Stop me if you've heard this before: there's an old, miserly man named Ebenezer Scrooge, and despite the best efforts of his nephew Fred, he's content to be miserable for the rest of his life.

The Muppet Christmas Carol is an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novella A Christmas Carol, originally written in 1843. The story centers on a mean and selfish old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge.

Because they're flying, however, the duo has to use a grappling hook to attach to Scrooge and keep up with him. I've watched and re-watched this sequence from The Muppet Christmas Carol over the ...

The songs play off each other beautifully, demonstrating the change in Scrooge’s life ... leaving a piece of the film’s heart on the cutting room floor. “The Muppet Christmas Carol” was still ...

Brian Henson, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy attend the premiere of "The Muppet Christmas Carol" on December ... Waldorf are Marley and Marley, Scrooge’s former business partners ...

A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past ...

Written in 1843 by Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol" tells the story of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge – rumored to be inspired by rea-life member of the British parliament John Elwes – who ...

Here are our favorite versions of “A Christmas Carol,” from various Disney takes to the one everyone agrees is the best adaptation ever. What if Scrooge (here named Clint Briggs) were a smug ...

Police in the town of Shrewsbury are investigating how a tombstone that marked the fictional grave of Ebenezer Scrooge was destroyed ... adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” was kept in place ...