A Christmas Carol 1971 ~ Animated ~ Alastair Sim ~ Full Length ORIGINAL POST

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12 жыл бұрын

The World's greatest animator has passed away (August 15, 2019). Rest In Peace Richard Williams. The excellent 1971 animated version of the Charles Dickens classic. Animated in the style of 1800s engravings by the great Richard Williams Studio. Featuring the voices of Alistair Sim Michael Redgrave and Michael Hordern reprising his 1951 performance as Marley's Ghost . Animation by Ken Harris, Abe Levitow, among others. Produced by Chuck Jones. This film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for 1972

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@justjeff53 5 ай бұрын

Sorry guys. I had many things going on in my life and forgot to leave a Christmas Eve message as usual. Anyway, a very belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from me, myself, and I.

@JohannaLeigh 5 ай бұрын

Not to worry. Life happens. Hope y our Christmas holidays and New Year's went well. If I may recommend a movie.... *"The Man Who Invented Christmas"* (2017) with Christopher Plummer. It tells of how Charles Dickens came to write A Christmas Carol, and how the issues of his own life played a part. I'm sure he would have loved this version of his story.

@Chrisfeb68 4 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas!

@JohannaLeigh 4 ай бұрын

Merry (belated ) Christmas. Can you believe we're already half way through JANUARY!? @@Chrisfeb68

@dominichazell7862 4 жыл бұрын

Sad to hear the animator Richard Williams died today. His Oscar for this classic was well deserved.

@jorgelopez-pr6dr 3 жыл бұрын

Yes,indeed.

@rodneyholmes5260 3 жыл бұрын

💯

@kesenaememere8520 3 жыл бұрын

Sad news 😔

@hunterolaughlin 3 жыл бұрын

He died at least having won 2 Oscars for his animation work. This and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. R.I.P. Richard Williams. You and your amazing animation will live on and be influential to many aspiring animators.

@WillCWilson 3 жыл бұрын

@@hunterolaughlin He hated that Roger Rabbit was the thing everybody knew him for. And looking at all his shorts, commercials, and his unfinished masterpiece, The Thief and the Cobbler, and the many other things he did that are now available on the internet, I can 100% sympathize with that statement.

@flewggle 5 жыл бұрын

This isnt a cartoon, its art.

@darthstarkiller1912 5 жыл бұрын

I second that. This is true moving art.

@nathancasstevens8586 3 жыл бұрын

Alastair Sim was a great Scrooge in both animated and live production of a Christmas Carol. May he Rest In Peace

@LeiasStandIn Жыл бұрын

Alastair Sim: the greatest Scrooge ever. The 1951 film is perfect, because of him

@flewggle Жыл бұрын

There is no Christmas Carol better than the 1951 version with Alastaire Sim. This animated version is my 2nd favorite.

@derektereve286 Жыл бұрын

A Christmas Carol 1984 is a pretty good one too

@alin81-82 Жыл бұрын

I miss hand drawn animation. This was so well done. Alastair Simm will always be the definitive Scrooge.

@lvelez1999 Жыл бұрын

Oh yes. Rip

@frankrizzo4460 Жыл бұрын

Yes I totally agree with you. Such great memories back then 🤔

@bighuge1060 4 жыл бұрын

This was televised every December in the 1970s. It's a shame this is not available on bluray or DVD. To me, it's one of the best and starkest Christmas Carols ever. I especially like how Tim's death is treated like a gut punch. One of the best Marley's as well. In all seriousness, this freaked me out as kid. But it is glorious.

@katecoffee4744 Жыл бұрын

November 2022. These animated holiday specials have been a joy since my childhood. Happy Holidays, all!

@catlover614 Жыл бұрын

This is the version we watched on TV every Christmas in the 1970's. Wonderful memories !! Merry Christmas !!

@joec.9591 3 жыл бұрын

One of the things I have always admired about this version is it's the only one that tried to capture the Ghost of Christmas Past the way Dickens describes it in the story.

@MaskedMan66 3 жыл бұрын

It's the most difficult of all the Ghosts to portray; live-action is now at a point where they could do it right, but nobody has so far.

