The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, also known as the Ghost of Christmas Future or Ghost of the Future, is a major character in the live-action adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol. It appears to Ebenezer Scrooge to predict what may happen to life in the future if he cannot change his ways.
Background[]
Physical appearance[]
In the original Charles Dickens novel, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is described as thus:
- “[The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is] a solemn Phantom, draped and hooded, coming, like a mist along the ground, towards [Scrooge]... It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible, save one outstretched hand. But for this, it would have been difficult to detach its figure from the night and separate it from the darkness by which it was surrounded.”
- ―A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Much like the Ghost of Christmas Present, every iteration of Yet to Come retains the basic appearance of a dark hooded figure with virtually little to no changes between the versions. The 2009 version keeps his typical appearance, but is sometimes portrayed as a shadow against the wall or ground, The Muppet version's hands are more deathly blue looking hands, while the DuckTales version has a noticeable beak carcass-like mouth sticking out from his hood and, to reaffirm him as the image of Death, carries a scythe with him.
Personality[]
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come does not speak, resulting in his actions being interpreted by whoever is being confronted by him. He is the most direct of the spirits and does not waste time with showing Scrooge how his death will affect the people around him. It is possible that the spirit is sinister in his motives as he did threaten to take Scrooge away that very night if he did not mend his ways. The DuckTales version implies that his silence is due to the fact that he is shy, particularly around Bentina Beakley who clearly has a crush on him, which he reciprocates.
Role in the film[]
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is initially a dark shadow on a wall, but when he comes out of the walls, he looks like the Grim Reaper. Scrooge states to the ghost that he "fears him more than any specter he has seen". Unlike the other two ghosts, this one doesn't speak. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is also the most phantom-like of the ghosts.
Occasionally, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come rides a Phantom Hearse and chases Scrooge throughout London on it. One chase sequence sees Scrooge shrunk to the size of a rat after the ghost cracks his whip, creating a shockwave in doing so.
Appearances in Disney media[]
The Muppet Christmas Carol[]
The Ghost is the final spirit and shows Scrooge a vision of his unmourned death in the near future, as well as the death of Tiny Tim. In this movie, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is a large, faceless wraith.
The specter scares [[Gonzo|Charles Dickens]] and Rizzo; they exit the movie and don't appear again until Scrooge returns to the present.
DuckTales (2017)[]
A version of the Ghost of Christmas Future appears in the 2017 reboot of DuckTales in the episode "Last Christmas!". He is mostly silent with just a few occasional grunts and resembles a carcass more than a skeleton.
He, along with the Ghosts of Christmas Past and Future visit Scrooge McDuck every year just to hang out after accidentally visiting him instead of Ebenezer Scrooge. The group takes Scrooge to his first Christmas party held at McDuck Manor where Future ends up dancing with Bentina Beakley who seems to legitimately like him.
He later attends Scrooge McDuck's Christmas party back in the present where Beakley remembers her time dancing with him, causing him to blush.
Disney characters portraying Christmas Yet to Come[]
- Pete - Portrayed the role in Mickey's Christmas Carol.
- Spot Chicken - Portrayed the role in the 101 Dalmatians: The Series episode "A Christmas Cruella".
- The Old Hag - Portrayed the role in An Adaptation of Dickens' Christmas Carol, Performed by The Walt Disney Players.
- Narrator - Portrayed the role in Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Rutger Hauer was to play the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come in the Fox/Disney miniseries A Christmas Carol. But due to health reasons, Hauer was replaced by Jayson Flemyng, who played the role in 2019.
- The Ghost of Yet to Come in the movie of the novel in 2009 was far more dangerous making as it toyed with Scrooge before showing the future.
External links[]
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come on WikipediaThe Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come on Christmas Specials Wiki
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