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Ebenezer Scrooge (/ ˌ ɛ b ɪ ˈ n iː z ər ˈ s k r uː dʒ /) is a fictional character and the protagonist of Charles Dickens's 1843 novel, A Christmas Carol.Initially a cold-hearted miser who despises Christmas, his redemption by visits from the ghost of Jacob Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come has become a defining ...
The 16th-century Christmas carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" says, "God rest ye merry, gentlemen / Let nothing you dismay / Remember, Christ, our Saviour / Was born on Christmas Day."
A CD of the story read by Celeste Holm is included in Knopf/Random House's 50th Anniversary 2006 printing of the book. [10] Truman Capote's own reading of "A Christmas Memory" was recorded in 1959 and issued on LP. [11] [12] An abridged version of the 1959 LP was featured on the NPR radio program This American Life in 2003. [13]
Hazem (also spelled Hazm or Hazim, Arabic: حازم) is both a given name and a surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include: Notable people with the name include: Given name
Hazem El Masri (Arabic: حازم المصري; born 1 April 1976) is a Lebanese Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a winger in the 1990s and 2000s. An international representative for Australia and Lebanon , and a New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking wing , he played his entire club ...
NEW YORK — To hear Philip Palmer, the literary curator at the Morgan Library & Museum tell it, the story behind the writing of "A Christmas Carol" sounds, well, like something out of Charles ...
Behold, the history and fun facts behind everyone's favorite festive poem, along with all of the words to read aloud to your family this Christmas. Related: 50 Best 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Quotes
Charles eventually recovered, but his time as a soldier was finished. Longfellow wrote the poem on Christmas Day in 1863. [4] "Christmas Bells" was first published in February 1865, in Our Young Folks, a juvenile magazine published by Ticknor and Fields. [5] References to the Civil War are prevalent in some of the verses that are not commonly sung.