A Christmas Carol (Broadway). Perusal. by Music Theatre International Australasia

LIBRETTO VOCAL BOOK

Music by

Alan Menken

Lyrics by

Lynn Ahrens

Book by

Mike Ockrent & Lynn Ahrens

Based on the story by Charles Dickens

Original Choreography by Susan Stroman Originally Directed by Mike Ockrent

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(Last Revised – May 2018)

C H A R AC T E R S

A BEADLE

(In Order of Appearance)

THREE CHARITY MEN

MR. SMYTHE

GRACE SMYTHE SCROOGE

CRATCHIT

MARTHA CRATCHIT

MRS. CRATCHIT TINY TIM

POULTERER

FRED ANDERSON JONATHON

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT (SANDWICHBOARD MAN)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST (LAMPLIGHTER)

BLIND OLD HAG MRS. MOPS

SCROOGE’S DOUBLE

MARLEY

MARLEY’S FOUR ACOLYTES

JUDGE

SCROOGE AT 8

SCROOGE’S FATHER

SCROOGE’S MOTHER

MR. HAWKINS

SCROOGE AT 12 FAN AT 10 FEZZIWIG

— iii —

(CONT’D)

YOUNG EBENEZER (SCROOGE AT 18) YOUNG MARLEY EMILY

MRS. FEZZIWIG

TWO GRANNIES

FOUR ABUNDANCE AND CHARITY ELVES

SALLY ANDERSON

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE (BLIND OLD HAG) TWO UNDERTAKERS OLD JOE

ENSEMBLE:

BANKERS, STREET VENDORS, PANTOMIME GIRL, SAILORS,

LOWER CLASS LADIES, CRATCHIT CHILDREN, CHARWOMEN,

GHOSTS, JAILERS, FACTORY WORKERS, FEZZIWIG PARTY-

GOERS, CLERKS, CREDITORS, DANCING GIRLS, MONKS, CHILDREN, CHORUS OF CHILD ANGELS, ETC.

— iv —

MUSICAL NUMBERS Scene One—The Royal Exchange 1.

Overture .........................................................................................................1

Jolly Good Time .............................................SCROOGE, ENSEMBLE .........1

Nothing To Do With Me (Parts 1—6) ............SCROOGE, CRATCHIT,

Hear The Bells ....................................................................ENSEMBLE .........1

3a. Charity Men ................................................................CHARITY MEN .........6 .................SANDWICH BOARD MAN, LAMPLIGHTER, TINY TIM,

.........................FRED, JONATHON, BLIND OLD HAG, ENSEMBLE .........7

Scene Two—The Streets of London 5.

Scrooge’s House ............................................................................................19

Scene Three—Scrooge’s Parlour, Night 6.

Link By Link ..........................................................MARLEY, GHOSTS .......22

6a. After “Link By Link” ..............................................................GHOSTS .......25 Scene Four—Scrooge’s Bedroom, Night

The Lights of Long Ago (Part 1)........GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST .......27

Scene Five—The Law Courts

7a. Old Bailey ........................................................SCROOGE’S MOTHER .......29

7b. The Lights of Long Ago (Part 2) .......GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST .......30 Scene Six—A Factory, Near a Giant Machine

7c. The Factory / A Place Called Home (Part 1) ..........SCROOGE AT 12,

.....................................................................................FAN, SCROOGE .......31

Scene Seven—Mr. Fezziwig’s Bank 8.

Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball.......FEZZIWIG, MRS. FEZZIWIG,

A Place Called Home (Part 2) ............................YOUNG EBENEZER,

...................ENSEMBLE, GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST, SCROOGE .......34 .................................................................................EMILY, SCROOGE .......39

— v —

(CONT’D)

Scene Eight—Scrooge and Marley Ltd.

10. Money Machine Montage...................................YOUNG EBENEZER,

.......YOUNG MARLEY, FEZZIWIG, GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST,

............................................................SCROOGE, EMILY, ENSEMBLE .......42 Scene Nine—A Starry Night

11. Abundance and Charity ............GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT,

............................................................................................ENSEMBLE .......46

12. Christmas Together ..........TINY TIM, CRATCHIT, MRS. CRATCHIT,

....................ENSEMBLE, GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT, FRED .......50

Scene Ten—The Streets of London

13. Will Tiny Tim Live? .............................................................SCROOGE .......56 Scene Eleven—St. Paul’s Graveyard

14. Dancing On Your Grave ...............................ENSEMBLE, CRATCHIT .......58

15. Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today .......................SCROOGE, ANGELS .......62 Scene Twelve—Scrooge’s Bedroom, Christmas Morning

16. Final Scene (Part 1)...........................................................JONATHON .......64 Scene Thirteen—The Streets of London

16a. Final Scene (Part 2) .............SCROOGE, SANDWICH BOARD MAN,

...............................LAMPLIGHTER, BLIND OLD HAG, ENSEMBLE ......66

16b. Final Scene (Part 3) ....................................FRED, SALLY, COMPANY .......68

17. God Bless Us Everyone (Bows) .........................................COMPANY .......71

18. Exit Music ......................................................................................................71

— vi —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCENE ONE

T he Royal Exchange

#1—Overture (In darkness, the OVERTURE plays. Lights come upon a group of CAROLERS standing beside a glorious Christmas tree, performing for the wealthy BUSINESSMEN. A pair of old CHARWOMEN have paused from mopping the floor to listen)

#2—Hear The Bells CAROLERS

HEAR THE BELLS ALL OVER LONDON TOWN.

HOW JOYOUSLY THEY RING.

SEE THE LAMPS AGLOW IN LONDON TOWN,

AND HEAR EACH CAROLER SING.

BRING A HAPPY HEART TO LONDON TOWN,

AND SPREAD YOUR KINDLY CHEER.

HARKEN WHILE YOU MAY

FOR CHRISTMAS DAY IS NEAR!

HARKEN WHILE YOU MAY

FOR CHRISTMAS DAY IS NEAR!

(A burst of laughter and applause from the BUSINESSMEN. The BEADLE rings his bell)

BEADLE

Gentlemen, the Royal Exchange closes for Christmas in 30 minutes.

#3—Jolly Good Time SOLO BANKER #1

WHAT A GOOD TIME!

SOLO BANKER #2

WHAT A FINE SHOW!

BEADLE

JOLLY GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN!

— 1 —

— 2 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

RICH WOMEN

ISN’T IT NICE THAT ONCE AGAIN IT’S CHRISTMAS EVE!

CHARITY MEN

FILLS A FELLOW WITH DELIGHT,

ALL

EVERYONE SING FA LA LA LA!

RUP A BUP BUM!

HIP HIP HOORAH!

KNOWING WE’LL HAVE

A JOLLY GOOD TIME TONIGHT!

(WEALTHY WOMEN and CHILDREN bustle in, laden with gifts after a day of shopping.)

RICH WOMEN

WHAT A GOOD TIME! WHAT A FINE DAY!

GETTING A GIFT FOR EVERYONE

GIVING OUT GIFTS IS SO MUCH FUN ON CHRISTMAS EVE!

CHARITY MEN

FILLS A FELLOW WITH DELIGHT

WOMEN

EVERYONE SING

FA LA LA LA

MEN

RUP A BUP BUM

HIP HIP HOORAH! KNOWING WE’LL HAVE

ALL

A JOLLY GOOD TIME TONIGHT.

BUSINESSMEN

THANK THE LORD OUR BUSINESS HAS BEEN KEEN!

(THEY tip the CHARWOMEN.)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 3 —

CHARWOMEN

OH, WHAT A KIND EMPLOYER!

WE’LL WORK FOREVER FO’ YER!

BUSINESSMEN

THANK THE LORD AND BLESS AND KEEP THE QUEEN!

ALL

Her Majesty! The Queen!

GROUP 1

GROUP 2

WHAT A GOOD TIME!

WHAT A FINE DAY!

ALL

WHAT A FINE DAY!

GIVING THE POOR A COIN OR TWO!

CHARITY’S WHAT WE WEALTHY DO ON CHRISTMAS EVE!

CHARITY MEN

FILLS A FELLOW WITH DELIGHT

ALL

EVERYONE SING FA LA LA LA

RUP A BUP BUM

WOMEN

ALL MEN & WOMEN

HIP HIP HOORAH!

KNOWING WE’LL HAVE

ALL

A JOLLY GOOD TIME TONIGHT

(MR. SMYTHE enters with his little daughter, GRACE SMYTHE. They are respectable but poor.)

MR. SMYTHE

Excuse me, gentlemen, I’m looking for Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge.

(GRACE cries, and is comforted by her father.)

Don’t worry, my love, I’m sure he’ll be sympathetic.

— 4 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Scrooge? Sympathetic?

BUSINESSMAN

(HE laughs with his friends)

This gentlemen’s looking for the sympathetic Ebenezer Scrooge!

(The BUSINESSMEN all laugh at their own wit. Suddenly, EVERYONE draws back as EBENEZER SCROOGE enters, followed by a harried BOB CRATCHIT. A cold wind accompanies them almost as if it emanated from SCROOGE himself.)

Cratchit! Hurry up, dammit!!!

SCROOGE

(CRATCHIT sneezes and drops a stack of deeds. He scrambles to pick them up.)

Sorry, Mister Scrooge.

CRATCHIT BANKER

(slyly)

Merry Christmas, Mr. Scrooge!

(The BANKERS snicker.)

SCROOGE

Merry Christmas? My dear sir, every idiot who goes about with Merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled in his own pudding. And buried with a stake of holly through his heart.

(The BANKERS laugh amongst themselves at SCROOGE’S ire. CRATCHIT sneezes again.)

Cratchit… Yes, sir?

CRATCHIT SCROOGE

You’ll want tomorrow off, I suppose? Well, if it’s quite convenient, sir! It is not convenient...

CRATCHIT SCROOGE

(MR. SMYTHE approaches humbly.)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

MR. SMYTHE

I beg your pardon, Mr. Scrooge. May I speak with you a moment, sir?

SCROOGE

Speak swiftly. The Exchange is closing early.

MR. SMYTHE

MR. SCROOGE, MY WIFE HAS DIED…

I need to pay her funeral expenses, and…

(CRATCHIT hands over MR. SMYTHE’S deed.)

SCROOGE

And what, Mr…

(HE checks the name on the deed)

Smythe?

MR. SMYTHE

SIR, I NEED MORE TIME TO PAY YOU…

SCROOGE

Am I a Charity? Am I the State? Your mortgage is due the twenty fifth of every month. Tomorrow. 9 a.m.

MR. SMYTHE

PLEASE, SIR, WHAT ABOUT MY CHILDREN?

(SCROOGE walks away.) (sternly)

BEADLE

SCROOGE SAYS PAY, SIR…

(GRACE crosses to SCROOGE and pulls on his scarf.) (To Scrooge)

SMYTHE & GRACE SMYTHE

CHRISTMAS DAY, SIR!

(SCROOGE turns back to the little girl.)

SCROOGE

You’ll learn soon enough, child, that Christmas is a HUMBUG!

(EVERYONE reacts with horror. SCROOGE collects debts.)

— 5 —

— 6 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCROOGE

ALL

THANK THE LORD

OUR PROFITS HAVE BEEN HUGE!

YOU OWE ME INTEREST TOO, SIR.

YOUR PAYMENT’S OVERDUE, SIR

THANK THE LORD WE’RE NOT NOT A BIT LIKE SCROOGE

IF YOU DON’T PLAN TO PAY, SIR,

THE LAW WILL FIND A WAY, SIR.

ALL (except BEADLE)

NEVER MIND HIM

NEVER MIND THAT.

NOTHING AT ALL CAN SPOIL OUR DAY,

CHARWOMEN

EVEN IF SCROOGE BEHAVES THAT WAY ON CHRISTMAS EVE!

ALL

LEAVE THE MISER TO HIS PLIGHT!

(Ringing his bell and exiting.)

BEADLE

The Royal Exchange is now closed! Merry Christmas, Gentlemen!

(Calling CRATCHIT to HIM.)

Cratchit!

EVERYONE SING

SCROOGE

ALL

FA LA LA LA!

RUP A BUP BUM!

HIP HIP HOO RAH!

EVERYONE HAVE

A JOLLY GOOD TIME TONIGHT!

(ALL exit, MUSIC continues as three kind-faced CHARITY MEN approach SCROOGE.)

#3a—Charity Men

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

CHARITY MEN

WE’RE COLLECTING SIR, THIS CHRISTMAS TIME FROM GENTLEMEN IN TOWN.

FOR THE NEEDY POOR OF LONDON, SIR, NOW, WHAT SHALL WE PUT DOWN?

SCROOGE

Nothing!

(A beat. The CHARITY MEN don’t quite understand his refusal. And then, they come to a joyous realization)

CHARITY MEN

YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ANONYMOUS, YOUR KINDNESS LEFT UNKNOWN! HE’D LIKE TO BE ANONYMOUS!

I’d like to be left ALONE!!

(Confused.)

SCROOGE

FIRST CHARITY MAN

Alone?

#4—Nothing To Do With Me (Parts 1 to 6) SECOND CHARITY MAN But sir, it’s Christmas…

THIRD CHARITY MAN

SCROOGE

It’s Christmas eve…

I don’t make merry myself at Christmas. I can’t afford to make idle people merry. But the poor of London, sir...

FIRST CHARITY MAN SCROOGE

Gentlemen. Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?

(The CHARITY MEN react.)

IF THE POOR HAVE TO EAT,

LET THEM BEG UPON THE STREET

OR APPLY AT THE WORKHOUSE DOOR.

— 7 —

— 8 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

(SCROOGE)

IF THEY REFUSE TO EARN,

THEN LET THEM LEARN WHAT A PRISON’S FOR!

I ABHOR HOW THEY WHINE!

HOW THEY WANT WHATEVER’S MINE!

WHY SHOULD I GIVE A THING FOR FREE? LET THEM BEG TILL THEY’RE BLUE! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME!

I say let them die, and decrease the surplus population! Good afternoon!

(THE CHARITY MEN depart in dismay.)

CRATCHIT

MR. SCROOGE, I’M SORRY, BUT SIR, MIGHT I GO?

MIGHT YOU PAY ME EARLY, JUST THIS ONCE…

SCROOGE

Picking a man’s pocket every 25th of December!

CRATCHIT

MY TINY TIM IS ILL, SIR,

YOUNGEST SON, YOU KNOW.

WIFE AND CHILDREN NEED ME, JUST THIS ONCE…

SCROOGE

PEOPLE WANTING THIS,

PEOPLE WANTING THAT,

SPREADING BLOODY CHEER!

It’s only once a year, sir!

CRATCHIT SCROOGE

PLUCKING AT YOUR SLEEVE,

HOLDING OUT THE HAT,

SINGING IN YOUR EAR!

Sorry, sir, I didn’t mean…

CRATCHIT

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCROOGE

CRATCHIT

TAKING OFF A DAY,

ASKING FOR THEIR PAY,

Only once a year!

— 9 —

SCROOGE

ONLY ONCE A YEAR.

WELL, YOU CAN TAKE CHRISTMAS AND STUFF IT WITH BREAD!

AND IF THAT ISN’T PERFECTLY CLEAR—

(SCROOGE sets off towards his home. CRATCHIT follows.) I DO NOT NEED TO KNOW

OF YOUR FAMILY OR YOUR WOE.

I SUGGEST TINY TIM DRINK TEA!

CRATCHIT

He’s only six!

SCROOGE

GIVE HIM TEA. GIVE HIM STEW. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME!

(SCROOGE takes a coin out of his waistcoat pocket. He holds it out to CRATCHIT)

Here.

(SCROOGE withdraws the coin again.)

But be sure you come in early the next day.

(CRATCHIT sneezes directly at SCROOGE. SCROOGE recoils.)

And get rid of that cold!

(SCROOGE finally hands him the coin.)

CRATCHIT

Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Goodnight, sir. Merry… Achoo!

(CRATCHIT makes his way towards his house.)

— 10 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCENE TWO

T he Streets of London

(Lights come up on a cockney FISHMONGER)

FISHMONGER

Ye-o-o! Ye-o-o! Fresh fish! Turbot, Turbot! All alive sardines! Here you are guv, had—had—had—haddock! All fresh and good! Fine grizzling sprats! All large and no small! Fine cock crabs, all alive, alive-o! Have the lot for a pound, guv’ner!

(A window opens and a WOMAN calls to her little boy.)

WOMAN 1

Nikolas! Come and get your tea!

NIKOLAS

Coming, Mum!

(To a drunk coming out of the pub)

Harry! Don’t forget the chestnuts! Oh, for God’s sake!

WOMAN 2

HARRY

(Music swells as the bustling streets of London are revealed. PEOPLE carry packages and Christmas trees; vendors tout their wares; shop windows sport decorations. PANTOMIME GIRLS and a SANDWICH BOARD MAN advertise the new show. A LAMPLIGHTER goes about lighting the lamps as evening falls. An OLD BLIND HAG begs for coins. A grizzled “rags and bones” man, OLD JOE drags his laden cart behind him, ringing his bell.)

Rags and bones! Rags and bones!

OLD JOE

SANDWICH BOARD MAN

WHAT A CHILLY EVENIN’!

LONDON’S ALL AGLOW!

LAMPLIGHTER

DON’T IT FEEL LIKE IT MIGHT SNOW!

PANTOMIME GIRL, CHILDREN, BLIND OLD HAG CHRISTMAS EVE!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 11 —

BLIND OLD HAG

SUCH A MERRY SEASON

SANDWICH BOARD MAN

DON’TCHA LOVE IT SO?

LAMPLIGHTER

MERRY CHRISTMAS, DEARIE!

LAMPLIGHTER, HAG, PANTOMIME GIRL, CHILDREN DON’T IT FEEL LIKE IT MIGHT SNOW!!

GROUP 1

WHAT A CHILLY EVENIN’! LONDON’S ALL AGLOW

MERRY CHRISTMAS DEARIE!

GROUP 2

DON’T IT FEEL LIKE

IT MIGHT SNOW!!

DON’T IT FEEL LIKE

IT MIGHT SNOW!!

(CRATCHIT passes the music hall on his way home and meets the SANDWICH BOARD MAN.) What’s the play?

CRATCHIT

SANDWICH BOARD MAN

It’s called “Mother Goose”.

CRATCHIT

We’ll try to make it. Happy Christmas! Happy Christmas!

SANDWICH BOARD MAN

(CRATCHIT approaches his own humble home. The door bursts open and one of his CHILDREN runs into his arms.)

Father! Father!

MARTHA

CRATCHIT

Ah, Martha, where’s our Mum? There she is. Hello, love.

MRS. CRATCHIT

Did that old skinflint give you Christmas day off?

— 12 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

CRATCHIT

(Triumphantly)

He did.

And did he pay you early?

MRS. CRATCHIT CRATCHIT

(Holds up coin)

He did!

MRS. CRATCHIT

And did he let you put any more coal on that office fire? Achoo!

CRATCHIT

MRS. CRATCHIT

Oh Dear. Well, best wrap up. At least we’ll be able to afford a little chicken for our Christmas dinner.

CRATCHIT

Right! Now, then, where’s our Tiny Tim?

(SHE runs to the house, calling for her brother.)

MARTHA

Tim, Tim!

(TINY TIM hobbles out of the door on his crutch.)

I’m here, Dad! Happy Christmas!

TINY TIM

CRATCHIT

We’re off to buy the finest Christmas dinner in London, and I can’t do it without you.

(CRATCHIT and his WIFE bundle TINY TIM up.) I DON’T NEED A FORTUNE

HIDDEN IN A SHOE.

MANY MEN HAVE FORTUNES

BUT THEY DON’T HAVE YOU.

WHEN I LOOK AT YOU

I’M RICHER THAN A KING.

YES, YOU MEAN MORE TO ME

THAN ANYTHING.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 13 —

(CRATCHIT)

Up you go, son.

(CRATCHIT swings TINY TIM onto his own shoulders, an accustomed gesture.)

MRS. CRATCHIT

Bye love.

(CRATCHIT and TINY TIM make their way through the streets.)

CRATCHIT

WE SHALL BUY SOME APPLES.

TINY TIM

MUM WILL LOVE THEM SO!

(TINY TIM sees the MUSIC HALL.)

FATHER, LOOK! THE THEATRE.

CRATCHIT

WHEN WE’RE RICH, WE’LL GO!

BOTH

ALL THE JOYS OF CHRISTMAS

BUNDLED UP WITH STRING!

TINY TIM

BUT YOU MEAN MORE TO ME

BOTH

CRATCHIT YOU MEAN MORE

YES, YOU MEAN MORE TO ME THAN ANYTHING.

(THEY arrive at the POULTERER’S. The POULTERER comes out.) What’ll it be, sir?

POULTERER CRATCHIT

Let’s see, Tiny Tim. We’ve got five shillings. Now what can we get…

(The POULTERER holds up an enormous bird.)

POULTERER

Here’s a fine bird. My prize turkey! How much is it?

CRATCHIT

— 14 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

POULTERER

I’ll take a sovereign. Fatten the little boy up a bit.

CRATCHIT

I’m afraid it’s a little out of our price range. Something else, then?

POULTERER TINY TIM

I DON’T NEED A FEAST, DAD,

ALL I’D GET IS FAT.

I DON’T NEED A TURKEY. HOW’D I EAT ALL THAT? I SHALL BE CONTENT

NO MATTER WHAT YOU BRING…

POULTERER

Coupla chicken legs?

CRATCHIT

Chicken legs. No, make it a whole chicken. Well, a small one.

TINY TIM

CRATCHIT

YOU MEAN MORE TO ME

BOTH

YOU MEAN MORE TO ME

THAN ANYTHING!

(SCROOGE enters, accosted by a FRUIT SELLER.) Get out of my way!

SCROOGE

(SCROOGE’s pleasant young nephew, FRED ANDERSON enters.)

FRED

Merry Christmas, Uncle! I was just on my way to see you. Don’t bother.

SCROOGE FRED

COME TO CHRISTMAS DINNER. WE’RE INVITING YOU.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

(FRED)

BE WITH FAMILY, UNCLE, JUST THIS ONCE.

No thank you.

SCROOGE

YOU’D ENJOY IT, UNCLE.

FRED

WE’D ENJOY IT, TOO

YOU’D MEET SALLY, UNCLE

JUST THIS ONCE.

SCROOGE

PEOPLE TAKING WIVES, LIVING LITTLE LIVES,

COZIER THAN MICE!

We want nothing from you…

FRED SCROOGE

MARRYING FOR LOVE!

PUSH WILL COME TO SHOVE,

YOU’LL BE THINKING TWICE!

I will not get angry, Uncle… ASKING ME TO DINE,

FRED

SCROOGE

BREAKING OPEN WINE,

TAKING NO ADVICE!

Good God!

FRED SCROOGE

WELL, YOU CAN HAVE CHRISTMAS,

AND MARRIAGE AS WELL,

AND TO HELL WITH YOUR TREES AND YOUR RICE!

I WILL NOT FILL MY PLATE,

SOCIALIZE OR CELEBRATE

WITH A FOOL AND HIS FAMILY.

— 15 —

— 16 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

FRED

Well!

SCROOGE

LET YOUR LOVE SEE YOU THROUGH

BUT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ME!

Don’t be cross, Uncle.

FRED SCROOGE

What else can I be when I live in such a world of fools as you! What good is Christmas to you but a time for finding yourself a year older and not an hour richer.

FRED

Christmas may never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, but I believe it is a good time—

SCROOGE

Oh, bah!

FRED

A kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time. I believe that it has done me good and will do me good; and I say God bless it!

SCROOGE

You’re quite a powerful speaker. I wonder you don’t go into Parliament! Good afternoon!

FRED

A Merry Christmas to you anyway Uncle! Bah, Humbug!

SCROOGE

(FRED exits. SCROOGE is approached by JONATHON, a street urchin. JONATHON wears a top hat nearly as tall as his small body. He thrusts a tin cup at SCROOGE. SCROOGE stops and listens hard.)

JONATHON

HEAR THE BELLS ALL OVER LONDON TOWN.

HOW JOYOUSLY THEY RING.

SEE THE LAMPS AGLOW IN…

SCROOGE

For God’s sake, child! Shut up and let me pass!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 17 —

(JONATHON kicks him. SCROOGE tries to grab him and JONATHON runs in terror. The SANDWICH BOARD stops SCROOGE.)

SANDWICH BOARD MAN

HEY! HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN HOW TO SMILE, SIR?

SCROOGE

Move aside.

SANDWICH BOARD MAN

COME AND BUY A TICKET TO THE SHOW.

I don’t have time for nonsense.

SCROOGE

SANDWICH BOARD MAN

LIFE’LL PASS YOU BY IN JUST A WHILE, SIR,

AND IT MAY BE LATER THAN YOU KNOW!

(SCROOGE breaks away, only to be confronted by the LAMPLIGHTER who falls from his ladder.) Ahh!

LAMPLIGHTER

HELP A WORKIN’ FELLOW REACH THE LIGHT, SIR?

That’s your problem, not mine.

SCROOGE

LAMPLIGHTER

OTHERWISE I’M SURE TO GET THE SACK!

SCROOGE

Then it’s the workhouse for you, isn’t it?

LAMPLIGHTER

OUGHTA TAKE THE TIME FOR DOIN’ RIGHT, SIR!

Good evening.

SCROOGE

LAMPLIGHTER

YOU’LL BE SORRY, SIR, WHEN YOU LOOK BACK!

(SCROOGE hears the loud tap-tapping of a BLIND HAG’S cane. Suddenly, SHE’S at his side.)

BLIND OLD HAG

SPARE A COIN FOR SOMEONE WHO IS BLIND, SIR?

— 18 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCROOGE

Devil take you, old woman. I have nothing for you.

(Grabbing his arm.)

BLIND OLD HAG

NONE SO BLIND AS THOSE WHO WILL NOT SEE!

SCROOGE

Release my arm. Let go of me, woman!

BLIND OLD HAG

GO YOUR SORRY WAY, AND NEVER MIND, SIR! COME THE FUTURE, YOU’LL REMEMBER ME!

(SHE calls after him.)

Look to yourself! Look to yourself, before it’s too late!

(SCROOGE reels away from her, and turns as a small funeral procession enters. PEOPLE remove their hats, and SCROOGE does too. TWO GRIM UNDERTAKERS carry a shabby coffin. A small bunch of wild flowers is its only adornment. MR. SMYTHE and GRACE SMYTHE follow behind. As they pass SCROOGE, little GRACE turns and looks directly at him. Time seems suspended…)

GRACE SMYTHE

LET THE STARS IN THE SKY

REMIND US OF MAN’S COMPASSION.

LET US LOVE TILL WE DIE

AND GOD BLESS US EVERY ONE.

(The funeral procession exits, and the street activity resumes, but SCROOGE is shaken.) SUCH A MERRY SEASON

ALL

DON’TCHA LOVE IT SO?

AIN’T THIS CHRISTMAS CHEERY

MERRY CHRISTMAS DEARIE!

SCROOGE

DAMN THIS SILLY SEASON!

DAMN ALL HUMAN KIND!

MAKES YOU LOSE YOUR REASON!

MAKES YOU LOSE YOUR MIND!

NEXT THING YOU KNOW

I’LL BE DANCING IN SNOW,

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

(SCROOGE)

THROWING COINS TO THE POOR,

AND THE LAME AND THE BLIND!

WELL, I WISH THAT THE WHOLE WORLD WOULD JUST LET ME BE!

LET THE WHOLE WORLD BE DAMNED!

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME! WHAT A CHILLY

ALL

EVENIN’!

LONDON’S ALL AGLOW!

DON’T IT FEEL LIKE IT MIGHT SNOW!

Bah, Humbug!

