While the other members of her family are happily decorating the Christmas tree, Carol sits scowling in a chair. She thinks all this merrymaking is stupid and hypocritical. "Everybody talks about love, and peace, and good will, and all that garbage, and it's all so fake—I don't want any part of it," she tells friends who want her to go to the mall with them. But when she and her boyfriend go to the park together, something happens to help her understand why Christmas brings joy. The touching conclusion brings tears of happiness to audiences' eyes.

This touching little play can be performed by high school students, or by whole families in church or community theatres. The script makes provision for carolers to sing Christmas songs, with or without accompaniment. Easy to stage, for audiences of all ages.

Other adaptations: A Christmas Carol (full-length and 1-act), Carol* A Christmas, A Country Christmas Carol, Señor Scrooge (bilingual)

See also: Christmas Plays (Non-Musical)