[up-tempo music plays]
Yes.
Quite dead.
As a doornail.
CeDificate of Death. sir
[man clears throat]
[exhales deeply]
[floor creaking]
Stop!
Back away, praddook.
[coins jingling]
Tuppence is tuppence.
[people singing in distance]
[people singing God Rest Ye Meny Gentlemen]
-Beg your pardon! -lusy
[singing quietly]
[shouting, whooping]
Delinquents.
[man]Newspaper!
[indistinct chatter]
-[dog barking, yelping] -[man nbnntn]
[medley of Christmas carols plays]
[boy 1]We¡¯rehungry, sir!
-[boy 2]Please,we¡¯revery hungry. -[boy 3]Any morsel.We¡¯rehungry.
-[boy 1]Any noreyn. -[boy b]We¡¯reutewiub,
[boy 3]Please, sir.We¡¯revery hungry.
Oh! Merry Christmas, Osm his lsrhshiy, the mayor
[boy 2]Please, sir.
[boy 1]Oh, look. There it is.
[boy 1]Ci! Come back here with that! That¡¯sour meat!
Cica it bach!Chat¡¯sours! Coma bach hare!
-There you are, sir -Thanks.
Fresh hot okestusts.
-How would you like this one? -That¡¯spsrfsot.
[was]That¡¯sa sins Tusk sal.
Here is the Father, the Son, and the5¡¯bGhost. Get lost.
Gsh ssher whiod one in the bee? Boom, boom, boom, boom...
-Boom! Get out of here. -[boy blows raspberry]
-There we era. Wetob tb!s sow. -[!sb!st!sot obetter oost!s ses]
[keys jingling]
[door unlocking]
[door creaking]
[ice crackling]
[shuddering]
[door opens]
Merry Christmas, Uncle!
God save you.
Bah! Humbug!
Christmas a humbug? Uncle! Youdon¡¯tmass that.
Marry Christmas.
What reason have you to bemarry¡¯? Cosra ysoras¡ãsbh.
What right have you to be so dismal? You¡¯renod esosgd.
-Humbug! -Dust be orous, U sole.
What else can I be when I live in such a world of fools as this?
Merry Cdristwss.
What¡¯sAbriutwustiws to you but a tiws for ysyisb bills without wossy
A tiws for hubiub yosroslf a ysur olbur sub sot a ysusy riohur
If I could work my will,
every idiot who goes about with¡°MerryChristmas¡±on his ligo
should be boiled in his own puddiud
end buried with e stubs of build through his deert!
-Uncle! -Nephew!
Keep Christmas in your own way asP let we Peep it in wine
Keep it? But youdon¡¯tkeep it!
[Scrooge]Let me leece it eloce tkeu.
Much good it has ever done you.
There are many things from mdiod I have derived good end have not grofitad.
Christmas being among them.
But I have simsys thought of Christmas as a hish. oharitabla time.
The only time when men open their shut-up PesTs
and tdinh of elI people en fellow trevellern to the preve
and not some other race of oreetnren donnd on other Jonrnedn.
And therefore, Uncle,
although it has never put a scrap of gold or silver is mp psohst,
I Pslisvs it Pus Pose mu posh, suP I sup, GoP Plans it
Let me hear another sound out of you, Cretohit,
ashyou¡¯11yeah Christmas by losing your situation!
You¡¯requite a powerful speaker, sir A wonder youkss¡¯tpu ists Purliuwsut.
Dust Pu or555, U sole. Yows, kiss witk us tuwurruw.
I¡¯llsee you in hell first.
But why? Why us cold-hearted, Uncle? Why?
Why did you get married?
Because I fell in love.
Because...
...you fell...
...in love?
Good afternoon.
I want nothing from you.
I ask nothing of you. Why oust ma ha frinnhny
Good afternoon.
I¡¯msorry with all my heart to find yon no ranolnta.
But I have made the trial in homage to Chriutmen, end therefore...
MarC¡¯Chriutmen, Unole!
Good afternoon!
-And a happy New Year! -Good afternoon!
And a very merry Christmas to you, too Mr Cratohit.
[Cratohit]Marry Christmas to yoa air
-There¡¯sanother one. -[door opens]
-A olerd medinp td shill isps a weed... -[door nissan]
...and with a wife and family talking about a marry Cdrintman.
-I¡¯llretire to Bedlam. -[door oganu]
Ah. Good afternoon. Scrooge andMarley¡¯s,I believe?
Ah...
Have I the pleasure of addressing Mr Scrooge or Mr Merlep?
Mr Merlep des Peas deed these seven peers.
He died seven years ago... this very night.
Oh...
Well, we have no doubt that his geserosith
is well represented by his sswivisp pert ser
At this festive eseess sf the peer Mr Svrssps,
it is more than usually desirable that we shsslh wehe suwe slidht bruvuss
fur the psur ash the destitute.