@hammadoolass 3 жыл бұрын

The black and white Alastair Sim movie from 1951 is by far the BEST version of this story ever. I am going to watch it now --- only 35 days to go to a Merry Christmas x

@MaskedMan66 3 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas to you! God Bless us-- every one!

@Sunny25611 3 жыл бұрын

Yes also a favorite! Happy holidays and best wishes for a very merry and blessed Christmas ! 🍃🕊

@PaganMan1966 3 жыл бұрын

I have watched this every year since 1971. It is one of my traditions. Thank you for sharing it.

@Ann-sj4pt 5 ай бұрын

Are you watching this year?i hope you are well.

@PaganMan1966 5 ай бұрын

@@Ann-sj4ptyes every year. How about you?

@Ann-sj4pt 5 ай бұрын

@@PaganMan1966 first time 😊

@PaganMan1966 5 ай бұрын

@@Ann-sj4ptI hope you enjoyed it

@maureen669 Жыл бұрын

I am absolutely thrilled to find this version of A Christmas Carol. It's 2022... These actors of days gone by are a God send. This will be always a part of my Christmas Eve tradition.

@bcsurvivor4713 3 жыл бұрын

No other actor has ever been able captured the spirit of Scrooge like Alistair Sim. Watch the 1951 movie, it's wonderful.

@kevinbeck6785 3 жыл бұрын

He was the best and there are some great scrooges in some great versions but Alastair Sim will always be the greatest

@christinadodd5780 5 ай бұрын

Why were Christmas and cartoons so much cozier back then? When I was a kid, I loved the start of December. The tree and decorations, the twinkly lights, Christmas music, and cartoon Christmas specials I couldn't wait to watch, the cookies and treats, the excitement of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Now, it's Dec 18, and I just realized Christmas is a week away. 😐 It's so different compared to when I was a kid. I also like these cartoons better than the digital animation they have now.

@rebeldeperulibre6059 Жыл бұрын

I love watching old cartoons 🙋‍♂️

@Patrious_WoW 7 ай бұрын

so much in just 25 min, why cant movies be this good in 2023 and up?

@Gumblina1 Жыл бұрын

Remember watching this as a kid when it came out. Am now 58 and still watch it every Christmas. Nothing can match it!

@yummyyum36719 2 жыл бұрын

50 years old and still fantastic.

@royandjacqueline1294 2 жыл бұрын

56 years old and still fantastic💞 🥰🇯🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🕊️🔥✝️

@Cholosaurus360 4 жыл бұрын

My grandma would record stuff like this for me on VHS tapes whenever she could, I miss her.

@phataguilar1724 4 жыл бұрын

Same miss ny gma she was tha BEST at making my child good tha best she could

@bradleyjones3052 3 жыл бұрын

Takes me back to the 70's on school holidays watching animated classics 👍🏽

@nelliemelba4967 3 жыл бұрын

Me too, happy days...(sigh)

@bradleyjones3052 3 жыл бұрын

@@nelliemelba4967 when life was simple..

@wildflowerwind6941 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@MaskedMan66 3 жыл бұрын

Remember all those Rankin-Bass stop-motion specials?

@toyman9642 Жыл бұрын

The 1951 black & white British production of A Christmas Carol is the best version by far!!! Alister Sim as Scrooge is perfect.

@ticketyboo2456 Жыл бұрын

toy man As long it is not one of those godawful colourised versions.

@JohnSmith-zw8vp Жыл бұрын

Not nearly as perfect as Alan Young!

@louiseskip3488 Жыл бұрын

@@ticketyboo2456 I think it is. You want the black and white version on KZfaq, brilliance.

@musicman201047 Жыл бұрын

The DVD release has both the black and white version and the colorized version, making the film that much better.

@diannecota7563 Жыл бұрын

Watched this as a kid in the Seventies; always scared me, especially the scene with Marley’s ghost when he unties cloth around his head and his jaw falls open, and then when it snaps shut and he flies up out the window into the night sky. I had nightmares of that scene happening in my bedroom. What can I say, I was a sensitive kid.

@pkaprelian Жыл бұрын

Me too!

