Walt Disney home entertainment had just re-released on dvd in the US the mini classic Mickey’s Christmas Carol. Originally released in theaters with a re-release of Pinocchio in 1983 Mickey’s Christmas Carol is an animated adaptation of Charles Dickens’ masterpiece with popular Disney characters in the leading roles. Scrooge McDuck can only be Ebenezer Scrooge the main character tight with money and tight with feelings while Mickey plays his poor employee Bob Cratchit. More Disney stars such as Goofy, Minnie, Daisy and Jiminy Cricket do appear in the story.

This new re-release also contains The Small One another mini classic about a little boy who lives in Nazareth who has to sell his old Donkey because he can’t work anymore. Also included are the two popular Disney Xmas shorts
Pluto’s Christmas Tree (1952) and the 1932 colour Silly Symphony
Santa’s Workshop.