Tag: Ebenezer Scrooge
Sven Wollter reads A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
So begins Charles Dickens his story about the grumpy, greedy and spoiled Ebenezer Scrooge who built up his wealth with an icy heart. The approach of Christmas Eve disturbs him the most as people in general become far too nice and emotional. Also, his bookkeeper demands time off. This annoying Christmas Eve also becomes his […]
The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas
Why, every Christmas, do so many people endure the mess of dried pine needles, the risk of fire and impossibly tangled strings of lights? When I attach a Christmas tree to the hood of my car and worry about the strength of the twine, I sometimes wonder if I should just buy an artificial tree […]
Sven Wollter reads A Christmas Tale by Charles Dickens
This is how Charles Dickens begins his story of the grumpy, greedy and rude Ebenezer Scrooge who built up his wealth with an icy heart. Christmas Eve’s approach bothers him the most as people in general become far too nice and emotional. In addition, his bookkeeper demands time off. This annoying Christmas Eve will also […]