@jwelch5742 3 жыл бұрын

The only movie version of "A Christmas Carol" to win an Oscar. After this television short won the Oscar, the Academy changed its rules so that a made-for-television cartoon could never again win this honor, even if it was shown theatrically. This version of the story was actually a made-for-television short, and premiered as a television special, but was thought to be so excellent that it was released theatrically and pronounced eligible for Oscar consideration.

@kathleenirish 3 жыл бұрын

I was lucky to see this special that became my favorite version of all. Just wonderful

@TheSunUpInTheSky 3 жыл бұрын

That sounds really a dumb decision on their part.

@elijahbaker781 2 жыл бұрын

The way Jacob Marley is animated in this version is so damn haunting and his voice is bone chilling to the core by far one of the scariest versions of Marley.

@wintertime331 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree ! The way a scary phantom should be !

@musicman201047 Жыл бұрын

That IS the whole point to.....SCARE THE DICKENS OUT OF Scrooge into seeing the errors of his ways, and become a better,more charitable person, right?

@lindaopthof9504 Жыл бұрын

Alastair Sim was my grandfather's first cousin. Their fathers were brothers. One brother came to America and one stayed in G. B. Alastair was a very private man.

@kirkklassen7288 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great story. It touches me personally as a born again Christian. God Bless You All.

@MaskedMan66 2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas!

@MGMOZfan 3 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this as a kid! I've never forgotten the haunting image of Ignorance and Want under the robe of the Ghost of Christmas Present! Amazing to see this again after almost 50 years!

@dancalmpeaceful3903 3 жыл бұрын

You don't have to look too far to see Ignorance and Want....Just look at the next two "people" who will soon be inhabiting the White House......

@kathleenirish 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, a permanent impression was made upon me as well...the spirits flying through the night sky. Chilling and stunning

@MaskedMan66 3 жыл бұрын

@@dancalmpeaceful3903 They could do with a ghostly visitor or four.

@MaskedMan66 3 жыл бұрын

This was my introduction to the story! I saw it when it first aired and I was only about four. It scared me to death, but I loved it. :-)

@dancalmpeaceful3903 3 жыл бұрын

@@MaskedMan66 Agreed - it really is a masterpiece of animation. RIP Richard Williams (same animator of Roger Rabbit fame too I believe). The imagery is evoking.

@cassiecrawford7453 6 ай бұрын

This version of a Christmas Carol is wonderful ❤

@mjulia9214 Жыл бұрын

Something I’ve noted when viewing renditions of this story is that often the two children (ignorance and want) that hide beneath the skirts of the ghost of Christmas Present are often kept out of the story……..so glad they are included in this wonderful version.

@SamuelBlack84 11 ай бұрын

I think many consider them too bleak for something often shown during primetime

@justjeff53 6 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Ohio. It's Christmas eve 2017. Six Christmases have come and gone since I shared this with the world. I'm so glad many of you finally found this after many years of Searching. Welcome back my friends and have a very, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

@wilmastahl3060 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks from Holland and a nice Christmas too!

@justjeff53 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and a Merry Christmas to you.

@mikegan73 6 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Ireland, I come back to watch this every Christmas eve or Christmas morning. This is my favourite version since childhood, cheers for keeping this uploaded on KZfaq, Merry Christmas.

@stretmediq 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks and merry Christmas to you!

@justjeff53 6 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas Liberty!

@victorcrabbe8107 3 жыл бұрын

Watched this as a kid when it first came out. Brilliant animation. Why they don't keep showing this on television alongside Rudolph, the Grinch, and a Charlie Brown Christmas is a travesty!

@danielstadden1149 3 жыл бұрын

IDK, that marley was pretty scary!

@labrynianrebel 3 жыл бұрын

That's why I stopped watching television ~2015.

@MaskedMan66 3 жыл бұрын

@@danielstadden1149 He's supposed to be.

