Sing of wassail and figgy pudding, friends — olde Scrooge is back!

Notable curmudgeon comes to Sussex College here Subhead here Subhead here Come see Christmastime traveler, Ebenezer Scrooge, transform from a crusty bottom-liner to a jubilant man of charitable good deeds, with a little help from his friends, in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” “A Christmas Carol” is one of the best loved and certainly the most quoted of all English language Christmas stories. First published in 1843, it never fails to make an appearance every Christmas in some form. Ebenezer Scrooge, a most disagreeable curmudgeon, is visited by the ghost of his partner, Jacob Marley. Marley informs him that he is to receive three visitors this Christmas Eve. They are the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet To Come. By the next morning the change in Scrooge is astonishing, he has become a kind, generous, caring, and thoughtful person. The cast and crew are composed of up-and-coming Sussex County Community College students and members of the community, including Ralph Pioreck (Scrooge), Ray Castellani (The Ghost of Christmas Present), and Joanna Colbath (The Ghost of Christmas Past). The director is Dr. Peter Lubrecht. SCCC will present this time-honored classic, adapted by Kate Iannacone and Dr. Lubrecht, in the Sussex Bank Theater at SCCC on Friday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m., Saturday, December 2 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, December 3 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. There is no admission charge for SCCC students with reservations and a College ID. For information and reservations, call 973-300-2106.