When he got home he climbed the steps to his bedroom, sat in a chair beside the fire and started to eat his supper. After a few hours, Scrooge closed his account books and proceeded to close the office. Then Scrooge returned to his desk to finish his accounts. NARRATOR: Scrooge opened the door and Crachit went home. Take tomorrow off, but be here early the next day.īOB CRACHIT: Yes, sir. SCROOGE: You’d like the day off, I suppose?.īOB CRACHIT: Well, yes, Mr. Scrooge, tomorrow is Christmas, a day to spend with family. SCROOGE: Fine, If your work is finished, you can go now.īOB CRACHIT: Mr. I also brought in more firewood and swept out the ashes. A clerk who earns the minimal salary, with a wife and kids, talking about Merry Christmas, you must be crazy!.īOB CRACHIT: Sir, I have finished copying all the letters and filed the paperwork. And… Bob, have a Merry Christmas.īOB CRACHIT: I wish the same to you, good-bye. SCROOGE: Have a nice day, a Happy New Year, and good-bye. SCROOGE`S NEPHEW: I am sorry uncle, that you already took a decision, but I insist in celebrating Christmas, so, Merry Christmas, uncle!. SCROOGE´S NEPHEW: I don`t need anything from you. SCROOGE´S NEPHEW: But, uncle, you never came to my house before, and you`re using my marriage as an excuse. SCROOGE`S NEPHEW: Because I fell in love. My wife and I are preparing a delicious dinner, you will be our special guest. SCROOGE`S NEPHEW: Don`t get angry uncle, and come to our house tomorrow. I wonder why you don`t work for the government?. SCROOGE: Wow! That was a wonderful speech!. Maybe, uncle, Christmas hasn`t given me a gold or silver coin, but it does good to me, that`s why I say: Blessed be Christmas!. It`s a time where people open their hearts to one another.
It`s a time of forgiveness, love, and charity. Christmas is the only day where people seem to get along just fine. SCROOGE`S NEPHEW: But uncle, I know that there are some things I didn`t do right, some things that I didn`t take advantage of, and one of those things is Christmas. SCROOGE: Go celebrate Christmas your own way, and let me celebrate my way. A time where you buy gifts you can`t afford. Where you see yourself a year older, and not a minute richer.
It´s just a time to pay bills with money you don`t have. SCROOGE: Why wouldn`t I? I live in a crazy world with fools. SCROOGE`S NEPHEW: Don`t get angry, uncle. Besides, what reason do you have to be happy?. SCROOGE`S NEPHEW: You don`t mean that, uncle. SCROOGE`S NEPHEW: Merry Christmas, Uncle!. NARRATOR: Suddenly the front door opened, and Mr. Scrooge doesn`t want to turn on the heater, he says that it`s a waste of money. Scrooge as always, was counting his money, while Bob was counting the minutes to go home to his family.īOB CRACHIT: I am so cold in this office, but Mr. A day before Christmas, Scrooge and his clerk, Bob Crachit, were working in the office. He was a hard worker man, but at the same time he was a miserable, greedy, cruel, and stingy person, who didn`t know what generosity meant. NARRATOR: It was Christmas time in London. If you want to share our scripts online, please place a link to our site: ĬHARACTERS: NARRATOR SCROOGE BOB CRACHIT SCROOGE`S NEPHEW MARLEY`S GHOST GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT GHOST OF CHRISTMAS YET TO COME WOMAN LITTLE GIRL CHILDREN NEPHEW´S WIFE GUEST MAN 1 MAN 2 BOY 1 BOY 2 Click Here to Read This Playscript in Spanish: SCROOGEĪll playscripts contained here, may not be sold or republished partially or fully in any other website, blog, or forum.