"Merry Christmas, everyone!"Bah!" said Scrooge. "Humbug!"With those famous words unfolds a tale that renews the joy and caring that are Christmas.

Whether we read it aloud with our family and friends or open the pages on a chill winter evening to savor the story in solitude, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is a very special holiday experience.It is the one book that every year will warm our hearts with favorite memories of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future-and will remind us with laughter and tears that the true Christmas spirit comes from giving with love."