a man with no spirit of Christmas who changes his mind on Christmas eve
The Christmas stingy old man could be referring to the character Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens' novel "A Christmas Carol." Scrooge is known for his miserly and selfish ways until he undergoes a transformation after being visited by ghosts on Christmas Eve.
That would be Ebeneezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'.
A Christmas Carol, By Charles Dickens. The name of the main character is Scrooge. Ebenezer Scrooge.
Perhaps you are referring to Ebeneezer Scrooge.
Ebeneezer Scrooge
A stingy old man might be referred to as a miser or a penny-pincher.
A miser.
A stingy pig
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An old miser usually refers to a rich person or man that is stingy with their money. Scrooge would be an example of an old miser.
Mrs Cratchit hated Scrooge for the way he underpaid Bob and his treatment of her husband. She threatened that if Scrooge were present in their home on Christmas day when Bob proposed a toast to the founder of the feast she said she would have given him a piece of her mind the "old skinflint as he is".