The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.
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- Writers
- Charles Dickens(based on the book: "A Christmas Carol" by)
- Burny Mattinson(story adapted by)
- Tony Marino(story adapted by)
- Stars
- Alan Young(voice)
- Wayne Allwine(voice)
- Hal Smith(voice)
- Writers
- Charles Dickens(based on the book: "A Christmas Carol" by)
- Burny Mattinson(story adapted by)
- Tony Marino(story adapted by)
- Stars
- Alan Young(voice)
- Wayne Allwine(voice)
- Hal Smith(voice)
Alan Young
- Scrooge
- (voice)
Eddie Carroll
- Ghost of Christmas Past - Jiminy Cricket
- (voice)
- (as Eddy Carroll)
Dick Billingsley
- Tiny Tim
- (voice)
Tasos Kostis
- Goofy
- (uncredited)
- Writers
- Charles Dickens(based on the book: "A Christmas Carol" by)
- Burny Mattinson(story adapted by)
- Tony Marino(story adapted by)
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaOriginally, Alan Young was not considered for Scrooge, despite having played it in the album recording. Reportedly, it was because Walt Disney Pictures believed he would not agree to do a voice for animated film. However, when Young learned about the film in production from a friend preparing to audition for the lead, he contacted the film company to request an audition. The resulting audition was successful and Young learned about the studio's reason for not contacting him. In reaction, Young responded, "Hey, I worked in television for five years with a talking horse. At this point in my career, nothing's beneath me." As it happened, Young was praised for the role and continued to voice Scrooge McDuck throughout his life.
- GoofsWhen Jacob Marley (Goofy) tells Scrooge that he will be visited by three spirits, he holds up two fingers instead of three. This is more than likely part of Jacob Marley having the same humorous traits as Goofy.
- Crazy creditsThe film opens with a shot of Mickey Mouse's head, the way the old Mickey Mouse Disney cartoons start out. Mickey is wearing a hat and scarf, in keeping with the Christmas theme.
- Alternate versionsTelevision airings on NBC in the 1980s and CBS in the early 1990s were an hour long. The first half originally featured Donald's Snow Fight (1942), Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952), and The Art of Skiing (1941). Brief clips of other Disney Christmas shorts were shown. The second half featured this short in its entirety. Each of the four segments in the program featured wraparound narrations by Mickey, Donald Duck and Goofy. From 1988 onwards, The Art of Skiing was removed from the annual broadcast and replaced with various segments. The 1993 CBS telecast featured The Making of 'the Nightmare Before Christmas' (1993) in its place.
- SoundtracksOh, What a Merry Christmas Day
(1983)
Words and Music by Fredrick Searles and Irwin Kostal
Part of Mickey's Christmas Carol during the opening credits and at the end
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Highly enjoyable and well-done
One of the Christmas programs that I always used to watch as a child at that time of year was Disney and Mickey Mouse's version of Dicken's classic, 'A Christmas Carol'. Disney characters are cast into the parts of the characters in this famous story. Goofy plays the ghost, Mickey plays the under-payed business partner, Scrooge McDuck plays Scrooge, Daisy Duck plays the love interest, among the cast of other characters. Think of this short (probably 30-minute) cartoon as the ultimate children's story of 'A Christmas Carol'. I have very fond memories of watching this, and it made me feel all Christmasy and anxious for Christmas. I wish that they would continue to show this and other Christmas programmes on the television nowdays. :( I remember the fear of seeing Scrooge almost cast into the never-ending grave, and the happiness when he learns the real spirit of Christmas. It really is a special Christmas film.
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- rebeljenn
- Jan 29, 2006
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By what name was Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) officially released in Canada in English?
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