@danielstadden1149 2 жыл бұрын

@@MaskedMan66 may give small children nightmares

@MaskedMan66 2 жыл бұрын

@@danielstadden1149 Listen, I first saw this when I was four or five years old; it scared me to death, and I *loved it!*

@neaklaus52 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the few versions of "A Christmas Carol" that gets the times mentioned by Jacob Marley right. Most get them wrong, which makes Scrooge's comments on Christmas Morning sound silly. This is really one of the best animated versions of the story ever made.

@Izumi-sp6fp 2 жыл бұрын

The animation style of this animated version of "A Christmas Carol" is second to none! I was 11 years old when i saw this in 1971 and the ghost of "Marley" scared the absolute _life_ out of me. Staggeringly awesome!

@MaskedMan66 2 жыл бұрын

Same here, only I was more like four or five. It's been one of my favorite stories ever since, and I have been in several stage productions of it.

@benhuether5474 2 жыл бұрын

One of the most accurate depictions of the original novel, especially Ghost of Christmas Past.

@hunterolaughlin 2 жыл бұрын

Well, except the Ghost was genderless; having male and female traits and looking like something between a child and an elderly person. This one does look like a child, but the voice gives off a female impression.

@MaskedMan66 2 жыл бұрын

@@hunterolaughlin I assume you're talking about the Ghost of Christmas Past. It was a truer depiction of that Spirit than any other movie or T.V. show ever has managed. Though Scrooge calls it "Sir," Dickens pretty consistently calls it "it," and it is a very ambiguous being, at one point bearing "fragments" of all the faces it had shown to Scrooge, both males and females. As for the voice, it was performed by English actress Diana Quick and deepened to sound uncertain.

@justjeff53 5 жыл бұрын

Seasons Greetings from Ohio. It's now Christmas eve 2018. Seven Christmases have come and gone since I shared this with the world. Welcome to my friends who return every year to watch this classic. And hello to the folks that have arrived for the first time. . Welcome back my friends and have a very, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

@CreevyMorrigan 5 жыл бұрын

Every year, I come here. Thanks for keeping this alive.

@justjeff53 5 жыл бұрын

@@CreevyMorrigan ~ Merry Christmas..

@georgezuniga6298 5 жыл бұрын

Good Will to all!

@mikegan73 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, first thing I do on Christmas morning is watch this wonderful version, it's become a tradition, Merry Christmas.

@Ciara1594 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you and have a very Merry Christmas!! 🎄✨✡️🤗

@bootsforemmett1381 2 жыл бұрын

This is magical… and still surpasses other animated versions.

@bowhead7826 Жыл бұрын

Stunning animation and art direction with a human touch. Why hasn't this earned annual showings every Christmas?

@bighuge1060 Жыл бұрын

It used to in the 1970s. Now, the only way to catch it is on KZfaq and an old VHS tape. The starkness and effectiveness of this production is wonderful. Tiny Tim's death hits with a gut punch.

@nosmoking4933 5 жыл бұрын

Alistair sim was 71 when he did the voice of scrooge and he was 51 when he played him in the film. He is the best scrooge in my opinion. 😀

@allisontaylor1818 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks...I never knew that,,,the best in my opinion too

@kathyjohson1273 3 жыл бұрын

I concur

@harddriven1344 3 жыл бұрын

In your opinion my opinion and many other opinions.

@zackstark24601 7 жыл бұрын

The only A Christmas Carol Adaptation to win an Oscar!!

@scotthamilton007 7 жыл бұрын

Zack Stark Deservedly so. This is a most impressive piece of art. How ironic that it is unobtainable on DVD or Blu-ray! I appreciate the posting. Merry Christmas.

@juvin3322 Жыл бұрын

I remember watching this on BBC as a child in the 70's.... It made me cry them and still does... And the story is now being repeated as we seem to be returning to Dickensian poverty for some. "This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased.”

@justjeff53 2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas from Ohio. ~ It's now Christmas eve 2021. ~~ It's been ten years since I first shared this classic on KZfaq. It's been great hearing from the folks who have discovered this classic tale, and from the ones who have rediscovered it after looking for many years. Hope to see you next year. Thanks for visiting and have a VERY, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

@aliassem1035 2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas man it’s amazing that you’re still active on KZfaq especially that people who upload videos like these disappear and they are no longer active.