SCROOGE

#5—Scrooge’s House (SCROOGE arrives at the door of his house. Two dimly lit upstairs windows resemble eyes. As he fumbles for his key, the front of the house magically transforms into the FACE OF MARLEY.) (a ghostly, echoing voice)

Scrooge… Yes…?

(louder)

SCROOGE… Marley…?!

(terrifying)

SCROOGE!!!

MARLEY

SCROOGE MARLEY

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(The vision fades, and the door flies open. MRS. MOPS, his housekeeper comes out to find SCROOGE frozen in shock. She waves her hand in front of his face to catch his attention)

MRS. MOPS

Mr. S. Mr. S?! You look as if you’d seen a ghost! I thought I saw… Marley.

SCROOGE

MRS. MOPS

Mr. Marley died, sir, seven years ago this very night. Maybe you need your eyes examining… Stupid woman!

(Offended.)

SCROOGE

MRS. MOPS

Your gruel’s waitin’ in the pot, sir. And I’ll bring you a slice of turkey and a bit o’puddin’ in the mornin’. Don’t bother! Suit yourself, sir.

(MRS. MOPS exits, muttering.)

SCROOGE

MRS. MOPS

Stupid woman, stupid man. And he calls me stupid!

(SCROOGE enters his house.)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCENE THREE

Scrooge’s Par lour, Night

(SCROOGE enters his house and changes into a housecoat. He lights the candles, checks the receipts in a cash box on the mantle) (Sneezes.)

SCROOGE

Damn, Cratchit!

(SCROOGE pokes the fire, then sits down with his gruel. Gradually, nodding a bit, he begins to hear voices, reminding him of his day. He shakes them off and returns to his meal. Suddenly, bells begin to ring all over the house. Voices wail, books fall off shelves.) (Smoke billows out from the fireplace and the GHOST OF MARLEY materializes from within it in a puff of smoke. MARLEY is weighed down with chains, safeboxes and large metal keys and wails piteously.

Terrified, but caustic as ever.)

How now! What do you want of me? Much! Who are you? Don’t you recognize me? No!

MARLEY

SCROOGE MARLEY SCROOGE MARLEY

In life, I was your partner, Jacob Marley. Scrooge, my dear Scrooge!

(MARLEY crosses to SCROOGE and embraces him.) (Brushing himself off.)

Yuk, yuk… Humbug!

SCROOGE

MARLEY

I see you don’t believe in me! Do you doubt your senses?

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SCROOGE

A little thing can affect the senses. You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, an underdone potato! There’s more of gravy than the grave about you, whatever you are!

(MARLEY levitates impressively, terrifying SCROOGE.)

I believe, I believe! Mercy, I believe! Dreadful apparition, why do you walk the earth, and why do you trouble me?

(MARLEY descends.)

#6—Link By Link MARLEY

IT IS REQUIRED OF EVERY MAN

THAT HIS SPIRIT TRAVEL FAR,

LENDING HELP TO THOSE HE CAN NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE.

BUT IF YOU DON’T GO FORTH IN LIFE,

SPREADING JOY AND EASING PAIN,

YOUR SPIRIT WILL GO FORTH IN DEATH, AND YOU SHALL WEAR A CHAIN!

THESE WERE COINS I HOARDED FOR A RAINY DAY.

NOW, WITH EVERY JINGLE, I’M DISGRACED. LOCKS AND KEYS I USED TO KEEP THE POOR AWAY,

THAT’S WHAT PUT THESE LOCKS AND KEYS AROUND MY WAIST. LINK BY LINK,

MY CHAIN WAS GETTING LONGER.

LINK BY LINK,

I SHOULD HAVE HEARD IT CLINK.

LINK BY LINK,

EACH YEAR A LITTLE STRONGER!

LINK BY LINK BY HORRIFYING LINK! STACKING UP MY SILVER AND MY BITS OF GOLD,

FILLING UP MY VAULT WHEN DAY WAS DONE.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

(MARLEY)

VAULTS ARE MADE OF LEAD, AND CASH IS VERY COLD!

AND AROUND YOUR NECK,

THEY WEIGH A BLOODY TON! LINK BY LINK,

YOU’RE ON THE BRINK. IT’S WRITTEN HERE

IN BLOOD RED INK.

UNLOCK YOUR HEART.

IT’S NOT TOO LATE!

OR YOU’LL BE DRAGGING SOMETHING

MORE THAN TWICE THIS WEIGHT…

(HE weighs SCROOGE down with chains and safeboxes, giving him a taste of what’s in store)

SCROOGE

No, please! EBENEZER SCROOGE?

Y… y…yes?

MARLEY SCROOGE MARLEY

YOU WILL BE VISITED BY THREE GHOSTS.

Eh… No thank you!

SCROOGE MARLEY

WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES ONE,

THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST.

SCROOGE

I prefer not to think about the past…

MARLEY

WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES TWO,

THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

SCROOGE

At present, I’d rather go to bed! Goodnight!

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MARLEY

WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES THREE,

THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS YET TO BE!

THREE GHOSTS WHO YET MAY STOP YOU

ENDING UP LIKE ME…

(GHOSTS enter, moaning, dragging chains, a horrific sight. Each has a particular “deformity” based on their greed. The closet door opens, revealing a skeleton.)

Our colleague, Mr. Haines. Mean to the bone, he was!

SCROOGE

Oh, yes… I had no heart! I never lent a hand!

SAFE-IN-THE-CHEST GHOST HAND-IN-THE-SAFE GHOST MONEY BAGS GHOST

(the weight of the money bags stretches his arms)

Ahhhhhhhhhhh!

(Blood-curdling scream.)

GHOSTS & MARLEY

SEE THESE SORRY SPIRITS WHO WERE ONCE LIKE YOU, DRAGGING CHAINS OF ALL THAT WE ACQUIRED.

ALL THE GOOD IN LIFE IT’S NOW TOO LATE TO DO,

NOT TO MENTION THIS CAN REALLY MAKE YOU TIRED!

(One GHOST carries his head under his arm. He rolls it to MARLEY who picks it up and casually tosses it to SCROOGE.) He wanted to get “a head”!

MARLEY

(SCROOGE screams and tosses it back to the HEADLESS GHOST.)

SCROOGE

AAH! LINK BY LINK,

GHOSTS MARLEY

YOUR CHAIN IS IN THE MAKING!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

LINK BY LINK,

GHOSTS MARLEY

NO WAY TO MAKE IT SHRINK! LINK BY LINK,

ALL GHOSTS

JUST LISTEN TO IT SHAKING!

(The GHOSTS rattle and shake their chains.)

ALL GHOSTS & MARLEY

AHHHHHHHHHH…ETC.

LINK BY LINK BY HORRIFYING—

(A Dance Break.) LINK BY LINK BY…

LINK BY LINK BY…

LINK BY LINK BY… LINK BY LINK,

YOUR LIFE MUST BE CORRECTED! LINK BY LINK,

AND SOONER THAN YOU THINK.

LINK BY LINK,

OR YOU SHALL BE CONNECTED,

LINK BY LINK BY HORRIFYING LINK!!!!

(SCROOGE ends up in the center of a “cobweb” of chains)

#6a—After “Link By Link” (And now the GHOSTS exit, calling to SCROOGE as they go.) (Exiting.)

ALL GHOSTS

NOT TOO LATE…

AHHHHHHHH

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(To departing ghosts.)

MARLEY

Thank you. Thank you for coming.

(To FLYING GHOSTS)

Thank you for dropping in. Thank you so much for materializing.

(To HEADLESS GHOST)

Head off that way.

(Exiting.)

Remember Ebenezer. You will be visited by three ghosts. It’s never too late to change. Never too late to change…

(SCROOGE is alone, back in his chair with his gruel)

SCROOGE

Humbug! I must have been dreaming. I’m overworked. I’m overtired. I’m—I’m— I’m going to bed.

(HE blows out the candles, prepares for bed and goes upstairs. )

NOTE: On Broadway, this sequence was accomplished with a SCROOGE DOUBLE. As the double prepared for bed and went up the stairs, the set changed to reveal SCROOGE already in bed, tossing and turning. Time had leaped forward to 1 a.m.)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 27 —

SCENE FOUR

Scrooge’s Bedroom, Night

(SCROOGE tosses and turns in his bed, as the clock strikes ONE. The GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST magically appears. The GHOST is a twinkly, spritely being; he is played by the same actor who plays the LAMPLIGHTER in earlier scenes. He carries a very large book.) What the devil…? Hello.

SCROOGE

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST SCROOGE

Don’t I recognize you? Aren’t you that...

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

No, no, no, my dear—I’m the Ghost of Christmas Past!

#7—The Lights of Long Ago (Part 1) Ebenezer Scrooge. This is your life!

(The GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST opens the book, showing it to Scrooge. A magical, twinkling light emanates from within.)

My life?

SCROOGE

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

IT’S YOUR LUCKY NIGHT!

BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING BRIGHT!

SOMETHING WITH A TWINKLE AND A GLOW,

TO REMEMBER

THE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO.

REMEMBER

THE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO… GLIMMERS IN THE DARK!

HERE AND THERE A SPARK!

SUDDENLY A PICTURE STARTS TO GROW.

COME REMEMBER

THE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO.

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

(GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST)

REMEMBER

THE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO.

A CHILD!

(Light comes up on SCROOGE AT 8 near the Law Courts.) IS THIS WHO YOU USED TO BE?

A SCENE! SHINING FROM YOUR PAST.

THE VAST VISTAS OF YOUR MEMORY,

THE SHADOWS

YOU CAST…

(FOUR “GHOST ACOLYTES” come tumbling into the bedroom. They grab the bed and spin it across the stage.) MR. SCROOGE, HOLD FAST…

ONWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT, ONWARD TOWARD THE LIGHT,

ONWARD TO A PLACE YOUR HEART WILL KNOW.

COME REMEMBER

THE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO.

REMEMBER THE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCENE FIVE

T he Law Cour ts

(The first of a series of tableaux in which SCROOGE revisits his past.)

#7a—Old Bailey JUDGE

John William Scrooge, you will go to prison for non-payment of debts. Three years! Next case!

MOTHER

Please! Father, Father!

SCROOGE AT 8 MOTHER

No, no! How will we live? Where will we go?

FATHER

(Being dragged away by two JAILERS)

Learn this lesson, Ebenezer! Save your pennies! Make your fortune and keep it!

SCROOGE

Father!

FATHER

(fading…)

Save your pennies. Make your fortune and keep it… Save your pennies…

(SCROOGE’S MOTHER gathers her children to her, but SCROOGE AT 8 looks after his father, absorbing the lesson.)

MOTHER

LET THE STARS IN THE SKY

REMIND US OF MAN’S COMPASSION.

LET US LOVE TILL WE DIE

AND GOD BLESS US EVERY ONE.

(SCROOGE observes this scene.) That song. Mother!

SCROOGE

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#7b—The Lights of Long Ago (Part 2) GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

Poor little Ebenezer. Tut, tut. What a sad, sad day. Your mother died soon after; you and your sister were separated.

(cheerful as ever)

POOR, PATHETIC LAD!

NO MORE MUM OR DAD!

NOT A BIT OF JOY OR MISTLETOE TO REMEMBER

THE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO.

(The ACOLYTES now deliver SCROOGE, still on his whirling bed, to the next scene from his past.)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCENE SIX

A Factor y, Near a Giant Machine

#7c—The Factory / A Place Called Home (Part 1) (We now see SCROOGE AT 12, working determinedly at a boot-making machine. It’s the end of the day, and a group of workers hanging up their work aprons. MR. HAWKINS, the factory owner pays out wages to the workers. The last person to be paid is SCROOGE AT 12.) Pay Day! Pay Day! Pay Day!

MR. HAWKINS

(To Boy Worker.)

Merry Christmas, my boy!

(To other Workers.)

Merry Christmas!

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins.

BOY WORKER WORKERS

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Good-bye, good-bye!

(Exiting.)

Happy Christmas, Ebenezer!

A MOTHER

MR. HAWKINS

Here’s your pay, Ebenezer. Don’t spend it all at once!

(Taking his joke seriously.)

SCROOGE AT 12

No, I shan’t thank you. I intend to make my fortune and keep it.

(amused)

MR. HAWKINS

Well, a prosperous New Year to you, my lad!

(To others.)

Happy Christmas.

(MR. HAWKINS leaves SCROOGE AT 12 alone. HE finally puts down his work, takes up his pen and begins writing a letter. We see FAN reading it.)

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCROOGE AT 12

My dear Sister Fan, I’ve been living and working in this terrible place for six months. I miss you terribly. I often remember the way things used to be. THERE’S A PLACE CALLED HOME

I CAN ALMOST SEE,

WITH A RED FRONT DOOR, AND A ROARING FIRE

AND A CHRISTMAS TREE.

IT’S A PLACE CALLED HOME

THAT I STILL CAN TRAVEL TO.

FAN

IT’S THE PLACE IN MY HEART

WHERE I STILL COME HOME TO YOU.

SCROOGE AT 12

(Signing the letter.)

Merry Christmas. Don’t forget me. Your loving brother, Ebenezer.

OLD SCROOGE, SCROOGE AT 12 & FAN

JUST A PLACE IN MY HEART

I CAN STILL COME HOME TO YOU

(The light on FAN fades out)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

The years flew by. Fan married, then died in childbirth. The light went out on poor Fan! But her child survived.

SCROOGE

My nephew, Fred. Yes, he survived and my sister died. I don’t see him. Why are you showing me these miserable moments?

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

To understand the present, learn from the past! Humbug!

SCROOGE

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

Dear, dear. Come now, give us a smile! It wasn’t all bad! Here’s something to cheer you up!

(SCROOGE is whirled into the next scene from his past.)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCENE SEVEN

Mr. Fezziwig’s Bank

(A cheerful bustling place. CUSTOMERS are completing their banking business. MR. FEZZIWIG, a portly, jolly man, helps everyone.)

SCROOGE

Oh look, it’s old Fezziwig in his bank! Bless his heart. I was apprenticed here so many years ago!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

And who is that handsome young fellow there, with the light still in his eyes?

SCROOGE

Why, it’s me! And my partner, Jacob Marley! How young we look…

(A lovely young woman, EMILY, enters the bank.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

And who, may I ask, is this pretty young thing?

SCROOGE

Oh, Spirit, why do you delight in torturing me? It is Emily… Emily!

SCROOGE & YOUNG EBENEZER MR. FEZZIWIG

Break out the fiddle, Charley, and no more talk of business! The bank’s made a healthy profit this year so it’s Christmas bonus time lads. Line up!

(YOUNG EBENEZER is first in the line. EMILY watches him with pride.)

Well done, Young Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge, good work! Here’s your bonus. Buy yourself another suit.

YOUNG EBENEZER

No, I’m saving my pennies, sir. For a rainy day.

MRS. FEZZIWIG

A rainy day, my boy? This is England! It rains every day!

MR. FEZZIWIG

Oh, very funny, my dear, very funny. And now, clear away, my lads and let’s have lots of room here!!

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#8—Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball (A VIOLIN PLAYER plays his fiddle. More GUESTS enter as EMPLOYEES bustle around and clear the dance floor. The guests are from all three classes of society— upper, middle and working class. All are welcome here! Tables with food and drink are brought in.)

SCROOGE

Christmas at Fezziwig’s! Why does it still linger in my memory?

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

Watch.

(MRS. FEZZIWIG, a plump, comical woman, bustles in bearing a tray of drinks.)

MRS FEZZIWIG

Drinkies! Thank you, my dear! Friends!

MR. FEZZIWIG

(HE kisses two PRETTY YOUNG WOMEN.)

My dear, dear friends!

MRS. FEZZIWIG

(Pulling FEZZIWIG from the girls.)

Oi—Shove off! A toast!

MR. FEZZIWIG

WE’RE SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE TONIGHT!

MRS. FEZZIWIG

POUR SOME WINE AND HAVE YOURSELVES A BITE!

MR. & MRS. FEZZIWIG

HERE’S TO ALL WHO’VE COME TO PAY A CALL:

(The three classes clink glasses)

MR. FEZZIWIG’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BALL!

RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT... ETC.—HO!

MRS. FEZZIWIG

WHERE DO BANKERS GALLIVANT LIKE BOYS?

MR. FEZZIWIG

WHY DO VICARS MAKE A HOLY NOISE?

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

MRS. FEZZIWIG

WHAT’S SO HOT YOU’VE GOT TO SHED YOUR SHAWL?

MR. & MRS. FEZZIWIG

MR. FEZZIWIG’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BALL! RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT... ETC.—HO!

MIDDLE CLASS

RAT TAT TAT TAT TA... ETC.—HO!

UPPER CLASS

RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT?

WORKING CLASS

NO!… RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT… ETC.—HO!

MRS. FEZZIWIG

WHAT MAKES NANNIES

LAUGH UNTIL IT HURTS?

MR. FEZZIWIG

WHAT GETS GRANNIES

KICKING UP THEIR SKIRTS?

MR. & MRS. FEZZIWIG

WHERE DO BABIES DANCE BEFORE THEY CRAWL?

ALL

MR. FEZZIWIG’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BALL! FOOD AND FRIENDSHIP, WINE AND SONG,

LOWER CLASS

4 MEN & 1 WOMAN

NO ONE TURNED AWAY!

NO ONE TURNED AWAY.

MIDDLE CLASS

WE LOOK FORWARD

ALL YEAR LONG

ALL

TO CHRISTMAS EVE WHEN

MRS. FEZZIWIG

MR. F. PUTS EVERY PENNY

TOWARD THE JOY AND GOOD OF MANY…

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

HABERDASHER & 12 MEN

HABERDASHERS DASHING DOWN THE BEER,

FRIENDLY TARTS & MAIDS

PORTERS COURTING ANY GIRL WHO’S NEAR,

ALL

MAIDS AND MASTERS DANCING WALL TO WALL,

MRS. FEZZIWIG

MR. FEZZIWIG’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BALL!

MR. FEZZIWIG

Here we go, darlin’.

(A Dance Break.) (To SCROOGE)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

Remember?

SCROOGE

Oh , Yes!

WORKING CLASS

RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT... ETC.

ALL

HO!

MIDDLE CLASS

RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT... ETC.

ALL

HO!

(THREE GRANNIES attempt the dance step but can’t manage it)

MRS. FEZZIWIG

Come on Granny Chuzzelwit, pick up your skirts, my dear!

GRANNY CHUZZELWIT

I can’t. It’ll give me a heart attack! No it won’t, we’ll show you! It’s the Fezziwig Jig!

MRS. FEZZIWIG JUNIOR CLERK

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 37 —

GRANNY PICKWICK

I can’t do it!

MRS. FEZZIWIG

Let’s give them something easier!

(THEY demonstrate a short dance.)

Come on, Granny Chuzzelwit!

GRANNY CHUZZELWIT

It’s too difficult!

GRANNY PICKWICK

I’ve got it! I’ve got it!

(The GRANNIES dance. ONE of them gets carried away and does a cartwheel! EVERYONE cheers.)

ALL

FEZZIWIG’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS…

(UPPERCLASS COUPLES take the floor and dance elegantly.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

A small matter to make these silly folks so happy.

SCROOGE

Small? The happiness Fezziwig gives is as great as if it costs a fortune. An employer has the power to render us happy or unhappy.

(SCROOGE sneezes.)

I should like to say a word or two to Bob Cratchit now.

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

(gently, with meaning)

Bless you.

(HE hands SCROOGE a handkerchief. The floor is relinquished to the WORKING CLASS MEN.)

ALL

RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT… ETC.

MEN

HERE’S TO ALL WHO’VE COME TO PAY A CALL!

ALL

MR. FEZZIWIG’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BALL!

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(ALL begin to move in slow motion, as YOUNG EBENEZER and EMILY dance. SCROOGE moves closer to them. YOUNG EBENEZER and EMILY stop dancing. He is about to ask her something.)

YOUNG EBENEZER

Emily, I…

(YOUNG EBENEZER is interrupted by the resumption of the energetic dance.)

ALL

RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT… ETC.—HO!

RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT… ETC.—HO! HEARTS ARE BEATING,

CHEEKS ARE TURNING RED! DANCING, LAUGHING,

WELCOME AND WELL-FED!

MR. & MRS. FEZZIWIG

SUCH A GLAD TIME HAD BY ONE AND ALL!

SCROOGE

IT’S THE FINEST BALL I CAN RECALL!

(A moment of suspended time…)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

AND FOR JOY, THE PRICE IS ALWAYS SMALL!

ALL

SCROOGE

MR. FEZZIWIG’S

FEZZIWIG’S

ANNUAL

CHRISTMAS

BALL!

ALL

RAT TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA… ETC.—HO!

(MR. and MRS. FEZZIWIG end up surrounded by the happy throng.)

MRS. FEZZIWIG

Turn down the lights! Bring in the candles!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

(MRS. FEZZIWIG)

(Beautiful candelabra are brought in. GUESTS react with “Ahhh”.)

Food’s ready!

(THE GUESTS fade away toward the feast as EMILY and YOUNG EBENEZER find a moment together)

#9—A Place Called Home (Part 2) (To EMILY and YOUNG EBENEZER)

Come along then, you two lovebirds.

(SCROOGE watches his young self.)

SCROOGE

WE LOOKED FORWARD

ALL YEAR LONG TO

CHRISTMAS EVE…

(SCROOGE sees EMILY and YOUNG EBENEZER as they almost kiss. YOUNG EBENEZER pulls away.)

YOUNG EBENEZER

My dear Emily, I have something important to ask you.

EMILY

Ebenezer…

YOUNG EBENEZER

THERE’S A PLACE CALLED HOME

I CAN ALMOST SEE,

WITH A RED FRONT DOOR,

AND A ROARING FIRE

AND A CHRISTMAS TREE.

EMILY

YES, A PLACE CALLED HOME,

FULL OF LOVE AND FAMILY

YOUNG EBENEZER

THEN THE DOOR OPENS WIDE

AND YOU’RE WAITING THERE FOR ME.

(YOUNG SCROOGE shows EMILY a ring.)

Marry me, Emily!

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EMILY

Oh, yes, Ebenezer.

(HE kisses her.)

YOUNG EBENEZER

But we must wait a while. I’m going to work and save. Never get into debt, never…

EMILY

Shh… I need so little to make me happy.

(HE places ring on her finger.)

JUST A PLACE CALLED HOME AND A LIFE FOR TWO

YOUNG EBENEZER

YOU’LL HAVE EVERYTHING YOU COULD EVER WANT

EMILY

ALL I WANT IS YOU.

EMILY & YOUNG EBENEZER

AND A PLACE CALLED HOME YOU AND I WILL ALWAYS BE

EMILY

IN THE DARK OF THE NIGHT

LET YOUR HEART COME HOME TO ME.

(EMILY and EBENEZER embrace.) (longingly)

SCROOGE

THROUGH THE YEARS,

I’VE RECALLED THIS DAY

IN YOUR ARMS

WHEN I FIN’LLY FOUND MY WAY…

EMILY & YOUNG EBENEZER

TO A PLACE CALLED HOME

SCROOGE

TO A PLACE CALLED HOME...

EMILY & YOUNG EBENEZER

YOU AND I WILL ALWAYS BE

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

EMILY

IN THE DARK OF THE NIGHT

LET YOUR HEART COME HOME TO ME,

EMILY & YOUNG EBENEZER

TO THE PLACE IN MY HEART

WHERE YOU’RE ALWAYS HOME WITH ME.

(THEY kiss at last)

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SCENE EIGHT

Scrooge And Mar ley, LTD.

(EMILY and YOUNG EBENEZER hold their embrace.)

#10—Money Machine Montage GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

Ah, Emily. Your old flame, ha ha!

WHAT A LOVELY NIGHT! HAPPINESS AND LIGHT.

EMILY WAS ALL YOU’D EVER NEED!

BUT REMEMBER THE WAY YOUR LIFE WOULD LEAD...

Read, Ebenezer, read!

(THE GHOST holds out the book and SCROOGE looks deep into its pages. ALL exit except YOUNG EBENEZER, EMILY, GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST and SCROOGE. YOUNG JACOB MARLEY appears.)

SCROOGE

To my partnership with Jacob Marley.

(YOUNG EBENEZER and YOUNG MARLEY take up positions behind two money windows)

Good morning, Mr. Scrooge. Good morning, Mr. Marley.

YOUNG MARLEY

YOUNG EBENEZER

WHAT A FINE DAY!

YOUNG MARLEY

LINE AT THE DOOR, SIR. READY FOR BUSINESS?

YES, INDEED!

BOTH

YOUNG MARLEY

MONEY TO MAKE.

YOUNG EBENEZER

MONEY GALORE, SIR!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

BOTH

MONEY FOR ALL WE’LL EVER NEED! MARLEY AND SCROOGE PERFECTLY SUITED,

GENTLEMEN WITH ONE GAME TO PLAY: PROFIT, YES, AND NOTHING LESS,

AND HUMBUG! IF WE DON’T DO WELL TODAY!

(Many CREDITORS enter with bags of cash and bundles of bank note and approach YOUNG MARLEY and YOUNG EBENEZER at their windows as SCROOGE watches.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

Link by link, year by year, creditor after creditor, your partnership flourished, and your fortune grew.

CREDITOR

I’D LIKE TO BORROW TEN, SIR.

I’LL PAY YOU BACK AGAIN, SIR.

Ten pounds, plus interest.

YOUNG EBENEZER

A GROUP OF CREDITORS

HERE’S HALF THAT I DID BORROW.

I’LL BRING THE REST TOMORROW.

Kindly see that you’re prompt.

YOUNG MARLEY ALL

I NEED A BIT OF TIME, SIR!

YOU KNOW MY CREDIT’S PRIME, SIR!

YOUNG EBENEZER

Sign here.

(And now, MR. and MRS. FEZZIWIG approach the window.)

MR. FEZZIWIG

I’VE FALLEN DEEP IN DEBT, SIR.

I SWEAR I’LL PAY YOU YET, SIR!

I HELPED YOU BOTH GET STARTED!

WHAT’S MADE YOU SO HARD-HEARTED?!

Why, Ebenezer, why?

— 43 —

— 44 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

(MR. FEZZIWIG pays his debt. MRS. FEZZIWIG pulls him away, and they join the growing chorus.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

DO NOT TURN AWAY.

HERE’S THE PRICE YOU PAY.

HERE’S ANOTHER SHADOW YET TO SEE…

COME REMEMBER…

SCROOGE

(EMILY moves toward YOUNG EBENEZER)

Spirit! Show me no more! I spared no time for her! YOU LOVE

EMILY

NOTHING QUITE SO MUCH AS GOLD. WELL, I

HAVE SOME GOLD TO BRING… FROM DAYS LONG BEFORE

OUR DREAMS GREW COLD,

I GIVE YOU

YOUR RING…

(SHE hands her engagement ring back to him.)

SCROOGE

Emily, no…

EMILY

BLESS YOU, EBENEZER…

(EMILY joins the crowd.)

(To YOUNG EBENEZER.)

SCROOGE

Fool! Fool!

(The GHOST of MARLEY suddenly appears, walking through the creditors.)

No, Jacob. No!

(GHOST OF MARLEY looms behind YOUNG MARLEY, who clutches his heart. YOUNG MARLEY falls to the floor, and is replaced by THE GHOST OF MARLEY.)

My only friend!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 45 —

ALL CREDITORS

VOICES FROM THE PAST

CALLING YOU AT LAST,

VOICES OF THE ONES WHO LOVED YOU SO.

COME REMEMBER

THE LIGHTS OF LONG AGO.

GROUP #1

REMEMBER

REMEMBER REMEMBER

No, No, Nooo…!