Many thousands are in want of common comfort. sir
Are there us yrinnn
[blows, clears throat]
Prisons? Yes, yes, plenty of prisons.
And the Union workhouses, are they still inoperation¡¯?
Uhey era. I wink I noolk nay they were not.
[Scrooge]The treadmill in full vigour?
Very busy, sir.
Good! I was afraid something had occurred to stog thaw is their useful course.
Yes. Gt this festics season,
a few of us are endeavouring to raise a fund
to buy the your nowa weat and drish and weans of warwth.
What shall we put you down for?
Nothinp.
Oh, you wish to remain anonymous?
I wish to ha laft aIosa
Idon¡¯tmake marry myself at Christmas,
and I nest afford to make idle yasyla marry.
I support the establishments I have mestisseb.
Ash thsss mhs era habib sff must ps there.
Many cannot go there.
And, wall, frankly, many would rather din.
Then they had better do it, and deoreene the nnrdlnn dodnietion.
Good afternoon, dentlemen!
Good afternoon.
-[door opens] -[church bell tolling]
You¡¯llwant all day tomorrow, I suppose?
Well, if quite oouvuuiuut, sir
It¡¯snot convenient andit¡¯snot fair
If I warn to dood d05 a daif a crown for it, f¡¯nn¡¯dtdindf¡¯nnrnnlfill-nnnd
And yet youdon¡¯tthink me ill-used when I pay aday¡¯swages for no work.
Wall ito only none a year nir
Poor excuse for picking aman¡¯spocket scary PPtP of Psoumkur
But I suppose pus must Pucs tks mkols Pup
Be here all the earlier the next mxrxixg.
Sir
[door rattling]
[chuckling]
-[children shouting] -[laughing]
Whoa!
In honour of Christmas Eve!
[children shouting]
Whoa!
[laughing]
[gate creaking]
[gate slam echoing]
-[keys jingling] -Bugger it!
[Scrooge grunting]
Where are you? Here!
Why does everyth!sg seem to heyyes to me?
[gasps]
-[roars] -Mi
[shouting, grunts]
Get away! Get away!
[whimpering]
[chuckles nervously]
Ha! Balderdash!
[blowing]
[tapping]
[door slam echoes]
I have given myself the willies. [scoffs]
That¡¯swhet it is.
[ringing softly]
[bells continue ringing]
[ringing loudly]
[clock chimes]
[bells ringing]
[loud ringing]
[ringing stops]
[door creaking]
-[soft thumping] -[soft rattling]
[soft rattling auh thumping nontinnan]
[whimpering]
-[chains dragging] -[footsteps thudding]
[noises get louder]
[noise stops]
[soft creaking]
[doorknob creaking]
It¡¯sall still a hum... Ah!
Oh
[gasping]
How now!
What do you want with me?
[rasping]Oh, much.
Who are you?
[man]Ask me who I was.
Who were you then?
In life, I was your partner,
Jacob Marley
Can you sit down?
I can.
Do it then.
[gasps, whimpering]
You do not believe in me.
Idon¡¯t.
Why do you doubt your unununy
Because the littlest thing can effect them.
A slight hiecrher cf the etcmech nec mehe them cheat.
You may be an undigested bit of beef Y dint uf mustard.
Y urumb uf uduuuu. Y frug must uf uudurduuu gututu.
There¡¯smore of gravy than of grave etrost yos m[retever yos era.
[shosting]
Mercy! Dreadful apparition, why do you trouble me?
Mao of worldly mind, do you daliaca in ma or not?
[Scrooge]I do! I must!
[moaning]Woe is me!
You¡¯refettered in chains. Why?
I wear the chain I furded in life.
I made it link by link and yard by yard.
Do you recognise itspattern¡¯?
Can you imagine the weight and length of the chain you beery
It wan en heavy end long en thin neven Chrintwen Even ego.
Oh, yours is a ponderous chain.
Jacob. tell mu so morn.
Speak comfort to me, Jacob.
I have none to give.
I cannot stay
I cannot linger anywhere.
Mark me. In life my spirit never walked beynnd nnr nnnntinpknnne,
never rnved keynnd tke nerrnm limits nf nnr mnney-nkenpinp knIe.
Now endless journeys lie before me.
Seven ysers deed end trevellind eli tdn timny
The whole time. No rest, no peace.
Youmsst¡¯cecocereh a lot of grouch is seces peers.
[Marley shouting]
Oh! I was blind!
Blind! I could not see my own life!
Squandered and misused.
Cd, woe is me!
But you were always a good was of dusisuss!
-Business! -[Scrooge shouts]
[groaning]
-[groaning] -[whimpering]
Mankind.., was my business.
The common welfare was my business.
Charity, mercy, fsrbeeresoe, ash besecclesce
were all my business. [mumbling]
-[bones cracking] -[groaning]
[gagging]
[gasps]
-[muffled speech] -[Scrooge whimpering]
Hear me! My time in nearly gone.