@msjannd4 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for uploading this I've never seen it! Merry Christmas from Virginia! 🎄🎄🎄

@mikegan73 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for keeping this great animation uploaded, it's the first thing I watch every Christmas morning now. Happy Christmas from Ireland.

@MaskedMan66 2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas!

@justjeff53 2 жыл бұрын

@@aliassem1035 I'll leave it up as long as KZfaq will let me. Merry Christmas!

@martyharris4905 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful animation. Its almost like looking at a lithograph.

@MaskedMan66 3 жыл бұрын

That was the intent! :-) It was made to resemble woodcuts.

@GarryH1963 2 жыл бұрын

Alistair Sim passed away only five years later, in 1976, from cancer. Very much missed.

@wintertime331 2 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this as a kid the first around 😁

@barriolimbas 3 жыл бұрын

God bless us everyone, especially in 2020. Merry Christmas!

@ghostcityshelton9378 3 жыл бұрын

🍷🍾🎁🎄🎁⛄ MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

@kathyjohson1273 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and a Merry Christmas to you, too!!! And like you said, God Bless us, EVERYONE!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏

@richardalmeida1843 3 жыл бұрын

This version is one of my favorites growing up in the seventies.

@kevinbeck6785 3 жыл бұрын

January 1 2021 and just found this animated version of scrooge with the voice of the man who will always for myself be the best scrooge ever Alistair Sim. A Happy New Year To You !!

@chrism.4544 7 ай бұрын

A 1971 TV special, subsequently released theatrically, making it eligible for Oscar consideration. It won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film a year later. Some industry insiders took issue that a short originally shown on television was given the award, and the Academy responded by changing its policy, disqualifying any future works initially shown on television eligibility.

@juliewheatley8411 2 жыл бұрын

Omg can't believe it this was my favourite has a kid I remember watching it way back then I was 7when I first saw it .I've been trying to find it for years . I love it . One of my all time favourite stories

@mrgeeization Жыл бұрын

I watched this on TV as a kid. It is absolutely the best version ever, and I was so very happy to find it here. Only the Muppets come close!

@Paul_on_Guitar Жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree. I remember that casket floating up the stairs creeping me out sooo bad when I was younger. 😁

@D.Z.A.-kp8lf 3 жыл бұрын

I love every version of A Christmas Carol.. me and my mom when I was younger and all the way up until I was grown looked at every version every year we tried to see all of them and sometimes we succeeded.. my mom passed away in 2017.. and for a while I couldn't look at any Christmas Carol but I started it up again in 2019..

@mikegan73 Жыл бұрын

The animation style is the best of all animated adaptions of Charles Dickens novella. If you look at the original illustrations of Dickens first printed book, you will see the similarities visually with this animated adaption. Merry Christmas everyone and a happy new year in 2023.

@jacquesaubin4454 2 жыл бұрын

I saw this on its original 1971 broadcast. I was 7 yrs old. It scared the what-for out of me! And I've never forgotten it. Ignorance and Want are portrayed as no living being can do.

@MaskedMan66 2 жыл бұрын

Same here, except that I was four or five.

@andrewm503 Жыл бұрын

Saw this many times on CBS when I was a kid. I looked forward to it every year. Such great artistry. It was especially scary when the Ghost of Christmas Present showed the children living under his robes. 😮

@sandee3073 Жыл бұрын

We must be about the same age because I too loved watching this version on tv as a kid. Then it seemed to disappear until I found it again on KZfaq. It’ll always be my favorite version. And you’re right-the scene with the children in the robe was terrifying then and now!

@pamelamichajlow287 Жыл бұрын

I still don’t like that ghost, gives me the creeps.

@sheilagravely5621 Жыл бұрын

November 17,2022 here. I always watch all the versions of Christmas Carol I can find from now to new years. I watch them during the year when I get sad or discouraged. Merry Christmas America and Americans. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😘😘😘😘😘❤❤❤

@ericellis7431 Жыл бұрын

I watch them all myself all 20 something versions I have on DVD

@nutew4809 Жыл бұрын

I do the same !!! Good reality check.

