Scrooge , an old miser , hates Christmas and refuses an invitation to Christmas dinner from his nephew Fred .
The story begins on a cold and bleak Christmas Eve in London , seven years after the death of Ebenezer Scrooge 's business partner , Jacob Marley .
Ebenezer Scrooge , an old Ebenezer Scrooge , hates Christmas Eve and refuses an invitation to Christmas Eve dinner from Ebenezer Scrooge 's nephew Fred .
The story begins on a cold and bleak Christmas Eve in London , seven years after the death of Ebenezer Scrooge 's business partner , Jacob Marley .