GROUP #2

REMEMBER

SCROOGE

REMEMBER

(The PEOPLE FROM SCROOGE’S PAST disappear as SCROOGE tries to escape the clutches of the GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

These are shadows of the things that have been. They are what they are! They are what they are. Do not blame me. They are what they are… Do not blame me…

(SCROOGE manages to make the GHOST vanish the same way he came. He checks cautiously to make sure THE GHOST is really gone, but he pops out again, startling SCROOGE.)

“They are what they are!”

(SCROOGE finally vanquishes THE GHOST once and for all, but is now left desolate and alone.)

— 46 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCENE NINE.

A Star r y Night

SCROOGE

WELL, THE PAST IS THE PAST

AND THE GOOD THINGS NEVER LAST SPIRIT, WHY DID YOU MAKE ME SEE? THERE’S A PLACE CALLED HOME

THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME!

(A clock strikes TWO.)

When the clock strikes two… the Ghost of Christmas Present.

#11—Abundance and Charity (SCROOGE hears hearty laughter. The GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT appears out of the mist, sitting in Scrooge’s own chair, holding Scrooge’s meager pot of gruel. He is large, jovial and wears a long cape and a wreath on his head. He is played by the same actor who plays the SANDWICH BOARD MAN) Boo!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

(The GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT tastes the gruel and spits it out.) YOU CALL THIS CHRISTMAS DINNER? THIS MEASLY POT OF GRUEL?!

YOU AREN’T JUST A SINNER,

YOU’RE AN OUTRIGHT FOOL!

WHY, THE PRESENT’S FULL OF PLEASURES!

THINGS TO SEE, ENJOY AND TASTE!

AND AT CHRISTMAS, NO ONE MEASURES

HIS WALLET OR HIS WAIST!

SO I’VE DONE YOU JUST A TEENY TINY FAVOR!

Aren’t you…

SCROOGE

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

OH, DON’T THANK ME.

IT’S NOTHING AT ALL.

JUST A FEW DELICIOUS THINGS TO SAVOR.

DON’T WORRY.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

(GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT)

I PROMISE...

THEY’RE SMALL!

You have never seen the likes of me before!

SCROOGE

Never.

(FOUR ELVES bring in a giant cornucopia of CHRISTMAS GOODIES: fruit, turkeys, baubles, holly, etc.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

Ebenezer Scrooge, are you ready to go forth with me?

SCROOGE

Spirit, I will go with you freely. Conduct me where you will. If you have ought to teach me, let me profit by it.

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

Excellently said, Mr. Scrooge. Touch my robe!

(The CHRISTMAS GOODIES come to life and begin to dance.) ABUNDANCE! CHARITY!

GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN! ENJOYMENT! HILARITY!

GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN! COME SHARE SOME, SPARE SOME,

NO MATTER WHEN, BEN! GET WITH THE SPIRIT

‘CAUSE YOU’RE GONNA HEAR IT AGAIN! AGAIN! THERE’S A JOYFUL SPIRIT IN YOUR HEART!

MY FRIEND, THAT SPIRIT’S MINE!

DINE ON THE BREAD OF HUMAN KINDNESS,

MY FABULOUS FRUIT OF THE VINE!

A TREAT, SIR!

A SWEET, SIR!

A LITTLE INDULGENCE AND THEN,

ABUNDANCE! CHARITY!

(The GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT rings the bell.) GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!

— 47 —

— 48 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

(GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT)

Ebenezer, ring that Bell!

GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!

(A Dance break, during which the CHRISTMAS GOODIES reveal that they are actually beautiful DANCING GIRLS.)

GHOST

DANCING GIRLS

ABUNDANCE!

AHHHHHHHHHHH!

CHARITY!

AHHHHHHHHHHH!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!

DANCING GIRLS & GHOST

ABUNDANCE! CHARITY!

GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!

ENJOYMENT! HILARITY!

GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN! COME SHARE SOME, SPARE SOME,

NO MATTER WHEN, BEN! GET WITH THE SPIRIT

‘CAUSE YOU’RE GONNA HEAR IT AGAIN!

(A Dance Break.)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

FILL YOUR PLATE,

COME ON AND CELEBRATE

A VERY, MERRY TIME.

ALL THE JOYS YOU NEVER DARED

TO MAKE THE MOST OF HE’S THE GHOST OF!

GIRLS

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

LISTEN, BROTHER, MOTHER GOOSE

IS PLAYING AT THE PANTOMIME!

ANY LITTLE PLEASURE,

BROTHER YOU CAN PICK IT!

LIFE’S A BALL,

AND I’M YOUR TICKET!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 49 —

(A Dance Break.)

(GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT does soft shoe.)

(GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT)

Your turn, Ebenezer! Take it, Ebenezer!

(SCROOGE stamps petulantly, not wanting to join in, but the GIRLS stamp with him, and in a second he’s caught up in the dance. And much to his amazement, he almost likes it!)

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

That’s the way to do it!

SCROOGE

Spirit, this is very unlike me!

GHOST & DANCING GIRLS

WHEN YOU GET THE SPIRIT

YOU ARE GONNA WANT TO CHEER IT AND YOU’RE NEVER GONNA WANT

TO LET IT STOP!

DANCING GIRLS

ABUNDANCE! CHARITY!

GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN! FROM PAUPER TO

MILLIONAIRITY!

GHOST

ABUNDANCE! CHARITY!

GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!

GHOST & DANCING GIRLS

COME SPEND SOME,

LEND SOME,

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

YOU’LL GET THE YEN, BEN!

GET WITH THE SPIRIT

‘CAUSE YOU’RE GONNA HEAR IT… AGAIN!

AND AGAIN!

DANCING GIRLS

— 50 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

GHOST

DANCING GIRLS

ABUNDANCE! CHARITY!

AHHHHHHHHHHH!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

(Handing SCROOGE presents.)

Merry Christmas, Ebenezer!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT & GIRLS

GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

TOWARD MEN!

(The Cratchit House appears, a humble but cozy domicile. TINY TIM leans from a window, singing. SCROOGE and THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT see him.)

#12—Christmas Together

LA LA LA LA... ETC.

That child, who is he?

TINY TIM SCROOGE

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

Why that’s Bob Cratchit’s son, Mr. S. That’s Tiny Tim.

(SCROOGE and THE GHOST watch as TINY TIM hobbles across his little upstairs room on crutches. His legs are in heavy leather braces.)

Come with me, Mr. Scrooge. If only you’d open your eyes, Christmas Present is right outside your window. Come.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCENE TEN

T he Streets of London OH, WHAT A DAY,

TINY TIM

I DON’T CARE IF IT’S GRAY,

IF IT’S CHRISTMAS TOGETHER! PEOPLE WILL SAY

WE’RE THE LUCKIEST FAMILY IN TOWN. MOTHER IS MAKING A PERFECT FEAST,

AND WEARING HER LOVELIEST GOWN!

AND FATHER WILL COME AND HE’LL CARRY ME DOWN TO CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

(BOB CRATCHIT comes upstairs.)

SCROOGE

Cratchit never told me Tiny Tim was ill.

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

He tried. You didn’t listen.

CRATCHIT

Come along then, Tiny Tim. Everyone is waiting for you, my boy. Up you jump! On our way then! Look who’s here!

(CRATCHIT carries him down stairs. ALL greet TIM noisily, lovingly, and seat him at the head of the table.) HERE’S TO THE LAD

WHO MAKES EVERYONE GLAD

THAT IT’S CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

MRS. CRATCHIT

HERE’S TO THE ONE DAY

WE DON’T GIVE OUR WORRIES A THOUGHT!

(SHE proudly displays the Christmas pudding she has made.) Pudding!

CRATCHIT CHILDREN

MR. & MRS. CRATCHIT

CHICKEN, THE FINEST IN LONDON, CHILDREN!

CRATCHIT

LOOK WHAT YOUR MOTHER HAS WROUGHT!

— 51 —

— 52 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

MRS. CRATCHIT

AND LOOK WHAT SURPRISES YOUR FATHER HAS BROUGHT

MR. & MRS. CRATCHIT

FOR CHRISTMAS TOGETHER!

(THEY hand out Christmas “crackers” to the children.)

CRATCHIT KIDS

Crackers!

(THEY pop the Christmas Cracker, compare prizes and put on the small paper crowns which fall out of the crackers.) BLESS THIS FAM’LY,

TINY TIM

BLESS THIS FEAST AND

CHEERS!

Cheers!

ALL CRATCHITS

TO THE JOY OF YOUR COMPANY!

TINY TIM

BLESS US ALL, FROM FIRST TO LEAST. YES, HERE’S

CRATCHIT & TINY TIM Add MRS. CRATCHIT

HOW THE WORLD OUGHT TO BE—

ALL CRATCHITS

SHARING CHRISTMAS TOGETHER!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

Look, Mr. Scrooge, your very own Christmas cracker. Lucky boy!

(THE GHOST’S beautiful DANCING GIRLS appear to help segue to The Streets of London. A group of WEALTHY PEOPLE enter followed by COOKS.) DOWN EVERY LANE

EVERY TOM, DICK, AND JANE’S

OFF TO CHRISTMAS TOGETHER

LOOK, THEY’RE AS GLAD

AS CANARIES LET OUT OF A CAGE!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 53 —

WEALTHY PEOPLE

NICE TO RELAX FROM THE WORLD OF BUSINESS.

HAVEN’T HAD FUN FOR AN AGE!

COOKS

OR STUFFIN’

1 COOK

WITH ONIONS

1 COOK

AND RAISINS

1 COOK

AND SAGE

COOKS & WEALTHY PEOPLE

AND CHRISTMAS TOGETHER!

(Four CONVIVIAL DRUNKS appear, coming down the alley.) NICE TO HAVE GOT

ALL DRUNKS

SUCH A COMF’TABLE SPOT

FOR OUR CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

DRUNK #2

SHARIN’ A MORSEL OF BREAD AND A JIGGER OF GIN!

I love you!

A DRUNK

SALVATION ARMY FOLKS

GIVING THE NEEDY A NICE HOT MEAL

AND SAVING THE SINNERS FROM SIN!

4 SAILORS & 2 LOWER CLASS LADIES

AND AIN’T IT A BLESSIN’

THE SHIP MADE IT IN

FOR CHRISTMAS TOGETHER!

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

Look, Mr. S. All over London!

(THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT points out celebrations all over London— on the streets, in lit windows, everywhere.)

— 54 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

ALL

BLESS THIS FAM’LY,

BLESS THIS FEAST AND

CHEERS!

TO THE JOY OF YOUR COMPANY!

BLESS US ALL FROM FIRST TO LEAST.

YES, HERE’S

HOW THE WORLD OUGHT TO BE —

SHARING CHRISTMAS TOGETHER!

(A DANCE BREAK with SAILORS and LOWER CLASS LADIES. FRED’S household appears.)

FRED’S FAMILY

LET THE STARS IN THE SKY

REMIND US OF MAN’S COMPASSION.

LET US LOVE TILL WE DIE

AND GOD BLESS US EVERY ONE.

SCROOGE

GOD BLESS US, EVERYONE.

FRED

A toast, friends! A toast to my wicked old Uncle Scrooge.

SCROOGE

Wot?

(Over Fred’s family’s objections.)

SALLY

Shame on him! He said Christmas is a humbug!

FRED

He’s a comical old fellow! But, he is family! HERE’S TO HIS HEALTH

EVEN THOUGH HE PUTS WEALTH

OVER CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

FRED & FRED’S GUEST

SAD WHEN A FELLOW HAS NOTHING

TO LOVE BUT HIS GOLD.

SALLY

YEAR UPON YEAR, YOU INVITE HIM HERE!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

FRED’S KID

I HOPE THAT HIS DINNER GETS COLD!

FRED

WELL, HERE’S TO THE YEAR

WHEN OLD SCROOGE MAY BEHOLD

FRED’S FAMILY & GUESTS

A CHRISTMAS TOGETHER!

FRED

My dear family, here’s to Uncle Scrooge, wherever he may be! GATHER AND SING

ALL OTHERS

OF THIS GLORIOUS THING

KNOWN AS CHRISTMAS TOGETHER. FAM’LIES CREATED BY FRIENDSHIP

AS WELL AS BY BIRTH.

WOMEN & TENORS

EVEN THE POOREST ARE RICH IN LOVE.

ALL

OF LOVE, THERE IS NEVER A DEARTH. SO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS

FOR ALL THAT IT’S WORTH— TO FRIENDSHIP! TO FAMILY!

WOMEN & CHILDREN

TO CHRISTMAS TOGETHER! TOGETHER!

ALL OVER

THE EARTH!

MEN

WOMEN & CHILDREN ALL

— 55 —

— 56 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

GROUP 1

GROUP 2

GATHER AND SING OF THIS GLORIOUS THING

GATHER AND SING OF THIS

GLORIOUS THING

CHRISTMAS

TOGETHER

CHRISTMAS

TOGETHER

(PEOPLE begin to exit in happy groups, their voices fading.)

CRATCHIT

I give you the founder of the feast, Mr. Scrooge.

#13—Will Tiny Tim Live? MRS. CRATCHIT

I wish I had him here. I’d give him a piece of my mind to feast upon.

CRATCHIT

My dear, the children, Christmas day!

MRS. CRATCHIT

I’ll drink to his health for your sake but not for his. Mr. Scrooge… Mr. Scrooge! God bless Mr. Scrooge! God bless Mr. Scrooge! And now it’s bed time, Son. Right oh, Father!

ALL FAMILY TINY TIM SCROOGE CRATCHIT TINY TIM

(CRATCHIT picks up TINY TIM and carries him upstairs. SCROOGE and THE GHOST watch as CRATCHIT tenderly places TINY TIM on his little bed and unbuckles his leg braces)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

I NEVER KNEW

SCROOGE

THERE WAS ANYTHING TO

SPENDING CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

EVEN THIS CHILD WHO HAS NOTHING HAS SO MUCH TO SHARE.

WHAT IS THIS FEELING

THAT OVERWHELMS ME?

HE LOOKS AS FRAGILE AS AIR. HOW GENTLY HIS FATHER

Poor child.

IS PLACING HIM THERE…

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

Poor child. One of many.

(GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT pulls his robe open, revealing two children in a desperate state, their hands outstretched for alms)

Spirit, are they yours?

SCROOGE

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

They are Everyman’s. This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, but most of all beware this boy, for Ignorance shall be mankind’s doom! Have they no refuge, no resource?

SCROOGE

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?

CRATCHIT

(kissing his son)

Goodnight, son. Merry Christmas.

TINY TIM

Goodnight, dear Father. Happy Christmas. And Tiny Tim? Will he live?

SCROOGE

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

He’d be better to die and decrease the surplus population!

SCROOGE

You mock me with my own words…

— 57 —

— 58 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT

Who are you to decide who shall live and who shall die? If these shadows remain unaltered by the future, the child will die!

SCROOGE

No, wait! What must I do? Tell me! What must I do?

#14—Dancing On Your Grave (THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT leaves with the two children. SCROOGE is left alone on an eerie, desolate street, his own.)

What is this? What have I done to be left so alone.

(SCROOGE tries his doorknob, bangs on the front door three times. Three clock chimes echo.)

When the clock strikes three...

(The BLIND OLD HAG taps her way towards him down the street.)

I know you. I’ve seen you before. I fear you more than any ghost I have seen. I hope to live to be another man from what I was, but the night is waning fast and it is precious time to me.

(The BLIND OLD HAG stops in front of him.)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCENE ELEVEN

St. Paul’s Graveyar d

(Gravestones appear, looming through the mist.) (chant)

MONKS

AHHHHH…

(The sound of shovels is heard as GRAVEDIGGERS appear, digging a grave. Hooded MONKS enter, chanting.)

MALE MONKS

LISTEN TO THE RHYTHM OF

THE SHOVEL IN THE GRAVEL AND THE MURMURS OF THE SPIRITS THAT YOU FEAR,

DANCING IN THE SHADOWS OF THE FUTURE. YOUR FUTURE

LIES HERE!

LISTEN TO THE ECHOES

OF THE VOICES IN THE SHADOWS,

ALL THE PEOPLE WHO

YOU NEVER TRIED TO SAVE!

LISTEN TO THE FOOTSTEPS

OF THE PEOPLE WHO’LL BE

DANCING ON YOUR GRAVE!

(The BLIND OLD HAG transforms into the GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE— a beautiful, terrifying wraith. SHE dances as the MONKS and GRAVEDIGGERS continue to sing.)

ALL MONKS

LISTEN TO THE RHYTHM

OF THE HAMMER ON THE COFFIN

(The MONKS part to reveal a coffin. The GHOST dances on it.)

AND THE MURMUR OF THE PEOPLE DRAWING NEAR.

LISTEN TO THE MUSIC OF THE FUTURE.

YOUR FUTURE LIES HERE!

LISTEN TO THE ECHOES

OF THE VOICES OF THE FUTURE

AS THEY CURSE YOU FOR THE LITTLE

THAT YOU GAVE!

— 59 —

— 60 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

ALL MONKS & GRAVEDIGGERS

LISTEN TO THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE PEOPLE

WHO’LL BE DANCING ON YOUR GRAVE!

SCROOGE

I am in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Be?

(SHE bows her head in acknowledgment.)

I know your purpose is to do me good.

LEAD ME TO THE FUTURE.

I DON’T KNOW WHAT HELLS AWAIT ME

BUT I KNOW I HAVE TO GO THERE TO RETURN! TEAR ME INTO SHREDS AND RE-CREATE ME!

TELL ME THAT IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO LEARN!

I CAN FEEL THE SHIVER

OF A SHADOW PASSING OVER

AND I HAVE A PREMONITION IT’S FOR ME! LEAD ME TO THE FUTURE!

SHOW ME EVERYTHING I’M TERRIFIED TO SEE!

(chant)

MONKS

AHHHHHH…

(TWO BUSINESS MEN—ones we have seen in the ROYAL EXCHANGE— and the BEADLE appear.) DIDN’T HE DIE?

BUSINESSMAN 1 BUSINESSMAN 2

DIDN’T WHO DIE, SIR?

BUSINESSMAN 1

TERRIBLE, MEAN OLD WHAT’S HIS NAME?

BUSINESSMAN 2

COULDN’T CARE LESS!

NEITHER COULD I, SIR!

BEADLE

FUNERAL DAY, AND NO ONE CAME!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

BUSINESSMEN 1

WHAT DID HE LEAVE?

BUSINESSMAN 2

NOBODY KNOWS AND

NOBODY CHOSE TO MOURN HIS FATE!

SCROOGE

I know those gentlemen from the exchange! Of whom do they speak? What am I to learn from this?

BUSINESSMEN 1 & 2

HAVE A NICE DAY.

BEADLE

HAVE A NICE CHRISTMAS!

ALL

LOOK AT THE TIME, I’M LATE!

(A corpse on a bed is revealed. MRS. MOPS and the UNDERTAKERS approach the corpse, and strip it of its clothes and bedclothes. The corpse is dumped aside unceremoniously. Finally, the bed itself is dismantled.)

SCROOGE

Who has died?

MRS. MOPS

SHAME TO LET A SHIRT LIKE THIS GO IN THE GROUND!

2 UNDERTAKERS

GRAB THE SHEETS AND CURTAINS OFF HIS BED!

MRS. MOPS

WASN’T WORTH YOUR SPIT WHILE HE WAS STILL AROUND,

ALL THREE

BUT JUST LOOK HOW MUCH HE’S

WORTH NOW THAT HE’S DEAD!

OLD JOE

(Entering with his cart which is now laden with surreal skulls and bones.)

Rags and bones…Rags and bones…

(MRS. MOPS and the UNDERTAKERS bring their booty to OLD JOE.)

Oh, merciful heaven, what is this?

SCROOGE

— 61 —

— 62 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

MRS. MOPS

Hey, Old Joe! Whatcha think?!

UNDERTAKERS OLD JOE

THESE ARE NICE.

I’LL GIVE YOU THREE AND EIGHT, MUM. THESE ARE NICE,

AND I’LL TAKE THESE BESIDES. THESE ARE NICE,

AND THESE’LL FETCH A GREAT SUM!

ALL 4

WHAT A LOVELY PROFIT HE PROVIDES!

SCROOGE

I see, I see. The case of this unhappy man might be my own.

(We see BOB CRATCHIT and his FAMILY in the graveyard. They stand before a grave with a small cross on it. CRATCHIT lays TINY TIM’S crutch on the grave.)

CRATCHIT

NEVER HAD A FORTUNE HIDDEN IN A SHOE.

MANY MEN HAD FORTUNES. ALL I HAD WAS YOU…

(CRATCHIT breaks down over the coffin.)

We shall none of us forget you, Tiny Tim. My little child. My little child.

SCROOGE

Tiny Tim, dead?! No, no! His gentle spirit was from God! No!!

(Suddenly, with a giant roar, a huge tombstone rises. The MONKS and GRAVEDIGGERS all exit.)

#15—Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today (Reads his own name on the tombstone.)

Ebenezer Scrooge. At last, I understand!

I HAVE SEEN A FUTURE FULL OF DARKNESS,

ALL THE DARKNESS OF MY HEART!

AT MY DOOR A WORLD IN NEED OF KINDNESS.

FROM MAN’S KINDNESS, I DEPARTED!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

(SCROOGE)

ALL THE HOURS AND DAYS AND YEARS I’VE WASTED! ALL THE JOY AND LOVE I NEVER TASTED!

ALL THE ERRORS OF THE PAST REPLACED WITH

SOMETHING STRANGE...

GIVE ME TIME TO CHANGE! I CAN SEE A FUTURE FULL OF BEAUTY,

AND MY SPIRIT STARTS TO FLY!

I CAN CHANGE THE WORLD, YES, IT’S MY DUTY! GOD FORGIVE ME! LET ME TRY! I’LL

SPEND MY FORTUNE ON THE ONES WHO NEED ME,

GO WHERE KINDNESS AND MY CONSCIENCE LEAD ME, GIVE MY HEART AND SOUL TO ALL! GOD SPEED ME ON MY WAY,

AND TO GOD I PRAY,

LET THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT LIVE WITHIN ME, YESTERDAY, TOMORROW AND TODAY!

(ANGELIC CHILD CHORISTERS appear, an epiphany for SCROOGE.)

ANGELS

LET THE STARS IN THE SKY

REMIND US OF MAN’S COMPASSION!

LET US LOVE TILL WE DIE

AND GOD BLESS US, EVERY ONE!

ANGELS & SCROOGE

LET THE STARS IN THE SKY

REMIND US OF MAN’S COMPASSION!

LET US LOVE TILL WE DIE

AND GOD BLESS US EVERY…

(The ANGELS disappear as The GHOST of CHRISTMAS FUTURE suddenly entangles SCROOGE in a white shroud. They struggle in the “Sheet Dance.”) AAHHHH…!

SCROOGE

— 63 —

— 64 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCENE TWELVE

Scrooge’s Bedroom, Christmas Mor ning

(SCROOGE wakes up on the floor, disoriented and unsure where he is.

At his front door he hears the small street urchin, JONATHON, who knocks and begins to sing. SCROOGE runs to the door.)

#16—Final Scene (Part 1) JONATHON

HEAR THE BELLS ALL OVER LONDON TOWN.

HOW JOYOUSLY THEY RING.

SEE THE LAMPS AGLOW IN LONDON TOWN

AND HEAR EACH CAROLER SING.

(interrupts him)

Boy, what day is this? Why, it’s Christmas Day, sir!

SCROOGE

JONATHON SCROOGE

Why it’s Christmas Day, sir! Then I haven’t missed it! The Spirits have done it all in one night! They can do anything they like! Of course they can! Of course they can!

(SCROOGE babbles and dances, delirious with joy. JONATHON watches him cautiously—the man is clearly mad!)

I will live in the past, present and the future. The Spirits of all three will strive within me. Oh, Jacob Marley, heaven and Christmas time be praised for this! I don’t know what to do! I am as light as a feather. I am as happy as an angel. I am as merry as a schoolboy. I am as giddy as a drunken man. Boy, do you know the poulterers? I should hope I did!

JONATHON SCROOGE

An intelligent boy! A remarkable boy! Do you know whether they’ve sold the prize turkey? Wot? The one as big as me?

JONATHON

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCROOGE

What a delightful boy! It’s a pleasure to talk to you! Yes, the one as big as you! It’s hanging there still! How much is it? Wot? How much is it? About a sovereign, sir.

JONATHON SCROOGE JONATHON SCROOGE JONATHON

(SCROOGE runs and fetches his money box.)

SCROOGE

How much?!! Well, here are two sovereigns. Go buy it for me… And… and… k… k… k.… k…

(this is very hard for him to say:)

Keep the change! Wot?

And… Merry Christmas! Wot? Wot! Blimey!

JONATHON SCROOGE JONATHON

(MRS. MOPS comes in with some Christmas fare as JONATHON leaves.) (still indignant)

MRS. MOPS

I brought you your slice o’ turkey and your bit o’ pudding.

SCROOGE

Thank you, my dear, dear Mrs. Mops.

(SCROOGE kisses MRS. MOPS. A beat. SHE screams.)

And Merry Christmas!

(SCROOGE pinches her bum. MRS. MOPS screams again, but we have a feeling she liked it! SCROOGE runs out of his house.)

— 65 —

— 66 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCENE THIRTEEN

T he Streets of London

#16a—Final Scene (Part 2) (SCROOGE bounds down the street with joy)

SCROOGE

WHAT A DAY, WHAT A SKY.

WHAT A HAPPY MAN AM I!

WHAT A JOY TO BE LIVE AND WELL! GOD, WHAT A STREET!

WHAT FRIENDS YOU MEET! WHAT A SOUND!

WHAT A LOVELY SMELL!

(HE encounters the CHARITY MEN and gives them a donation.) HERE ARE COINS FOR THE POOR,

JUST THE FIRST OF MANY MORE,

AND A CHECK FOR YOUR CHARITY! AND IF WE SAVE A FEW

LET IT ALL HAVE TO DO WITH ME!

(The CHARITY MEN can’t believe it.)

MRS. MOPS

(Running after SCROOGE with his hat and scarf.)

Mr. Scrooge your coat, your scarf!

(SHE sees the stunned CHARITY MEN.)

Oh my!

(THE SMYTHES see SCROOGE and try to avoid him. He catches up with them.)

Smythe!

SCROOGE

HEAR THE BELLS AS THEY CHIME.

MR. SMYTHE, YOU’RE OUT OF TIME!

AND YOU’RE NOW OUT OF DEBT AS WELL!

(HE tears up their mortgage, gives them some money.) GO BUY THE TOTS

A TOY. BUY LOTS!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 67 —

(SCROOGE)

HAVE A GOOD AND A FINE NOEL! IF I’D KNOWN WHAT I KNOW

I’D HAVE DONE IT YEARS AGO!

I’M AS LIGHT AS A MAN CAN BE! OH, THE WHOLE WORLD IS NEW

AND IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH ME

(HE greets the SANDWICH BOARD MEN who stands amid a crowd of children.)

Come on children! Follow me. Hooray!!!

KIDS

(The LAMPLIGHTER, SANDWICH BOARD MAN and BLIND OLD HAG watch in wonder as SCROOGE goes by. SCROOGE goes out into the audience, followed by CHILDREN and TOWNSFOLK.)

SANDWICH BOARD MAN

MR. SCROOGE WAS LAUGHIN’! GAVE ME QUITE A FRIGHT!

LAMPLIGHTER

SOMETHING MADE HIM SEE THE LIGHT!

BLIND OLD HAG

MAYBE HE’S BEEN DRINKIN’! GAVE ME QUITE A START!

ALL THREE

MAYBE CHRISTMAS TOUCHED HIS HEART!

(SCROOGE and TOWNSFOLK, pass through the auditorium giving candies and Christmas crackers to the children in the audience.)