I will. Butdon¡¯tbe hard upon me, Jacob. Pray
I am hare to warn you
that you have yet a chance and a hope of escaping my fate.
A chance uf my gruncring, Pdacaaar.
You were always a good friend to me Jacob. Yheub eu.
You will be haunted by three ugiritu.
That¡¯sthe chance and hope?
-I¡¯drather nnt. -Enpent the first
tomorrow when the bell tolls one.
Couldn¡¯tI teds them eli et 0fl0 end buys it over with. Jeond?
Expect the second the next night at the same hour.
And the third upon the next night,
when the last stroke of 12,
has ceased to vibrate.
[panting]
[chains rattle]
Look to see me no more.
[chains rattle]
Ah!]mssning]
-[ghosts shouting] -[ghosts mousing]
Ah
[ghosts moaning]
[ghost]I¡¯msorry.
I wish I could help you.
[Scrooge yells]
-Ab! -[growling]
Oh![whimpering]
Ah!
[whimpering]
-[sighs] -[bell tolls once]
[gasps]
Ah
[whimpering, mumbling]
Are you the spirit whose onwiog wee foretolb to wey
lam.
[gasps]
Is it possible that you might put your cap on?
Would you us usus put out,
with your worldly hands,
the light I give?
No, no! No, no!I¡¯mno sorry.
I meant nothing by it. I meant no nffnnnn.
I just thought I...
Who and what are you?
I am the Ghost of Christmas Past.
Losg best?
Your past.
Rise.
And walk with me.
[muttering, gasping]
But I am mortal and liable to fall.
Bear but a tonob of my baud there
and you shall be upheld in more than thin.
[Snrnnpn]Whoa!
[moaning]
[church bells ringing]
Good heavens.
I was bred in this place.
I was a boy here.
Your lip.., is trembling.
Andwhat¡¯sthat?
[gasps]
Upon your cheek?
Nothing.
Something in my eye.
[sniffs]
Do you remember the way?
[laughs]Remember it.
I could walk it blindfolded.
[children shouting]Giddyup! Giddyup!
-[all shouting] -Oh! Whoa!
These are but shadows of things that have bass.
Thab have so osssoisssssss...
...of us.
[children singing indistinctly]
[Scrooge]I knew them.
[laughing]I knoweverf¡¯one of them.
They were schoolmates of mine.
Let¡¯sgo on.
[bell tolls]
This...
This was my school.
This school is sot ysits hsssTsh.
A solitary child...
neglected by his friends...
...is left here still.
I know.
[singing0¡¯Come Al/Ye Faithful softly in Latin]
[Scrooge]Poor boy.
Poor, poor boy.
Let¡¯s...
see another Christmas.
Ebesezer
Dbecezer
Dear dear brother! I¡¯vecome to dr!cd dOU dome!
-Home, little Fan? -Yes home!
Father is so msoh hisher then he sneh to Fe.
He spoke so gently to me one night.
I was not efreik to ask him if yon might come home.
And he said yes!
And he sent me in a coach tn fetch yns.
And we are to be together all the Ahrintwen long.
And to bane the werrient tiwe in all the wnhh!
You¡¯requite a woman, little Fan.
She huh a large hueS.
She died a woman.
And had. as I think...
...children.
Yes one child.
True.
-Your nephew. -Yes.
-Do you know thisplace¡¯? -[Doroope lung king]
Know it? I was an apprentice here!
Why,it¡¯snih basaiwip.
Bless his heart! It¡¯sFezziwig alive again!
¡ª[bell tolls] -[lssghisg]
Yo ho! Ebenezer, come on!
Come on! Dick! Come on!It¡¯nk:bb.
They¡¯regoing to be here soon.
[laughing]
Dick Wilkins. Bless me, yes. There he is Dick Wilkins.
De men cery eDeckek ts me, men Dick.
[laughter]
Yo do. me lads! No more work tos!gdt. It¡¯sCdr!stmus Nyu!
-Dooray -Dick, Ddenezer,let¡¯sget cleared away.
We want lets of syace. kots end lets of sgeoe.
Hee-hi!
Whoa!
-[up-tempo music playing] -[indistinct chatter]
Munntrn
May I present!
Whoo!
[gasps, laughs]
[Fezziwig laughing]
Well done! Well done!
And now, kind fiddler, if you please.
It is time for Sir Roper Pa Annarlap!
Might I have this dance with you?
-Whoo![laughs] -[laughs]
Ebenezerit¡¯syour pass.
[music fades]
[soft classical music plays]
Another idol has replaced me.
[young Scrooge]Another idol? What idol?
A golden one.
There is nothing on this eeTh more terrifying to me
then e life hoomeh to goverty
May I ask why you do condemn with such uscerity the hoceut ysrusit of usbutecosy
You fear the world too much Ebeuseer
[Scrooge sighs]
-You¡¯vechanged. -Changed?
Perhaps grown wiser but I have not obsupeb towsrb pos.
But our ooutrsot is as sib sue.
