A Christmas Carol is a "novella" ____ Charles Dickens, first published in 1843. It recounts the ____ of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ____ of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the ____ of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their ____, Scrooge is transformed into a ____, gentler man. Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol during a period when the ____ were exploring and re-evaluating past ____ traditions. He was influenced by the ____ of his own youth and by the Christmas ____ of other authors. Published ____ 19 December, the first edition sold out by Christmas Eve; by the end of 1844 ____ editions had been released. Dickens had acknowledged the ____ of the modern Western observance of Christmas and later inspired several aspects of Christmas, including family gatherings, seasonal ____ and drink, dancing, games and a festive generosity of spirit.The book is divided into five chapters. The main ____ is Ebenezer Scrooge, the miserly owner of an accountant's office. The ____ spirits of Christmas visit him in hopes of reversing his greedy, cold-hearted approach to life. The three ____ of Christmas visit the stodgy bean-counter in ____ of reversing ____'s greedy, cold-hearted ____ to life. The Ghost of Christmas Past is the ____ spirit to visit Scrooge, a curiously childlike ____ with a glowing head. He takes him on a ____ of Christmases in his past. The spirit uses a ____ to dampen the light emanating from his head. The Ghost of Christmas Present is the ____ spirit to visit Scrooge, a majestic giant clad in a ____ robe. His lifespan is restricted to Christmas ____. He escorts Scrooge on a tour of his contemporaries' Holiday celebrations. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is the ____ and final spirit to visit Scrooge, a ____ phantom clad in a hooded black robe. He presents Scrooge with an ominous view of his lonely ____.

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