A Christmas Carol

There's something about the simplicity of the animation that works here, and I did quite enjoy that. It's an heavily abridged version of the Charles Dickens story of the miser who finds redemption at Christmas thanks to the intervention of his old (deceased) partner "Marley" and three ghosts. The characterisation of "Scrooge" as a scrawny, big-nosed, curmudgeon is maybe a little too much of a caricature, but it still delivers quite chillingly well as we learn a little more of how they unscrupulously made their fortune and of how they are now held by the population in general - rich and poor. There's even a song or two to help it along and on the whole it passes forty-five minutes entertainingly enough. It's always going to be difficult to find a new slant on this epitome of tales of venality and selfishness, but there's enough originality here to make it worth a watch.

I also enjoyed this animated version when I was a kid. The image of the skeletal Marley's ghost was quite different and scary. It remained in my mind all these years. This past Christmas I decided to try and find it again online to purchase and show to my older adult kids. I went online, unarmed, not having a title, actors names, or who produced it. I only had remembered the description of the different Marley ghost character's animation and it coming out on TV in the early 70's. I could not remember any other information about it. I found it very hard to locate any information online. The above 2 comments were the best I have found. Has anyone been able to find any further information on who currently owns the copyright, and if a DVD or VHS is available for purchase?

My favourite of any cartoon version of 'A Christmas Carol', the classic Christmas story by that genius writer named Charles Dickens.

This edition has warmth and intimacy. The color is excellent, the characters are endearing, and the script is very heartfelt. But possibly my favorite element of this animated masterpiece is the music which is warm and atmospherically compatible to wintertime. There's snow and howling wind which enhances the enjoyment of watching this fine production, whether viewed in fair weather or in a cozy fireside winter setting.

Directed with skill and love by Zoran Janjic.

A nice version. My only problem about it remains about the ghosts of Christmas and Jacob Marley ghost. In the last case, it seems be just a Japanese demon. Not wrong but , as simple problem of taste, for me, not the most inspired option. The ghosts of Christmas are inspired, in obvious manner , by the popular representations of The Father and the ghost of the future seems to me be a too...fat phantom. . Not wrong but not , for me, the wise option. But, important remains that - it is a real nice animation.

This is a classic that was released in 1969 by API productions and was part of CBS televisions "Famous Classic Tales." The animation in this Christmas special is familiar to us, as the team or Zoran Janjic and Walter J. Hucker also brought us "Tales of Washington Irving," which featured the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle" Two more commonly known releases of "A Christmas Carol" were by Rhino Productions in 1993 and by Bridgestone Multimedia in 1998. What few people know is that this cartoon was also released by a company out of Anaheim, California know as Diamond Entertainment Corporation. Diamond Entertainment released it in 1992 as part of a Christmas collection known as "5 Hours of Christmas Cartoons." Diamond Entertainment also released A Christmas Carol by itself on VHS in 1994 as part of its Christmas Classics series. Then, in January 2003, Diamond released it on DVD entitled " A Christmas Carol - A Children's Animated Christmas." In 2005 it was then released again on DVD on a "Christmas Cartoon Collectors Edition Vol. 2." All are out of print. Check Amazon or Ebay for new or used copies.