Of course, Dickens' classic story centers on Ebeneeze Scrooge, the orginal crusader in the War on Christmas. His views of the holiday are expressed in his ill-tempered solo "What's Christmas" (below on the left). In "A Lucky Man" (below on the right), his late partner Jacob Marley informs Scrooge just how lucky he is since three spirits will allow him "the chance to see what was, what is, and what will be."
What's Christmas? (Sung by Ebeneezer Scrooge) What’s Christmas? A poor excuse for missing work. You buy new clothes but lose your shirt Throwing money down the drain It’s insane How the world goes so berserk. What’s Christmas? It’s pitching pennies at the poor. It’s greedy children wanting more And they’re never satisfied By and by They are whining that they’re bored. I find it most peculiar Curious indeed-- Your festival of giving Is really the season of greed! What’s Christmas? A waste of prized and precious time. It’s foolishness made sublime-- But as for me, I will not be A partner to this crime. | A Lucky Man (Sung by Jacob Marley) You’re a lucky man, Mr. Scrooge. Yes a lucky man, it’s true-- For you will have the chance to see What was, What is, And what will be. You are fortunate, Mr. Scrooge. So very fortunate, it’s true-- For men would sell their souls to see What was, What is, And what will be. When the clock in the hall strikes the hour And the night is just as black as black can be Expect a visit from three apparitions-- They come to show you what you cannot see. As the night starts to fade into morning And the ghostly spirits finally take their leave Perhaps you’ll wake and be the same old miser Perhaps you’ll change your view by what you’ve seen. You’re a lucky man, Mr. Scrooge. Yes a lucky man, it’s true-- For you will have the chance to see What was, What is, And what will be. |