Christmas Carol, A
a short novel by Charles dickens about an unpleasant old man called Scrooge who hates to spend money. On Christmas Eve several ghosts visit him to warn him about what will happen if he does not change. When he wakes up the next morning, he becomes a happy generous person, especially to his worker Bob Cratchit and Cratchit's sick son, Tiny Tim.

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I. car‧ol¹ /ˈkærəl/ (also Christmas carol) noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: carol 'circular dance with singing' (13-17 centuries), from Old French carole, probably from Late Latin choraula 'song for a group of singers', from Greek, from choros ( ⇒ chorus¹) + aulein 'to play a , reed(2) instrument']
a traditional Christmas song

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II. ˌChristmas ˈcarol noun [countable]
a Christian song that people sing at Christmas

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