Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. In our own commercial age, Scrooge and Bob Cratchit are a part of the yearly Christmas onslaught — along with Rudolph, Santa Claus ...
The first is: when Bob Cratchit asks Scrooge for Christmas Day off, he doesn't expect to get paid for it, he just wants the day off. But the mean, tight-fisted Scrooge pays him for it anyway.