If you'd like a break from holiday traditions and family gatherings at home, consider booking a Christmas cruise. You'll leave the planning, decorating, cooking and cleaning behind – and deck the ...

It takes Scrooge to scenes from his own past, showing him visions of his own childhood, of his young adulthood and of happier times. The final scene he presents is one that Scrooge cannot bear to ...

Dickens uses language to draw us into the story and to present characters and scenes that are entertaining. He uses a strong narrative voice that comments on the characters at the same time as telling ...