Ebenezer Scrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge is the protagonist of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. At the beginning of the novella, Scrooge is a cold-hearted miser who despises Christmas. The tale of his redemption by three spirits the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, & the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come has become a develop tale of the Christmas holiday in the English-speaking world.
Dickens describes Scrooge thus early in the story: "The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his target nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and sent out shrewdly in his grating voice." Towards the end of the novella, the three spirits show Scrooge the error of his ways, in addition to he becomes a better, more generous man.
Scrooge's last make has come into the English language as a byword for stinginess and misanthropy, while his catchphrase, "Bah! Humbug!" is often used to express disgust with many modern Christmas traditions.