That most wondrous time of year had befallen on the Magic Kingdom once again. The time when wreaths were hung on the doors, when glowing evergreens filled the streets, mistletoe and holly as far as the eye could see and bright, beautiful lights lit up each and every one of the buildings. It was Christmastime as a gentle snowfall fell on the streets of Main Street, the citizens of the town as well as the other lands gathered in front of Cinderella Castle.

Now it was no secret that the Disney villains were not to keen on Christmas. In fact, the very idea of joy and goodwill utterly disgusted them. The idea of men and women being good to one another, peace on earth, giving and sharing, was enough to repulse them to an extent of almost intestinal regurgitation. So based on this, one would find it most surprising that in the dressing quarters of Cinderella Castle, an array of villains, from Maleficent, to Hans, Mother Gothel, and Frollo to name a few, were dressed in Victorian wear, preparing for to go out on stage for their interpretation of 'A Christmas Carol.'

"I can't believe we let Mickey talk us into this!" Pete said as he was getting on his costume.

"Yeah! The last thing I wanna do is some stupid Christmas play!" screeched Drizella as she and Anastasia fought over a dress.

"Stop complaining. At least we're getting paid," said Gothel as she was fixing her hair.

Of course any kind of misfortune at this festive time of year was the most desirable thing to happen, but in this particular instance, Mickey and company who originally had intended to perform the play had caught a bad case of the flu. Mickey knew the last people who would want to do a Christmas play were the villains, so the only way he could persuade them was by promising to pay them.

So in this reluctant sense, the chosen villains rehearsed for the remaining weeks and tonight, they would perform for the whole Magic Kingdom.

"I don't think it's so bad," said Anastasia.

"Not so bad? NOT SO BAD?! I hate Christmas!" shouted Drizella. "All that talk about love and joy and...ugh...giving and sharing...it's enough to make you gag!"

"But what about all the presents?" Anastasia said.

"That part I don't mind so much," Drizella said.

"I do prefer getting thing rather than giving things," said Gothel.

"Yeah, like diamonds and rubies and jewelry!" said Drizella.

"The worst part about Christmas is those annoying carolers. Stopping at your door, singing the same songs over and over and over again," said Gaston.

"I actually like Jingle Bells," said Le Fou.

Gaston responded by hitting him in the head with his wig.

"Not to mention the people waste their time believing in such frivolous figures such as Santa Claus," said Frollo.

"Santa Claus isn't real?! But I made some cookies," Anastasia said as she showed her burnt and misshapen cookies.

"If Santa saw those, he'd quit cookies all together," said Drizella.

"It's all a bit of rubbish to me," said Maleficent.

"Christmas was always a nightmare for me," said Hans. "My 12 brothers always got the best gifts while I was stuck with hands-me-downs."

Pete turned to Lotso who was finishing putting on his costume. "What about you, Lotso?" he asked.

Lotso didn't say anything, he just turned with one eye to Pete, jumped from his table and walked off.

In the hallway, Lotso stopped and tilted his head down. Like most villains, Christmas was not the best time for him, but this mainly had to do with his past. He had always seen Christmas from the store he came from, but that was as close to Christmas as he got. But most of all, at this time of the year, he always dwelled on the fact that he never got to spend a Christmas with his former owner, Daisy. Sure most of the villains did not like Christmas, but for Lots-O-Huggin' Bear, this holiday hurt him the most.

Suddenly, Ludwig Von Drake, dressed up in formal wear, and who had directed the whole production, came in and informed the villains that it was almost time to begin the play.

"Alright, let's get this over with," said Gothel.

Lotso, Le Fou, and Hans followed Ludwig to the front of the drawbridge where he told them stay put until the start of the play.

To say that the crowd was skeptical about villains acting in a Christmas play would've been an understatement of the highest order. Some people were not sure what to think and others thought it would turn out to be a mess, but just came along to get a good laugh out of it. Some of the Disney heroes were intrigued at how the villains would be able to handle it and villains who were not part of the play, much like most of the crowd, did not have big expectations. But all the same, the crowd was there and as Ludwig Von Drake entered onto the stage, the play was about to begin.

"Good evening! Merry Christmas, felis navidad, and all that other fancy holiday talk," said Ludwig. "I would like to welcome you all to the Magic Kingdom's interpretation of the classic holiday classic, 'A Christmas Carol.' Unfortunately, our original cast caught a bad cold and so we had to settle for the villains. But hopefully, they won't screw things up...hopefully...I pray...uh, anyway, without further ado, this is, 'A Christmas Carol.'"

With the gentle applause from the audience, Ludwig departed the stage as the play began.