Ebenezer Scrooge

"Bah, humbug!"

- Scrooge's catchphrase

Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in Charles Dickens' tale, A Christmas Carol. He is a very cold-hearted, selfish man, who has no love for Christmas, children, or anything that even resembles happiness. The story of his transformation by the three Ghosts of Christmas (Past, Present, and Yet to Come) has become a defining tale of the Christmas holiday.