@patrickfairchild2330 3 жыл бұрын

The greatest interpretation I've ever seen - the ghosts were TRULY otherworldly and sober minded with this mans' soul at stake.

@ezrastardust3124 Жыл бұрын

I love the art style of this film, it’s somehow both eerie and oddly comforting

@rogerrendzak8055 Жыл бұрын

The best animated film version, of the classic Christmas tale, ever!! Hand's down!!! At the beginning, once I saw Chuck Jones' name, I knew I wouldn't be disappointed. Totally missed this one, my whole life. Excellent 👍!!!

@kennyhagan5781 5 жыл бұрын

Been watching this one since it aired. It's an overlooked classic.

@justjeff53 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is. Merry Christmas Kenny..

@nunyabidness5375 Жыл бұрын

Creepy and grim, but appropriate. Best portrayal of Christmas Past and if Ignorance and Want I have ever seen.

@Evan-vs1ew 5 ай бұрын

I haven't read all the comments, so I'm not sure if anyone mentioned it: this won the Academy Award for Animated Short Subject.

@joycelamaster7292 2 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite, animated version of this story. Told the way it should be told; a true ghost story.

@iraceruk 5 жыл бұрын

An absolute masterpiece. This isn't just for children as others have said. It's a work of art. It won an Oscar.

@justjeff53 3 жыл бұрын

Seasons Greetings from Ohio. ~ I first shared this classic back in December 2011 and will leave it here as long as KZfaq will let me. Welcome back to my friends who return every year. And hello to the folks who have arrived for the first time. Thanks for visiting and have a VERY, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

@saburu79666 3 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas, dude, from the UK. I just watched this and enjoyed it thoroughly. Thanks very much! ✌😎

@justjeff53 3 жыл бұрын

@@saburu79666 Thanks ~~ Merry Christmas!

@ayushbhakodia8651 3 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas 🎄🎄 🙂

@mikegan73 3 жыл бұрын

Another Christmas , and another thank you again from Ireland for keeping this great piece of animation uploaded, Happy Christmas to you.

@justjeff53 3 жыл бұрын

@@ayushbhakodia8651 Merry Christmas Ayush.

@lukeskywalker1840 5 ай бұрын

Chuck Jones. The OG of cartoons.

@ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE 2 жыл бұрын

If the last two years has taught me anything, it's to count my blessings. To everyone watching this classic , a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and the beginnings of MUCH BETTER THINGS (Please GOD! 🙏) come 2022.

@MaskedMan66 2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas!

@paulclarke7571 Жыл бұрын

As a child growing up in the 70s I lived for this type of animation. It was fun and magical to me. Seeing the old cell animation like this takes me back to Magical Christmases when my mother was still alive. Thank you for uploading this. It is truly a masterpiece.

@bruthamann5697 2 жыл бұрын

December 6 2021: Watching this again!!!! 😃 Thank you for posting this classic! The wife and I watch this every year! ❤ Merry Christmas everyone!!!!

@StephenLyons-tl8ie 6 ай бұрын

Though somewhat condensed, this version is very faithful to the book and the animation is second to none.

@raygreen5926 6 ай бұрын

In 1858 Charles Dickens came to Dublin to give readings of his Christmas Carol , in the Rotunda Theatre...it was mobbed outside by crowds wanting to see this literary colossus. Thank you Charles Dickens for bringing some magic into this world....🇮🇪🎄🇬🇧

@kakarrot62 5 ай бұрын

Amazing how the 2 best renditions of The Christmas Carol both feature Alistair Sim. The 1951 Classic Scrooge with him is hands down the best ever made and then this comes in second. No other is even close.

@MatthewPhillips-lb6xu 6 ай бұрын

I love the animation for this version and I love the way the spirit of Christmas Past is drawn and represented. I wish someone could have given this production the budget of the Disney/Jim Carrey version so they could tell the story in full but with this animation. It’s beautiful. If we can have 3 hour superhero movies, why can’t we show this wonderful story in full for 2 hours?

@Remythechef 3 жыл бұрын

Of all the adaptations of this story, this is probably my favorite

@HellAintHalfFull 3 жыл бұрын

Ditto. Merry Christmas, friend.

