Royal Carols 2024: Richard E Grant reads an extract from A Christmas Carol

Richard E Grant reads an extract from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol during Royal Carols: Together at Christmas, a special service here at the Abbey earlier this month. You can watch the full service on ITVX: www.itv.com/watch/royal-carols:-together-at-christ…

''Hallo,' growled Scrooge, in his accustomed voice, as near as he could feign it. 'What do you mean by coming here at this time of day?'
'I'm very sorry, sir,' said Bob Cratchit. 'I am behind my time.'
'Now, I'll tell you what, my friend,' said Scrooge, 'I am not going to stand this sort of thing any longer. And therefore, I am about to raise your salary.'