Coldhearted Ebenezer Scrooge has no use for Christmas cheer.

He rejects a dinner invitation from his jolly nephew, scolds charity workers, and very begrudgingly allows his clerk a day off.

All the warmth and joy of the holiday are humbug to Scrooge until Jacob Marley, his long-dead business partner, pays a call.

Marley's spirit is the first in a series of ghostly visitors who offer visions of the past, present, and future - warnings that transform a bitter old miser into a charitable and compassionate man