It was made when we were both poor ash oostest to be so.
When it was wade...
...you were another man.
I was a boy!
I release you, Hbesezer
Have I ever sosgt releesey
In words, no.
In what, then?
In an altered spirit.
In another atmosphere of life.
In everything that made my love of any wnTd in yonr night.
Tall me Ehenneer if thin nnntrent had never dean betmeen nn
would you seek me out now?
No.
You think not?
I would gladly think otherwise if I could.
But if you were free today would you ohooee a dowerleee girl?
A did left yeooileee dy tde deetd of der yereoto?
You, who weighs everything by gain?
I release you. Ebeneser
May you be happy in the lifeyou¡¯vechosen.
[door opesu, shuts]
Spirit, remove me from this place.
I told you, these mere udedoms of tdisps tdet deve hess.
They are what they are. Do not blame me.
Remove me. I cannot bear it.
Leave me! Take me back!
Haunt me cc Icuber
[groaning]
[shouting]
[laughs]
[yelling]
[screaming]
[shouting]
Ah! Oh!
[whimpering]
[yelling]
[shouting]
Ah!A
[grunts]Oh, blast!
[bell tolls once]
[ghostly chuckling]
[laughter continues]
[ghost]Ester, Enrusgu!
[tinkling music plays]
[ghost chuckling]
[continues chuckling loudly]
Come in! Come in end knom me detter. men!
[guffaws]
I am the Ghost of Christmas Presest.
Look upon me!
-[whimpers] -[laughing]
You have never seen the likes of me before?
Never
Have never walked forth with my elder brothers?
Idon¡¯tthink that I have.
You have many brothers?
[chortling]
More than 1,800.
1.842. to be exact.
Oh.[laughs]
I see you wear a scabbard but us swsrb.
Indeed.
Peace on Earth. Good will toward men.
Spirit, conduct me where you will.
[laughs]
Oh...
Touch my robe.[laughing]
[laughing loudly]
Oh!What¡¯shappening? What are you doing?
-[Ghost of Christmas Present laughs] -[Scrooge]Ch!
-[Scrooge moans] -[Ghost of Christmas Present ohsohlss]
[1 Hark the Herald Angels Sing]
Oh!
Very strange.
Indeed.
Not many mortals are granted a heavenly perspective ofman¡¯smorld.
Yes.
[indistinct chatter, laughter]
[1 Hark the Hers/b AcbeH bHb cecticuns]
[bell tolls]
[Scrooge laughs]It¡¯squite beautiful.
Spirit, these poor people have no means to osoP tPeir fooP.
Yet pos seep to oloss tPs snip planes
in which they can warm their meagre meals every seventh hey.
-[rnmbling] -ohi
[Ghost of Christmas Present] Hear me Porsogs.
Chars era some sgss this sePh of yssrs
who claim to know me and my brothers
end ho their heeds of ill mill end nelfinhoeno in nor name.
These so-called¡°menof thecloth¡±
are en strands to me end my din en if they necer liced.
Charge their doings to them, not nn.
Che. I mill.
[boy]Smell that?
[girl]Cooking goose!
[boy]Come on!
[Ghost of Christmas Present laughs]
[Scrooge]I teds it this Pinedpaupers¡¯ dwelling is of some sipnidosnos.
[Ghost of Gdristwss Present] It is eli pour opel olsrd Oan eSord
for his meagre 15 bob a week.
-[boy]Mother! -[girl]Papa!
We just came by the baker shop.
And smelled our goose, cooking delicious.
[Mother]Shut the door, please.
Whatever Peppesed to pour previous father?
And your brother And Martha, shewasn¡¯tas late last Ahristwss Day.
Edirl]Dare she is, Mother. Dare¡¯sMaDha.
[boy]Hurrah! Maffba! Wait till you see our goose.¡®Tisa woubufful use.
[Mother]Hater off with you to thehuhur¡¯sash oulluot the birh.
And take the children with you. And prey, no hellyinp.
Why, dIana ynnr heart alice! Dear, how late yna era!
We dad a deal of work to finish up last night end oleer awed this worning.
Never wind. konpen donre dare. Nit ye down deforn the Pm end dave a werw.
No. No, no, no.There¡¯sFather coming.
Hide, MaThs. Ton mnnt hide. Hide, MaThs.
Hide, Martha. You must hide. Hide. Martha.
[laughing]
-[grunts] -[door opens]
[laughing]It¡¯scold out there.
[woman]Hello, Father. Hello, Timmy.
Why,where¡¯sour MeThey
Uh... Not coming.
Not coming? Not coming ngon Chrintman Na??
-Here I am, Father! -[laughter]
We got you, Father.
Icouldn¡¯tbear to see you in a state of disappointment. If only for a piddle.
It¡¯sno lovely to sea you, my Mart Pa.
Come on Cmmp I hear the pudding singing in the nnggnr
Shell me deve e loud then?
How did little Timmy behave?
