What Is The Irony In A Christmas Carol

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Everyone knows the story of Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, but never have you seen that classic Christmas story like this! Instead of Mr. Cratchit’s wife being a loving, dutiful mother and spouse, she is an angry alcoholic from modern-day America that accidentally got stuck in 1840s England with a husband and 21 children she cannot stand. Along with the traditional Scrooge, the Ghost tries to sort things out and show Scrooge the error of his ways, but she is hindered by her defunct magical powers. The combination of all these quirky characters makes for one hilarious show.

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