It sets the scene and allows the reader to see what Scrooge was like 7 years before he was visited by Marley who was seeking to help him
The Christmas song is a carol.
God rest Ye Merry gentlemen
The schoolmaster from "A Christmas Carol" is a minor character who appears in the novel during a Christmas party thrown by Ebenezer Scrooge's nephew Fred. He is described as being lively and full of holiday spirit.
He had been dead 7 years at the start of the story which was written in 1843. Therefore its assumed that Marley died Christmas 1836
· angel · advent calendar · alleluia · angelic · announcement · Away In A Manger (Christmas Carol)
Twelfth Night is a traditional festival celebrated on January 5th, the eve of Epiphany. In the novel "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, Twelfth Night is referenced as the time when Scrooge wakes up a changed man after his encounters with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come, signifying a rebirth and new beginning for him. It symbolizes redemption and a fresh start for Scrooge.
· holiday · holly · Hark The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas Carol)
· The Three Kings · tinsel · traditions · tree · tree decorating · trimming · toys · tidings · trips · The Twelve Days Of Christmas (Christmas Carol)
Its Patrick Stewart (who also played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Start Trek)
· Dasher, Dancer & Donner (Santa's reindeer) · decorations · December · Deck The Halls (Christmas Carol)
He started writing it in November 1843 and finished it 16th December 1843 (6 weeks)
· angel · advent calendar · alleluia · angelic · announcement · Away In A Manger (Christmas Carol) · baking · Bethlehem · bells · birth · blessings · Blitzen (One of Santa's reindeer) · Buone Feste Natalizie (Merry Christmas in Italian) · Kings (The Three Kings) · Kris Kringle · Kling Glockchen ("Ring Little Bell") is a German Christmas Carol