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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Predicate Object
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)