As a holiday gift for listeners, I read a story: Charles Dickens’s timeless ghost story, “A Christmas Carol.” These days, while many people have a general impression of the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, Jacob Marley, and the Ghosts , they probably haven’t actually read or heard the story.
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Holiday Special: A Christmas Carol (Pt. 1)
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Holiday Special: A Christmas Carol (Pt. 2)
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