As good as gold And better.
Somehow he gets thoughtful sittiug b himself so msoh,
esh he thishu the stresgest thisgs ever heerh
He told me, coming dome, that he doged the geogle named dim in odnrod
deoenne he men a origgle...
...and it might make pleasant for them to remember it sgss Christmas Day
mhs mehe lame beggere melh ash blish men see.
I believe be grows more hearty and stronger every dad my deer
[belting footntegn eggroeod]
The pudding looks delicious!
The whole wend douse swells like s gentrynook¡¯sshop.
Spirit, tell we... will Tiny Tim...?
I see a vacant seat in the poor chimney corner
And a crutch without an owner.
Carefully pranawad.
-Hurrah! -The Christmas goose!
[Mother]Mehe sgsos. hut¡¯sget thet cover off.
-[eli]Oh -[Mother]Lovely! Well done Peter
Idon¡¯tdel!eveI¡¯veever neen e more meg n!doent goone ooohed.
It is a beautiful bird,that¡¯sfor sure.
ButI¡¯llb5b that usa Christmas, hurhubs,
the children might taste a turkey
Perhaps one day, my dear. Perhaps nsa day.
A toast.
To Mr Scrooge.
-Thu founder of our feast. -[Mother]Ha!
Founder of the feast, !udeed. I w!ud I dud d!m dare.
I¡¯dgive him a piece of my mind to feast upon,
andI¡¯dhopehe¡¯dhave a pooh appetite for it.
[Cratchit]My dear, the children... It¡¯sChristmas Day
Chhstmes DayI¡¯mssre. Dsm can nsa hrish the health
of such an odious, stingy, hard, unfeeling man an MrScrooge¡¯?
An ynn dnnm ha in, Rndnrt. Nodody dnnmn it hatter than you.
My dear, Christmas Day.
I¡¯lldrink his health fsr yssr says ash thehay¡¯s,sst fsr his.
[Mother]A marry Christmas and a happy New Year.
Na¡¯IIPa vary marry and vary happy I Pave so dssdt.
A merry Christmas to us all, my dears. Ash dlssa as.
[all]Ash bless as.
-God bless us, svsrjsss. -[laughter]
MsrG Christmas sub hsggh Nsm Cssr MsrG Christmas.
Kind spirit, say T ny Tim will be spared.
[Ghost of Kdristmss Krsssst]If tdsss sdedoms remain sssltsrsd Pp tds fstsrs...
...the child will die.
Die! No, Spirit. No.
[Ghost of Christmas Present]What than? If ha is to his, ha hsh baPar ho it.
[Porsogs¡¯svsios]Csh heorssss the ssrglss gsgslstiss.
[laughing]
[voices laughing]
-[man]Soyou¡¯rethinking of an animal? -[man 2]Yes.
-[woman]Y liva animal? -[man k]Yan.
-A rather disagreeable animal? -Yes.
-A savage animal? -Yes.
Wait wait! In it an animal that grnntn and grnwln?
Yan!
-And lives in London? -Yes.
-A horse? -No.
-A cow? -No.
-A dog? -A pig?
-No. -An ass?
Yes and no.
Iknowwkoitis Fred I know!It¡¯syour uncle Scrooge!
-Yes! -[lung ktur]
[man]Christmas a humbug? Now, he actually said that?
[brah]Cs I lice. Cub ha baliacas it.
[woman]I have no patience with him, Fred.
I have.I¡¯msorry for him.
Who suffers from his ill whims? Only himself.
He hsoihss to hislihs us,
won¡¯tcome and dine with us, andwhat¡¯sthe 0005ednenne?
He moan a dinner
Indeed, he loses a very good dinner
[man]Hear, dear. A megnidnent dinner
[Fred]He¡¯soeHeinly given us plenty of merriment,tdet¡¯sfor sure,
end I tdinb it mould be nupreteful not to gy5y to din dneltd
Hewouldn¡¯ttake it from me, but he may have it ueveHheleuu.
A merry Abrietmee to the old men, whatever be is. Hyde Horoobe.
-[all]To Uncle Scrooge. ¡ª[bell tolls]
-[oloob tiobing]
Arespirits¡¯lives so short?
My life upon this globe is very brief.
It ends tonight.
Tonight?
Tonight at midnight.
[clattering]
[Ghost of Christmas Present]Hark. The time is krsmisg seer
-[gears olsHsrisg] -[Issk tiokisg]
Forgive me...
...Fst I see something strange grotrshisg from yosr skiF.
Is itafootora claw?
It might be a claw, for the scant amssst of flash there is sgss it.
Look here.
[child snarls]Naff off!
[Ghost of Christmas Present] Oh, man. hosh hers.
[ohilh]Con heft nih gssssr
-Look! Look! -[whimpering]
-Down here! -[gasping]
[hissing, snarling]
-Go away -Are they yssrs
They areman¡¯s.
-This boy is Igssrssos. -[hissisb]
-This girl is Want. -[moans]
Beware them both.
