One popular Christmas story is 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens. It's about Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man. On Christmas Eve, he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. The Ghost of Christmas Past shows him his lonely childhood and lost love. The Ghost of Christmas Present reveals the joy and togetherness of the present Christmas, which he is missing out on. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows him a future of death and loneliness if he doesn't change. Eventually, Scrooge is transformed and becomes a kind and generous man, learning the true meaning of Christmas.