@Remythechef 3 жыл бұрын

@@HellAintHalfFull same here🎄

@kathleenirish 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@MaskedMan66 3 жыл бұрын

My two favorite adaptations both star Mr. Sim!

@CiampaGiuseppe8 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@robertwilliams9234 2 жыл бұрын

Looked forward to this every Christmas with my brother who has since passed away a part of our Christmas I will never forget

@wintertime331 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about your brother, I’d like to think he still watched it with you when you watch it 😊🎄☃️❄️

@michaelibarra2566 Жыл бұрын

I remember this animation when I was a kid.. I'm glad to see it again thank you

@Chevroldsmobuiac 2 жыл бұрын

Has to be one of the most terrifying depictions of Jacob Marley... loved it as a kid and love it now!

@wintertime331 2 жыл бұрын

Amen ! Totally agree ! 😁👍🎄🌨☃️

@ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE Жыл бұрын

Chuck Jones , best known for his work with WB cartoon classic, was the illustrator for this classic. The scenes with Marley's ghost creeped me out. These days, the artistry amazes me.

@MoonJD1 6 ай бұрын

No one draws animation like this. These are priceless.

@rstein926 4 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Both Alistair Sim and Michael Hordern who voiced Scrooge and Marley respectively starred as the respective characters in the 1951 version originally. And Michael Horden ironically also played Scrooge in the 1977 BBC adaptation which starred John le Mounseuir of Dad’s Army as Marley.

@beedubb2653 7 жыл бұрын

Lol, man, the ghost of Jacob Marley creeped me the hell out when I first saw this a a kid, but I kept watching it over and over. I think it was a combination of the animation and the fact that he spoke, in a most haunting way, without moving his mouth. Brings back some fond memories though and the reason I came looking for it. Thx for posting.

@mkl62 7 жыл бұрын

There was also the 1969 Famous Classic Tales version with the fiery head.

@SOULRELIEF22 3 жыл бұрын

Hell is REAL. There will be NO profanity in the Kingdom of GOD! ENJOY JESUS this Holiday Season! 💓

@OdeeOz 3 жыл бұрын

Who else is here for the memories of when it first aired? 😍💯👍🏼👏🏼🙏🏼

@Sunny25611 3 жыл бұрын

:) 🙋🏻‍♀️

@MaskedMan66 3 жыл бұрын

Yup!

@relaxureyes 7 ай бұрын

I knew I wasn't the only one to listen to Christmas music all year. It's my bedtime and cheer up music. God bless us... every one!

@tigerking5505 6 ай бұрын

What is the name of the music intro of this movie? I'm asking you, because you listen Christmas music all the year😊😊 is just I love this song and I don't know what is its name 😊😊 I only know that is a Christmas coral music 😊😊 thank you 😊😊

@friendship9904 3 жыл бұрын

I can never get sick of Christmas songs and movies

@stephenc8 4 жыл бұрын

Whoever uploaded this is an absolute legend, thank you and merry Christmas

@justjeff53 4 жыл бұрын

This was Richard Williams's vision of this classic story. I just shared it. Merry Christmas John.

@devoutone1 3 жыл бұрын

Timeless classic. Superb animation.

@bonnielucas153 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting this on youtube. Today is Dec 20, 2021

@rajasekaran8618 2 жыл бұрын

I am also watching. 😉

@waaterdog Жыл бұрын

Growing up in the '70s, this was the definitive version, [other than the actual literature]! Extremely difficult to find anywhere, but yet this was the 1972 Academy Award Winner for Best Animated Short Film! This version alone still seems the most accurate in "feel" for Dickens' work. It still scares the crap out of me - as the author intended. THANK YOU for making this available for all of us who love this version of the telling. Merry Christmas Jeff!

@TimothyStapay Жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas( 2022) everyone 🎅...in advance...I love this animated version of the classic Dickens story. ❄🎄☃🦌

@StevenSavage 3 жыл бұрын

Just watched this and was blown away. Sim is of course excellent, the animation style is fantastic. A wonderful gem.

