,who shrugs)

Scrooge: Why do you trouble me?

Robert Marley: Man of the worldly mind! do you believe in

me or not?

Scrooge: I do. But why do spirits walk the earth, and

why do they come to me?

Song – Marley and Marley

Jacob Marley: It is required of every man,that he should

walk abroad among his fellow-men, if that spirit goes not
forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death. It is
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doomed to wander through the world -- oh, woe is me! --
and witness what it cannot share, but might have shared on
earth, and turned to happiness!

Everyone sings:

We're Marley and Marley

Avarice and greed
We took advantage of the poor
and just ignored the needy
We specialized in causing pain
Spreading fear and doubt
And if you could not pay the rent
We simply threw you out
We're Marley and Marley

Our hearts were painted black

We should have known our evil deeds
Would put us both in shackles
Captive, Bound, We're double-ironed
Exhausted by the weight
As freedom comes from giving love
So, prison comes with hate

We're Marley and Marley

Whoooooo
We're Marley and Marley
Whoooooo

Doomed, Scrooge!
You're doomed for all time
Your future is a horror story
Written by your crime
Your chains are forged
By what you say and do
So, have your fun
When life is done
A nightmare waits for you

We're Marley and Marley

Whoooooo
We're Marley and Marley
Whoooooo
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We're Marley and Marley
Whoooooo
We're Marley and Marley
Whoooooo
We're Marley and Marley
Whoooooo
CHANGE!

Jacob Marley: Hear me! My time is nearly gone. I am here

tonight to warn you. You still have yet a chance and hope
of escaping my fate.

Scrooge: You were always a good friend to me,

Robert Marley: You will be haunted, by Three Spirits.

(exits)

Narrator: Scrooge slipped into the empty silence

of a dreamless sleep.(Scrooge climbs into his bed)

Narrator: Expect the first ghost when the bell

tolls . !( bell rings and Scrooge awakens and looks
around. There is a young ghost with light in her hand)

Rizzo: Wow! I’m impressed with all the special effects!

Narrator: What special effects?

Rizzo: I’m impressed by the total lack of them.

Scrooge: Are you the spirit whose coming

was foretold to me?

Ghost of past: I am.

Scrooge: What business has brought you here?

Ghost of past: Your welfare.

Narrator: And so they arrived in Ebenezer Scrooge's

childhood.
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Scrooge: It's my old school. I was a boy here.

Ghost of past: These are but shadows of your past.

Ebenezer. They can neither see nor hear you.

Narrator: And a flood of memories came back to him... as

Scrooge beheld his old classroom.

Scrooge: I know it all so well. Spirit. The desks. The

smell of the chalk. I chose my profession in this room.

Ghost of past: And is he familiar?

Narrator: Scrooge beheld a small boy... a boy he knew. oh.

Very well indeed.

Scrooge: Good heavens. It's me.

Little boy Scrooge: Who cares about stupid old Christmas?

Scrooge: I was often alone. More time for reading and

study. The Christmas holiday was a chance to get some
extra work done. solitude.

School master: So. Master Scrooge. graduation day. And

yet...

Scrooge: That's my old headmaster. This man taught me my

greatest lesson.

Schoolmaster: Stand up. Build your life as this school is

built.

Young Scrooge: Yes Headmaster.

Schoolmaster: Ah. Yes! Work hard. Work long and be

constructive. Oh. Ebenezer. life is a golden opportunity.
Today you go forth into the real world. You must keep your
nose to the grindstone. Work hard. And one day your life
will be as solid... as this very building!

Song – Chariman of the Board

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Schoolmaster: It's a golden opportunity that's knocking

And you know by now the answer's up to you
But you're ready, because you have an education
So, be confident, there's nothing you can't do

Everyone Sings: You can soar above the mediocore

Soar above the rest!
If you do your work with vigor
You'll be bigger than the best!

Be proud of your ambition

Being lazy is a curse
We want no empty pockets and we want no empty purse

Work for a living, love for your work

Don't think about vacations, you can overcome that quirk
Insist on being heard, a squeaky wheel can't be ignored
If you do what's right, if you prove you're bright
You'll be chairman of the board
Think about it, chair of the board

When the world snaps to attention, you should be the first

to SNAP!
And you'll wind up on a mountain top with a feather in
your cap
Keep your mind a'working and your feet firm on the ground
Your dedication makes you king, today you're being crowned
Keep your mind a'working and your feet firm on the ground
Your dedication makes you king, today you're being crowned
Your dedication makes you king, today you're being crowned

Young Scrooge: Yes sir.

Ghost of Christmas Past: Come. Scrooge. There is much to

see… There was another Christmas Eve.. with a young
woman some years later.

Scrooge: Oh. Please... do not show me that Christmas.

