Play A Christmas Carol — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Charles Dickens, 1843

Be Scrooge on the one night that can change everything. Argue with Marley's ghost, walk your own past, and see what the Spirits show — then decide, scene by scene, how hard a heart can actually thaw.

A moment from one playthrough

The door knocker is Marley's face — you saw it, plain as the fog. Now every bell in the house begins to ring at once, and something drags chains up the cellar stairs. Face the thing, or humbug it and go to bed?

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Start free — 10 Somni Coins when you confirm your email. No subscription; narrated aloud; plays in 26 languages.

The Somni Tales reader: an open book with two pages of a story, an ink illustration, and a “write what you do” bar below.

Live A Christmas Carol, don't just read it

In this interactive telling of A Christmas Carol, you don't read about the hero — you are the hero. The Storyteller keeps Charles Dickens's world true to the original — its characters, its places, its mood, all held as canon — then narrates every scene aloud and draws the moment you're in as an ink illustration. You type or speak what you do next, and the world answers: it remembers the promises you made, the things you took, and the people you crossed. Follow Charles Dickens's plot faithfully, or step off it and watch a brand-new version of A Christmas Carol unfold — one that still reaches a real ending.

How it works

The Storyteller holds the world of the book as canon — its characters, places and mood — and opens with you as the hero.
Type or speak anything: the world reacts, remembers, and stays true to the original's spirit.
Every playthrough is a brand-new story. Follow the plot — or break it and see what happens.

Common questions about playing A Christmas Carol

Is A Christmas Carol free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 Somni Coins free when you confirm your email — enough to open A Christmas Carol and step into the first scenes. After that, Somni Coins cost from $5 with no subscription, and unused Somni Coins are refundable within 14 days.

Do I have to follow Charles Dickens's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds A Christmas Carol as canon so its world, characters and mood stay true — but your choices write a brand-new telling. Follow the classic beats, or break from them and see where the story goes.

Can I play A Christmas Carol aloud and in my own language?

Yes — every scene is narrated aloud word by word, and A Christmas Carol plays in 26 languages. Change the language, voice and reading speed any time from the reader's Settings.