WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer turned into Scrooge this holiday season by firing a group of Democratic staffers just before Christmas.

The incoming Senate minority leader gave a bah-humbug dismissal to nearly all members of the Senate Democratic Media Center on Friday to make way for a more media-savvy team for the camera-friendly Brooklyn senator, Politico reported.

“On Friday, December 16, 2016, my colleagues and I in the Senate Democratic Media Center were informed by the incoming Democratic Leaders office that our services were no longer needed,” said one crushed staffer in a goodbye email to Democratic staffers.

At least a half-dozen employees were canned. The unit has a total of eight people, according to data obtained by Legistorm.

The house cleaning comes after Democrats were stunned in November, losing the White House and their predicted pickup of the Senate majority. With President Obama leaving office and a vacancy at the helm of the Democratic National Committee, Democrats are without an obvious leader or messenger.

That’s where Schumer intends to step up with a more buzzy and viral video media operation to get the party’s message out on social media. The new media shop is expected to be in place in time for major fights after Donald Trump’s inauguration in January — the GOP repeal of ObamaCare and confirmation hearings for controversial cabinet picks.

“The mission of the revamped SDMC will be to produce more content to make content more creative and catchy, and to do so faster than we’ve been able to in the past,” a Democratic aide told Fox News.