ALL (except PAST & PRESENT)

HEAR THE BELLS ALL OVER LONDON TOWN.

HOW JOYOUSLY THEY RING.

SEE THE LAMPS AGLOW IN LONDON TOWN

AND HEAR EACH CAROLER SING

BRING A HAPPY HEART TO LONDON TOWN

AND SPREAD YOUR KINDLY CHEER.

HARKEN WHILE YOU MAY

FOR CHRISTMAS DAY IS HERE

HARKEN WHILE YOU MAY

FOR CHRISTMAS DAY IS HERE

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

(A Dance Break.) Knees up, Mr. Scrooge!

CHIMNEY SWEEPS ALL (except CHILDREN)

THERE’S A FIRE IN HIS SOUL,

AND A JOY HE CAN’T CONTROL,

FOR AT LAST HE HAS COME TO SEE…

(SCROOGE returns to the stage.)

SCROOGE

EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU

WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO DO

WITH ME!

(Outside CRATCHIT’s house, SCROOGE is met by JONATHON carrying the prize turkey.)

Oh look, the prize turkey! Well done, my lad… follow me!

#16b—Final Scene (Part 3) (SCROOGE knocks on Cratchit’s door. TINY TIM opens the door. BOB CRATCHIT and the rest of the family come out as well) Happy Christmas!

(upset to see his employer)

TINY TIM

CRATCHIT

Mr. Scrooge!

(MRS. CRATCHIT holds her children protectively.) (sternly)

Cratchit!

What’s wrong?

(Feigning anger.)

SCROOGE

CRATCHIT SCROOGE

Where’ve you been? I thought I told you to come in early?

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

CRATCHIT

But, but… that’s tomorrow! Today’s Christmas! It’s Christmas Day!

SCROOGE

Is it? Oh, dear. Well, silly me! Never mind. I’d better give you and your family a Christmas present then!

(SCROOGE tosses the turkey to MRS. CRATCHIT who catches it and nearly falls beneath its weight.)

The prize turkey!

MRS. CRATCHIT

(SCROOGE hands out gifts to the children and MR. CRATCHIT. He picks up TINY TIM and kisses him.)

SCROOGE

A Merry Christmas, Bob! A merrier Christmas than I have given you for many a year! I’ll raise your salary and endeavor to assist you and your struggling family from now on!

(BOB CRATCHIT faints!)

Bob, Bob?

(CRATCHIT comes to.)

Oh he’s all right!

(still stunned)

Oh yes... I’m fine! Come along children, follow me!!

CRATCHIT

SCROOGE

(SCROOGE lifts TINY TIM onto his own shoulders, and followed by the band of children, crosses to Fred’s house. On the way, SCROOGE buys a bunch of violets. At the door, SCROOGE composes himself, straightens his hat, takes a deep breath and knocks. FRED and SALLY come to the door.)

Why, bless my soul, who’s this?

FRED

SCROOGE

It is I, your Uncle Scrooge. I’ve come to Christmas dinner. Will you let me in, Fred?

— 69 —

— 70 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

FRED

THERE’S A PLACE IN MY HEART

WHERE YOU’VE ALWAYS BEEN FOR ME.

(SCROOGE hands SALLY the violets. They’re meeting for the first time)

SCROOGE

Sally. We’re so very happy you’ve come.

SALLY

FRED & SALLY

WELCOME HOME, UNCLE SCROOGE, WELCOME HOME TO FAMILY.

SCROOGE

Thank you.

TINY TIM

It’s snowing!

ALL KIDS

Snow! Snow!

(SCROOGE, TINY TIM and the CHILDREN build a snowman.) GATHER AND SING

ALL

OF THIS GLORIOUS THING

KNOWN AS CHRISTMAS TOGETHER.

SHARE IN THE JOY OF THE SEASON AND RING IN THE NEW!

EVEN THE POOREST ARE RICH IN LOVE

AND LOVE IS SO EASY TO DO.

HERE’S HOPING

THIS CHRISTMAS

YOUR WISHES COME TRUE FOR FRIENDSHIP AND FAMILY

MEN

WOMEN & CHILDREN

AND CHRISTMAS

MEN

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

TOGETHER,

WOMEN & CHILDREN ALL

TOGETHER FOREVER

FOR YOU!

And God bless us, every one!

TINY TIM

(The ENTIRE CAST joins hands and sings.)

#17—God Bless Us Everyone (Bows) ALL (no SOPRANOS)

LET THE STARS IN THE SKY

REMIND US OF MAN’S COMPASSION.

LET US LOVE TILL WE DIE

AND GOD BLESS US EVERY ONE,

IN YOUR HEART THERE’S A LIGHT

AS BRIGHT AS A STAR IN HEAVEN.

LET IT SHINE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND GOD BLESS US EVERY ONE.

CHILDREN & 2 SOPRANOS

‘TIL EACH CHILD IS FED, ‘TIL ALL MEN ARE FREE,

Add ALL

‘TIL THE WORLD BECOMES A FAMILY... STAR BY STAR UP ABOVE

AND KINDNESS BY HUMAN KINDNESS,

LIGHT THIS WORLD WITH YOUR LOVE

AND GOD BLESS US EVERY ONE.

GOD BLESS US EVERYONE!

CHILDREN

GOD BLESS US EVERYONE!

THE END

#18—Exit Music

— 71 —

M u s i c a l Nu m b e r s ( Vo c a l B o o k ) 1.

Overture .......................................................................................................73

Jolly Good Time ............................................................................................75

Nothing To Do With Me (Parts 1—6) ...........................................................82

Link By Link ..................................................................................................99

The Lights of Long Ago (Part 1).................................................................106

Hear The Bells ...............................................................................................73

3a. Charity Men...................................................................................................80 5.

Scrooge’s House ............................................................................................96

6a. After “Link By Link”...................................................................................104

7a. Old Bailey ....................................................................................................108

7b. The Lights of Long Ago (Part 2).................................................................109

7c. The Factory / A Place Called Home (Part 1) .............................................110 8.

Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball .............................................................113

A Place Called Home (Part 2) .....................................................................124

10. Money Machine Montage ...........................................................................128 11. Abundance and Charity..............................................................................134

12. Christmas Together .....................................................................................143

13. Will Tiny Tim Live? .....................................................................................159

14. Dancing On Your Grave ..............................................................................161

15. Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today ................................................................168

16. Final Scene (Part 1) .....................................................................................172 16a. Final Scene (Part 2) .....................................................................................173 16b. Final Scene (Part 3) .....................................................................................179

17. God Bless Us Everyone (Bows) ..................................................................184

18. Exit Music ....................................................................................................188

— 72 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 73 —

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 1

Overture TACET

No. 2

1 & b 44

Hear !e Be"s !

Safety

.. Ó

Œ.

.. 3 œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ .. œœ œ œ

CAROLERS

Hear the

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& b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ 4

joy - ous - ly

they ring!

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Œ.

bells all

See the

‰ œ œ

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œœ

Lon - don Town, How

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œ œ ..

‰ œ œ

ov - er

œ œ

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Lon - don Town

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#1—Overture / #2—Hear The Bells

And

œ œ

— 7 4 V—

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

6 œ b & œ

œœ n œœ œœ n œ œ œ œ

hear each car - o - ler

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œœ

spread your kind - ly

œœ

& b œœ 10

sing.

œœ

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near!

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4 4

˙ ˙

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while

you

may,

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for Christ - mas

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while

you

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for Christ - mas

œœ œ

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U Ó U Ó

#2—Hear The Bells

œ œ

œ œ œ œ

BEADLE: “Gentlemen, the Royal Exchange closes for Christmas in 30 minutes.” 14

œœ

œœ œœ œ

œœ

Lon - don Town And

œ œ

œœ

heart

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hap - py

œ ‰ œ

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42 42

! ! SEGUE AS ONE TO:

Jo!y Good Time

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 75 —

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 3

Jo!y Good Time

A Tempo

b & b b 44

SOLO BANKER #1: 1

& &

5 bbb œ .

7 bbb

3 RICH WIVES:

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Is - n’t

CHARITY MEN:

Fills

that

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sing

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once

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a - gain

fel - low

with

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la!

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Eve!

n œœœ

light!

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it’s

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+ Celeste, Strs (pizz)

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nice

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b &bb 14

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hoo - rah!

(Entrance of OTHER RICH WIVES)

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Know-ing we’ll have a jol-ly good time to - night!

RICH WOMEN:

œ œ œ

What a good time!

&b œ œ œ 16

Giv - ing out

gifts

œ œ œ

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œ so

day!

much

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fun

œ on

#3—Jolly Good Time

gift

for

ev’ - ry - one.

Christ - mas

Eve!

— 76 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

œ J

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Fills

fel -

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low

with

& b œ bœ œ

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sing

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have

la!

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the

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our

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light!

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bum!

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em - ploy - er!

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and

Lord

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and

keep

hoo - rah!

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ness

has

been

night!

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Í GROUP 2: Ó œ œ œ œ

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keen!

CLEANING LADIES:

œ œ œ

BUSINESSMEN (NO FEMALE BANKERS):

&b &b

ALL:

MEN:

WOMEN (NO FEMALE BANKERS):

n œœœ

Í, œ œœ œ

What a fine day!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

& b œj œ

j œ œ

ALL:

Giv - ing

the poor

> œ

wealth - y

coin

two!

> , œ œ

Christ

40 CHARITY MEN:

Fills

fel - low with de - light!

WOMEN (NO FEMALE BANKERS):

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b & b bb

j œ ‰

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mas

what

˙.

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ALL:

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Fa la la la!

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ALL:

+MEN:

Cha - ri - ty’s

n œœœ Œ

41 œ J œ œ œ. œ ˙

. &b œ

Œ ˙

— 77 —

Know - ing we’ll have a jol - ly good time to

MR. SMYTHE: "Excuse me, Gentlemen, I'm looking for Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge. Don't worry, my love, I'm sure he'll be sympathetic."

night!

BUSINESSMAN: "Scrooge? Sympathetic? This gentleman's looking for the sympathetic Ebenezer Scrooge!"

b 49 & b bb

SCROOGE: "Cratchit! CRACHIT: "Sorry, Mr. Scrooge." Hurry up dammit!" (SCROOGE enters)

b & b b b 42

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SCROOGE: (Cont'd) "My dear sir, every idiot who goes about with Merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled in his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart." (CRACHIT sneezes)

b & b b b 44

MR. FEZZIWIG: "Merry Christmas, Mr. Scrooge!" SCROOGE: "Merry Christmas? ... "

4 #3—Jolly Good Time

— 78 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

CRATCHIT: SCROOGE: (cont'd) CRATCHIT: SCROOGE: "You'll want tomorrow off, I suppose?" "Well, if it's quite convenient, sir!" "Yes, sir?" "Cratchit ... "

b & b bb &

MR. SMYTHE: SCROOGE: "Speak swiftly, the "I beg your pardon, Mr. Scrooge. SCROOGE: 'xchange is closing early." "It is not convenient ... " May I speak with you a moment, sir?"

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Vamp

wife

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need

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Christ

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you…

Tomorrow. Nine AM."

.. 4280 .. BEADLE:

pay

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! 84

Scrooge says

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sir…

SCROOGE: "You'll learn soon enough, child, that Christmas is a HUMBUG!" 87 88 ALL: (Gasp!)

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SCROOGE: "And what, Mr. Smythe?"

has died…

SCROOGE: "Am I a Charity? Am I the State? Your mortgage is due the twenty-fifth of every month.

b 78 & b b b b ..

.. b b b b b 44

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MR. SMYTHE:

Sir,

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sir!

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pro - fits have been

j œ ‰ Œ

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‰ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ

You owe me in - t’rest too, sir.

#3—Jolly Good Time

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

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ALL: (softly)

Thank

(SCROOGE:)

— 79 —

the Lord we’re

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Your pay - ment’s ov - er - due, sir.

Scrooge!

b & b bbb

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the law will find a way, sir!

Nev - er mind him,

b &bb œ œ œ

CHARWOMEN:

100

ev - en

ALL:

Leave

Scrooge

No - thing at

all

be - haves

his

that

way

24 103 ˙

Christ - mas

Eve!

101

104

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b & b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ 108

107

la!

109

BEADLE: (Ringing the bell) "The Royal Exchange is now closed! Merry Christmas, Gentlemen!" SCROOGE: "Cratchit!"

105

Vamp

œ œ œ

110

Ritard

Ev’- ry-one have a jol-ly good time to - night!

.. 44

¿ ¿. ¿ ¿

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bbb

plight!

œ œ œ œ

bbb

can spoil our day,

106

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ne - ver mind that!

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the Mis - er

œ œ œ

! (Gasp!)

‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ

ALL (EXCEPT BEADLE):

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‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

(loudly)

b &bb œ œ œ 98

bit

hip

hoo - rah!

U Ó Œ ‰ bœ. œ

CHARITY MEN:

111

We’re col!–

SEGUE AS ONE TO:

#3—Jolly Good Time

Chari! Men (Bar 8)

— 80 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 3a

Chari! Men

A Cappella Vocal

b œ œ V b b b b b 44 œ œ

œ. œ œ

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œ. œ œ

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lect - ing, sir, this Christ - mas - time, from

gent - le - men in town.

œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ

lect - ing, sir, this Christ - mas - time, from

gent - le - men in town.

? bb b b bb ? bb b b bb

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need - y

poor

Lon - don, sir,

now

gent - le - men in town.

what shall

œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ "nœ

need - y

what shall

poor

Lon - don, sir,

now

need - y

what shall

Lon - don, sir,

now

#3a—Charity Men

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put down?

œ œ

For the

put down?

œ nœ œ

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b V b bbbb

For the

put down?

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCROOGE: "Nothing!"

b V b bbbb Ó

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? bbb Ó bbb

A Tempo (CHARITY MEN:)

‰ œ

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‰ œ

You would

b V b bbbb œ œ œ œ

p œ ‰ œ J

œ œ œ œ

p œ œ ‰ J

kind - ness left un - known!

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kind - ness left un - known!

He'd

p ? b b b œ œ œ œ nœ ‰ œ bbb J kind - ness left un - known!

He'd

— 81 —

an - on

œ. -

œ œ

y - mous. Your

œ œ

œ. -

y - mous. Your

U̇

SCROOGE: "I'd like to be left alone!!"

œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ

like to be an - on - y - mous!

œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ

U̇

like to be an - on - y - mous!

œ œ œ œ

œ. œ œ

U̇

like to be an - on - y - mous! SEGUE

#3a—Charity Men

— 82 —

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A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 4-4e

No!ing To Do Wi! Me "Comple# $ Parts 1-6%

1st CHARITY MAN: “Alone?” 2nd CHARITY MAN: “But sir, it's Christmas ... ” 3rd CHARITY MAN: (overlap) “It’s Christmas eve ... ” SCROOGE: “I don’t make merry myself at Christmas. I can't afford to make idle people merry.” A CHARITY MAN: “But the poor of London, sir ... ” SCROOGE: “Gentlemen. Are there In 2 no prisons? Are there no workhouses?” SCROOGE: (sings)

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beg up - on

the street

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b &b &

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˙.

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free?

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the

poor

ply

earn, then let them

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have

door.

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has

˙.

for!

me!

#4—Nothing To Do With Me

I ab -

I give a thing for

œ œ3 œ œ no - thing to

œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ

SCROOGE: “I say let them die, and decrease the surplus population! Good afternoon!” 18

them

b˙.

learn what a pri - son’s

'til they're blue!

let

the work - house

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ

eat,

want what-ev - er's mine! Why should

œ œ3 beg

œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ

hor how they whine! How they

œ œ

j b4 b & œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ

Vamp

with

.. n n

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

V 25

& &

j œ. œ œ

CRATCHIT:

Mis - ter

Scrooge,

œ.

Might

j œ œ. œ œ

you

pay

œ œ. J me

SCROOGE: “Picking a man's pocket every 25th of December!”

& ˙.

j œ œ

Young

& œJ 43

est

son,

œ.

ren

need

me,

bbbb

j œ œ. œ J

just

Peo - ple want - ing this, peo - ple

b 46 & b bb

œ œ œ œ

just

this

j œ œ

ear!

CRATCHIT: “Sorry, sir, I didn't mean ...” 50

once...

j œ œ.

œ.

Wife

ill,

Sir.

j œ œ

and

child

bbbb

œ œ œ

want - ing that, spread - ing blood - y

œ œ

Pluck - ing at your sleeve, hold - ing

bb &bb w

go?

once...

œ œ œ

j œ œ. ˙

œ 36

Tim

this

j œ œ

œ.

might

know.

œ.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Sir,

Meno

(SCROOGE:)

CRATCHIT: “It's only once a year, sir!”

œ.

you

ear - ly,

j œ œ. œ œ

but,

œ œ

œ.

sor - ry,

I’m

j œ œ

— 83 —

out the hat,

off

cheer!

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

#œ #œ nœ #œ Tak - ing

#4—Nothing To Do With Me

day,

sing - ing in your

ask - ing

— 84 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b b b 52 n œ # œ b & #œ

CRATCHIT:

œ #œ

(SCROOGE:)

for

once

their pay,

"On - ly

can

take

bœ

’t

per - fect

55 bbbb œ

bœ

you

b 57 œ & b bb

that

isn

bœ

Christ - mas

and

SCROOGE: (sings)

Œ bœ

Well,

bœ

stuff

with bread!

year!"

b & b bb œ œ œ œ œ œ

SCROOGE: (speaks) “Only once a year!”

And

clear—

not need to know of your

CRATCHIT: "He's only six!"

62 bbbb

œ œ

˙.

tea!

Give him

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

fam' - ly or your woe.

tea. Give him stew.

œ œ œ œ œ

I sug - gest Tin - y Tim drink

œ œ œ œ œ œ 3

has

3 œ œ œ œ

no - thing to

with

SCROOGE: "Here, but be sure to come in early the next day." (CRATCHIT sneezes) SCROOGE: "And get rid of that cold." CRATCHIT: "Yes, Sir. Thank you, Sir. Goodnight, Sir. Merry ... Achoo!" (HE hands CRATCHIT a coin)

b b 65 b & b w

me!

70A

In 1

b & b b b 42

FISHSELLER: "Ye-o-o! Ye-o-o! Fresh fish! Turbot, Turbot! All alive sardines! Here you are, guv, had-had-had-haddock! All fresh and good! Fine grizzling sprats! All large and no small! Fine cock crabs, all alive. Alive-o! Have the lot for a pound, guv'ner!"

70B

WOMAN 2: "Harry! Don't forget the chestnuts!" HARRY: "Oh, for God's sake!"

b & b bb

Vamp (9x) 74

Vamp

Vamp (8x)

#4—Nothing To Do With Me

.. 42

WOMAN 1: "Nickolas! Come and get your tea!" NICKOLAS: "Coming, Mum!" 72

RAGS & BONES MAN: "Rags and Bones! Rags and Bones!"

U !

.. bbbbb C

SEGUE AS ONE

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Part 2

b & b bbb C 78

bbbb

j œ œ œ œ.

SANDWICHBOARD:

What

b b b 94 œ b & b .

chil

j œ œ. œ œ

œ œ œ J

LAMPLIGHTER:

b & b bbb b & b bbb

Don't

feel

œ œ !

j œ œ. œ Œ

all

a - glow!

might snow! KIDS, PANTO GIRL & BLIND OLD HAG:

œ.

Such

j œ œ. ˙

so!

107

œ. œ œ œ J

œ œ. œ œ J

KIDS, PANTO GIRL, 3 GHOSTS:

feel

j œ œ.

it might

104

mer

œ . Jœ œ œ

Mer - ry

Christ

j œ œ œ . œ !

w snow!

#4—Nothing To Do With Me

sea - son!

œ œ . œ œ bbb J mas, Dear - ie!

(OPT. UNISON)

105

108 1/2 of GROUP 1:

What

101

LAMPLIGHTER:

103

love

106

Don't

j œ œ

BLIND OLD HAG: 100

Eve!

Don't - 'cha

b &bb

Lon - don's

Christ - mas (KIDS, PANTO GIRL & BLIND OLD HAG:)

b b b 102 j b & b œ. œ œ œ

b &bb

œ œ. J

j œ œ œ œ.

eve - ning!

SANDWICHBOARD:

b &bb

— 85 —

chil

+CHILDREN, PANTO GIRL, GHOSTS:

œ œ. œ œ J

109

eve - ning!

2: œ1/2 of GROUP œ

Chil - ly

CUE

might

CHILDREN & PANTO GIRLS:

— 86 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b j & b b œ. œ œ œ

œ œ. ˙ J

(1/2 of GROUP 1:)

110

bbb bb

& b

Lon - don's

œ.

œ J

111

all

112

a - glow!

(1/2 of GROUP 2:)

eve - nin'

All

(CHILDREN & PANTO GIRLS:)

˙.

Mer - ry

œ a

b &bb b &bb

j œ œ œ œ.

Don't

œ.

œ œ. œ œ J

feel

œ ˙ J

Christ - mas,

And

˙.

118

w !

b &bb

snow!

it's

Don't

feel

might

ALTO/BAR

117

j œ œ œ . œ

'Cause

snow!

might

œ œ. J

ALL OF GROUP 2:

œ œ. œ œ J

(CHILDREN & PANTO GIRLS:)

Don't

119

mas, Dear - ie!

snow! SOP/TEN

snow!

b &bb

j œ. œ œ

116

it might

œ œ

Christ

glow!

115

œ œ. œ œ J

113

snow!

114 bbb

œ . œJ œ œ

feel

it might

120

121

b b b b 44

#4—Nothing To Do With Me

A CHRISTMAS CAROL MARTHA: “Father! Father! Happy Christmas!” (etc.)

122

œ b & b b b 44 œ

b & b b b 44

œ b & b b b 44 &b

Œ Œ

CRATCHIT: “He did.”

128

# & #

CRATCHIT: “Ah, Martha, where's our Mum? There she is. Hello, love."”

123

MRS. CRATCHIT: “Did that old skinflint give you Christmas day off?”

A Tempo

— 87 —

CRATCHIT: “We’re off to buy the finest Christmas dinner in London, and I can't do it without you.”

138

bbb

TINY TIM: “I’m here, Dad! Happy Christmas.”

Vamp (vocal last x)

142 œ b & b b .. œ œ œ œ œ œ .. œ œ œ œ œ ˙

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

CRATCHIT:

141

I don't need

a for - tune

hid - den in

b 144 b & b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ but they don't

b 147 &bb œ

A Tempo

have you.

you mean more

Poco Più

bbbb

151

145

152

a shoe.

have for-tunes

Poco Rit.

at you I'm

œ œ œ œ than

an - y

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

ri - cher than

a king. Yes,

CRATCHIT: “Up you go, son.” MRS. CRATCHIT: “Bye, love.”

148

149

CRATCHIT:

We shall buy

Ma-ny men

146 œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ J

When I look

143

some ap - ples

150

thing.

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ

TINY TIM:

153

Mum 'll love

#4—Nothing To Do With Me

them so!

bbbbb

— 88 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b b b 154 b & b œ œ

(TINY TIM:)

œ œ

Fa - ther, look!

CRATCHIT:

The

thea - tre!

b b b 156 b & b œ œ œ œœ œ œ CRATCHIT:

All the joys TINY TIM:

of Christ - mas

All the joys

of Christ - mas

157

b & b bbb ˙ . you

mean more,

162

& &

### ###

yes,

œ œ

you

we'll

go!

. ‰ 158 œ œ œ œ œ œ with string,

bundled up

you

yes,

When we're rich,

. œ œ œ œ œ œ Jœ

160

me,

POULTERER: “Fresh turkeys!”

œ œ

bundled up

b œ & b bbb œ œ œ œ œ œ b 159 & b bbb œ

155

mean more

œ œ

with string, but

161

mean more

! œ œ

you mean more to

œ than

than

###

an - y

CRATCHIT: “Let’s see, Tiny Tim ... We’ve got five shillings. Now what can we get ...” POULTERER: “Here’s a fine bird. My prize turkey” CRATCHIT: “How much is it?”

Meno

bbbbb

163

thing.

bbbbb

thing. POULTERER: “Somethin’ else then?”

b b 171 ! &bbb

œ œ

b & b bbb œ œ

œ œ œ

Rit. If Necessary 172 TINY TIM:

174

###

I don't need

don't need

œ œ œ a

tur - key.

feast,

Dad,

175

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ

173

all I'd get

œ œ œ

How'd I

eat

#4—Nothing To Do With Me

œ all

fat.

that?

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b & b bbb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ (TINY TIM:)

176

I shall be

bb &bbb œ

con - tent

TINY TIM:

179

œ œ

You mean more

b & b bbb œ

BOTH:

183

You

mean

Faster - In 2 4x #

˙.

j œ œ œ . œ

& œ. 192

Be!

& &

œ.

You’d

200

Christ

with

œ.

j œ œ. œ œ

mas

œ œ. J

193

fam

'ly,

j œ œ.

197

en - joy

it,

j œ. œ œ œ

You’d meet

184

189

j œ œ œ

196 FRED:

œ œ

Un - cle.

œ œ. œ œ J ly,

We’re

Un - cle,

ing

195

you.

SCROOGE: “No, thank you.”

once.

j œ œ.

once.

199

joy

œ. œ œ œ J

#4—Nothing To Do With Me

j œ œ. ˙

Meno

this

191

vit

j œ œ œ

œ.

just

this

We’d

202

Vamp

j œ œ

œ.

### C

FRED: “Merry Christmas, Uncle! I was just on my way to see you.” SCROOGE: “Don’t bother.”

just

198

me...

j œ œ œ . œ

190

˙.

Part 3

194

than

din - ner.

201

Sal

œ œ

182

185

44 .. .. n n n 187

FRED:

Come

you bring...

You mean more

thing!

188

Uœ U " 178 Œ !

CRATCHIT: 181

(SCROOGE enters) SCROOGE: “Get out of my way!”

# & # C .. w

186

mat - ter what

me...

POULTERER: "A couple o' chicken legs?" CRATCHIT: "Chicken legs. No, make it a whole chicken. Well, a small one."

œ œ œ œ œ

180

177

— 89 —

it,

˙.

203

too.

bbbb

— 90 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b & b bb œ œ œ œ

204

SCROOGE:

Peo - ple

œ œ

tak - ing wives,

liv - ing

œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ

205

lit - tle lives,

co - zi - er than

œ œ

œ œ œ

206

mice!

FRED: “We want nothing from you ...”

b 207 & b bb ˙ b & b bb

208

œ œ œ œ œ

209

Mar - ry - ing for love! Push will

œ œ œ œ

come to shove! You’ll be think - ing

FRED: “I will not get angry, Uncle ...” 210

#œ #œ nœ #œ

˙.

211

twice!

Ask - ing

b & b bb n œ # œ # œ 213

o - pen wine,

œ #œ

tak - ing

212

dine,

break - ing

FRED: “Good God!”

˙.

214

bœ

215

vice!

Well,

3 3 3 3 217 218 bb b 216 œ œ œ œ œ œ3 œ b œ œ œ b œ œ œ b œ œ œ & bœ bœ 3

you can have Christ-mas, and

b 219 ˙ . & b bb

rice!

222 bbbb

fool

œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ

220

I will

mar - riage as well, and to

not

fill my plate,

œ œ

soc - ia

221

FRED: "Well!"

and his fam - i

˙.

223

ly.

œ œ

Let your

224

hell with your trees and your

œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ

lize or cel - e - brate with a

œ œ œ

love

see

#4—Nothing To Do With Me

œ œ

you through, but

have

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 91 —

FRED: "Don't be cross, Uncle." SCROOGE: "What else can I be when I live in such a world of fools as you! What good is Christmas to you but a time for finding yourself a year older and not an hour richer." FRED: "Christmas may never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, but I believe it is a good time– " SCROOGE: "Oh, bah!" FRED: "A kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time. I believe that it has done me good and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!"

