While hunting around for Scrooge-related collectibles online, it's somewhat surprising how often I see this 1997 Hallmark ornament identified as Scrooge:
It does look quite a bit like Scrooge looking out the window on Christmas morning, perhaps about to tell the kid to get the prize turkey, but...
The caption says, "When, what to my wondering eyes should appear..." That's a quote from "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement C. Moore (maybe), colloquially known as "The Night Before Christmas," not "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Duh!
The back of the box makes that clear:
As does the underside of the ornament itself:
Which raises the question as to whether the online sellers don't know the difference or are trying to trick potential buyers into thinking it's actually Scrooge!
And do the potential buyers not know the difference?
It's one of those things that shouldn't really bug me, but it just does, you knw?
What bothers me more, though, is that I want one anyway!