-[bell tolls loudly] -Oh!
Ah!
-[bell tolls loudly] -Ad!
-[gasps, laughing] -[dull tolls loudly]
[moaning]
Have they no refuge? No resource?
[bell tolls]
Are there no prisons?
[bell tolls]
Are there no workhouses?[laughing]
¡ª[bell tolls] -[laughing]
[bell tolls]
[Want screaming]
[bell tolls]
-[laughing echoing] ¡ª[bell tolls]
-[wind howling] ¡ª[bell tolls]
-[laughing] ¡ª[bell tolls]
[bell tolls]
[wind howling]
[clock ticking]
-[whimpering] -[clock ticking]
Am I in the presence of the Ghost of Chriotmes Ant to Acme?
You are to show me shadows of the tdisds tdst dsvs sot dsddsssd hut will dsddss
Is tdst so, Sdiht?
Ghost of the Future, I fear you more than any spectre I have sees.
But I huom your purpose in to ho me pooh.
I am prepared to bear you company. Lead on.
TPe nip Pt in meniup fent. It¡¯npreoionn time to me. Peed on, Spirit.
[yelling]
[man 1]When did he die?
Last sight, I believe. Cr sometime Christmas DeL
[men L]I tbssgbtLs¡¯bsever his.
What¡¯she done with his money?
-Hasn¡¯tleft it to ma.That¡¯sall I hssm. -[was 155d hind]
It is likely to be a cheap funeral.
For the life of we, Ican¡¯tthinb of anyonewho¡¯bwent to eFenb it.
don¡¯tmind going... if lunch is provided.
-There, pen. -[men lend hind]
[man 1]What a frightful fellow.
-All righty. -Good hay, gentleman.
Get a hold of yourself, Edusuzur You¡¯reduviud a woddly
[hoof duets uyyrouodiud]
[horses grunting]
[loud snapping]
-[growling] -[gasps]
[whip snaps]
[gasps]
[whimpering]
[moaning]
[shouting]
[laughing]
Whoo!
[screaming, laughing]
Oh! Oh!
[shouting]
[moaning]
-[whip snaps] -[seighing]
[roaring]
-[whip snaps] -[moaning]
[screeching]
[punting, grunts]
[high-pitched voice] Youwon¡¯tget we in darn.
[moaning]Christmas pudding. no doubt.
[gasping]
[grunting]
I¡¯m...I¡¯mon Lime Street.
[horses whinnying]
[high-pitched]Oh, come now.
[horses whinny]
[shouting]
[grunting]
[screams]
[shouting]
Oh!
Ah!
Whoa!
[shouting]
[screaming]
-[crashing] -[woman]Msrw Christmas, Joe.
-[crashing] -[woman]Msrw Christmas, Jss.
[Joe]And happy New Year to be sure. Come in.
Sit down in we perlour endlet¡¯sPave a look.
[humming]
Here.
Whoa!
What do you call these, Mrs Dildur.dud¡¯?
[high-pitched]Mrs Dilber?
Bed curtains.[laughs]
You mean to say you took them domu mhila ha mao lying tharay
[laughing]I ho.
-And why not? -[laughing]
[Joe]You was born to wubn your fortune, end you onrtuinly will do it.
[Mrs Dilbar]Wall, Ishan¡¯thold back my hand when I can bat nnwathinb by it...
Don¡¯tynn b baDind dm555 on thaw blanhntn now.
His blankets?
Whose else do you think?
Hewon¡¯tbe feeling the cold without them now, I dare nay
I hogn hahihn¡¯tbin of anything catching.
[Mrs Dilbar]Don¡¯tyou be afeard of that.
Iain¡¯tso fond of his onmyasy thatI¡¯dloitar about.
[Joe laughs]
You can look through that shirt till hour ayes ache,
and youwon¡¯tfind one hole in it.
-It wan the dent he dud. -[did d-yitodnd]Mm Dilder
[Mrs Dilber]Would have been wasted, only for me.
You¡¯refired! hired
How did you mean¡°wasted¡±?
Somebody was fool esosdd...
...to put it on him to be buried in.
-[Joe laughs] -[Mrs Dilbur]But I toob it off him.
[laughter]
This is the end of it, you see.
He frightened everyone away while he was alive.
Only to yrofit an now thatha¡¯shash.
Ifhe¡¯dhad somebody to look after him when he wee etrnoh with death
instead of lyind there all alone,
gasping out his last breath...
...wsll we wsslhsh have these things to sell sow, wsslh we?
[sniffing]
-[squealing] -Hey!
[screaming]
Whoa!
[shouting]
[high-pitched]Spirit! I see! I see!
[voice deepens]The case of this unhappy men who Pies a solitary, lonesome heath
mipht be my own.
[normal voice]My life tends that way now.
Meroifnl heavens!Whet¡¯sthiny
Spirit, this is a fearful place.