U‰

8x - Rit. after 4th time

b & b bb œ

(SCROOGE:)

225

no - thing

226

Ó .. w

with

‰

(last x)

me!

1st CUE: SCROOGE: "You're quite a powerful speaker. I wonder you don't go into Parliament! Good afternoon." FRED: "Merry Christmas to you anyway, Uncle."

b & b bb

This Bar is Not Conducted

2nd CUE: SCROOGE: "Bah, humbug!"

U !

227

U Œ

228

.. Ó

JONATHON: (last x)

Hear

Part 4 229

bbb

b &bb

In 2

bells

all

o - ver

(JONATHON:)

232

230

See the

j œ œ

œ.

Lon

œ œ

ring.

233

lamps

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

SANDWICHBOARD:

Hey, have you

for - got - ten how

don town.

Freely

bb &bb ¿

235

a - glow

in!...

A Tempo 236

smile, Sir?

#4—Nothing To Do With Me

the

joy - ous - ly

they

231

How

.. b b b

SCROOGE: "For God's sake, child! Shut up and let me pass!" (JONATHON kicks SCROOGE in the shin) 234

U !

bbbb

SCROOGE: "Move aside."

2 237 ! 4

4 4

— 92 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b & b b b 44

SANDWICHBOARD: 238

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Come and buy

b 241 & b b b 44 œ &

Life - ’ll

pass

243 bbbb œ œ œ

tick - et

you

b & b Nœ

]

OPT. WOMAN’S LYRIC:

Help a Would you

work - in' kind - ly

b &b

253

b &b œ 256

sir,

259

take the time for

when

BLIND HAG:

œ œ œ œ

Spare a

coin for

get

24 240 !

while,

248

the the

251

Sir,

44 246 !

SCROOGE: "That's your ladder, not mine."

249

Sir? Sir?

SCROOGE: "Then it's the workhouse for you, isn't it?"

252

sack!

254

SCROOGE: "Good evening."

œ Ó

right, Sir!

257

look

(LAMPLIGHTER falls) 245

light, light,

the

do - in’

#œ

you

know! !

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Ought - a

just

fel - low reach help us reach

242

œ Œ Ó

244

sure

b 250 œ œ œ œ œ b & œ œ œ Oth - er - wise I’m

show.

œ œ œ œ nœ

LAMPLIGHTER:

the

and it may be lat - er than you

247

SCROOGE: "I don't have time for nonsense!" 239

œ œ œ œ

255

You’ll be

sor - ry,

258

back!

SCROOGE: "Devil take you, old woman. I have nothing for you." 260

œ œ œ œ

some - one who

261

blind,

Sir?

#4—Nothing To Do With Me

262

263

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

(BLIND HAG:) 264

&b œ 268

&b &b 282

blind

272

your

the

who

273

fu - ture,

and

you’ll

266

will

way,

not

270

mind,

re - mem - ber

271

Sir!

274

œ #œ

267

see!

nev - er

(To 277)

Ritard

277

me!

###

"Look to yourself! Look to yourself, before it's too late!"

278

SEGUE

###

Part 5 Lento

bbbbbb

Più Mosso In 2

b & b bbbb 296

269

those

265

sor - ry

Come

SCROOGE: "Release my arm. Let go of me, woman!"

None

— 93 —

GRACE SMYTHE:

298

299

Let

b & b bbbb ˙

301

sky

b & b bbbb w

œ œ

mind

307

Let

ev'

306

b 311 & b bbbb ˙

302

308

love

312

Ritard

one.

the

man’s

com

,˙

die,

and

œ œ

till

309

œ œ

stars

303

300

304

313

#4—Nothing To Do With Me

pas

305

310

God

the

sion.

œ œ

bless us

bbbbb

— 94 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

œ œ. œ œ J

In 2

bb b b ALL: œ œ œ & b œ. J

316

Such

bb &bbb

320

317

mer

œ œ . Jœ œ

Ain't this

bbbb

b & b bbb

332

coins to

b & b bbb

œ. wish

b 343 . & b bbb œ be!

333

know, I’ll

337

330

œ the

œ œ J

œ the

341

344

the

œ.

world

œ.

œ J

world

339

#4—Nothing To Do With Me

œ . œj œ œ -

ing

œ. œ œ œ J

blind! Well,

342

your mind!

snow, throw

the

345

kind!

j œ œ. ˙

335

œ. œ œ œ J

331

would

mas, dear - ie!

lose

œ œ. œ œ J j œ œ. ˙

j œ œ œ œ.

so?

327

hum

œ . œj œ œ

œ J

j œ œ œ œ.

lame and

whole

Christ

danc - ing

338

323

Makes you

334

œ. œ œ œ J

poor, and

that

Let

œ . œj œ œ

love

Damn all

your rea - son!

the

œ œ J

sea - son!

j œ œ. œ œ

you

b b 336 œ & b b b œ . œJ œ

326

329

lose

Next thing

340

j œ œ œ œ.

œ . œj œ œ

Mer - ry

325

sil

Makes you

mas cheer - y,

319

œ œ . œJ œ

322

j œ œ. œ œ

j œ œ œ œ.

SCROOGE:

328

œ œ. œ œ J

œ œ. ˙ J

œ . Jœ œ œ

Don't - cha

321

Christ

Damn this

sea - son!

Part 6 324

318

œ.

œ œ J

just

let

œ.

œ œ J

damned!

has

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b b b 346 œ . b & b

œ J

(SCROOGE:)

349

b & b bbb

347

me!

j œ œ

ALL:

œ.

What

chil

351

j œ œ.

œ -

OPT. GROUP 2:

b b b 352w b & b

j b & b bbb œ œ . a

˙ -

(OPT. GROUP 2:)

bbbb

b & b bbb

355

œ.

Lon - don's

œ.

eve

356

ww w

snow!

ww w

Don't

nin'

œ œ. J

feel

w -

all

œ œ J

œ.

j œ

354

ALL:

glow!

j œ œ

eve - nin'

w !

All

b & b bbb

(SCROOGE:)

353

with

350

Chil

b & b bbb

348

(SCROOGE:)

b & b bbb

thing

— 95 —

œ might

glow!

œ ‰ Œ J

357

ww w

SCROOGE: "Bah, humbug!"

U Œ

358

ww w

œœ œ ‰ Œ UŒ J

U Œ

œœ œ J

‰

Snow!

APPLAUSE SEGUE

#4—Nothing To Do With Me

— 96 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 5

Scrooge!s House !

Moderato

1 4 &4 ‰ WW, Tbns, Kbd 1

(SCROOGE goes to his door.) 2

œ œ œ œ œ Œ J

œ J

‰ œ œ œ œ œ Œ J

1ST TAPE CUE: “Scrooge!” (ominously)

‰

Tacet

œ #œ

2ND TAPE CUE: "Scrooge!"

# 15

3RD TAPE CUE: "Scrooge!" (loudest)

U 4

‰ œ œ œ œ #œ œ J

SCROOGE: "Yes?"

(to 9)

# # (louder) & # ##

(HE senses something mysterious.)

SCROOGE: "I thought I saw ... Marley."

#### SCROOGE: "Marley?"

(MRS. MOPS opens door.)

‰ œ œ œ œ œ Œ J

Ritard

A tempo

U !

Lightly Ob

# 36 ‰ œj œ # œ œ œ œ œ & ! Cls

ww ww # Harp, Tbns, Horn 34

(MRS. MOPS runs off)

œ œ œ œ œ

˙.

MRS. MOPS: "Suit yerself, sir. Stupid SCROOGE: woman, stupid man. And "Don't bother!" he calls me stupid."

SCROOGE: "Stupid woman!" MRS. MOPS: "Your gruel's waitin' in the pot, sir. And I'll bring you a slice of turkey and a bit o' pudding in the morning."

# 24

MRS. MOPS: "Mr. Marley died, sir, seven years ago this very night. Maybe you need your eyes examining."

# 2 Œ œ 4 20 œj ‰ œ œ œ œ œ 21 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 22 œ œ œ œ œ œ & 4 4 ! ! ! !

MRS. MOPS: "Mr. S! Mr. S! You look as if you've seen a ghost."

.. 18

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

#5—Scrooge’s House

ww ww

œ œ œ œ

bbbbb

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

U w

Slowly, in four

b b b 38 b & b b & b bbb b &bb 49

Moderato (SCROOGE'S house opens.) (HE enters)

(HE puts papers on the table.) 43

Chimes

Molto Rit.

U !

bbb

(HE hangs coat and scarf.) 48

(... lights candles. HE unlocks box on mantle…and puts papers in box.)

bbbbbbb

b b b b 57 b & bb

(HE lights candle SCROOGE: (sneezing) …walks to fireplace.) "Damn, Cratchit!"

Slower

— 97 —

(to 65)

j j (to 69) (Sound montage #1) œ #œ œ œ # œ j j ‰ ‰ 69 65 œ ‰ œ ‰ b œ œ œ œ bœ œ ? #œ œ #œ œ œ &b œ #œ ! Poco Più

(SCROOGE stokes fire. Clock ticks)

WW, Kbd 2, Vc, Bs in 8vs

? bb 73

& 83

#œ

œ #œ œ #œ

Tempo

œ #œ œ œ œ #œ œ

Faster - in 2

œb œ œ n œ n œ # œ #œ #œ

Hn, Kbd 2, Vla, Vc

œ &

(Sits with gruel)

(Sound montage #2)

œ œ œ

(End of montage.)

œnœ œnœ bœbœ œ

+Vlns

(to 81) 81

bœ

Œ Tpts, Chime ˙.

#œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ

#5—Scrooge’s House

Ritard

Vamp

(HE dozes)

.. C

(to 83)

# œ œ # œ œ œ n œ œ (to 89) œ

— 98 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

& &

(Bells ring) (Books fall off)

œ # œ # œ 90 œ #œ œ œ #œ œ #œ

Ob, Cls, Hn, Tpts, Kbd 2

#œ œ #œ #œ In 4

b & b 44

(MARLEY enters the room)

104

bœ

Allegretto, ma non troppo

b &b 114

106

#œ œ #œ #œ

"... an underdone potato!"

b &b ¿ 123

126

105

bœ

#œ

SCROOGE: "Yuk, yuk, yuk… Humbug!"

U Ó

"... a blot of mustard..." 121

(Sight cues on SCROOGE's gestures)

"There's more of gravy than the grave about you, whatever you are!"

U Ó

MARLEY: "I see you don't believe in me! Do you doubt your senses?"

Dictated — Dialogue, then chord

4 120 4 ¿

A tempo, con moto

b & b bbb

112

SCROOGE: MARLEY: "No!" "In life, I was your partner, Jacob Marley. Scrooge, my dear Scrooge!"

b b 44

b2 &b 4

œ œ #œ œ #œ #œ œ #œ

Ritard

102

SCROOGE: "How now! What do you want of me?" SCROOGE: MARLEY: "Who are you?" "Don't you recognize me?" MARLEY: "Much!"

107

SCROOGE: "A little thing can affect the senses. You may be 119 an undigested bit of beef,"

(to 97)

WW, Strs

œ œ #œ œ #œ #œ œ #œ

101

103

124

Broadly

(MARLEY levitates) 125

"... a crumb of cheese..." 122

¿ !

U Ó bbbbb

SCROOGE: "I believe, I believe! Mercy, I believe! Dreadful apparition, why do you walk the earth, and why do you trouble me?"

SEGUE AS ONE TO:

#5—Scrooge’s House

Link By Link

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 99 —

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 6

Link By Link

Freely

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b & b b b b b 44 ˙

is re

Œ œ œ

far,

lend - ing

7 j b & b b b b b 44 œ ‰ Œ ‰ Jœ œ œ

are.

b & b bbbb

In 8

spi - rit

bb & b b bb

˙.

help to those he can,

will

forth

chain!

>j " j œ œ

death,

joy and eas-ing pain, your

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you

shall

poor a - way, that's what

wear

nœ a

These were coins I hoar - ded for a

œ ˙ Œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ

Now with ev - 'ry jin - gle, I'm dis - graced.

mat - ter who they

and

17 b b b b 16 n œ œ œ œ œ b œ b & b œ œ œ Œ Ó

b & b bbbb n œ œ ˙ œ

don't go forth in life, spread-ing

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tra - vel

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spi - rit

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quired of ev - 'ry man that his

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rai - ny day.

œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Locks and keys I used to keep the

21 œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Ó nœ

put these locks and keys a - round my

#6—Link By Link

waist.

— 100 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b & b bbbb

(MARLEY:)

Link

link,

œ nœ

b b b b 28 œ b & b

Link

œ by

Link

link

done.

b b b 42 œ ! œ b & bb round

your

neck,

they

weigh

link,

b & b bbbb

œ.

œ blood

red

ink.

by link,

fy - ing

‰

j œ

œ.

lock

your

heart,

the

link!

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nœ

nœ œ ˙

œ œ

ve - ry cold!

And a -

(To 51) 51

blood - y

brink.

(To 36)

fil - ling up my vault when day was

bœ nœ

you're

œ J

a lit - tle strong - er!

are made of lead and cash is

Link

bits of gold,

year

(To 34)

nœ œ ˙.

Più Mosso

nœ

each

œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Vaults

b & b bbbb b œ n œ 56

Stack - ing up my silver and my

œ Œ Ó

by link,

hor - ri

œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Link

œ œ œ Œ 26 œ n œ œ ‰ œj 27 œ n œ œ œ œ œ

b & b bbbb

œ nœ œ ‰ œ J

chain was get - ting long - er.

should have heard it clink.

b & b bbbb

œ n œ œ ‰ œ 23 œ n œ œ œ œ J

b & b bbbb 22

#6—Link By Link

ton!

58 ‰ œj œ œ œ .

It's

œ J

it's

(To 56)

writ - ten

œ J

here

œ nœ nœ.

œ J

not

too

late!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b & b bbbb 65

œ œ œ œ œ

(MARLEY:) 62

b & b bbbb œ n œ

(MARLEY:)

SCROOGE:

b & b bbbb

(MARLEY magically stops him) MARLEY: 69

Œ "

¿ "Œ

¿ Œ¿ ¿ J J

Eh!...

œ œ

When the

(SCROOGE tries to crawl away) SCROOGE:

b & b b b b b 44 ˙

(MARLEY stops him) MARLEY:

nœ œ bœ

The

b & b bbbb

œ œ

Ghost of Christ - mas

Œ ‰ œ J

clock strikes three,

70 œ . œ 42 n œ œ b œ œ 44 J

When the

b b b b 2 74 Œ ‰ œ b & b 4 J

Ghost of Christ - mas

clock strikes

44 42

two,

SCROOGE: “At present, I'd rather go to bed. Goodnight!”

44 76 œj Ó œ.

Œ œ œ

Pre - sent.

The

When the

œ œ œ œJ " œ J

œ nœ nœ Ghost

ghosts who

yet

may

stop

you

end - ing

In 8

vis - i - ted by three ghosts.

clock strikes one, The

past.

Eb - e -

œ œ œ œ œ

No thank you!

SCROOGE: (Trying to get away again) “I prefer not to think (MARLEY:) about the past.”

bb & b b bb

Œ œ œ

Y...y...es?

THIS BAR IS NOT CONDUCTED (It doesn't exist in the orchestra parts)

U̇

In 8 67

You will be

twice this weight!...

‰ œ œ œ J

U" Œ ¿

ne - zer Scrooge?

b & b bbbb

U" Œ Œ

SCROOGE: "No, please!"

œ œ

you'll be drag - ging some - thing more than

Freely

b & b bbbb

œ œ

— 101 —

#6—Link By Link

of Christ - mas Yet to Be! Three

24 82 j ‰ j ‰ œ œ up

b b b 44

— 102 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Più Mosso

bb b 4 (MARLEY:) & 4 w 83

Skeleton in Closet

MARLEY: “Our colleague! Mr. Bones!

me!...

b &bb

Remember him?”

SCROOGE: “Oh, yes!”

GHOST W/ SPILLING GUTS: “Scrooge!!!”

nnn

French Ghost Ghost’s Guts Spill Out

& 100

Chains From Holes

Pull Back (Rit. Molto) (EXTRUDING GHOST screams)

110

bbb

A Tempo

b &bb œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ

+ MARLEY 8va

#œ œ ˙ Œ #œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ

113

See these sor - ry spirits who were

b 115 &bb ˙

116

quired.

118

men - tion

bbb

b &bb

œ œ

this

œ nœ œ.

Link

link,

drag-ging chains of all that we ac -

can

life

œ œ œ nœ

real - ly

122

your

‰

119

make you

˙.

late to do.

#6—Link By Link

(Scream)

the mak - ing!

Not to

MARLEY: “He wanted to get ahead!” 120 SCROOGE:

tired!

œ nœ œ œ œ

chain

#œ œ œ Œ œ œ

117

it's now too Head Roll

Œ ‰ nœ J

GHOSTS:

once like you,

the good in

MARLEY:

114

œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ

All

b & b b œ bœ &

Flying Ghosts

MARLEY & GHOSTS: non-legato

121

103

Scrooge Runs

SAFE GHOST: “I never lent a hand!”

& 112

Scrooge Runs

123

œ nœ œ.

GHOSTS:

Link

link,

‰ nœ J

‰

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b & b b œ nœ œ œ œ

125

to make it shrink!

way

œ # œ œ . œœ 126 œœœ # œœ œœœ œœ œœœ nœ nœ œ J

(Scream on stage)

(MARLEY:)

124

127 bbb

MARLEY & GHOSTS:

Link

b &bb

132

! !

OO EE

! !

Coffee grinder

b œ & b b 42

! !

Link

140

œ #œ Link 143

! !

œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ

Presto 148

! !

œ by

! !

œ. ‰ ‰ œ J J

link

your

link

141

. œ

link

149

œ nœ by

link

! !

¿ n¿

! !

hor - ri - fy - ing

œ nœ #œ nœ

œ #œ œ œ œ

link 142

life must be cor - rec - ted!

œ ‰Œ J

! !

(spoken)

link

OO EE

Screaming

44 139 œ

! !

137

144

soon - er than you think.

link

In 8

link

œ #œ œ œ

146 œ b &

131

œœœ

list - en to it shak - ing!

MARLEY & GHOSTS:

138

just

W.(8vb) & TEN: AH BARI & BS: OO

AH OO

link,

129

b b 130 œ œ œ œ œ n œ œ œ b & œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ

(MARLEY & GHOSTS:)

— 103 —

link

œ. # œ

Link

œ. ‰ ‰ œ J J

link,

and

145 , j œ #œ œ ‰ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ

Link

by link, 147

hor

150

link!!!

#6—Link By Link

you shall be con - nec - ted,

Poco Rit.

#œ

151

ing

Ó APPLAUSE SEGUE

— 104 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 6A

Af!r "Link By Link#

b & b 44

ALL GHOSTS & MARLEY: (WOMEN & TENORS) (delayed slide)

b4 &b 4

œ #œ

Not

too

Not

too

late... (no "t")

(BARITONES & BASSES)

(delayed slide)

late... (no "t")

As soon as SCROOGE is released from Fly lines, he exits and is replaced by Double. MARLEY: “Thank you. Thank you for coming…

b5 œ b & b & b bœ

not

nœ

too

late...

not

too

Ah!

œ œ

late...

Ah!

#œ

nœ

#œ

Thank you for dropping in. Thank you so much for materializing. Head off that way. Remember, Ebenezer,

b &b

œ. #œ #œ nœ J

j b & b #œ. nœ #œ #œ !

œ nœ #œ

Ah!

#œ nœ #œ nœ Ah!

œ. nœ #œ J

j #œ. nœ #œ nœ

bbbbbb bbbbbb

you will be visited by three ghosts. It's never too late to change. It's never too late, etc.”

b & b bbbb

b & b bbbb N w !

3 #6a—After “Link By Link”

(MARLEY exits. SCROOGE nods off)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b & b bbbb 22

&b 37

... going to bed!”

Opt. Vamp

SCROOGE (on tape): “Humbug! I must have been dreaming. I'm overworked, I'm overtired. I'm ... I'm ...

.. 24

¿ ¿

(Chime)

(HE wakes)

— 105 —

Vamp

(SCROOGE DOUBLE walks up stairs)

bbbbbb

4 Poco a poco accel.

b & b bbbb

(Scrooge's house revolves)

b b b b 51 ¿ b & b & &

# 64 # 68

(Clock ticks)

4 Œ

Allegro

(GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST appears)

(SCROOGE tosses and turns in bed) [to 49] 49

The Clock Strikes One 53

U !

SCROOGE: “What the devil…” GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: 69 “Hello!”

Œ (to 64)#

(To 68)

! DIRECT SEGUE

#6a—After “Link By Link”

— 106 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 7

!e Lights of Long Ago Part 1

SCROOGE: "Don't I recognize you? Aren't you that...?" CUE: GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: “No, no, no, my dear!” CUE: "I'm the Ghost of Leggiero Christmas Past!"

b & b b b 44

! "

Grandioso

(To 5)

b œ œ œ œ œ ‰ Œ & b bb J 8

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: "Ebenezer Scrooge… …this is your life!"

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST:

It's your luck - y night!

b 10 & b bb œ

a twin - kle and

œ œ œ b 13 & b bb œ lights of

b & b bb b & b bb

œ œ œ œ

lights of

b & b bb

long

glow,

j œ ‰ Œ

some - thing bright!

the

16 Œ ‰ œj œ ˙

‰ œj

Re - mem - ber

œ Œ Ó

the

go!...

œ œ œ œ ‰Œ J

U Œ Œ

to re - mem - ber

22A

Glim - mers in the dark!

23A

12 Œ œ œ œ œ Œ ‰ œj

go.

Brought you

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Some - thing with

SCROOGE: "My life?...

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Sud - den - ly a pic - ture starts to

œ œ œ œ œj ‰ Œ

Here and there a spark!

grow.

#7—The Lights of Long Ago (Part 1)

25A

Œ œ œ Come re -

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 27 b 26 œ œ œ & b b b œ œ Œ ‰ œj œ

mem - ber

b & b bb

the

mem - ber

b & b bb b & b bb

child!

the

lights

œ œ œ œ

˙.

past.

Mis

ter

used

you

cast!...

Scrooge, hold

# # # 57

œ œ

know.

# # 60 & # w

go.

Come re

˙.

Œ œ

go.

scene!

your

œ œ œ

Shin - ing from your

œ œ J

œ. mem

o - ry,

œ the

###

fast!...

œ œ œ Œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ 56

mem - ber

on-ward to a place your heart will

‰ œj

‰ j œ

Re -

(Lights up on YOUNG SCROOGE AT 8, discovered reading.)

on-ward toward the light,

Œ ‰ œj

(THE ACOLYTES tumble in)

˙.

On-ward through the night,

˙.

to be?

œ œ œ Œ 55 œ œ

j œ. œ œ œ

### œ œ & 54

vis - tas

go.

vast

˙.

long

œ œ œ œ

sha - dows

b & b bb ˙

The

Is this who you

b 40 œ & b bb

long

31 ‰ œj œ œ œ œ

lights of

— 107 —

the

Re - mem - ber

lights

‰ j œ the

long

lights

#7—The Lights of Long Ago (Part 1)

œ œ œ of

long a SEGUE AS ONE

— 108 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 7a

Old Bailey CUE TO CONTINUE: JUDGE: "John William Scrooge ... "

Slow 4

& 44 w

(no bar 2) 3

(GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST:)

—go.

SCROOGE AT 8: “Father, Father!” MOTHER: “No, no! How will we live? Where will we go?”

JUDGE: (cont'd) “ ... you will go to prison for non-payment of debts. Three years! Next case!”

b & b bbb C 4

FATHER: “Learn this lesson, Ebenezer! SCROOGE: “Father.” Save your pennies! Make your fortune and keep it!”

b & b bbb &b

Gently

&b ˙ 24

sky

&b w 29

Let

˙ re

mind

FATHER: (Being led to prison) “Save your pennies… Make your fortune and keep it!… Save your pennies!”

Safety

.. w

Let

the

stars

MRS. SCROOGE:

bbbbb C

œ œ

love

man's

com

œ œ

till we

die

and

œ œ

pas

sion.

œ œ

God bless us

the

ev' - ry

SEGUE AS ONE TO:

#7a—Old Bailey

Lights ! Part 2

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 109 —

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 7b

!e Lights of Long Ago Part 2

SCROOGE: "That song! Mother!!" GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: "Poor little Ebenezer. Tut, tut. What a sad, sad day. Your mother died soon after, you and your sister were separated."

b & b bb C w 1

U !

one.

Allegretto, In 4

œ œ œ œ œ

bbbb

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST:

Poor,

pa - the - tic

b & b bb œ

Not

b & b bb 18

mem

Vortex Furioso

& bw

bit

˙ -

ber

lad!

joy

‰

j œ

the

more mum

dad!

œ œ

(To 16)

˙.

mis - tle

long

lights

toe

re -

nnnn -

CUE TO CONTINUE: (Factory doors open revealing YOUNG SCROOGE at work) 19

26 Vamp

SEGUE AS ONE TO:

go.

!e Fac"ry

#7b—The Lights of Long Ago (Part 2)

— 110 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 7C

!e Fac"ry/ A Place Ca#ed Home $ Part 1

# 71 & 8

In 3

(To 5)

MR. HAWKINS: "Pay Day! Pay Day! Pay Day! Merry Christmas boy!" BOY WORKER: "Thank you, Mr. Hawkins." WORKERS: "Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Good-bye, good-bye!" A MOTHER: "Happy Christmas, Ebenezer!"

(Lights up)

(To 11)

44 28 b œ

Cls

Ritard

& b 78

b œœ

WWs, Kbd 1, Vln

# # # 39

œ œ œ

WWs, Vln

In 4

œœ

œ œ œ œ œœ

œ œ œ

U w w

œ œ œ

SCROOGE AT 12: “My dear Sister Fan, [MUSIC] I’ve been living and working in this terrible place for six months.”

Andante 35

SCROOGE AT 12: (sings) 40

œ œ œ

There's a place

œ called

home

###

œ œ œ œ

I can al - most

#7c—The Factory / A Place Called Home (Part 1)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

# # # 43

# # # 46

(YOUNG SCROOGE:) 44

see.

œ œ œ

and

home.

# # 53 & # œ œ œ œ place

& &

###

red

a Christ - mas

œ œ œ

With

fire

# # # 49

front

door,

still

in my heart, where I

œ œ œ

can

˙ tra

vel

roar - ing

a place

still come home

œ œ

˙.

to.

It's the

SCROOGE AT 12: “Merry Christmas.

you.

œ œ

FAN:

Just

SCROOGE AT 12(loco) + SCROOGE (8vb) :

called

FAN:

55 œ . œj w

Don’t forget me… Your loving brother, Ebenezer.”

###

It's

œ œ 54 œ

œ œ œ

and

tree.

œ œ œ

That

— 111 —

œ œ

Just

# # # 61 (FAN:) œ

### &

place

œ œ œ œ œ

in my heart,

I can

(S. & Y.S:)

œ œ œ œ œ œ

place

in my heart,

I can

j 63 œ. œ w œ . œj

still come home

GHOST: “The years flew by. Fan married...then died in childbirth. 64

you.

w you.

#7c—The Factory / A Place Called Home (Part 1)

U ! !

nnn nnn

— 112 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

... But her child survived.” SCROOGE: “Hmmm. My nephew, Fred! Yes, he survived and my sister died. I don’t see him. Spirit, why are you showing me these …The lights went out on poor Fan!… miserable moments?”

U !

CUE: GHOST: “To understand the present, learn from the past.” GHOST: “Dear, dear… Giocoso Oh, come now, give us a smile.” SCROOGE: "Humbug!"

