History YMMV / TheMuppetChristmasCarol

* AwesomeMusic: "Scrooge". "One More Sleep 'til Christmas". "Marley and Marley". "With a Thankful Heart".

* AwesomeMusic: ""Scrooge". "One More Sleep 'til Christmas". "Marley and Marley". "With a Thankful Heart".

* UncannyValley: The Ghost of Christmas Past, an unholy CG combination of human and Muppet. And perfectly in keeping with Dickens' description.

* CriticProof: It wasn't totally ''panned'' on release, but it got mixed reviews from critics (including "Two Thumbs Down!" from Siskel and [[RogerEbert Ebert]]). Talk to most Muppets and/or Dickens fans today, though, and they'll almost certainly tell you that the movie was very good and stands among the best adaptations of the story by a long shot.

* VindicatedByHistory: A flop when it was first released (opening just two weeks after ''{{Aladdin}}'' went wide), the film now has a cult following among Muppet fans and people who find it a great Christmas movie.

* EarWorm: Just about every song in the whole movie.

* LoveItOrHateIt: Belle's song, "When Love is Gone," which is something of a musical [[TheScrappy Scrappy]]. Some love the song, some hate the song, some don't mind the song but hate her voice, etc.

* WTHCastingAgency: "Oh sweet, they're going to do a version of Christmas Carol with Muppets. Fun! Wait, with ''Sir Michael Caine''?!" Of course, it ends up working way, ''way'' better [[BetterThanItSounds than you might initially think]]. Caine went on record as saying he had a ball with the production, adding that the best way to interact with the Muppets is to treat them all as though they're members of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
** Although subverted with most of the Muppet characters, who fit their roles like a glove. Highlights include Kermit as the put-upon Bob Crachit, Robin the Frog as Tiny Tim, and Gonzo as the narrator.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: One of the reasons this film is so well-remembered. Not only are the sung portions generally great, but the instrumentals tend to be amazing too, especially the music that accompanies Christmas-Yet-To-Come.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: One of the reasons this film is so well-remembered. Not only are the sung portions generally great, but the instrumentals tend to be amazing too, especially the music that accompanies Christmas-Yet-To-Come.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Every scene with the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
** While the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is intentionally creepy, the child-like Ghost of Christmas Past is legitimate NightmareFuel.
* TearJerker: The song "When Love Is Gone".
** Also a bit of a [[TheScrappy Scrappy]], since some people didn't like this number, and the theatrical release doesn't have it. Let's just say that YourMileageMayVary on this song...
*** What does it for most people is when Present-Scrooge joins in and practically ''breaks down himself'' when he realizes that Belle is and was totally right.
** Now, when ''The Love We '''Found''''' kicks in at the end? Try keeping dry after ''that''.
** The dedication to Jim Henson and Richard Hunt also invokes this on a meta level.
** What? Tiny Tim's death doesn't rate a mention?
** when Kermit/Bob says he arranged for Tiny Tim to be buried on his favorite hilltop, where he could see the ducks. "He always loved watching the ducks on the river."
*** "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.

* NightmareFuel: Every scene with the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.

* AdaptationDistillation: This is generally seen as a good adaptation of the book, Muppets or otherwise. There's even one or two things many people see as an improvement compared to nearly all adaptions or even the novel - StatlerAndWaldorf as a kind of double-Marley in particular rarely goes without mention, and Gonzo as "Dickens-the-Narrator" works well even beyond just a humorous level.