Disney Animation Collection 7: Mickey's Christmas Carol |  | Director: Burny Mattinson;Don Bluth;Jack Hannah;Wilfred Jackson
Actors: Edward Brophy, Ruth Clifford, Pinto Colvig, Dessie Flynn, James MacDonald
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 16516
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 64 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 0.6
MPN: 10126900
UPC: 786936789294
EAN: 0786936789294
ASIN: B0029ZUQB2
Theatrical Release Date: 1993
Release Date: September 29, 2009
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Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 09/29/2009 Run time: 64 minutes
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 beautiful classic holiday animation January 31, 2010
samuel meola (Colorado)
This is a wonderful short of classical animation.
Disney really did a great job with this short film.
Especially with the creativity of bringing back past disney characters to tell the classic tale.
There is only one reason I did not give this 5 stars.
I had this title on vhs that came with a 45 min short titled "The making of Mickeys christmas carol.
I sure wish that film was also put on this Dvd.
 Awesome!!! January 30, 2010
B. Jung (Chicago, IL)
This is the exact program that I remember from my childhood, and it even included "Small One" which I have been looking for since my dubbed VHS from Beta copy died. Love It!!!
An excellent shortened and simplified adaptation of the Dickens classic January 18, 2010
Gregory N. Perkins (Frankfort, KY USA)
AUTHOR'S NOTE: While this package consists of several animated shorts, I will be reviewing the featured short, "Mickey's Christmas Carol."
REVIEW
This is a very good creative adaptation of the Dickens story. Featuring the voice talents of Alan Young, Wayne Allwine and Hal Smith, among others, this film hearkens to the golden age of the 1930's for animated short film.
Necessarily shortening and simplifying Dickens' novel and its language, it nevertheless retains a glimmering intelligence and understated sophistication. Additionally, the soundtrack is superb, especially the opening number "Oh, What A Merry Christmas Day." The roles of Dickens' ghosts are fulfilled by Disney characters, and for the most part I cannot complain. Even Goofy as Jacob Marley fits because the creative staff retain the basic original plotline which Dickens created for his character. This treatment also pleasantly undercuts the harder edge of the Marley character by injecting skillful humor into key moments. The only character choice for a ghost I did not like at all was Willie the Giant from "Mickey and the Beanstalk." That character is just too overbearing and lacking in the stateliness I've associated with The Ghost of Christmas Present for all of my life. A very abbreviated appearance by The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come, here called The Ghost of Christmas Future, is fittingly bleak and may provide the biggest scare of the movie for very young children. That moment of the film is so brief, though, that after a hiccup, it's over.
Featuring fairly early animation by the great Glen Keane and even John Lasseter, the current head of Pixar, "Mickey's Christmas Carol" is a classic animated short film of Dickens' classic novel and stands the test of time beautifully.
A Hit With the Entire Family December 30, 2009
C. Gates (Lake Oswego, OR USA)
"Mickey's Christmas Carol" was a hit with our entire family and was watched over and over before, during and after the Christmas holiday. It includes 4 short movies, which was wonderful for the attention span of a 4-year-old. One of the "shorts" was a very old cartoon of Santa's Workshop, but was still fun to watch. I personally love the story of the Christmas Carol in all of its styles. Mickey was no exception. You can't go wrong with Disney!
The Ultimate Disney Christmas December 23, 2009
Eric S. Kim (Southern California)
A Christmas Story, It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Elf, A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Garfield Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Scrooge, Scrooged, Die Hard . . . the list is endless. There are dozens and dozens of films and TV specials that deal with the holidays. Some of good, others are just downright horrible. A few of them are considered some of the finest (Lampoon and Wonderful Life), while others are just mediocre (Jingle all the Way, The Santa Clause). But no matter what, most of these films and TV specials are always perfect for this time of year. And if you're a Disney fan, then Mickey's Christmas Carol would be the right one for you. This DVD features four films: Mickey's Christmas Carol, The Small One, Santa's Workshop, and Pluto's Christmas Tree. Christmas Carol is a half-hour adaptation of Dickens's classic story. The characters are played by Mickey, Scrooge McDuck, Pete, and more. It's what you would expect from vintage Disney: great animation, sharp writing, and some dark moments that you would NEVER see in today's Disney world. The Small One, also half-and-hour long, is by Don Bluth (of Land Before Time fame), and it tells the story of a young boy who must sell his aging donkey whom he adores very much. It's a very religious story, and some people may want to keep a box of Kleenex handy. Santa's Workshop and Pluto's Christmas Tree are both classic Disney shorts that deserve recognition, but I wish they added Toy Tinkers (starring Chip, Dale, and Donald Duck) on this DVD.
Still, this is something that I can easily recommend to people of all ages. All four films (except maybe Santa's Workshop which looks a bit outdated) are excellent for the holiday season. In fact, you can see all four of them along with the other Christmas classics. You know, there are so many Christmas films and specials that I think I would lose count if I named all of them at once. Overall, these are the ones that make us feel and revel in the spirit of the holidays. Whether it's Mickey's Christmas Carol or A Charlie Brown Christmas, whether it's Miracle on 34th Street or National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, or whether it's Home Alone or A Christmas Story, you can never go wrong with "the most wonderful time of the year."
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