U Œ Œ

# 68 Ó

U Œ Œ

U !

GHOST: “It wasn’t all bad! Here’s something to cheer you up.”

Vortex!

# 72

Furioso

Fezziwig

b & b bb 73

(To 73)

Expansively

SCROOGE: "Oh look, it's old Fezziwig in his bank, bless his heart. I was apprenticed here so many years ago!” 74

U !

Young Ebenezer GHOST: “And who is that handsome young fellow there, with the light still in his eyes?” 75

SCROOGE: "Why, it's me! And my partner, Jacob Marley! How young we look!"

bb &bb

Emily Ritard

bbbb

U !

SCROOGE: “Oh, Spirit, why do you delight in torturing me? It is Emily.” SCROOGE & YOUNG SCROOGE: “Emily!”

In 8

U !

DIALOGUE

#7c—The Factory / A Place Called Home (Part 1)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 113 —

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 8

Fezziwig!s Annual Christmas Ba"

WARN: MRS. FEZZIWIG: "A rainy day, my boy? This is England! It rains everyday!" CUE: MR. FEZZIWIG: "Oh, very funny, my dear, very funny. (MUSIC) And now, clear away, my lads and let's have lots of room here!!"

# # 6 1. Violin Solo & 8 .

Raucous & Playful

SCROOGE: "Christmas at Fezziwig's! What happened here? Why does it still linger in my memory?" GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: "Watch!" MRS. FEZZIWIG: "Drinkie!"

# 9 & #

MR. FEZZIWIG: "Thank you, my dear. Friends! My dear, dear friends!" MRS. FEZZIWIG: "Oi! Shove off." (MUSIC OUT) CUE: "A toast!"

#### 4 & #4

.. # # # # # 44

Rubato

U !

U œ œ

MR. FEZZIWIG:

We're

MRS. FEZZIWIG: # # # # 19 œ œ œ & # Pour

some

# # # # 21 & # œ ## & # ##

Here's

MR. FEZZIWIG:

œ œ

glad

and

who've

all

who've

œ œ œ

MR. & MRS. FEZZIWIG:

Mis - ter

Fez - zi - wig's

to - night!

bite!

œ. œ

œ.

œ œ œ ˙

œ.

have you here

have

all

A Tempo, Bright 4

# # 23 & # ## Ó

wine

(MRS. FEZZIWIG:)

your - selves

come

pay

come

œ. œ

œ œ œ

An - nu - al

call:

œ #˙

pay

call:

Christ - mas

Ball!

#8—Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball

— 114 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

# # 26 & # ## œ

(MR. & MRS. FEZZIWIG:)

Rat

####

tat

# # # # 30 & # &

tat

MRS. FEZZIWIG:

Where

####

tat

ban

œ œ œ œ do

got

# # # # 36 & # œ

vic - ars

# # # # 38 & # œ

kers

# # # 40 & # # nœ

tat

œ.

œ œ

gal

li - vant

make

tat

Ho!

boys?

MRS. FEZZIWIG:

What's

hot

you've

a ho - ly noise?

œ œ

œ œ œ

Œ #œ œ

œ œ œ

œ œ Œ

œ œ #œ

Christ - mas Ball!

Mis - ter

Fez - zi - wig's An - nu - al

Christ - mas Ball!

tat

UPPER CLASS:

Rat

œ œ œ œ œ

Fez - zi - wig's An - nu - al

MIDDLE CLASS:

Rat

shed your shawl? Mis - ter

tat

MR. & MRS. FEZZIWIG:

Rat

˙ œ. œ œ œ

# # 33 & # ## œ œ œ œ œ ####

tat

MR. FEZZIWIG:

Why

tat

œ œ œ œ œ

tat

œ œ œ œ œ

tat

¿ Ho!

WORKING CLASS:

tat

nœ

tat

#8—Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball

No!

bbbbb

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b 42 & b bbb œ

(WORKING CLASS:)

Rat

b & b bbb

tat

b & b bbb

tat

laugh

tat

un - til

œ œ œ œ œ tat

tat

œ. œ œ œ ˙

tat

Ho!

it hurts?

œœ

MR. FEZZIWIG:

( ) OSSIA:

œ œ œ œ

œ. œ œ œ

œ Œ

kick - ing up their skirts?

tat

+ UPPER CLASS: Oh!

What gets

tat

bbbb

nan - nies

(Sop/Ten:)

tat

What makes

b b b 50 œ b & b bb &bbb

MRS. FEZZIWIG:

b & b bbb

bbbb

tat

b & b bbb

— 115 —

Where do ba - bies

dance be - fore they crawl? Mis - ter

˙˙

Food

˙˙

T.&B.:

Food

and

b ˙˙

friend - ship,

n ˙˙

b ˙˙

˙˙

and

Christ

˙˙

n ˙˙

An - nu - al

œ œ

ALL: S.&T.:

œ . œ œ œ œ A.&B.: œ œ

œ œ œ œ

(Alt/Bs:)

S.&A.:

gran - nies

dance be - fore they crawl? Mis - ter

An - nu - al

Fez - zi - wig's

Where do ba - bies

Fez - zi - wig's

œ. œ œ œ œ

friend - ship,

,54 ,

Christ

˙˙

> ˙˙

wine

˙˙

wine

mas

Ball!

mas

, ˙˙

and

#8—Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball

Œ Œ

Ball!

> ˙˙ .. > ˙˙ ..

song,

— 116 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b b b 56 ˙ b & b

WORKING CLASS:

one

b & b bbb b & b bbb b & b bbb

turned

look

(4 MEN:)

one

turned

4 MEN:

for

ward

all

year

way!

b b b 63 œ b & b

(MIDDLE CLASS:)

ALL:

long

Christ

mas

MRS. FEZZIWIG:

puts

Mis - ter F.

b & b bbb œ

ev - 'ry

b b 66 b & b b œ. nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ 68

way!

MIDDLE CLASS: 60

joy

HABERDASHER & STAGE RIGHT MEN:

Hab

b b 70 &bbb œ

dash - ers

œ.

dash

Eve

when

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

t'ward the

pen - ny

œ œ

ing down

and good

Port

ers

court

ing

œ.

œ œ y

girl

the

beer.

who's

#8—Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball

man - y.

TARTS & MAIDS:

near.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b b b 72 b & b b & b bbb

ALL:

bb &bbb &

bbbb

œ bœ œ

œ œ œ

(MRS. FEZZIWIG:) 79

U̇

œ. œ œ œ œ Œ

danc - ing wall to wall.

Meno Mosso 80

Christ - mas

Promenade

Polka 1

Chassé

100

# 96 #

Polka 2

Gallop (Line moves to horizontal) 98

Ho!

¿ Ho!

Lift the girl

104

Girl

Solo Couple comes through

Spin

Hop/Step/Ball Change

# 106

Ball!

Polka S.L.

MR. FEZZIWIG: "Here we go, darlin'."

Tempo Primo 90

œ. œ œ œ nœ Œ

Maids and mas - ters

œ œ œ

Fez - zi - wig's An - nu - al

danc - ing wall to wall.

Maids and mas - ters

b & b bbb

Mis - ter

Maids and mas - ters T/A:

78 œ œ œ Œ œ œ

MRS. FEZZIWIG:

œ. œ œ œ œ Œ

œ œ œ

— 117 —

108

Boy

#8—Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball

— 118 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Polka Circle

111

Turns

114

Mr. Fezz. attitude Step

115

Young Scrooge & Emily

&b 123

q. = q

j œ #œ

Violin Solo

& 86

n 68

119

j œ

‰ #œ #œ œ #œ œ

œ ‰ œ œ

124

j œ 126# œ œ œ œ .

125

Fouette Turns

& 135

127

Vicars

bbb

& 143

b &bb

& Poet

& Mr. Fezziwig

Paddle turn

147

149

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ n œ œ œ œ œ 152 153 œ bb b 151œ œ œ ‰ & Fl, Ob, Cl, Kbd 2

b &bb

155

Œ.

154

GHOST: ..."Remember?" SCROOGE: "Oh yes!!" 158

#8—Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball

ALL:

¿.

Ho!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 162

b & b b 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ WORKING CLASS:

Rat

tat

164 bbb b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

MIDDLE CLASS:

Rat

tat

# & 68 &

tat

j œ œ œ œ œ ‰ ¿

ALL:

163

tat

œ œ œ

MRS. FEZZIWIG:

‰

¿ J

184

Let's

tat

give

Ho!

#6 8

them

tat

Ho!

œ œ œ 180 ˙ .

tat

MRS. FEZZIWIG: "Come on, Granny Chuzzlewit, pick up your skirts, my dear!"

170

b & b Œ.

tat

Awkwardly

179

tat

ALL:

MRS. FEZZ: "No it won't! We'll show you!"

183

tat

bœ œ œ œ œ ‰ ¿ J

‰ Kbd 2 œ bœ œ œ bœ œ

tat

165

Granny Section/Flea Hops

166

178

tat

— 119 —

some -

GRANNY PICKWICK: "I can't do it!"

181

! ¿

185

thing

‰

eas - i - er!

MRS. FEZZIWIG: "Come on, Granny Chuzzlewit!" GRANNY CHUZZLEWIT: "It's too difficult!"

b &b

186

Cakewalk

3rd Granny

Slower q. = h.

b &b 198

& 206

# bb

192

190

GRANNY PICKWICK: "I've got it! I've got it!"

194

accel.

A Tempo 197

Acro Granny

œ 2 œ œ.

ALL: 210

Fez - zi - wig's

211

œ 2 œ œ.

An - nu - al

# bb

212

˙.

Christ

#8—Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball

213

˙.

mas ...

2 4

(To 218)

— 120 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: "A small matter to make these silly folks so happy." SCROOGE: "Small? The happiness Fezziwig gives is as great as if it cost a fortune. An employer has the power to render us happy or unhappy..."

Debs (elegantly)

218

b & b 42

## # & # ##

#### # #

226

Soutenu SCROOGE: "I should like to say a word or two to Bob Cratchit now. Achoo!"

Heavier

234

Chassé

# # # # # 239 & #

GHOST: "Bless you!"

Pas de Bourée

# # # # 246# œ œ œ & #

Picc

œ œ œ

247

248

j #œ œ

b b 44

(To 250)

New Tempo

250

b & b 44 # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ALL:

Rat

b & b bœ 252

Rat

&b &

254

tat

Here's

MEN:

256 œ bb

tat

œ all

Fez - zi

tat

œ)

wig's

tat

#œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

tat

œ. come

An - nu - al

tat

œ œ œ œ œ ‰ Œ J

253

tat

255

who've

251

tat

œ to

257

tat

pay

tat

œ,

A.&B.: Christ

ALL:

(Ossia for men)

call:

˙˙ (S.)

S.&T.:

˙˙

tat

(A.)

mas

#8—Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball

(œ

œ œ

Mis - ter

b b b b b b 43

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Young Scrooge & Emily Waltz "Slow-Motion"

f bb b b b 3 ˙ . & b 4 ˙.

258

ALL: T.&B.:

long fade 259

S.&A.:

(all in same octave)

b & b bbbb

˙. ˙.

260

— 121 —

˙. ˙.

261

˙. ˙.

Ball!

262

274

b & b bbbb

YOUNG SCROOGE: "Emily,..."

b b b b b 44

He is interrupted by the dance

b & b b b b 44

Tempo 1º

"Click In"

b & b bbb

Table slides

298

300

####

299

nœ bœ nœ œ

nœ

####

#œ œ œ 3

Fiddler on benches

# #œ

Rat

tat

# # # # 302 & # œ

Rat

tat

# # # # 304 & # nœ

œ nœ œ

œ nœ œ œ

ALL:

tat

œ œ œ

tat

œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ

tat

Ho!

œ œ œ œ œ

Ho!

nœ œ œ œ œ

301

tat

4 Men on bench

tat

9 People on bench

Rat

tat

303

tat

305

tat

#8—Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball

tat

Ho!

— 122 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

# # # # 306 & # #œ

(ALL:)

Rat

tat

œ œ œ œ œ

307

tat

Ho!

Allemande Circle

####

308

S.&A.: MR. & MRS. FEZZIWIG:

œœ

œœ œœ œœ

Hearts are

T.&B.:

œœ

beat - ing,

œœ

cheeks are turn - ing red.

œ œ œ œ

wel - come and well fed!

Such

# œœ .. œœ œœ œœ œœ Œ

œœ

Danc - ing, laugh - ing,

MR. & MRS. FEZZIWIG: 312

œœ

Danc - ing, laugh - ing,

œœ .. œœ œœ œœ œœ Œ

# # # # 311 œ .. œœ œœ œœ œœ Œ & # œ ####

310

cheeks are turn - ing red.

œœ œœ œœ

Hearts are

œœ .. œœ œœ œœ œœ Œ

309

313

glad time

œ. œ œ œ œ Œ

had by one and all!

wel - come and well fed!

# # 314 & # ## œ

SCROOGE:

It's

the

fin

œ -

est

œ œ

ball

re - call!

And

for

joy,

the

can

( U̇ )

"Click In"

"Click Out" Freely

GHOST: # # # #316 & # œ œ œ œ

317

œ œ œ œ

price is

œ.

315

A Tempo 318

al - ways small!

#8—Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball

Freeze

Œ œ œ ALL:

Mis - ter

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 319

& &

#### ####

# œ œ ˙. ALL:

320

˙.

œ œ ˙.

321

An - nu - al

Fez - zi - wig's

œ œ ˙.

— 123 —

SCROOGE & GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST:

Fez - zi - wig's

# # 322 & # ## ˙ .

323

S: A. T. B:

## & # ## œ

wwww

324

Christ

œ ˙.

ww ww

mas

An - nu - al

325

####

ww ww w

(ALL:)

ww ww w

326

Ball!

# # # # 329 & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Rat

tat

# # # # 331 & # œ

tat

˙˙ .. ˙˙ .. ˙.

327

tat

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

330

tat

328

tat

332

tat

#8—Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball

tat

¿ Ho!

— 124 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 9

A Place Ca!ed Home

CUE: MRS. FEZZIWIG: "Turn down the lights! Bring in the candles! Food's ready!"

Briskly

MRS. FEZZIWIG: "Come along, then, you two lovebirds!"

b 1 & b 44

Freely

U !

(Not Conducted) 7

SCROOGE:

We looked for - ward

# & # 44 ˙

10 42 œ

œ œ œ œ

all year long

## 4 4

Christ - mas

YOUNG SCROOGE: "My dear Emily, I have something important to ask you."

Eve.

# & # 42

Vamp

EMILY: "Ebenezer ... "

# & # 44 & &

# # 25 Œ

home,

door,

œ œ œ

and

EMILY:

œ œ

Yes,

place

I can al - most

roar - ing

There's

œ œ œ œ œ œ called

œ Ò œ

YOUNG SCROOGE: (Vocal Last X)

# # 22

.. Œ

place

see,

and

home

œ œ œ

with a red

a Christ - mas

.. 44

called

œ œ œ

fire

œ front

tree.

œ œ œ

full

#9—A Place Called Home (Part 2)

of love

and

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

# # 28

# & # ˙

(EMILY:)

fam

# # 31

# # 38

Then the

œ œ

door

o - pens

ing

there

for

me.

# # 45 Œ YOUNG SCROOGE:œ & œ œ œ

# # 48

You'll have ev - 'ry

EMILY:

œ œ œ

œ 46

and

œ thing

life

œ œ

for

(œ" œ

OSSIA

you could ev

"œ ) er

(EMILY:)

you

Œ œ

(YOUNG SCROOGE:)

œ œ œ

and a place called

home.

and a place called

œ œ œ

home.

œ œ

place

called

two.

want.

EMILY:

œ œ œ

All

and you're

YOUNG SCROOGE: "But we must wait awhile. I'm going to work and save. Never get into debt, never."

home

wide

Just

"Marry me, Emily?"

j œ

œ.

# # 42 (EMILY:) & w

ly.

EMILY: "Oh yes, Ebenezer."

œ œ

˙.

YOUNG SCROOGE:

(YOUNG SCROOGE:)

wait

— 125 —

I want

œ œ œ œ œ You and

will

You and

will

œ œ œ œ œ

#9—A Place Called Home (Part 2)

— 126 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

# # 52 ˙

see...

ways

heart

j œ

œ.

come

home

(Slower)

I've re - called

arms

&b œ Œ

Rit.

the

night

let

your

SCROOGE:

& b Œ œ Aœ œ

a place

called

Nœ & b Œ œ Aœ œ EMILY:

a place

called

œ 60

this

˙.

the

œ œ

day

n'lly

œ œ œ to

YOUNG SCROOGE:

Poco Rit.

œ œ

way

your

Più Mosso

when

(SCROOGE:)

dark

me.

œ œ œ

the

œ œ

years

# & #

Through

œ œ

# # (SCROOGE:)Œ & ˙.

˙.

# # 55

# & #

˙.

al - ways (EMILY:)

# & # ˙ &

(YOUNG SCROOGE:)

found

a place called

home.

Œ œ œ œ œ

home.

You and

#9—A Place Called Home (Part 2)

You and

will

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

˙ &b

(YOUNG SCROOGE:)

ways

(EMILY:)

ways

&b &b

see.

(EMILY:)

heart

come

place

œ œ

the

j œ

œ.

home

heart

where

the night

œ you're

Rall.

let

œ œ

me.

w w

the

(U œ .)

ways

home

EMILY:

, œJ

(U œ .)

with

, œJ

home

A Tempo

your

SCROOGE & YOUNG SCROOGE:

œ œ

œ œ œ

dark

(OLD & YOUNG SCROOGE:) 74

see.

— 127 —

w w

with

! !

me. APPLAUSE SEGUE

#9—A Place Called Home (Part 2)

— 128 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 10

Money Machine Montage

1 4 &4

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: “Ah, Emily. your old flame, ha! ha!”

œ œ œ œ ˙ & 6

What a love - ly night!

& ˙.

need!

But re

Furioso

& &

# # 24

# # 26

way

your

life

would

Poco Rall.

j 11 œ œ

œ.

mem - ber

the

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Em - i - ly was all you’d ev - er

GHOST: "Read, Ebenezer, read!"

lead…

# # 22

Hap - pi - ness and light.

œ œ

œ œ œ œ ˙

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST:

SCROOGE: “To my partnership with Jacob Marley.” YOUNG MARLEY: “Good morning, Mr. Scrooge.” YOUNG EBENEZER: “Good morning, Mr. Marley.”

A Tempo

BOTH:

œ œ œ œ

Rea - dy

Vamp – vocal last X YNG. EBENEZER:

YNG. MARLEY:

What

day!

Line

œ œ œ a

fine

œ nœ œ œ

œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Mo - ney for all we’ll

ev - er need!

YNG. MAR.: 25

for bus - ’ness? Yes, in - deed!

BOTH:

œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ

Mo - ney to make.

œ œ œ

Mar - ley and Scrooge,

#10—Money Machine Montage

the

door,

sir.

YNG. EB.:

œ œ œ œ œ

Mo - ney ga - lore, sir!

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

spoken

per - fect - ly

suit - ed.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

# # 28

œ œ œ

œ œ

(BOTH:)

œ œ œ

Gen - tle - men with one game

# 30 & # ¿

¿ bœ

hum - bug!

œ nœ

don’t

play:

œ. #œ -

yes, and

no - thing less, and

œ Œ Ó

œ ¿J

spoken

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Pro - fit,

well

— 129 —

day!

Debtors' Entrance

b &b

###

GHOST: “Link by link, year by year, creditor after creditor, your partnership flourished, and your fortune grew.”

# # # 39. . &

41 nnn .. 40 ‰ j ‰ j #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

CREDITOR (THE BEADLE):

I’d like to bor - row ten, sir.

YOUNG EBENEZER: “Ten pounds, plus interest.”

& .. 45

& .. 48

ALL:

I need

YOUNG EBENEZER: “Sign here!”

#œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ & ‰ J & ‰ 57

œ J

swear

I’ll

pay

œ nœ œ

What’s made

you

a bit of time, sir!

Here’s half that I did bor - row.

.. ‰ œ œ b œ œ œ œ b œ J

.. ‰ œj œ œ œ œ œ b œ 5 CREDITORS:

YOUNG MARLEY: “Kindly see that you’re prompt.”

I'll pay you back a - gain, sir.

you

yet,

sir!

œ bœ

hard

heart - ed?!

I'll bring the rest to - mor - row.

‰ Jœ

œ bœ

œ bœ œ œ

You know

my cred - it’s prime, sir!

œ #œ

I’ve

fal - len

deep

debt,

sir.

‰ # Jœ

œ #œ

helped you

both

get

start - ed!

‰ # Jœ

‰ œj œ œ œ œ œ b œ

MR. FEZZIWIG:

"Why, Ebenezer, why?" 58

#10—Money Machine Montage

— 130 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

GHOST: bb œ œ œ œ ˙ & 60

Do not turn a - way.

b &b

see…

b &b ˙ 68

love

b &b

œ œ

b œ ˙. b &

###

# # # 87

####

œ.

much

j œ œ

as gold.

Well,

œ œ œ œ

days

long be - fore our

œ ˙.

Œ œ

EMILY:

your ring...

Bless

have some gold to

grew cold,

œ J

œ œ œ œ

#### # #

E - be - ne - zer...

###

3 SCROOGE: "No, Jacob, no!"

2 SCROOGE: "My only friend!"

Marley's Heart Attack

you,

n n n 89

œ œ

dreams

˙ œ.

SCROOGE: “Emily, No!”

(The GHOST OF MARLEY appears)

A Tempo

You

SCROOGE: "Fool! Fool!"

Slower

give you

#### # & #

Here’s an - o - ther sha - dow yet to

mem - ber…

From

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

SCROOGE: “Spirit! Show me no more! I spared no time for her!”

˙.

no - thing quite so

bring…

Come re

˙.

œ œ œ ˙

Here’s the price you pay.

œ œ

˙.

Rall.

#10—Money Machine Montage

#### nnnn

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 131 —

A tempo 101

& A tempo — Slower

œ.

Voi - ces

the

past

# # # ALTO: œ œ

from

œ.

Voi - ces

the

past

# # # TENOR: œ œ

from

œ.

Voi - ces from BARITONE:

the

past

Voi - ces

from

the

past

? ### œ

# # # 113

###

‰

œ.

call - ing

you

last,

œ.

‰ ‰

112

‰

you

last,

œ.

call - ing

you

call - ing

you

###

‰

œ.

call - ing

‰

Rall. molto

107

# # # SOPRANO: œ œ œ

111

Doughnut spins

(YOUNG SCROOGE is alone counting his money)

last,

œ.

‰

last,

poco a poco accel. thru m. 126

œ œ œ œ œ œ

the ones who loved you

so.

the ones who loved you

so.

the ones who loved you

so.

voi - ces

the ones who loved you

## & # œ œ œ œ œ œ voi - ces

? ### œ œ œ œ œ œ voi - ces

114

Œ œ œ

so.

. j œ œ œ œ

GHOST, GROUP 1 & GROUP 2: 115

Come re - mem - ber

the

#10—Money Machine Montage

— 132 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

# # # 116

###

119

long

(GHOST, GROUP 1 & GROUP 2:)

lights

‰ œj

GROUP 1:

˙.

118

go.

Re -

‰ œj

GHOST:

Re -

###

(We see Old Bailey) GROUP 1:

. j œ œ œ œ

mem - ber,

###

120

. j œ œ œ œ

re - mem - ber,

2: # # # GROUP j . Œ & œ œ œ

117

Re- mem-ber,

. œ ˙

(GHOST:)

re - mem - ber,

œ . œj œ œ

re - mem-ber,

mem-ber,

re - mem - ber,

œ . œj œ œ

œ ˙.

˙.

re - mem-ber,

‰ œj

˙.

j 122 œ œ . j œ œ . œ œ œ œ

(We see YOUNG SCROOGE and EMILY)

121

re - mem-ber,

(We see SCROOGE AT 12 in shoe factory)

re - mem - ber,

### œ . j # œ œ œ & &

###

re-mem-ber,

. œ #˙

œ . œj œ # œ ˙.

re - mem-ber,

re-mem-ber,

mem-ber,

re - mem-ber

œ. bœ œ nœ J

‰ œj b œ

‰ œj

re -

# # 123 . j 124 . j 125 n œ œ . œ 126b œ n ˙ . & # œ #œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ bœ J mem - ber,

n˙.

re-mem-ber,

re - mem-ber

bbbbbb

œ. bœ œ nœ b b b bbb J w

re-mem-ber

bbbbbb

Gavel (onstage) bb b b ¿ Œ ¿ Œ 128 ¿ Œ ¿ Œ 129 ¿ Œ ¿ Œ 130 ¿ Œ ¿ Œ & bb

127

re -

SCROOGE: “No, No, Noooo!!!”

#10—Money Machine Montage

A CHRISTMAS CAROL #

— 133 —

GHOST: “These are shadows of the things that have been. They are what they are! They are what they are! Do not blame me. They are what they are…”

b 131 ¿ Œ ¿ Œ & b bbbb

132

¿ Œ ¿ Œ

133

¿ Œ ¿ Œ

134

¿ Œ ¿ Œ ###

b 135 ¿ Œ ¿ Œ 136 ¿ Œ ¿ Œ 137 ¿ Œ ¿ Œ 138 ¿ Œ ¿ Œ & b bbbb ## & #

GHOST: (reappearing) "They are what they are!" (etc.)

139

# & # 151

Ritard

143

152

Freely

œ œ

Well, the

# 154 & # œ

œ œ œ œ œ

good things nev - er last,

# 157 & # 42 œ place

# # 160

Spi - rit,

155

153

œ œ œ

past

œ œ œ œ

why did you make me

suddenly angry 158

called

˙.

home

149

SCROOGE:

œ œ

that has

SCROOGE: "The past!"

159

the

œ œ

past

and

˙.

2 œ œ 4

156

see

there’s a

œ œ œ

no - thing to

the

with

SCROOGE: “When the clock strikes two, the Ghost of Christmas Present…”

161

me?

#10—Money Machine Montage

— 134 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 11

Abundance and Chari! (Scrim rises. The GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT is revealed!)

## 4 1 & 4

(The GHOST tastes SCROOGE's gruel...

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: “Boo!”

## 9 Ó

Rubato (in two)

call

œ nœ bœ

this Christ - mas

# # 16

# #20 n œ œ œ œ

# # 24 œ

U !

U Œ

...and spits it out.) 11

GHOST:

You

# & # œ 12

Tempo

œ œ nœ œ

are - n’t just

Christ - mas

# # 27 !

sin - ner,

plea - sures!

one

œ ¿ ¿ (loco)

So I’ve

meas - ly

pot

œ œJ œ .

you’re an out - right

Things to

mea - sures

his

wal - let

done you just

tee - ny

ti - ny

#11—Abundance and Charity

gruel?!

Rit.

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

˙.

You

œ œ œ

fool!

see, en - joy and

opt. 8va

Rit.

22 n œ œ j œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ

pre - sent’s full of

this

j #œ œ. ˙

œ œ œ œ

. œ œ

din - ner?

A tempo

j œ œ

Why, the

˙ taste!

œ œ œ

Rit.

And at

j œ œ

his

j œ

waist!

o¿ œ œ SCROOGE: “Aren’t you…”

fa - vor!

Oh, don’t

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

# # 30

# # 33

œ œ œ œ J

thank

me. It’s no - thing

˙ "

sa - vor.

œ J

(GHOST:)

Rit.

In 4 32

œ œ

all.

Just a

Don’t

Œ Ó

A tempo, in 4

— 135 —

wor - ry.

œ œ œ œ

œ œ

few

de - li - cious things to

pro - mise…

they’re

GHOST: "You have never seen Entrance of sleigh the likes of me before."

