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6M Grumpy old Scrooge.
And I hope you realise that the subject of today's show is Christmas kindness.
Oh dear.
I might be grumpy, and that means bad tempered, but I'm not a Scrooge.
I don't mind spending money, I just don't know what to buy people.
Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in Charles Dickens' novel, A Christmas Carol.
He's a miser.
And that means someone who loves money, but hates spending it.
Mm, indeed.
Well, on the subject of A Christmas Carol, Neil, at the end of the story,
what does Scrooge buy the Cratchit family for Christmas dinner?
Is it A, a goose, B, a turkey, or C, a chicken?
Hmm, well, I haven't read the book, so I'm going to guess A, a goose.
Well, we'll find out later if you chose the right answer.
Now, Neil, I agree that Christmas shopping can sometimes feel pointless.
But we mustn't forget what a magical time Christmas is for young children.
Mm, well, that's true.
I remember how hard it was to get to sleep on Christmas Eve,