Cricket on the hearth / Rankin/Bass present ; produced and directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass ; written by Romeo Muller, Arthur Rankin, Jr. ; animation supervision, Rod Willis.
Voices: Danny Thomas, Marlo Thomas, Roddy McDowall, Ed Ames, Hans Conried, Abbe Lane, Paul Frees, the Norman Luboff Chorus. Suggested by the Charles Dickens' story of Christmas. Originally produced for television, 1967. Includes bonus music video collection: "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer" performed by Destiny's Child, and "Santa Claus is comin' to town" performed by Mariah Carey.
Summary:
An animated musical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. It tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter which were helped by a Cricket named Crocket on Christmas morning. Crocket restores peace and happiness when tragedy strikes the family.
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