SCROOGE: "Never."

small! CUE TO CONTINUE: GHOST: “Ebenezer Scrooge, are you ready to go forth with me?” SCROOGE: Spirit, I will go with you freely. Conduct me where you will."

# # 2 45. & 4 .

Vamp

CUE TO CONTINUE: SCROOGE: (Cont'd) If you have ought to teach me, let me profit by it.”

.. ..

.. 41 ..

Vamp

CUE TO CONTINUE: GHOST: “Excellently said, Mr. Scrooge. Touch my robe!”

.. n n C

Cornucopia Shakes 48

In 2

& œ.

j œ Ó

bun - dance!

j & œ. œ Œ œ joy - ment!

œ. share

œ J Ó

some,

j œ. œ Ó

Chari - ty!

GHOST:

œ . œj Ó

lari - ty!

œ. spare

Œ œ

Good

Œ œ

Good

œ J Ó

will

t’ward men!

will

Œ œ

En -

Œ œ

t’ward men!

some,

#11—Abundance and Charity

Come

mat - ter

— 136 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

when,

Ben!

(GHOST:) 67

œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ

Get with the

& w 70

spi

rit ’cause

you’re gon - na hear

œ œ œ œ œ œ

nœ

& &

# # 81

# # 84 œ

œ œ œ œ

joy - ful

# & #

œ b˙

œ. treat,

then,

bu - lous

fruit

j œ Œ œ

Sir!

œ œ.

sweet,

the

jŒ œ

Sir!

bun - dance!

¿ ¿ ¿ J J Ó

Come on, Ben!

j œ œ

that

spi - rit’s

mine!

œ œ œ J J ‰

œ.

vine!

j œ

kind - ness,

œ œ œ œ œ lit - tle in - dul (HE rings the bell)

œ œ œ œ Œ

Char - i - ty!

(OPT: "Ring that bell, Ebenezer!") 94

¿ ¿ ¿ J J Ó

#11—Abundance and Charity

œ œ

gence and

Œ œ œ

Good will t’ward men!

(SCROOGE rings the bell)

Ring that bell!

nœ #œ

friend,

hu - man

j œ. œ œ Œ

œ nœ

bread

‰ œ.

your heart!

on the

œ -

œ œ

Dine

spi - rit

# 89 & # œ Œ Œ œ # 93 & #

There’s

Ragtime

gain!

bbbbb

gain!

b & b bbb

a -

Good will t’ward

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 97

men!

b &b 117

(GHOST:)

105

####

OTHER GIRLS:

# www

130

bun

www

dance!

ww w

˙.

Char

œ i

GHOST:

Good

138

ty!

will t’ward

139

œ Œ Ó

www

131

132

ww w

134

# # # # 137 & # Ó

www w

# # # # 133n ww & # w #

3 GIRLS:

128

## & # ## w

Ah! 3 GIRLS:

####

Click in h=108

####

Reveal

# # # # 125 & # 129

— 137 —

ww w

135

136

w 140

men!

#11—Abundance and Charity

GHOST & ALL GIRLS:

142

‰ œ.

A -

— 138 — 143

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

####

# œ . œj œ Œ

(GHOST & GIRLS:)

bun - dance!

# # # # 147 & # œ . œj Œ œ joy - ment!

# # # # 151 œ . & #

œ œ œ œ Œ

144

Char - i - ty!

œ œ œ œ Œ

œ Ó J

share some,

œ.

Œ œ œ œ

œ Ó J

153

spare some,

No mat - ter

157

####

the

spi

œ ‰ Œ J

156

rit ’cause

œ Œ Œ œ

men!

150

Good will t’ward

# # # # 155 œ œ & # œ #œ œ œ œ Get with

149

la - ri - ty!

152

146

Good will t’ward

Œ œ

148

Œ œ

145

En -

œ Œ Œ œ

men!

154

Come

œ Œ œ Œ

when,

Ben!

œ œ œ œ œ œ

nœ

you’re gon - na

hear

gain!

# # # # # 163 & #

165

GHOST:

œ œ nœ

œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ

166

Fill your plate, come

# # # # # 167 & # aœ

# # # # # 170 j & # œ œ nev - er

j œ œ

ry,

mer - ry

j 168 œ w

œ œ œ œ œ J

dared

on and

169

time.

to make the

171

œ . œJ ˙

most

#### # #

158

ce - le - brate a

œ joys

All

the

you

œ œ

œ œ œj œ . œ œ œ œ.

GIRLS: 3 girls upper 8ve

of,

#11—Abundance and Charity

172

He’s

the ghost

of!

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

#### # & # œ œ nœ œ

173

Click out

GHOST:

174

Lis ! - ten, bro - ther,

#### # ˙ . & #

Mo - ther Goose

An - y

# # # # # 179 œ œ œ œ & #

180

Life’s a ball, and

œ œ œ œ œ. J

œ œ œ œ œ œ. J

Bro - ther, you can pick it!

181

¿ Œ Ó

200

b & b bbb Œ ¿ ¿ Œ b & b bbb Œ ¿ Œ ¿ 207

b & b bbb Œ ¿ ‰ ¿ .

Dance lyric only

Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

201

¿ ¿ Œ ¿

204

3rd Break

need

a Di

Shimmy

Œ ¿ Œ ¿

209

GHOST: "Take it, Ebenezer!" GIRLS:

¿ Œ Ó

213

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

Ho,

ho,

#11—Abundance and Charity

et Coke right now!

GHOST: "Your turn, Ebenezer!"

Œ ¿¿¿¿¿¿

¿ Œ Œ ¿

¿ ¿ ¿

202

205

208

212

bbbbb

195

Ghost soft shoe

203

211

at the pan - to - mime!

Champagne pop

2nd Break

œ J

I’m your tick - et!

1st Break

178

lit - tle plea - sure,

Circle Dance

b & b bbb Œ ¿ Œ ¿

199

175

is play - ing

177

jœ #œ œ œ

œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ. J

176

183

— 139 —

ho,

¿¿¿¿¿¿¿

206

Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

210

> Œ ¿ Ó

214

Ho!

— 140 — 215

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Big soft shoe

Twist Step

# # 226

SCROOGE’s Tap

# & # Œ ¿ Ó

229

GIRLS’ Tap

SCROOGE’s Tap

231

Œ ¿ Ó

SCROOGE’s Tap

b & b bbbb b & b bbbb b & b bbbb

> œ

> œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

When you get

b b b 249>œ b & bb

nev - er

b b b >œ b & bb

nev - er

the

spi - rit

the

spi - rit

gon - na

œ œ

gon - na

SCROOGE’s Tap

you are

248

GIRLS’ Tap

Œ ¿ Œ ¿

234

bbbbbb

SCROOGE: "Spirit, you make an old man very happy."

Click in h=106

243

> œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

When you get

> œ

GIRLS:

GIRLS’ Tap

GHOST: 247

SCROOGE’s Tap

230

233

237

225

Œ ¿ Œ ¿

232

GHOST: "That's the way to do it!" 235

223

(The GIRLS applaud)

> > œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

gon - na

wan - na cheer

and you’re

> > œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

you are

gon - na

wan - na cheer

>œ

want

250

>œ

let

>œ

stop!

want

let

stop!

>œ

#11—Abundance and Charity

Œ Œ

œ œ

and you’re

œ A

Œ n œœ œ

bbbb bbbb

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b b œ. b & b

251

œ ˙ J

(GHOST:)

252

j œœ œœ œ œ

bun - dance! (GIRLS:)

bb & b b œœœ ...

bun - dance!

b & b bb &

255

bbbb

From

Good

œœ œ

œœœ

will

t’ward

j Ó œœ œ

b & b b b b œœ ... œ

Lend

b & b bb œ

n œœœ

œœ œ

some,

You’ll

get

b œœœ ...

b & b bb

Get

with

œ nœ

the

spi

œ -

rit ’cause

264

n œœœ

262

œœ œ

yen,

œ œ

you’re gon - na

j œœœ Ó

some,

the

bœ

spend

GHOST:

263

i - ty!

GHOST & GIRLS:

œœ œ

œœœ

259

Come

261

t’ward

œœœ œœœ œœœ n œœœ b œœœ

Waltz clog

men!

will

mil - lion - air

Œ Œ

œœ œ

256

˙. œœ œ

(GHOST & GIRLS:)

260

per

œœ œ

Good

j œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ

258

œœœ

œœ œ

œ œ ˙

pau

b w & b bb b & b bb Œ

œ œœ .. œ.

257

œœœ œœ œœ œ œ

Char - i - ty!

œœ Œ Œ œœ œ œ

men!

253

Char - i - ty!

˙.

254

n œœœ

— 141 —

Ben!

œ œ œ Œ

hear

GIRLS:

#11—Abundance and Charity

— 142 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b & b bb b & b bb

265

(GIRLS:)

gain!

and

b b 268w b & b

a - gain! and

˙ ˙

œ.

œ ˙ J

bbbb

Char

˙ ˙

bbbb

b & b bb

ww ww

283

˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙

˙ ˙ Ride out

˙˙˙

274

˙ ˙

GHOST & GIRLS:

ww ww

278

285

#11—Abundance and Charity

˙˙ ˙

˙˙˙

will

ww ww

284

˙ ˙

t’ward

ww ww

Kiss! 281

280

ww ww

˙ ˙

273

277

men!

˙ ˙

1 Soprano on top note

Good

ww ww

bun - dance!

270

œ ˙ J

gain!

i - ty!

œ. Ó

272

GHOST: “Merry Christmas, Ebenezer!”

279

˙ ˙

Ah!

b b 275 b & b

n ˙˙˙

b ˙ & b bb ˙ 271

269

b & b bb

Œ œ

266

267

(GHOST:)

282

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 143 —

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 12

Christmas Toge!er

CUE: (CRACHIT house moves on stage.)

b & b b 43

In One

6 bbb

TINY TIM: (at oval window)

j œ œ

œ.

b 10 & b b ˙.

U !

Not Conducted

˙.

SCROOGE: "That child. Who is he?" GHOST: "Why that’s Bob Cratchit’s son, Mr. S. That’s Tiny Tim. Come with me, Mr. Scrooge. If only you'd open your eyes, Christmas Present is right outside your window. Come."

b &bb

˙. !

b & b b œ.

TINY TIM:

j œ œ

Oh,

what a

b 38 & b b ˙.

Peo

day,

don’t

Christ

b & b b œ.

j œ œ

ple will

mas

say

we’re

the

care

it’s

˙.

geth

grey,

it’s

fam - ’ly

˙.

er!

luck - i - est

#12—Christmas Together

— 144 —

& 50

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 46 bbb

bbb

(TINY TIM:)

˙.

town.

˙.

j œ œ

œ.

TINY TIM:

Moth

b &bb

j œ œ

œ. wear

ing her

b 58 j & b b œ. œ œ

Fath - er will

b &bb ˙ 63

mas

mak - ing

˙ per

œ œ œ

˙.

geth

he’ll

car - ry

˙.

feast,

and

œ And

er.

fect

˙.

gown!

lov - li - est

come and

œ to

˙ down

˙.

œ to

˙. Christ

SCROOGE: "Cratchit never told me Tiny Tim was ill." GHOST: "He tried — you didn't listen."

b 84 &bb

CRATCHIT: "Come along then, Tiny Tim. Everyone is waiting for you, my boy. Up you jump. On our way then!"

b &bb &

# 100

CRACHIT: "Look who's here!"

#12—Christmas Together

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 104

& & & & 120

& & & &

BOB CRATCHIT:

j œ œ

œ.

to the

Here’s

# 108 . ˙ # 112

lad

who

makes

mas

j œ œ

MRS. CRATCHIT:

œ.

Here’s

to the

# 116 ˙ .

one

day

113

˙.

glad

that

it’s

j œ œ.

wor - ries

˙.

er.

don’t

give

our

115

CHILDREN: "Pudding!"

˙.

117

111

geth

114

107

ev - ’ry - one

110

106

109

Christ

105

— 145 —

118

119

thought!

MR. & MRS. CRATCHIT:

œ Œ

Chick - en,

# 124 œ .

fin - est

121

the

BOB CRATCHIT:

Look

128

œ.

look

œ œ J

j œ œ what sur

# 132 ˙ . Christ

moth - er

has

123

Lon

126

don,

child

ren!

MRS. CRATCHIT:

˙.

127

wrought!

œ And

MR. & MRS. CRATCHIT: 129

pris - es

your

mas

fath - er

has

130

133

125

what your

122

134

˙.

geth

#12—Christmas Together

131

brought

˙.

135

er!

œ for

— 146 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

# 136

CRACHIT CHILDREN: "Crackers!"

& 140

& & &

TINY TIM:

˙.

#˙.

141

Bless

# 145

this

147

feast

139

151

#œ œ

œ #œ #œ

joy

of your

157

Bless

#˙.

144

’ly,

˙.

148

bless ALL CRATCHITS: (spoken)

(spoken)

149

cheers!

152

153

˙ #œ

com - pa

Cheers!

˙.

154

ny!

158

159

all,

161

162

155

˙.

first

# 168

and

˙.

# 164

#˙.

143

ALL: (sung)

TINY TIM:

# 160

˙.

fam

#˙.

˙.

# 150Œ

142

146

from

˙.

+ MR. CRATCHIT:

163

least.

˙.

Yes,

+ MRS. CRATCHIT:

˙.

here’s

138

(Pop)

To the

156

(THEY pop their Christmas crackers)

˙.

be—

165

˙. ˙.

169

166

167

how

170

the

œ world

j œ

œ.

ought

ALL CRATCHITS:

shar - ing

#12—Christmas Together

Christ - mas

171

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

& &

(CRACKER GIRLS enter) (ALL CRATCHITS:)

# 172 ˙ .

˙.

173

# 176

####

# # # # 184

GHOST: "Look, Mr. Scrooge, your very own Christmas cracker!"

& 200

& &

# 192 #

GHOST: (cont'd) "Lucky boy"

œ.

j œ œ

Down

ev - ’ry

Christ

Look!

# 207F . ˙

lane,

ev - ’ry

mas

j œ œ They’re as

˙.

207G

Tom,

Dick,

and

206

glad

207C

202

205

201

# 204 . ˙

196

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT:

# 207B & œ. &

175

er!

Cracker Dance

˙.

174

geth

— 147 —

˙.

Jane’s

off

out

207

geth

œ.

207D

203

˙.

207H

cage!

#12—Christmas Together

œ œ J

˙.

er.

207E

ries let

207I

— 148 — 208

& & & & &

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

œ.

WEALTHY PEOPLE:

Nice

œ œ J

œ œ œ

212

&b &b

lax

from

the

fun

for

Christ

221

with

on - ions

mas

222

214

218

Nice

234

˙.

Christ

got

such

231

235

COOKS & WEALTHY PEOPLE: 219

And

1 COOK:

œ Œ

sage!

˙.

224

225

er!

to have

˙.

223

ALL DRUNKS:

œ.

COOKS:

and

geth

’ness.

(DRUNKS enter)

j œ œ

˙.

rai - sins

˙.

bus

215

and

226

230

age!

1 COOK:

(COOKS & WEALTHY PEOPLE:)

1 COOK:

stuff - in'

211

world

217

210

213

œ œ œ

# 220 ˙ .

had

(COOKS:)

Have - n’t

# 216

209

mas

232

236

˙.

geth

spot

for

our

233

com - f’ta - ble

œ to

237

#12—Christmas Together

˙.

er.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

DRUNK #2: (sung by EMILY) 238

œ.

Shar

j œ œ

in’

& b ˙.

mor - sel

239

bread

and

240

j œ œ.

243

241

jig - ger

A DRUNK: "I love you!"

˙.

242

— 149 —

244

gin!

246

& b œ.

Giv

250 & b œ.

sav

& b œ. 254

ain’t

&b &b

258

œ œ J

ing the

œ J œ

˙. -

need - y

255

from

the

260

œ to

GHOST: "Look, Mr. S! All over London!"

# # # 298

300

hot

˙.

meal

and

253

œ And

ship

made

˙.

œ Œ œ

257

for

˙.

261

geth

er!

###

4 (#2)

4 (#6)

(#5)

4 SAILORS & 2 LADIES OF THE NIGHT: (Over exuberantly)

294

(#4)

(#3)

sin!

256

bless - in’

mas

252

249

nice

œ œ œ

262

# # 290 & #

248

sin - ners

259

Christ

251

ing the

j œ œ

247

Advent Calendar Windows Open (#1)

2 SALVATION ARMY FOLKS:

302

#12—Christmas Together

308

— 150 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL ALL: (CHILDREN on melody) (No ANDERSON BOY)

# # # Sop.˙ .+ Bari:

###

310

#˙.

311

Bless

###

fam

˙.

#˙.

˙.

315

˙.

bless

this

# ˙.

#˙.

# # # 318 (shouted) T. &

˙.

this

Tenors + Altos

# # 314 & # #˙.

312

(ALL:)

316

com

326

& &

### ###

#œ

317

n œ Œ

320

˙.

and

˙.

321

#œ

323

’ly,

n˙. Œ

#œ

cheers!

# # # 322

#˙.

313

feast

319

the

˙.

324

#œ

joy

your

325

ny!

˙.

327

Bless

all,

from

first

˙.

n˙.

œ Œ Œ

Sop. + Ten.

Altos + Baritones

˙.

328

˙.

329

˙.

#12—Christmas Together

330

œ Œ Œ

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

# # # 331 ˙. &

(Sop. + Ten.)

œ Œ Œ

332

## & # ˙. to

333

least.

nœ Œ Œ

(Altos + Bari:)

# # # 336Œ (ALL:) & œ œ

337

how the

world ought

(G.O.C.P. & SCROOGE re-enter) “Twirl” 334 335

˙.

Yes,

here’s

n˙.

˙. ˙.

338

& &

# # # 346

# # # 360

Christ - mas

˙.

(End twirl)

geth

Sailors’ Dance

&b &b &b

Barrel Turns

Anderson House Revolves

˙.

343

˙.

344

(FRED'S family is revealed, playing various instruments) 376

˙. Œ œ œ

340

shar - ing

364

368

˙.

339

˙.

be—

# # # 341

342

— 151 —

4 #12—Christmas Together

˙.

345

er!

— 152 —

380

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

FRED’S FAMILY:

& b ˙˙ ..

ANDERSON BOY & SALLY:

FRED'S GUESTS:

. ? b ˙˙ . Let

˙. ˙.

381

the

384

œœ œ œ

mind

œœ œ œ

œœ

˙˙ ..

(FRED’S FAMILY:)

?b œ œ

God

œœ

390

œ œ œ

bless

œ œ œ

œœ

SCROOGE:

393A

In the orchestra parts, bars 393A and 393B do not exist. Bars 392 and 393 have a repeat sign.

˙ ˙ ˙

’ry

œ œ

sky

˙˙

387

pas

œ œ

393

œ œ

˙.

love

˙. ˙.

œ œ

˙˙

383

the

˙˙ ..

392

386

com

389

Let

&b œ

man’s

˙. ˙.

388

˙˙

œ œ

& b ˙˙ .. ?b

œ œ

˙˙

œœ

œ œ

385

œœ

stars

˙. ˙.

FRED:

382

œœ

till

œ œ

˙.

sion.

˙˙ ..

˙˙

œœ

391

œ œ

˙˙

œ œ

die

and

Ritard

God

bless

393B

˙.

one.

#12—Christmas Together

œ -

’ry

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 394

&b œ

(SCROOGE:)

one.

(FRED’S FAMILY:)

— 153 —

395

FRED: "A toast, friends! A toast to my wicked old Uncle Scrooge!"

FRED’S FAMILY: (General protesting)

SCROOGE: "What?"

397

SALLY: "Shame on him. He said Christmas is a humbug."

FRED: "He's a comical old fellow. But he is family."

&b &b

405

412

416

&b &b

FRED:

œ.

Here’s

420

˙.

Christ

j œ œ

to his

417

health

421

mas

though

puts

418

ev - en

422

œ to

(to 412)

˙.

geth

#12—Christmas Together

419

wealth

423

˙.

er!

ov - er

— 154 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

j œ œ

(FRED:) + FRED’S GUEST:

& b œ. 424

Sad

(A Tempo) 428

˙.

œ.

SALLY:

Year

436

œ.

hope

444

œ.

here’s

448

fel - low

has

no - thing

453

love

but

his

427

œ to

˙.

430

431

ANDERSON KID:

œ œ J

433

œ J œ

437

up - on

that his

j œ œ

year,

you

œ œ œ

din - ner

gets

435

vite

438

him

here!

˙.

439

cold!

FRED:

œ Well,

ALL ANDERSONS: 445

to the

449

434

year

when

old

mas

450

446

Scrooge may

˙.

geth

447

hold

FRED: (cont'd) "…wherever he may be!"

#12—Christmas Together

452

er!

458

˙.

451

FRED: "My dear family, here’s to Uncle Scrooge,…"

426

˙.

Christ

429

gold.

432

when a

œ œ œ

425

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 460

j œ œ

ALL OTHERS:

œ.

Gath

# 464 ˙ .

OTHERS:

œ.

j œ œ

this

glo - ri - ous

466

at - ed

473

˙.

birth

# 480 œ . love

œ œ J

en the

œ œ J

there is

poor - est

are

nev - er

thing

known

˙.

er.

friend - ship

rich

482

dearth.

#12—Christmas Together

well

n˙

ALL: 479

˙.

bœ

475

471

˙.

478

481

467

#˙.

463

474

477

˙.

geth

470

WOMEN & TENORS:

n˙.

# œ.

462

469

’lies cre

# 472 . ˙ &

476

mas

# TENORS: œ. œ œ V J

sing

Fam

465

Christ

# 468

461

er and

— 155 —

love.

483

œ So

— 156 —

# 484 & œ.

j œ œ

OTHERS:

488

& &

œ.

# #

489

493

˙.

that

it’s

worth—

490

fam

494

n˙. b ˙˙ ..

n b ˙˙

geth

n b ˙˙˙

er!

491

, nœ œ , n œœ bœ All

All

498

œ œ

MEN:

˙.

’ly!

˙.

495

geth

a ˙˙ .. ˙. ov

#12—Christmas Together

499

, œ œ

the

˙˙ ˙

a ˙˙ .. ov

er!

˙.

mas!

497

˙.

487

WOMEN & CHILDREN:

˙.

# 496 n ˙˙ .. geth

all

ship!

˙.

Christ

for

˙.

Christ - mas

MEN:

486

˙.

# 492

œ œ

MEN:

friend

j œ œ

485

ce le - brate TENORS:

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

, œ œ œ

the

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 500

& &

# #

˙˙ ..

501

˙. ˙. ˙.

& &

j œ œ

œ.

Gath - er GROUP 2:

505

and

˙. ˙. ˙.

sing

˙. ˙. ˙.

& &

512

& &

# 508 #

˙.

Gath

# #

509

œ.

j œ œ

Christ

˙. !

sing

513

˙.

mas

˙.

this

˙. ˙. ˙. œ

506

507

glo - ri - ous

˙.

510

511

this

glo - ri - ous

514

˙.

thing

˙. ˙. ˙.

˙. œ

and

˙.

[SOME HOLD THROUGH, SOME JOIN GROUP 1]

503

˙. ˙. ˙.

GROUP 1: (includes CHILDREN and CRACHITS) 504

˙˙ ..

502

˙. ˙. ˙.

earth!

˙˙ ..

(WOMEN & CHILDREN:)

earth! (MEN:)

— 157 —

˙. Christ

#12—Christmas Together

˙.

thing

515

˙.

˙ ˙.

mas

œ to

— 158 —

& &

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

# 516

(GROUP 1:)

˙.

geth

517

˙.

(GROUP 2:)

˙.

# 520 ˙ .

˙.

geth

˙. ˙.

er!

CRATCHIT: "I give you the founder 521

Christ

522

˙.

mas

˙.

523

˙. ˙.

˙.

# 524

œ to

519

˙.

er!

518

Christ

˙.

mas

of the feast. Mr. Scrooge."

˙.

geth

˙. !

525

526

˙.

er!

œ to

527

˙. ˙.

geth

˙.

er!

SEGUE AS ONE TO:

Wi! Tiny Tim Live?

#12—Christmas Together

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 159 —

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 13 # A & 43

In 1

Wi! Tiny Tim Live? MRS. CRATCHIT: "I wish I had him here. I'd give him a piece of my mind to feast upon."

CRATCHIT: "My dear, the children, Christmas day!"

MRS. CRATCHIT: "I'll drink his health for your sake but not his. Mr. Scrooge" ALL FAMILY: "Mr. Scrooge!"

Slowly and Tenderly

# & 44

TINY TIM: "God bless Mr. Scrooge!" SCROOGE: "God bless Mr. Scrooge!"

A Tempo, In 1

# 3 SCROOGE:j & 4 œ. œ œ 1

# 5 ˙. &

Christ

& &

œ.

# 13 ˙ .

j œ œ

en this

knew

there

was

mas

child

who

has

˙.

ne - ver

CRATCHIT: "And now it's bedtime, son."

4 TINY TIM: "Right oh, Father!" Molto Rit. 3

a - ny - thing

˙.

no - thing

˙.

share.

#13—Will Tiny Tim Live?

spend - ing

˙.

ther.

has

much

— 160 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

& & &

œ œ J

What

is this

œ œ J

# 21 œ . # 25

looks as

j œ. œ œ

gent - ly his

feel - ing

that

fra - gile

œ œ

In 3

b &b 30

œ.

(SCROOGE:)

œ œ œ

fa - ther

A Tempo, In 1

ver

˙.

23 Ritard

whelms

me?

air.

plac - ing

How

˙.

Ritard

him

œ Ó

there...

GHOST: (opening robe, revealing WANT and IGNORANCE) "Poor child, one of many." Ritard

SCROOGE: "Poor child."

SCROOGE: "Spirit, are they yours?" GHOST: "They are Everyman's. This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, but most of all beware this boy, In 4 for Ignorance shall be mankind's doom!"

œ . # œj œ

A Tempo, In 1

# & # 43

Flute solo

# # 60 . & .

Safety

# & # 44

GHOST: "Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?"

SCROOGE: "Have they no refuge, no resource?"

CRATCHIT: "Goodnight, son. Merry Christmas." 46

bbbbbb

b b b b 40 b & b

œ œ œ

b & b 44

œ œ œ 47

Vamp

.. # # 43

(no bar 45)

TINY TIM: "Goodnght, dear Father. Happy Christmas."

˙.

GHOST: "Who are you to decide who shall live and who shall die? If these shadows remain unaltered by the future, the child will die!"

.. 44

SCROOGE: "No, wait! What must I do? Tell me! What must I do?"

Kbd 2 [Clock ticks]

SEGUE AS ONE TO:

Dancing on Your Grave

#13—Will Tiny Tim Live?

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 161 —

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 14

Dancing On Your Grave

& 44

Clock continues ticking

SCROOGE: "What is this? What have I done to be left so alone."

Repeat As Needed

& ..

CUE TO CONTINUE: (SCROOGE knocks on the door of his own house four times)

& 44

(¿

(1st knock)

SCROOGE: (GHOST OF CHRISTMAS "When the clock strikes three ... " FUTURE enters, tapping her cane) 1

.. 44

¿) Œ

(4th knock)

Ritard

SCROOGE: "I know you. I've seen you before. I fear you more than any ghost I have seen. I hope to live to be another man from what I was, but the night is Click In waning fast and it is precious time to me."

& ..

(BARITONES on top note, BASSES on bottom note)

MONKS: " b ˙ Vb ˙ ˙ ˙ 10

b Vb

U !

