Cricket on the Hearth (1967 TV special)

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"Cricket on the Hearth" is a 1967 animated Christmas television special by Rankin/Bass Productions, adapted from Charles Dickens’ novella and known for its sentimental Victorian holiday storytelling.

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instanceOf Christmas television special ⓘ
Rankin/Bass production ⓘ
animated television special ⓘ
animationStudio Rankin/Bass Productions ⓘ
animationTechnique traditional 2D animation ⓘ
basedOn The Cricket on the Hearth ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Charles Dickens ⓘ
colorProcess color ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Arthur Rankin Jr. ⓘ
Jules Bass ⓘ
distributor CBS ⓘ
genre Christmas special ⓘ
animated musical ⓘ
family television ⓘ
hasSong Cricket on the Hearth (title song) ⓘ
Smiles Go with Tears ⓘ
Through My Eyes ⓘ
lyricsBy Jules Bass ⓘ
medium television ⓘ
musicBy Maury Laws ⓘ
narrator Roddy McDowall ⓘ
notableFor adaptation of a lesser-known Dickens Christmas novella ⓘ
sentimental Victorian holiday storytelling ⓘ
originalAirDateSeason Christmas season ⓘ
originalAirDateYear 1967 ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalNetwork CBS ⓘ
partOf Rankin/Bass Christmas specials ⓘ
producer Arthur Rankin Jr. ⓘ
Jules Bass ⓘ
productionCompany Rankin/Bass Productions ⓘ
runtimeMinutes approx. 50 ⓘ
settingPeriod Victorian era ⓘ
settingPlace England ⓘ
targetAudience children ⓘ
family viewers ⓘ
theme Christmas ⓘ
family ⓘ
love ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
title Cricket on the Hearth ⓘ
voiceCastMember Abbe Lane ⓘ
Danny Thomas ⓘ
Hans Conried ⓘ
Marlo Thomas ⓘ
Paul Frees ⓘ
Roddy McDowall ⓘ
writer Romeo Muller ⓘ

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Rankin/Bass Christmas specials → notableWork → Cricket on the Hearth (1967 TV special) ⓘ
Cricket on the Hearth (1967 TV special) → hasSong → Cricket on the Hearth (title song) ⓘ
linked to: Cricket on the Hearth (1967 TV special)