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Mickey's Christmas Carol [VHS]

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Hi! Just saw some of these reviews wishing for this title to be available on DVD. Well - it does exist on DVD, on the compilation DVD "Mickey's Magical Christmas - Snowed in at the House of Mouse (1983)" - which is available here at Amazon. Only flaw - and a big one in my opinion - is the intro which has been cut from the VHS version. It starts right into the movie, with the panning down into the city, and the only bit of the wonderful intro song is a short verse at the end. Maybe most people won't mind, but having seen the VHS every christmas for several years, it's a shame really. But the entire movie is there unedited. I hope the whole thing with the intro and all is on the next "Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Living Color Part 2" available next year...

This is a magnifiecent retelling of the classic Dickens tale featuring the stars of Disney in this tale. Scrooge Mcduck stars as Ebenezer Scrooge before he became a mega-star on "Ducktales", Mickey Mouse plays as Bob Crackett, Donald Duck as Fred, Willie The Giant as the Ghost of Christmas Present, Jiminy Cricket as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Pete as The Ghost of Christmas Future and many Disney all stars.
A well done retelling of the story with a nice moral at the end and it's a sensational short.

I give Mickey's Christmas Carol a five star rating because it holds so much value in my heart. The characters play their parts well, the story line is told in such a way that even children can watch and understand the meaning. This movie has become a family tradition for us for a long time, and I cannot imagine Christmas without watching this delightful movie at least ten times! I love Mickey's Christmas Carol!

This 1983 Disney adaptation of Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" has animals playing the parts of characters. However, it doesn't pander down to its audiences. This makes it a family film which the whole family can enjoy.

Ebenezer Scrooge (Scrooge McDuck) is a miserable and greedy old miser. His sole employee Bob Crachit (Mickey Mouse) has a large workload but receives meager sums. Scrooge expects Bob's family to do his laundry for him. Bob was even expected to work on Christmas Day if he did not want to be docked pay.

Scrooge continues his assaults on people until he receives a visit from the ghost of his partner Jacob Marley (Goofy). He was like Scrooge while alive and now has to do penance for that behavior. Three spirits visit Scrooge to offer him the all-critical one last chance.

The Ghost of Christmas Future (Pete----a little-used Disney character) is by far the scariest of the apparitions. After seeing that Tiny Tim Crachit (Morty Fieldmouse) will die in the future present, Scrooge is then pushed into his own coffin by this spirit.

He wakes up in a panic on Christmas morning, tangled in his bed sheets. The reformed Scrooge showers the Crachit family with presents and elevates Bob to partner of the counting house. This very big promotion will enable Tiny Tim to receive the very best medical care then available and Scrooge himself becomes an uncle to the kids.

I love the animation, but I also love the music to this film. I really do get a warm feeling inside me whenever I hear "Mickey's Christmas Carol" being played. It captures the sentiment of this film and the holiday season in general.

I'm concerned that this fine film is bundled into a compilation DVD series as opposed to having its own release. It certainly deserves a single release.

What can I say about "Mickey's Christmas Carol". The best Christmas story ever told! It's Dickens' timeless & beloved Christmas tale made Walt Disney style. This delightful and heartfelt story is truly a very special holiday film that will surely get you into the Christmas spirit.
***Mickey Mouse stars as the overworked and underpaid Bob Cratchit. He joins an unforgettable cast of legendary cartoon costars, including Scrooge McDuck as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, Goofy as the accident-prone spirit of Jacob Marley, Jiminy Cricket as the Ghost of Christmas Past -- plus special guest appearances from a host of other Disney favorites!***
I grew up watching this movie and still everytime I watch it, it melts my heart and warms my soul. Adults can enjoy this heartwarming story just as much as children. It's a pure joy.... moving, gives hope, inspiration and makes you believe again...in the magic of Christmas.

I've only seen this movie once, that was ten years ago when I was eight, but it remains so vividly in my mind; I absolutely loved it. Now I seek to purchase it so I can share it with my little sister. No other movies based on Dicken's classic compare to this one, because it it one you can share with the whole family. And your never too old for Mickey Mouse.

Another animated re-make of the familiar " A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. This Disney offering has Mickey Mouse as Bob Cratchit and Scrooge McDuck as Ebeneezer Scrooge (of course!). The bright spot is the comical Goofy as the Ghost of Jacob Marley. A good children's holiday special. Simple enough for pre-schoolers to grasp without losing the sense of the story. Three thumbs up.

Mickey's Christmas Carol is one of the best adaptations I have ever seen of the original story. The movie is just 30 minutes, but it is the best 30 minutes you can spend watching christmas movies. Be sure to see this at least once during the Christmas Season.

I LOVE this movie! Alan Young does a GREAT Scottish accent. I hope to see it again sometime.

The only real complaint about "Mickey's Christmas Carol" is that it only runs 25 minutes, which means the story gets a bit rushed. The rest, such as the idea that Goofy should play Marley, is just quibbling (Goofy has the height to make it work). On the plus side of the ledger is the on-point casting of Uncle Scrooge McDuck as Ebenezer, Mickey Mouse as Bob Crachit, and Jiminy Cricket as the Ghost of Christmas Past. Historically "Mickey's Christmas Carol" was important for Disney because it was the first animated Mickey Mouse short in thirty years. Since these are the Disney characters inhabiting the familiar roles from "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, you end up with a winning combination of goofy humor and warm sentiments. However, you cannot help but thinking that given the creativity of Disney, even in those dark days six years before "The Little Mermaid" brought back the magic, this could have been a pretty good feature length animated film. Compared to other Disney animated shorts, "Mickey's Christmas Carol" is a five. But compared to other versions of "A Christmas Carol," this one is just short of the top tier. Worth having? Absolutely. But just make sure it is not the first version of this Christmas classic that the small fry see. They should appreciate the original holiday lesson taught by Dickens before they enjoy this more comic version.