.. 9

œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙

WOMEN & TENORS:

" ˙

w w ˙

œ œ

œ œ œ

#14—Dancing On Your Grave

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙

— 162 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (MONKS:)

b w w

(BASS continues 8vb)

b Vb ˙

(WOMEN & TENORS:)

œ œ

b Vb w 18

niente

b Vb w

w Poco Accel.

niente

& b

A Tempo (Macabre)

& b bœ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ > > > MALE MONKS:

Lis - ten

the

œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ

mur - murs of the

spi - rits that you

b>œ œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ > sho - vel

˙.

fear,

the

OPT.

ture.

molto cresc.

Your

bœ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ > > Lis - ten to the ech - oes of the

ture

lies

and

the

danc - ing in the sha - dows of the

gra - vel

>œ œ œ œ # >œ œ œ œ

Shovel Toss 31

rhy - thm

here!

bœ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ > >in the sha - dows, all> the voi - ces

#14—Dancing On Your Grave

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

& b œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ 36

(MALE MONKS:)

peo - ple who you

Œ 38

˙Œ . ¿ ¿ ¿

save!

&b œ >

>œ

peo - ple

who'll

œ #œ

>œ

danc - ing

your

Click Out

grave!

˙.

The GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE Reveals Herself

(MALE MONKS:) >œ œ œ œ # œ œ >œ œ b Vb 60

Lis - ten

the

rhy - thm

mur - mur of the

Vb œ

ture.

Your

Lis - ten

the

ech - oes

#œ

curse

you

for

the

lit

>œ œ œ œ # >œ œ œ œ b V

the

Lis - ten

the

foot - steps of

the

and

the

mu - sic of the

THE G.O.C.F. sits on Shovels 67

lies

here!

b >œ œ œ œ # œ œ >œ >œ of

tle

that

you

cof - fin,

œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ

voi - ces

+ GRAVEDIGGERS:

the

Lis - ten to the

fu - ture

68 > b œ œ œ œ # œ œ >œ >œ b V

˙.

near.

b>œ œ œ œ # œ œ >œ >œ ham - mer

peo - ple draw - ing

the

>œ œ œ œ # œ œ >œ >œ

Lis - ten to the foot - steps of the 40

>œ œ œ >œ # œ œ >œ œ

(BLIND HAG enters)

Shovel Toss & Catch sub.

ne - ver tried to

— 163 —

the

fu - ture

˙.

they

gave!

>œ œ œ œ >œ œ #œ œ peo - ple who'll be

#14—Dancing On Your Grave

dan - cing

your

— 164 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SCROOGE: (MALE MONKS + GRAVEDIGGERS:) "I am in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Be. ...

# # 78

# # 81 b œ

(Whispered)

grave! ... I know your purpose is to do me good."

SCROOGE:

bœ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ

Lead me

œ œ #œ œ œ œ

know what hells a - wait me, but I

# # 84 œ œ œ œ #œ &

œ œ œ

Tear me in - to shreds and re - cre

# 87 & # w

learn!

know I have to

#œ ˙

ate me!

I can feel the

ev - 'ry - thing I'm

ter - ri - fied

don't

œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ

not too late to

sha - dow pas - sing

me!

Lead me to the 94

œ #œ

S. & T:

A. & B:

œœ # # ˙˙ ..

o - ver, and

œ œ œ œ #œ œ

œ œ !

to see! MONKS: (No GRAVEDIGGERS or BUSINESSMEN)

œ nœ 98

nœ ˙.

œ œ

n www

#14—Dancing On Your Grave

fu - ture! Show me

#œ

go there to re - turn!

Tell me that it's

shi - ver of a

# # 93 (SCROOGE:) œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ &

(MONKS:)

fu - ture.

n œ œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ 89 n œ œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ

have a pre - mo - ni - tion it's for

# # 96

the

nœ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ

91 # # 90 # œ œ œ œ w œ œ # œ œ &

# V #

˙˙˙ ...

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 100

THREE BUSINESSMEN: #1: #2:

Did - n't he die?

# # 102 #2: & œ œ œ

œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ

#1:

œ œ

Could - n't care less!

Ter - ri - ble mean old what's his name?

œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ

#3:

#1:

#2:

œ œ œ

Fu - ner - al day, and

# # 2106 .Vamp! V 4 .

.. 44 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Ó

# & # 42 ..

.. 44 Ó

# & # 117

#1 & #2 BUSINESSMEN:

Have a nice day. BUSINESSMAN #3:

Shame

# 119 & #œ

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

Have a nice Christ-mas!

Grab

SCROOGE: "Who has died?"

2 UNDERTAKERS:

! 2

115

let

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ

Look at the time! I'm late!

Macabre

œ #œ

ALL BUSINESSMEN: 108

MRS. MOPS:

œ œ

no - bo - dy chose to mourn his fate!

107

109

no one came!

nœ œ bœ

nœ œ œ

105

What did he leave? No - bo - dy knows and

SCROOGE: "I know these gentlemen from the 'xchange. Of whom do they speak? What am I to learn from this?"

103

Nei - ther could I, sir!

# # 104 nœ & nœ œ œ

101

Did - n't who die, sir?

— 165 —

shirt

this

the

sheets

and

cur - tains

nœ

#œ œ

off

118

his

#14—Dancing On Your Grave

the ground!

120

bed!

— 166 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

& &

# 121

MRS. MOPS:

œ #œ

Was - n't

# 123 œ

worth

bœ

look

your

spit

while

how much he's worth now

that

OLD JOE (entering): SCROOGE: "Oh, "Rags and bones...Rags and bones." merciful heaven, what is this?"

# # 130 ##

OLD JOE:

œ.

j 135 œ œ #œ

These

nice.

I'll

œ #œ

# 137 & # œ

These

# # 140

These

are

give

still

124

he's

# 126 & #

134

was

œ #œ

UNDERTAKERS: "Nightee night. Beddy bye!"

#œ œ ˙

MRS. MOPS: "Hey, Old Joe!"

are

nice,

and

are

nice,

take these

and

# # 142 œ œ œ œ #œ & œ œ œ

these - 'll

+ MRS. MOPS & UNDERTAKERS:

What a love - ly pro - fit

he pro

œ #œ

143

j 138 œ #œ œ œ ˙ œ œ.

UNDERTAKERS: "Whatcha think!?"

œ.

#œ

125

141

but just

dead!

#œ

j œ

a - round,

œ Œ Ó

you three and eight,

I'll

œ œ

ALL THREE:

122

136

Mum.

139

be - sides.

fetch

œ a

great

sum!

SCROOGE: "I see, I see. The case of this unhappy man might be my own." 144

vides!

#14—Dancing On Your Grave

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

(CRACHIT house revolves)

# # 147

bbbb

b œ œ œ

œ œ

Ne - ver had

for

b & b bbb œ œ œ

œ œ

(orch. fermata under)

153

Ma - ny men

had

for

b & b bb

œ œ

tunes,

all

I had

shoe.

was you!...

SCROOGE: "Tiny Tim! Dead? His gentle spirit was from God! Noooo!"

Marcato (Earthquake!)

163

œ œ œ

154

CRATCHIT: "We shall have none of us forget you, Tiny Tim. My little child. My little child."

159

œ œ

hid - den in

b 155 & b bbb

œ œ œ

152

tune

bbbbb

149

CRATCHIT: (At TINY TIM's casket)

151

— 167 —

bbbb

Rall. 169

2 SEGUE AS ONE TO:

Yes!rday, Tomorrow and Today #14—Dancing On Your Grave

— 168 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 15

Yes!rday, Tomorrow & Today

CUE: SCROOGE: “Ebenezer Scrooge, ahh! At last, I understand!” 1 & b 44 ..

dark - ness, all the

& b œ. All

ness.

&b œ œ œ œ 16

nev - er tast - ed!

strange…

From man’s

to 6

heart!

œ œ

Give me

œ œ I

time

˙ to

part

ed!

œ . œj œ œ œ œ

All

the joy and love

œ #œ œ nœ

past

years I’ve wast - ed!

the er - rors of the

At my door a world in need of

œ œ œ œ

œ . œj œ b œ œ œ

All

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

kind - ness,

the hours and days and

˙.

SCROOGE:

dark - ness of my

j œ œ œ œ œ

œ ˙ œ œ

I have seen a fu - ture full of

kind

.. .. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

˙ œ œ

&b œ

Safety

re - placed with

change!

#15—Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today

some - thing

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

# œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 24

(SCROOGE:)

& &

# 27

can see

& & &

fu - ture full

fly!

# 29

du 32

œ œ

ty!

God for

œ œ

con - science lead me,

# 39

œ œ

˙.

way,

# œ &

beau - ty,

give

œ œ

and my

change

my for - tune on the

can

œ. œ œ œ œ œ J

spend

# 35

— 169 —

the

œ œ

me!

Let

œ œ œ œ

ones who need me,

And to

˙ God

try!

I’ll

œ #œ

all! God speed

where kind - ness and my

37 œ . œj œ n œ œ œ œ # œ

pray

Let

# 45 œ

Rit.

the

Christ - mas

spir

œ it

live

with

A Tempo

œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ

yes - ter - day,

to - mor - row, and

˙ my

w ˙. me,

’ ’ ’ ’ 47 ’ ’ ’ ’ Œ w ˙.

Click In q = c104-108

œ . œj œ œ œ œ

give my heart and soul to

it’s

starts to

yes,

œ œ

spir - it

world,

œ ˙

day!

#15—Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today

— 170 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

ANGELS and ALL CHILDREN EXCEPT TINY TIM:

Let

the

# 52 ˙

Let

stars

love

### ˙ &

the

stars in the sky

Let

the

stars in the sky

# # # 60 ˙

Let

## & # ˙ &

###

Let

###

ANGELS - BOTTOM LINE:

œ œ œ œ œ

us of man’s

œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ mind

love

till we die,

, œ

love

œ œ œ

till we die,

and

œ œ œ

till we die,

and

us of man’s com

œ œ

###

one!

pas - sion!

œ œ ˙

us of man’s com

pas - sion!

us of man's com

, œ

œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ

mind

com

œ œ œ œ

God bless us, ev’ - ry

love

œ œ œ

mind

,œ

, œ œ œ œ œ

and

stars in the sky

ANGELS - TOP LINE:

Let

till we die,

œ œ œ œ

SCROOGE:

Let

in the sky

, œ œ œ œ œ

### ˙ & 56

, œ œ œ œ œ

pas

– sion!

nnn

God

bless us,

ev’ - ry…

God

œ œ

bless us,

ev’ - ry…

œ œ

God

bless us,

#15—Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today

ev’ - ry…

nnn

####

Faster, Furioso

— 171 —

Click Out

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####

The Roll

? 87

Timp

88 2 œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ & 4

4 &4

GHOST'S hands descend into trap.

& Œ 95

? nnnn

U Œ

2 4

4 4

44 89

3 3 œ œ b œ œ b œ œ 93 œ œ bœ 3

Tutti

SCROOGE flips bedsheet off his head. APPLAUSE

24 90

3 œ œ b œ 94 n œ b œ œ # œ n 3œ œ 3 œ œ bœ œ #œ nœ 3

JONATHON knocks on Scrooge’s door.

U 96 U U U U U U U U JONATHON: Œ " Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ ‰ bœ œ Hear the

SEGUE AS ONE TO:

Final Scene Part 1 (measure 5)

#15—Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today

— 172 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 16

Final Scene ! Part 1

b & b b 44 œ œ œ œ œ . œ œ 5

(JONATHON:)

bells

b &bb

all

o - ver

œ œ œ œ œ

Lon - don town how

joy - ous - ly

‰ œ œ

they ring.

See the

SCROOGE: "Boy, what day is this?" JONATHON: "Why, it's Christmas Day, sir!" SCROOGE: "Why it's Christmas Day, sir!" (SCROOGE pulls CUE TO CONTINUE: JONATHON SCROOGE: (con'd) through the doorway "Then I haven't missed it! and slams the door) 12

U !

8 œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ Œ

lamps a - glow in Lon-don town and

n n n 42

hear each car - o - ler sing.

SCROOGE: (cont'd) The Spirits have done it all in one night! They can do anything they like! Of course they can!

& 42 13

œ œ

Flute solo

44 ..14 œ

œ œ œ

œ œ 15 œ œ

œ œ œ

œ œ 16 œ

œ œ œ œ

b˙.

Of course they can! I will live in the past, present and the future. The Spirits of all three will strive within me. Oh, Jacob Marley, heaven and Christmas time be praised for this! I don't know what to do! I am as light as a feather. I am as happy as an angel. I am as merry as a schoolboy. I am as giddy as a drunken man. (Opens front door)

Boy, do you know the poulterers?"

b & b bb

bbbb

SCROOGE: "An intelligent boy! A remarkable boy! Do you know whether they've sold the prize turkey?"

JONATHON: "I should hope I did!"

JONATHON: "It's hanging there still!"

SCROOGE: "How much is it?"

b b 38 b & b bb &bb

œ œ œ

SCROOGE: "What a delightful boy! It's a pleasure to talk to you! Yes, the one as big as you!"

SCROOGE: "How much is it?"

JONATHON: "Wot?"

JONATHON: "About a sovereign, sir." 42

JONATHON: "Wot? The one as big as me?"

Clarinet solo

œ œ

SCROOGE: "How much?! Well here are two sovereigns! Go buy it for me ... and ... and ... keep the change!"

œ œ œ

Rit. last x only 45 U̇

(Fermata 2nd x only)

nœ œ

Play 1st x only

JONATHON: "Wot?" SCROOGE: "And ... Merry Christmas!" JONATHON: "Wot? Wot! Blimey!"

DIALOGUE CONTINUES AS ONE

#16—Final Scene (Part 1)

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— 173 —

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 16A

Final Scene ! Part 2

MRS. MOPS: "I brought you your slice o' turkey and your bit o' puddin." SCROOGE: "Thank you, my dear, dear, Mrs. Mops." (SCROOGE kisses her. SHE screams) And Merry Christmas!" MUSIC CUE: (MRS. MOPS screams again in horror. SCROOGE runs out of his house)

b & b b b 44

Moderately, In 2

SCROOGE:

œ œ

What a

b & b bb œ

œ œ œ

day,

b & b bb œ 7

joy

b & b bb

friends

what

be live

you

œ œ

sky.

œ œ œ

meet!

What

and

well!

œ œ

What

13 bbbb

hap - py

b˙.

man

sound!

love - ly

What

street!

œ œ œ

What a

what

œ œ œ

God,

What

smell!

(To the CHARITY MEN)

œ œ

Here

b & b bb œ œ œ œ 16

œ œ

coins for the poor, just the

b & b bb ˙

Œ œ œ

ty!

And if

œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ

first of man - y more, and a

œ œ œ

œ œ

save a

let

few

#16a—Final Scene (Part 2)

œ œ

check for

œ œ œ

all

have

œ œ

your char - i -

are

with

— 174 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

b & b bb w

###

MRS. MOPS: "Mr. Scrooge! Your coat, your scarf! Oh my."

(SCROOGE:)

me!

# # # 26

###

# # # 32

# # # 35

bells

now

they

debt

(sung)

œ œ

œ œ œ

Œ œ œ

be!

Oh,

lots!

Have a

œ œ

known what I know I’d have

# # # 41

### w &

the

whole

Smythe,

(spoken)

Mis - ter

œ œ œ

out

œ œ

chime,

Buy

toy...

œ œ

# # # 38

SCROOGE: "Smythe!"

n˙.

you’re

out

well!

good

œ œ œ

and

a fine

time!

buy the

done it years a - go! I’m as

world is

new

and

me!

#16a—Final Scene (Part 2)

the

And

tots

el!

œ œ

I’d

œ œ œ œ œ

light as a man can

œ œ œ

all

has to

you’re

SCROOGE: "Come on, children! Follow me."

Hear

œ œ œ

œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ

SCROOGE:

œ œ

(Tears up their mortgage)

with

bbbbb

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

bbbb

Più Mosso

b & b bbb œ .

j œ œ

Gave

bbbb

j œ œ

May

b b b 72 œj œ . b & b !

b & b bbb w

the

he's

start!

œ.

May

was

laugh - in'!

LAMPLIGHTER:

fright!

œ.

Some

œ œ J

thing

made

light!

j œ œ.

drink - in'!

ALL THREE:

j œ œ.

been

Scrooge

j œ œ.

quite

see

BLIND OLD HAG:

ter

him

b œ.

b b b 64 œ œ . b & b J 69

œ.

Mis

j œ œ

SANDWICHBOARD:

(To 59)

— 175 —

œ œ J

Gave

Christ

œ.

œ œ. J

mas

j œ œ

œ quite

touched

his

heart!

bb &bbb

CLICK IN (h=103/104)

b & b bbb

GHOSTS AND ENSEMBLE:

œ œ

Hear

3 #16a—Final Scene (Part 2)

the

œ œ

bbbbbb bbbbbb

— 176 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

bb b b b S/T: œ œ & b œ œ

œ . œj œ

bb & b b bb œ œ œ œ bells all

œ. œ J

ov - er

Lon - don - town,

A/B:

how

bb & b b bb œ œ œ œ

œ . œj

b b b b 91 œ œ œ œ b & b

b & b bbbb œ b & b bbbb œ

Hark - en

b 99 & b bbbb œ bb & b b bb œ

œ œ

Hark - en

Lon - don - town

œ. œ J

may

for

100

while

you

may

œ. œ.

See the

œ œ

sing.

œ nœ œ œ

Bring a

œ œ

spread your

kind - ly

cheer.

œ œ

n˙

and

Œ œ œ

œ œ œ n œ 90 ˙ Œ œ œ

ring.

hear each car - ol - er

œ œ

Christ - mas

Day

here!

b˙

œ J

Christ - mas

Day

j œ œ

for

œ . œj œ

while you

nœ

œ . œj œ

b & b bbbb œ œ œ œ hap - py heart

œ. œ J

they

œ œ œ œ

Lon - don - town and

œ œ œ œ

joy - ous - ly

œ b b b b 87 œ œ œ œ 88 œ . œ b & b J œ lamps a - glow in

#16a—Final Scene (Part 2)

101

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Polka

b & b bbbb ˙

102

here!

bb & b b bb ˙

(Jonathon Dance)

CLICK OUT

103

# # # # 118

# # # # (ENSEMBLE:) œ ˙

# # # # 145˙

fire!

fire

#### ˙ & !

trol,

his

soul,

for A/B:

for

(EXCEPT CHILDREN)

141

There's

can't

con

143

S/T:

ENSEMBLE:

3 SOPRANOS & 3 TENORS:

####

116

## w & ## 142

bbbb

3 CHIMNEY SWEEPS: "Knees up, Mr. Scrooge!"

110

bbbb

7 7

Chimney Sweep Dance

b & b bb

— 177 —

144

joy

and

last

has

last

146

has

#16a—Final Scene (Part 2)

come

147

come

— 1 7 8V —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

# # # # 148

# # # # S/T:w

Rall.

149

150

151

SCROOGE: (shouted)

Ev - 'ry

œœ

see...

# # # # A: # ww &

B: see...

# # # # 152 & ˙

(SCROOGE:)

last

œ œ

one

153

you will [OPT LYRIC:

have for

154

some - thing - ev er

œ to be

155

do part

with of!!!]!

SEGUE AS ONE TO:

Final Scene!Part 3

#16a—Final Scene (Part 2)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

— 179 —

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No. 16B

Final Scene ! Part 3

CUE: SCROOGE: "Oh look, the prize turkey! Well done, my lad ... follow me!"

In One

(SCROOGE:) 2 3 & 4 ˙. 1

(SCROOGE knocks on CRATCHIT'S door)

Ritard

me.

####

U !

CUE: CRATCHIT: "Mr. Scrooge!" SCROOGE: "Cratchit!" CRATCHIT: "What's wrong?" SCROOGE: "Where've you been? I thought I told you to come in early?" 20 A Tempo

####

˙.

Tpt 1 (Cup)

# # # # 24 & # ˙.

˙.

n˙.

˙.

CRATCHIT: "But, but ... that's tomorrow! Today's Christmas! It's Christmas Day!" 25

˙.

n˙.

˙.

SCROOGE: "Is it? Oh, dear. Well, silly me! Never mind. I'd better give you and your family a Christmas present then!"

# # # # 28 & #

# & # 36

MRS. CRACHIT: "The prize turkey!"

SCROOGE: "A Merry Christmas, Bob! A merrier Christmas than I have given you in many a year!

# # . 2x & . 52

Accel. poco a poco

#16b—Final Scene (Part 3)

— 180 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

# 56 & # ..

I'll raise your salary and endeavor to assist you and your struggling family from now on!"

Vamp

(CRATCHIT faints)

CUE: (SCROOGE lifts TINY TIM onto his shoulders) Spirited SCROOGE: "Come along, Tiny Tim, up we go!!" 60

# # # # 64 œ .

j œ œ

œ.

Kbd 1 + WWs & Stgs (8va)

j aœ œ

+Strings

j œ

####

‰ Ó

U !

œ œ œ œ œ œ WWs & Harp

˙.

####

œ œ œ œ œ œ

b b b b b 42

SCROOGE: "Bob, Bob? Oh, he's alright." CRATCHIT: "Oh, yes, I'm fine."

(Answering the knock at the door) "It's I, your Uncle Scrooge. (e»q ) at FRED's door) 80 "Well, bless my soul, who's this?" I've come to Christmas dinner. Vamp 81 4 bb b b 2 . .. 44 ! & b4 . (SCROOGE arrives

FRED:

SCROOGE:

Will you let me in, Fred?"

b 85 & b bbb Ó

Molto Rit.

b & b bbb œ 87

FRED:

œ œ

j œ

œ.

been

home,

place

In 8 88

for

In 4

There's a

al - ways

b b b 90 b & b œ

˙.

heart

where you've

SCROOGE: "Sally?" SALLY: "We're so very happy you've come." FRED & SALLY: 89

œ œ

Wel - come

me.

j œ ‰

Un - cle Scrooge,

wel - come

#16b—Final Scene (Part 3)

œ home

œ.

fam

œ 3 J 4 i

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

In One

b ˙. & b b b b 43

˙.

(FRED & SALLY:) 93

— 181 — TINY TIM: "It's snowing!"

SCROOGE: "Thank you."

˙.

ALL KIDS: "Snow! Snow!"

####

ly.

100

& 108

####

8 With Gusto!

# ALL: & œ.

116

Gath

& & & & &

j œ œ

er and

# 120 ˙ . # 124

(ALL:)

œ.

TENORS:

# 128 ˙ . #

new!

˙.

sing

this

117

121

Christ

104

j œ œ

mas

the

joy

œ œ J

the

joy

˙.

129

˙.

the

122

˙.

thing

known

the

123

geth

119

glo - ri - ous

125

118

Ritard

˙.

er.

sea - son

and

#œ

sea - son

and

ring

126

130

˙.

#˙.

new!

#16b—Final Scene (Part 3)

127

ring

n˙

131

— 182 — 132

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

# ALL: œ. E

& &

œ J œ

love

# 140

poor - est

are

eas - y

137

œ.

hop - ing this TENORS:

hop

œ œ J

Christ - mas

ing this

141

145

˙.

˙. -

love

and

œ.

‰ œ

139

Here’s

142

your

150

true

come

˙.

fam'

143

come

wish - es

146

wish - es

do.

ship

˙.

149

˙.

Christ

135

138

œ œ

rich

And

(MEN:)

# 148

134

WOMEN & KIDS:

friend

j œ œ

(ALL:)

133

ven the

# 136 œ .

# & œ.

144

œ J œ

true

˙.

151

˙.

mas

#16b—Final Scene (Part 3)

for

147

˙.

geth

MEN:

er,

And

œ to

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

V (WOMEN & KIDS:)

# 152 n ˙˙ ..

geth (MEN:)

geth

# b n ˙˙˙ ... &

156

& &

n b ˙˙

er,

for

er,

˙˙ ..

a ˙˙ ..

you!

˙. ˙. ˙.

# ˙˙ ..

˙˙ ..

# 164

for

˙˙ ˙

for

er,

˙˙ .. ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙˙ ..

163

˙. ˙. ˙.

165

œœ œ

159

˙˙ ..

TINY TIM: "And God bless us, everyone!"

U !

er,

162

˙. ˙. ˙.

161

œœ

158

˙. ˙. ˙.

160

a ˙˙ .. ˙.

155

˙˙ ..

157

# ˙˙ .. & ˙.

n œœ œ

n b ˙˙˙

you!

for

154

[SNOWMAN CIRCLE]

# #

n œœ

153

— 183 —

In 3

˙. ˙. ˙.

166

(Blackout)

! ATTACCA

#16b—Final Scene (Part 3)

— 184 —

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A Christmas Carol

VOCAL BOOK

No.17

God Bless Us Everyone !Bows Version"

Vivace

A b & b b b b b 44

b 9 & b bbbb

Let

the

˙ ˙

Let

your

28 b & ˙ ˙

Let !

stars

in the sky

œ œ œ œ œ

&b ˙

œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ

heart there's a light

love till we die and

mind

Orchestra Bow 11 2 Ritard

# #F ALL: & ˙ ˙

Scrooge Bow

# # 19

All Bow

# # 13. .

œ œ œ

of us man's

œ œ œ œ œ

com

œ as

œ œ œ œ œ

bright as a star

, 30 31 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w

shine through the night and

God bless us ev - 'ry - one.

#17—God Bless Everyone (Bows)

pas - sion.

˙.

God bless us ev - 'ry - one.

hea - ven.

˙.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

2 SOPRANOS ONLY:

&b ˙ 33

'Til

each

&b ˙

˙ ˙

'Til

each

(CHOIR:)

child

œ œ

ALL SOPRANOS:

&b ˙ 37

'Til

the

fed,

'til

œœ

˙ ˙

child

fed,

world

be - comes

(A:)

œ a

œ A

(T:)

Be - comes

(B:)

(CHOIR:)

&b ˙

˙˙

'Til

the

œ œ

world

œ œ

œœ

be - comes

œ a

all

men

are

free.

˙ ˙

œ œ

'til

all

men

œ œ

˙ ˙

fam

œœ

fam

˙.

'ly.

˙.

'ly.

˙. #˙.

#17—God Bless Everyone (Bows)

free.

'ly.

˙.

w fam

are

˙.

— 185 —

'ly.

Œ Œ

# #

— 186 — 41

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Star

star

œ œ œ œ

(S:)

# (A:) & ˙

Star

# (T:) & ˙

Star

(B:) ?# ˙

& & &

œ œ œ œ

star

œ œ œ œ

star

kind - ness.

œ œ œ œ

kind - ness.

œ œ œ œ

˙ ˙

kind - ness.

˙˙

Star

œœ œœ œœ œœ

# 45 ˙

up a - bove and

œœ

œ œ œ

this

world

with your love

Light

world

œ œ œ

with your love

œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ

kind - ness by hu - man

kind - ness.

œœ œœ œœ œœ

œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙

œœ

up a - bove and

Light

œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙

kind - ness by hu - man

˙˙

this

kind - ness by hu - man

up a - bove and

star

œ œ œ œ

,œ

(2 SOPs. on stems up)

kind - ness by hu - man

Star

up a - bove and

œ œ œ œ

(CHOIR:)

up a - bove and

?# &

kind - ness by hu - man

, œ

œ œ œ œ

kind - ness.

w w

˙ ˙

God

bless us

and

, œ

God

œ œ

bless us

˙ œ œ œœœ œœ œ

w w

and

Light

this

world

with your love

and

, œ œ œ œ

God

bless us

w w

Light

this

world

with your love

and

bless us

œœ

œœ œœ œœ

, œ œ

God

œœ œ œ

God

œœ œœ

and

˙˙

˙ ˙

Light

this

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

A Christmas Carol

V/B

No.18

Exit Music !

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#18—Exit Music

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