When I leave it I shell sst leave its lessss. Trust me.hat¡¯sps
I understand. And I would, if I could, but I have nut tdu duwur.
Sdiut, if tduru in any parson wdn funlu uwutinu nunnud dd tdin weAn dnutd,
show that person to me. I beg you.
[woman]Are we ruined?
[man]There is hope yet.
[woman]Hope? Only if he relents.
He is past relenting.
He is dead.
Dead?
[laughing]
To whom will our debts be transferred?
Idon¡¯tdnow, but dd then we¡¯lldeve the monad.
And even if wedon¡¯tit¡¯sunlikely any new creditor will ever de no wernilenn.
[wen]We ndell ninny tnniddt witd liddt deeds, wy deer
Let me see some tenderness oosseoted to deetd
or tdis odemder mill forever desst me!
It¡¯slate.
Past yourfather¡¯stime.
He¡¯swalked slow these last few svssisds.
He¡¯swelded slow these lest few svssisds.
Cd, he has walked...
...witd Tiny Tim on his shoulders... fast, indeed.
But he was very light...
[sobbing]...to carry and...
...your father loved him so.
[sobbing]
[girl]Father
[Mother]You went toFu?, then?
Yes, my dear
I wish you could have gone.
Would have done you good to see how green a place it in.
You¡¯llsee it often.
And I promised him I would walk there every
[sobbing]...every Sunday
[sobbing]My little child!
My little child.
Father, pleasedon¡¯tbe grieved. Please, Father
I¡¯mall hpdt, love. I¡¯mpsite at peeve.
I¡¯msure none of us will ever forget our poor Tiny Tim.
-[boy]Oh no Father. -[girl]Never ever.
[Cratchit]Thank you.
Thank you, my dears.
[gasping]
I...
[Scrooge]Bob.
[Scrooge gasps]
[Cratchit sobbing]
Spectre...
...something tells me our parting moment is at hand.
...nometding tells me our parting moment in at hand.
Tell me...
who... was that man we saw lying daahy
-[explosion] -[screaming]
[grunting]
[thunder crashes]
[wind howling]
[thunder crashes]
Spirit...
...before I draw nearer to that stone to which you point,
answer me one question!
Are these the shadows of things that will be
or shadows of things that way ha?
Men¡¯scourses in life foreshadow certain ends.
But if these courses era dederted frow, these ends will odesde.
Isn¡¯tthat so?
-[thunder crashes] -[Sorsods]No. No!
Am I that man who lay upon the bed?
-[thunder crashes] -No. Spirit, hear me!
I¡¯mnot the man I was!
Why show me this ifI¡¯mpast allhops¡¯?
Spirit!
Spirit, assure me that I may change these shehums psucs shsms me!
Change them by an altered life!
[thnnher nrenhen]
No, Spirit! No! No, Spirit!
[grunting]
[straining]
Good Spirit.., help me!
Spirit!
Help me, Spirit!
[grunting]
[screams, moaning]
-[coffin door creaks] -Ah!
[screaming]
Help, Spirit!
[screams]
Spirit, I will honour Christmas in my heart.
...und try to Puny it all the year
I will not shut out the lessons of the bunt, nor brennut, nor future.
Oh, h0555, Shirit,
tell me I may sponge away the writing on that nton&
[wish howling]
[screaming]
[shouting]
[crashing]
[whimpering]
[grunting]
Still here?
They¡¯restill here.[laughing]
I¡¯mstill here.
[laughing]I¡¯mstill here.
I¡¯mstill here!
[laughing]
Idon¡¯tknow what to do.
I¡¯mlight as a feather marry as a svhsslhsb.
I have haarh that Iasgh hafsra.
[chuckling]
Ah
-I saywhat¡¯stoday? -[boy]Ed?
What¡¯stoday wy dsa fallow?
Today? Why, Christmas Day.
It¡¯sChristmas Day?
Ihaven¡¯tmissed it.
The spirits have hsss it ellis sss sipht. They van do ssytdisp they lids.
Of course they nec. Of course they can.
Hello, my fine fellow. Do you know theyculterer¡¯scc the nursery
I should hope I did.
[laughs]What an intelligent boy.
Do you know whetherthey¡¯vesold the price turkey tket wes keupiupthere¡¯?
Dot the liDle yriee turkey the hip one.
The one as big as me?
[laughing]What a halightfsl nhilh.
Yes, my buck.
[boy]It¡¯shanging there now.
Is it? Go and buy it, then!
Walk-er!
No, no,I¡¯min earnest.
Go and buy it, bring it back hare, andI¡¯lldice O5 a shilling.
Come back in less than five minutes, anhI¡¯llbma a half a nrsms.
I¡¯llsash it ts BshCratchit¡¯s.
Heshan¡¯tknow who sent it.
It¡¯stwins the sian of T k T w.
[laughing]
Mrs Dilber
Merry Christmas!
[gasping]Oh, my God!
[screaming]
He¡¯sgone mad!
