Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983)
Scrooge McDuck as Scrooge, Mickey as Bob Cratchit, Goofy as Marley.
The whole story fits in under half an hour, if everyone in it is someone you already know.
You are watching with small children, or you want twenty-six minutes of something you have loved for years.
What it keeps and what it changes
Keeps: all four ghosts and the Christmas morning.
Changes: the cast, into Disney’s: Jiminy Cricket is Christmas Past, Willie the Giant is Christmas Present, Pete is the Ghost of Christmas Future, and Donald is Fred.
Whose story is it?
Scrooge McDuck’s, which is a joke the film enjoys.
How much time does it ask?
26 minutes. Directed by Burny Mattinson. Nominated for the Academy Award for animated short film.
Scrooge McDuck, Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Jiminy Cricket, Willie the Giant, Pete. Walt Disney Pictures.
Where to find it
Other ways to get it: Find where it’s streaming — JustWatch
More Christmas Carols: A Christmas Carol (MGM, 1938) · Scrooge (1951), with Alastair Sim · A Christmas Carol (1984), with George C. Scott