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The Stingiest Man in Town

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How it feels

A miserly old man is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve. They show him scenes from his past, present, and future to change his selfish ways.

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What happens

The Stingiest Man in Town is a 1956 American musical television special directed by Daniel Petrie. It aired on December 23, 1956, as part of the NBC anthology series The Alcoa Hour. The production is a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, with music by Fred Spielman and lyrics by Janice Torre. It is notable for being the first musical version of A Christmas Carol to be televised in color. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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