History TearJerker / TheMuppetChristmasCarol

** While it's not shown in the movie, it becomes all the sadder when you realize that the young Scrooge had a father who resented him enough that he didn't even bother to bring him home for Christmas and that his little sister, Fan, the only family who was kind to him and advocated for him, eventually died giving birth to Fred due to her precarious health and Scrooge had to swallow his grief and take care of his orphaned nephew.

--> ''Captive, bound, we're double-ironed''

--> ''As freedom comes from giving love''

--> "These events can be changed... A life ''can'' be made right!"

** "I think (Dad)'s walked a little slower these past two evenings." That line just sets the tragedy up so mercilessly. The entire scene is near impossible not to weep at.

* The song "When Love Is Gone," which was removed from most versions of the film, is quite sad.

*** There's they talk about evicting an entire orphanage with the orphans standing in the snow with their frost-bitten teddy bears, they initially laugh but then shudder. It initially seems like they're mimicking the shivering of the children, but [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone the way the scene is portrayed, they've realized upon completing the recollection, how horrific such a deed was and now feel the intense shame of their crimes, with the knowledge they've forever lost the chance to make ammends]].

** Here, the scene fully embodies the fact that Scrooge is in despair over the pain he caused for the Cratchits, and that his own death was a cause for many to celebrate. He wants to change, not because he is afraid of damnation -- but because he is genuinely remorseful for what he has done, and what may come to pass. Other adaptations of the story have Scrooge be dragged off to hell, or into his own grave, slightly twisting the message to imply that Scrooge was scared straight, but here, the scene is just Scrooge confronting the cruel, cold nature of what the future has in store unless he changes his ways -- and Scrooge begs the spirit to acknowledge if the future can even be changed, or if the events are already set in stone, desperately hoping that they *can* be changed.

** When Kermit/Bob's voice breaks on his son's name as he says, "Life is made up of meetings and partings; that is the way of it. I am sure we shall never forget Tiny Tim or this first parting that there was among us." This is followed by a slow pan to Tim's empty chair and ownerless crutch, to the swell of a French horn wistfully reprising "Bless Us All"...

* When "The Love We Found" kicks in at the end, it becomes a TearsOfJoy moment.

* Tim's illness, first when he gets excited about the dinner and then at the end of "Bless Us All," when he coughs after singing the last note. The song is cheery, but that cough is a reminder that the family, while together now, may not be complete in the future, and they move on to the dinner to keep up their spirits. You can see Scrooge looking moved before he asks the Ghost of Christmas Present if Tiny Tim will live.
** After he first sees Tiny Tim with Bob, Scrooge can only say "a remarkable child". You can see him realizing that this is what Bob comes home to.
** Scrooge suffers a massive HeelRealization during this scene, lamenting that he pays Bob so little and also clearly sorry for how small the Christmas dinner is as a result.
** It's even worse when the Ghost of Christmas Present echoes Scrooge's "surplus population" line from earlier. Scrooge can't even reply, just looking sadly at Tim and quietly realizing exactly who that "surplus population" is.
* Scrooge's reaction to hearing that he was the subject of Fred's mocking round of ''Yes And No'' is heartbreaking. When he realizes the group is laughing at him, he just looks completely broken and sad. It's a testament to Creator/MichaelCaine's skills that he manages to convey it so powerfully in just a few seconds.
** Afterward, the Ghost of Christmas Present ushers Scrooge along with a very apologetic tone, as if even he didn't anticipate this, and is sorry Scrooge had to see it.
** Scrooge, who up until that point was enjoying himself immensely, responding to the above with "No more. I wish to see no more."

* The Ghost of Christmas Present's death, aging and turning to glittering dust after Scrooge has just befriended him and [[PleaseDontLeaveMe begs him not to leave him.]]
* The regret in Scrooge's face and voice when he sees his boyhood self all alone in school at Christmas. It gets worse when he remarks that it'd be pointless for Christmas Past to show him another of his childhood Christmases. They were all the same and he was always lonely.
** In the same scene, there's something horribly sad about Scrooge watching his childhood pass before him in a flash, realizing just how quickly his youth disappeared and how little he was able to enjoy it.
* "One More Sleep 'Til Christmas" is very heartwarming; everybody's so excited and happy because it's Christmas time, Kermit smiles at the stars and heads home... and then the shot scrolls on a few sad notes to a shivering little Bean Bunny, curled up in newspapers and trying to keep warm, all alone on Christmas Eve.
** This is also probably one of the few times one can sympathize with Bean. In most of his appearances, he’s admittedly quite aggravating with how cute he thinks he is. Here, Bean’s role is played seriously.

* It's relatively small compared to a lot of the others but Michael Caine's reaction shots during "Bless Us All" are enough to make people tear up. You can practically see the exact moment in the song that [[HeelRealization he realises how callous he's been to Bob]] (and, by extension, Bob's family) as well as the moment he realises his own culpability in Tiny Tim's poor health. There's also the FridgeHorror (Fridge Sadness?) of the fact that we already know Scrooge suffered a cripplingly lonely childhood, meaning that this is potentially the first time he's truly seeing a happy family enjoying Christmas even though they have practically nothing to celebrate it with. The sight of him clearly silently fighting back tears is almost more heartbreaking than seeing him openly crying.

* Jacob and Robert Marley's regret for the horrible things they did in life that they now will never be able to amend for, as explained in their song:
--> ''We're Marley and Marley''
--> ''[[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk Our hearts were painted black]]''
--> ''[[MyGodWhatHaveIDone We should've known]] our evil deeds''
--> ''Would put us both in [[JacobMarleyApparel shackles]]''
* When Scrooge beheld his child self working alone in the classroom, he immediately began trying to justify to the spirit all the time he spent by himself while it seemed like his child self was also convincing himself to stay and work. The emotions on their faces betray that they really wanted to celebrate the holidays, but they didn't know how, or they felt too pressured away from having fun. Present Scrooge is realizing that his rationalizations didn't hold up.
--> "I was often alone...more time for...reading and...studying. The Christmas holiday was...was a chance to get some extra work done. Time for...solitude."

** During the song, young Scrooge follows Belle as he listens. Then, while her back is turned, he turns and walks away. Then at the end, Belle turns to see him gone, and shows an expression of disappointment as if the song was a SecretTestOfCharacter, which Scrooge failed by walking away. The look on young Scrooge's face before he leaves shows that [[HopeSpot he has acknowledged Belle's words]] [[IveComeTooFar but feels he cannot turn back from his own greed]].

* When "The Love We Found" kicks in at the end, it becomes heartwarming and sad at the same time.

** It's even worse when the Ghost of Christmas Present echoes Scrooge's "surplus population" line from earlier. Scrooge can't even reply, just looking sadly at Tim and quietly realizing exactly who was speaking of.