(Belle and Young Scrooge)

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Belle : Another year before our wedding. Ebenezer. All

you care about is making money.

Young Scrooge : This is all for you. I love you. Belle.

Belle : We met when we were both poor and happy. You’ve

changed. I believe you only love money.

Scrooge: (hangs his head as he whispers) Belle.

Belle: I release you. With a full heart, for the love of

the man you once were.

Scrooge: Spirit. Show me no more. Why do you torture me?

Ghost of Christmas Past: I told you. These were the

shadows of the things that have been. They are what they
are. Do not blame me.

Scrooge: Leave me!

(Scrooge is alone, kneeling on the floor)

Narrator: Scrooge was left alone and exhausted until the

nearby clock began to strike the hour.

Narrator: Scrooge knew that the second of the ghosts was

due to appear.

(Ghost is dressed in rich robes with a mug in his hand)

Ghost of Christmas Present: Come in and know me better.

Man...Come in and know me better. Man. Did I already say
that?

Scrooge: You did. Yeah.

Ghost of Christmas Present: I am the Ghost of Christmas

Present. This is the night before Christmas! Did I tell
you that I am the Ghost of Christmas Present?

Scrooge: You did. Yeah

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Ghost of Christmas Present: Have you ever noticed that
everything seems wonderful at Christmas?

Scrooge: In all honesty. Spirit. No. Perhaps I've never

understood about Christmas.

Ghost of Christmas Present: Before this day is done.

you will understand!

Song – It Feels Like Christmas

It's in the singing of a street corner choir

It's going home and getting warm by the fire
It's true, where ever you find love, it feels like
Christmas
A cup of kindness that we share with another
A sweet reunion with a friend or a brother
In all the places you find love, it feels like Christmas
It is the season of the heart
A special time of caring
The ways of love made clear
It is the season of the spirit
The message if we hear it
Is 'Make it last all year'
It's in the giving of a gift to another
A pair of mittens that were made by your mother
It's all the ways that we show love that feel like
Christmas
A part of childhood we'll always remember
It is the summer of the soul in December
It's when you do your best for love, it feels like
Christmas
It is the season of the heart
A special time of caring
The ways of love made clear
It is the season of the spirit
The message if we hear it
Is 'Make it last all year'
It's in the singing of a street corner choir
It's going home and getting warm by the fire
It's true, where ever you find love, it feels like
Christmas

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It's true, where ever you find love
It feels like Christmas
It feels like Christmas
It feels like Christmas
It feels like Christmas

Ghost of Christmas Present: We shall go out into the

world.

Scrooge: Why have we come to this odd corner of the town?

Ghost of Christmas Present: It's Christmas here. Too. You

know. It's Bob Cratchit's house.

Narrator: Perhaps it was the spirit's own generous

nature... and his sympathy for all poor men... that led
them straight to the home of Scrooge's faithful clerk.

Rizzo: Goose! They're cookin' goose in there!

Narrator: Rizzo. Get out of the way!

Scrooge: This is Bob Cratchit's house?

Ghost of Christmas Present: How do you know that?

Scrooge:You just told me.

Ghost of Christmas Present: Well. I'm usually trustworthy.

Bob Cratchit.Happy Christmas. Everyone.

Children; Happy Christmas.

Mrs. Cratchit: Children. Children. Children! Now... Now

it's time to set the table.Go ahead.

Tiny Tim: Wait for me!

Tiny Tim: ( looking at the goose)The goose!

The goose!(cough)

Bob Cratchit: Oh. No. No. Now. Son. Son.

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now you've gotten too excited.

Mrs. Cratchit: You go sit in your chair a moment. Okay.

Rest. Rest a moment. How was he at church?

Bob Cratchit: As good as gold and better. He told me that

he hoped the people saw him in church because...it might
be pleasant for them to remember upon Christmas Day...who
made lame beggars walk and blind men see.

Scrooge: A remarkable child!

Narrator: And with that. The Cratchitsc ame to what was

surely...the happiest single moment in all the livelong
year.

Scrooge: Such a meagre feast.

Ghost: But very much appreciated.

Scrooge: I pay Bob such a small amount.

Bob Cratchit: (lifting a glass) Mr Scrooge!

Mrs. Cratchit: Bob! Bob Cratchit!(slamming down her

glass)

Bob Cratchit: It only seems right that I should lift a

glass to my employer. I give you Mr Scrooge. the founder
of the feast.

Mrs. Cratchitt: The founder of the feast. Indeed! Hmmph!

If I had him here. I would give him a piece of my mind to
feast upon. And I bet he would choke on it. Hmm! Choke!
Choke!

Bob Cratchit: My dear! The... The children! Christmas Day!

Mrs. Cratchitt: Well. I suppose that on the blessed day

of Christmas... one must drink to the health of. Uh. Mr
Scrooge.(still muttering) Even though he is horrible.
Stingy... Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Wicked and unfeeling.. Mm-hmm!
Mm-hmm!.