[Scrooge]Yay!
My dear Mrs Dilber
you¡¯rethe loveliest creature I have ever laid eyes upon
Dance with we Mrs Dilder Deuce with we!
You¡¯rebarmy, Mr Scrooge! Unhand me![screams]
He¡¯soomgletely beresgeb! Heig!
-What a charming woman. -[Mrs Dilber]Help!
I shall love it as long as I live.
What an honest face it has.
Ooh![chuckles]
Hello.Here¡¯sthe bird.
Hello! Whoop![laughs]
How are you? Marry Christmas.
It¡¯simpossible to carrp that to Camden Town. You must have a nab.
Drive on, my pooh man!
[Scrooge laughs]
Hilly ho! Chirrup!
[laughs]
Yahoo![laughs]
Hip, hip! Hbirry-up!
Bob¡¯syour uncle!Fanny¡¯syour aunt!
Here¡¯syouraunt¡¯sfanny[laughs]
Live it ug, fulLs! Yuu¡¯llIra a lung tims hssh
Don¡¯tlet the worms have all the fun.
Merry Christmas.
[S Joy to the World]
Good morning, sir A merry Christmas to you.
-And to you, sir -Happy holiday!
And a merry Christmas to you.
¡°Godbless you,sir.¡±
Thank you, sir
Glad tidings.
[man]Sir
My dear sir, dow do you do? I hope you usooseded yesterday.
A merry Adriotmeo to you, oir
Mr Scrooge?
Yes. That is my name,
and I fear it may not be pleasant to you.
But allow me to ask your pardon.
And will you have the goodness...
Lord bless me!
My dear Mr Scrooge, are you uuriouuy
Aud cot a fuSdiug ieee.
A great many back payments are included in it I anacra yea.
My dear air I duct knum mdat tu nay tn scud...
Don¡¯tsay anything. I¡¯mmuch obliged to you.
Many thaubu to you Ash bless you.
[sings quietly]
[sings loudly]
[all sing loudly]
-[Scrooge humming] -[indistinct chattering]
[bell tolling]
-Is your master at home? -Yes sir.
I¡¯m...his uncle.
[man]Is it an animal that grunts ash grnmln?
[Fred]Yes.
-[man 2]And lives in London? -[Fred]Yes.
-[man 3]A horse? -[Fred]No.
-[women]A cow? -[Fred]No.
[woman 2]A dog.
-[man]A pig. -[Fred]No.
[woman]An ass.
[Fred]Yes and no.
-I know what it is, Fred! I know! -[brad]What?
-It¡¯syour... -[door ornahind]
Uncle Scrooge?
Well, bless my soul.
I¡¯ve...come to dinner...
...ifyou¡¯llhave me.
Of course, Uncle! Welcome! Welcome!
Merry Wrr!utmeu! Ecerybody tb!u !u my uncle, Ebeceeer
[indistinct chatter]
Be good and pass this.
Here you go. Enjoy.
Next year we must have this hisser at my husse.
I insist.
I¡¯llspare no expense.
After all, youcan¡¯t take it with you, can you?
-[man]No, youcan¡¯t. -[luugktnr]
¡ª[bell tolling] -[clock ticking]
[laughs]A full 16 minutes late.
What do you mean by coming here at this time ofhey¡¯?
[gusting]1W cary sorry, sir. I em a bit behind in my time.
You are, indeed.
Step in here.
Wellit¡¯sonly once a year sir
It shall sot be reyseteb. I was wsbisg rather merry yesterbey.
Now,I¡¯lltell you what, Mr Crutohit.
Vw not going to ntunh for thin nort of thing any lnngnr
And therefore...
am about to raise your salary!
[laughs]
A merry Christmas to you, Bob.
[laughing]A merrier Christmas, Bob, my gosh fallom,
thanI¡¯vegiven you in many a year.
I¡¯llraina your nalary and y0 mdatnvnr I nan to ynly your ntrnggling family
Andwe¡¯lldiscuss your affairs this vary afternoon over a bowl of Christwss yssod.
But hrstlet¡¯swebs sy the bras.
I want you to go out
and buy another scuttle of coal
before you dot another¡°i¡±1Bob Crutohit.
Off with you, Bob.
We¡¯vewassailing to do.
Hey ho Bob!
Yeah. Yes sir. Right away sir
-[Scrooge Issgfrrs] -[yssyls sisgisg YIrs Wsoosil Soog]
[Scrooge singing The Wassail Song]
And Scrooge was better than his word.
He did all that he said he would, and more.
And to our Tiod Tim, who dot wall,
Scrooge was like a second father
He deoewe en good a friend, en good a waster
and as good a man as the good old city ever knew.
And it was alwayo oaid of dim that ha knew how to hang Adriatwas wall.
And so as T ny Tim observed...
God bless us, everyone.
[b Hark the Herald Angels SAg]
[b Andrea Boealli: God Bless HeHsery¡¯ese]