The score contains 22 songs, also adapted from the stage. Lyricist Lynn Ahrens wrote the teleplay, based on her and Mike Ockrent's book for the original Madison Square Garden stage musical.

Steven Miller as Young Ebenezer Scrooge.

Lea-Verity White as Fan Scrooge Anderson.

Mike Kelly as John William Scrooge (Scrooge's father).

Julie Alannagh-Brighten as Sally Anderson.

Geraldine Chaplin as Ghost of Christmas Future / Blind Old Hag.

Martin as Ghost of Christmas Present / Sandwich Board Man Jane Krakowski as Ghost of Christmas Past / Lamp-Lighter.Scrooge then goes to Fred's house to celebrate Christmas with the neighborhood and the Cratchits. Scrooge goes to the Cratchit house, at first putting on a stern demeanor, and then revealing he intends to raise Bob's salary and pay off his mortgage. Smythe's debt, Scrooge once again encounters the candle-lighter, barker, and blind woman-who are the Ghosts in their human forms-and thanks them. Scrooge's grave begins to crack, hinting that the future already has begun to change, and Scrooge, misunderstanding this to be a sign he is doomed, tries to run as the Ghost of Christmas Future throws his bed curtains over him to return him to his bed.įinding it is Christmas Day, a gleeful Scrooge decides to surprise Bob's family with a turkey dinner, and ventures out to spread happiness and joy throughout London. Scrooge is surrounded by the Cratchits, Grace and the spirits of his mother and sister, which encourage him to feel love and compassion again. Scrooge then discovers Tiny Tim has died and when the Ghost points out his own grave, he vows to change his ways.

Mopps trades his possessions to a fence named Old Joe. In a cemetery, Scrooge recognizes his deceased self as his housekeeper Mrs. The Ghost takes Scrooge into the future of 1850. The Ghost shows him the evils of 'Ignorance' and 'Want' before he disappears and Scrooge finds himself back in his house.Īt three o'clock, the Ghost of Christmas Future approaches Scrooge, appearing as a silent woman under a beggar's robes. Scrooge and the Ghost visit Fred's house, where Fred hopes that someday his uncle will join them as family. The Ghost then comments that Tiny Tim might not survive until next Christmas. Scrooge and the Ghost next visit Bob Cratchit's house, learning his family is content with their dinner, as Scrooge takes pity on Bob's ill son, Tiny Tim. A devastated Scrooge dismisses the Ghost as he returns to the present.Īt two o'clock, Scrooge is visited by the merry Ghost of Christmas Present who shows him the joys and wonder of Christmas Day. The Ghost finally shows him when Marley dies after overworking himself. However, the Ghost shows Scrooge how he and Marley chose money over Fezziwig and how Emily later left Scrooge after realizing how hard-hearted he has become. Fezziwig throws a Christmas party, where Scrooge befriends and is engaged to a young woman named Emily. They visit the time when his father John William was sent to prison for failing to pay debts, his lonely days as a boot factory worker, and then his time as an employee under Mr. In his house, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns Scrooge to mend his ways, lest he be condemned in the afterlife like he was, informing him that three spirits will visit him during the night.Īt one o'clock, Scrooge is visited by the fairy-like Ghost of Christmas Past, who takes him back in time to his childhood and early adult life. As Scrooge leaves for home, he encounters three individuals-a candle-lighter, a barker and an old blind woman-and declines their offers to collect money for charity. Smythe's funeral, voicing his support for the prisons and workhouses for the poor, declining his nephew Fred's invitation to Christmas dinner, and reluctantly accepts his loyal employee Bob Cratchit's request to have Christmas Day off since there will be no business for Scrooge on the day. Smythe and his daughter Grace to pay for Mrs. He declines an offer from recently widowed Mr. On Christmas Eve in London, Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly moneylender at a counting house, does not share the merriment of Christmas. The film first premiered on November 28, 2004, on the NBC television network. Martin, Jane Krakowski, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Geraldine Chaplin, and Jason Alexander. A Christmas Carol: The Musical is a 2004 American musical television film based on the 1843 novella of the same name by Charles Dickens, which also inspired a 1994 stage musical by Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens.ĭirected by Arthur Allan Seidelman and written by Ahrens, the film stars Kelsey Grammer, Jesse L.

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