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Bob Cratchitt: To the founder of the feast. Mr Scrooge!

Children: To Mr Scrooge.

Mrs. Cratchitt: He'll be very merry and happy this day. I

have no doubt. No doubt.

Bob Cratchitt: Cheers!

Tiny Tim: God bless us. Every one!

Song – Bless Us All

Life is full of sweet surpises

Everyday's a gift
The sun comes up and I can feel it lift my spirit
Fills me up with laughter, fills me up with song
I look into the eyes of love and know that I belong

Bless us all, who gather here

The loving family I hold dear
No place on earth, compares with home
And every path will bring me back from where I roam
Bless us all, that as we live
We always comfort and forgive
We have so much, that we can share
With those in need we see around us everywhere

Let us always love eachother

Lead us to the light
Let us hear the voice of reason, singing in the night
Let us run from anger and catch us when we fall
Teach us in our dreams and please, yes please
Bless us one and all

Bless us all with playful years

With noisy games and joyful tears
We reach for You and we stand tall
And in our prayers and dreams
We ask You bless us all

We reach for You and we stand tall

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And in our prayers and dreams we ask you
Bless us all

Scrooge: Spirit. Tell me if Tiny Tim will live.

Ghost of Christmas Present: That is the future. My realm

is the present. However. Ah. I see a vacant seat by the
chimney corner... and a crutch without an owner. If these
shadows remain unaltered... I believe the child will die.

Scrooge: Oh. Spirit.(hides his head in his hands)

Narator: As the Cratchit family vanished into the

darkness... Scrooge kept his eyes upon Tiny Tim until the
last.

Ghost of Christmas Present: Come. My time grows short. My

time upon this globe is very brief. I believe it will end
upon the stroke of Uh! One.(Bong)

Scrooge: Now? But. Spirit. I have learned so much from you

(Bong)

Narrator: Nothing Scrooge could do or say could stop

(Bong) those terrible bells. (Bong)

Scrooge: Oh. Spirit. Do not leave me. You have meant so

much to me. You have changed me.

Ghost of Christmas Present: Now I leave you with the

Ghostof Christmas Yet to Come.

Scrooge: You mean the future? Must I?

Ghost of Christmas Present: (walks away)

Scrooge: Am I in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas

Yet to Come? (Ghost doesn’t make a sound) Spirit. I fear
you most of all.

Rizzo: Oh. This is too scary. I don't think I want to see

any more.

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Narrator: You're on your own. Folks. We'll meet you at the
finale.

Scrooge: I am prepared to follow and to learn... with a

thankful heart. Will you not speak to me?

(Ghost moves toward Scrooge and takes Scrooges hand)

Scrooge: Oh. Yes. Yes. Lead on. Spirit.

Gentleman 1: He is dead.

Gentleman 2: When did he die?

Gentleman 1: Last night. I believe.

Gentleman 2: Hmm. Wonder what he died of. I thought he'd

never go.

Gentleman 1: Well. I don't know or care.

Gentleman 2: I'd just like to know what he's done with

his money.

Gentleman 2: Yes. Lets’ go.

Scrooge: I know some of those gentlemen. Spirit. Who are

they talking about? I understand. Spirit. The case of this
unhappy man might be my own. Let me see some tenderness
connected with this world... or I'll be haunted by that
terrible conversation forever.

(Ghost moves pointing toward other part of the stage)

Scrooge: It's Bob Cratchit's house. Oh. Yes. Spirit. A

place of joy and laughter. Thank you for bringing me here.
It's so quiet. Why is it so quiet. Spirit?

(Mrs. Cratchit is sitting down with the children)

Mrs. Cratchit: Oh. Not Tiny Tim!(she starts crying). I

don’t want your father to see me crying... I think he's
walked a little slower these past two evenings.

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Bob Cratchit: Hello. My dears.

Children: Daddy.

Bob Cratchit: Hello. Children.

Mrs. Cratchit: How was the churchyard?

Bob Cratchit: Oh. It'll be lovely. Emily. It would have

done you good to see how green the place is. I picked a
spot for Tim where he can see... It-It's a spot on the
hill... and you can see the ducks on the river.

Mrs Cratchit: Tiny Tim always loved watching the ducks on

the river.

Scrooge: Oh. Spirit. Does this have to happen? How can

they live like this?

Bob Cratchit: It's all right. Children. Life is made up

of meetings and partings. That is the way of it. I am sure
we shall never forget Tiny Tim...

Scrooge: Must we return to this place? There's something

I must know.. Who was the wretched man whose death brought
so much...glee and happiness to others?

(Ghost points to a mr. scrooge)

Answer me one more question. Can these events be changed?

