title: I Hate Christmas: A Manifesto for the Modern-day Scrooge
author:  Daniel Blythe 
description: Daniel Blythe was born in 1969 and was educated at St. Johns College, Oxford. He is the author of the novels The Cut and Losing Faith, as well as the acclaimed Encyclopedia of Classic 80s Pop, I Hate Christmas and Dadlands: The Alternative Handbook for New Fathers. Daniel is married and lives on the edge of Sheffield with his wife and two young children. In his spare time he likes to sleep, ponder the meaning of life and have anice little sit down with a cup of tea.
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  CH A P T E R  ONE  
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  CH A P T E R  T H R E E  
  CH A P T E R  F OU R  
  CH A P T E R  F I V E  
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  CH A P T E R  S E V E N 
  CH A P T E R  E I G H T  
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  “I’m not Scrooge.”
  “ I think  you’ve b een Scrooge for so long, you don’t see it anymore....
  Do you k now how a Giving Tree work s? ”
  J onah shook  his head. “ Now, why would Scrooge b other to learn
  ab out something that sounds so intrinsically unprofitab le? ”
  “ V ery funny, Eb enez er,”  Carly said. “ Did anyone ever tell you that
  you think  too much ab out money?  You can’t fool me.”  She touched
  his chest. “ I k now you’ve got a heart in here. I learned that the
  night...uh...”  Her cheek s flamed, b ut she didn’t move quick ly enough.
  J onah covered her hand with his. “ Ok ay, it’s a b et. If I enj oy this
  Christmas as much as you say, you win, and I’ll b ring toys 