@yippedoodah 2 жыл бұрын

I try to watch this every year around the holidays and it always makes me tear up

@jurijuri4365 2 жыл бұрын

Christmas

@CJCroen1393 8 жыл бұрын

This version of the Ghost of Christmas Past is more faithful to the book than any other version.

@trilliumflowerblackpanther9344 3 жыл бұрын

Quick quick question do you think the boy of ignorance and the girl of want is very creepy??

@CJCroen1393 3 жыл бұрын

@@trilliumflowerblackpanther9344 Yeah, but that's the point.

@yourroyalhighness7662 5 жыл бұрын

Michael Hordern is by far the best Marley’s ghost ever. His screams and pitiful wailing both terrify and break your heart.

@johnfraraccio99 5 жыл бұрын

But Frank Finlay gives him a close run. He just about puts George C. Scott's Scrooge through the wall, and I don't mean the fourth one.

@toddfrendell6837 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. I was 9 years old when this first aired while I was growing up in Portland Oregon, it was the best of times, not the worst of times

@abbymartin554 2 жыл бұрын

I love that nod you gave to the great Charles Dickens there. 😊

@chrisholland7367 2 жыл бұрын

Dickens a great writer of his age. A man who as boy became impoverished because of his father's bankruptcy. He brought to people the poverty and desolation of the Victorian era.Whilst the British empire was expanding many where living in abject poverty all over the UK.

@Daemon3667 Жыл бұрын

This was a masterpiece! They certainly don’t produce animations with this amount of craftsmanship anymore

@musicman201047 6 жыл бұрын

This is the better of the cartoon classics,because it sticks true to Charles' Dickens' original tale,primarily because the animation in drawn in Old Victorian style,the time period in which Dickens' penned his story.....this lends a genuine authenticity to the cartoon.

@eugenetswong 6 жыл бұрын

Also, the original story wasn't a children's story. This cartoon kept true to that, by keeping the themes and details dark. I believe that the original used real human thoughts and ideas to change Scrooge, as opposed to just virtue.

@musicman201047 Жыл бұрын

True that!

@mochawitch 5 жыл бұрын

I remember this as a very little girl, seeing this on television back in the early 70s.

@gavhinds8190 Жыл бұрын

I was born in 71 and its brought back lively memories from my childhood..thanks for this..have a great Xmas.

@starrfaithfull6934 Жыл бұрын

Gav, We were married in 1971. This was our first Christmas together. A beautiful animated film most remembered for its eerie beauty and the boys' choir singing "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen." Still married and happy. Hope your Christmas this year is wonderful.

@gavhinds8190 Жыл бұрын

@@starrfaithfull6934 thankyou and the same to you..I've been with my wife now 30 years...but I love these old cartoons ..you can never beat the old stuff no matter what anyone says..have a great Xmas.

@biggtrux Жыл бұрын

Alister Sims is my favorite Scrooge.

@justjeff53 Жыл бұрын

He's mine too. Merry Christmas...

@chrisevans5259 3 жыл бұрын

It may only be September,.....but anyone else enjoying this festive classic?.....

@headninjadog8120 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@victoriaallen9393 3 жыл бұрын

I definitely am!

@erichill612 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@thetreasurehouse1742 3 жыл бұрын

I just finished watching this masterpiece, today, 10/23/20. I've seen it a few times through the years.

@The_Glass Жыл бұрын

My favorite story of all time. I used to think it was meant specifically for children but I now feel that Dickens was directing it at Victorian era adults. Powerful, indeed. Thank you for sharing.

@systemofadown945 Жыл бұрын

Well i dont think children have been through the life experiences scrooge has had yet and i doubt they even have enough money to be cheap with

@The_Glass Жыл бұрын

@@systemofadown945 True, but with all due respect it’s not all about money. Sharing everyday items like clothing, food, tools, and lodging is just as important. Money is only used to provide the things listed. By itself, money is literally paper, metal, or plastic/fiat. If you have none of those to give, then a simple smile and genuine kindness can go a long way. It’s a great story for everyone to know-rich or poor, old or young. My favorite story of all time. I think it carry’s more weight today than in 1843. Again, thanks to the uploader and KZfaq for sharing.