A life can be made right.... I will honour Christmas
and try to keep it all the year.

(Spirit walks off stage)

Oh. Spirit. Please speak to me. I'm home.

Narrator: Yes. Mr. Scrooge was back home.

Rizzo: Hi. Guys! We're back. We promised we would be.

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Narrator: But the thing that made Scrooge happiest of

all... was that his life could be changed.

Scrooge: Oh. Heaven and the Christmas time be praised for

this day. I'm as happy as an angel.

Scrooge: You there. Boy. What's today. My fine fellow?

Boy: Today? Well. Today is Christmas Day.

Scrooge: It's Christmas Day? I haven't missed it. Do you

know the poultry shop in the next street?

Boy: Yes. Sir. I do.

-
Scrooge: An intelligent lad. A remarkable lad.
Do you know whether the prize turkey has been sold in the
window?

Boy: Oh. The one twice as big as me? It's still there.

Scrooge: Oh. It's a pleasure talking with you. Lad.

Go and buy it.

Boy: Be serious.

Scrooge: I am being serious. Buy it for me. and I'll give

you a shilling. No. I'll give you five shillings.

Boy: What? Wow!

Scrooge: I'll bring it to Bob Cratchit's house. What a

surprise it'll be. It's twice the size of Tiny Tim.

Narrator: And a few moments later. dressed in his

finest... Scrooge appeared on the streets of the city.. to
wish "Happy Christmas" to all the world.
Scrooge: Happy Christmas. Everyone was out and about
this fine morning...and soon he encountered two familiar
faces.

Scrooge: Pardon me. Gentlemen. But about

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the charity donation...You asked me for yesterday.

Gentleman 1:Oh. Yes?

Scrooge: Put me down for... (whispers to them)

Gentelman 2: That much?

Scrooge: Not a penny less. A great many back payments are

included in it. I assure you.

Gentleman 1: Oh. My goodness

Gentleman 2: I don't know what to say.

Boy: Here's your turkey. Mr Scrooge.

Scrooge: Follow me. Lad.

Song – Thankful Heart

With a thankful heart

With a endless joy
With a growing family
Every girl and boy
Will be nephew and niece to me
(Nephew and niece to me)
Will bring love, hope and peace to me
(Love hope and peace to me)
Yes, and every night will end
And every day will start
With a grateful prayer
And a thankful heart
With an open smile and with open doors
I will bid you welcome
What is mine is yours
With a glass raised to toast your health
(With a glass raised to toast your health)
And a promise to share the wealth
(Promise to share the wealth)
I will sail a friendly course
File a friendly chart
On a sea of love and a thankful heart

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Life is like a journey
Who knows when it ends?
Yes, and if you need to know
The measure of a man
You simply count his friends
Stop and look around you
The glory that you see
Is born again each day
Don't let it slip away
How precious life can be
With a thankful heart that is wide awake
I do make this promise
With every breath I take
Will be used now to sing your praise
(Used now to sing your praise)
And beg you to share my days
With a loving guarantee
That even if we part
I will hold you close in a thankful heart
I will hold you close in a thankful heart
In a thankful heart

Scrooge: Bob Cratchit! You. Sir. Were not at work this

morning as we had discussed.

Bob Cratchitt: Oh. But-but. Mr Scrooge. Sir.

we did discuss it. It's Christmas Day. You gave me the day
off.

Scrooge: I? I. Ebenezer Scrooge? Would I do a thing like

that?

Bob Cratchitt: No.I mean yes. But-But you did.

Scrooge: Bob Cratchit. I've had my fill of this.

Mrs Cratchitt: And I have had my fill of you. Mr Scrooge.

Scrooge: And therefore. Bob Cratchit...

Mrs Cratchitt: And therefore. You can leave this house at

once!

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Scrooge: And therefore. I'm about to raise your salary.

Mrs Cratchitt: Oh! And I am about to raise you right

off the pavement and out... Pardon?

Scrooge: Yes. Bob. Raise your salary...and pay your

mortgage on this house.

Bob Cratchitt: Please. Sir. Come inside. Uh. Yes.

Mrs Cratchitt: Oh. Yes. Yes.

Narrator: And Scrooge was better than his word. He did it

all and infinitely more!

Rizzo: And. Uh. Tiny Tim?

Narrator: And Tiny Tim. Who did not die...

Rizzo: Aw. Isn't that swell!

Narrator: To Tiny Tim. Scrooge became a second father. He

became as good a friend. and as good a man... As the good
old city ever had!

Rizzo: Hmm.

Narrator: As Tiny Tim observed... God bless us.

All cast: God bless us. Every one!

Rizzo: Nice story. Mr Dickens.

Narrator: Oh. Thanks. If you like this. you should read

the book.

Cast sings: We wish you a Merry Christmas. At the

end of the song, all bow.

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