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The word "humbug" is misunderstood by many people, which is a pity, since the word provides a key insight into Scrooge's original hatred of Christmas. The word "humbug" describes deceitful efforts to fool people by pretending to a fake loftiness or false sincerity, so when Scrooge calls Christmas a humbug, he is claiming that people only pretend to charity and kindness in an effort to delude him, each other, and themselves. In Scrooge's eyes, he is the one man honest enough to admit that no one really cares about anyone else, so for him, every wish to him for a Merry Christmas is one more deceitful effort to fool him and take advantage of him. This is a man who has turned to profit because he honestly believes everyone else will someday betray or abandon him the moment he trusts them.
The producers wondered if Jim Backus could handle the singing required for this TV special. Briefly, they considered using Robert Goulet for Scrooge's singing voice.
There is a popular rumor that the song "People" was written for - and rejected by - this TV special. This is not true. The special's composer Jule Styne and lyricist Bob Merrill were working on the song for the Broadway musical "Funny Girl" at the same time that they were writing this score. The producers of this project heard them playing it and were thrilled, until they learned that it was not for them. Obviously, it went on to become a hit for the star of "Funny Girl", Barbra Streisand.
This version of "A Christmas Carol" is unique in that the first spirit to visit Scrooge is the Spirit of Christmas Present, followed by the Spirits of Christmas Past and Yet to Come, whereas in all other versions, Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past first, then Present, and then Yet to Come. No records exist to explain this change, but some have guessed that it had to do with running times and commercial breaks.
The first of the animated Christmas TV specials that were run annually by the major networks and are now run by various cable channels.
"Ebenezer Scrooge: [sees a horse from his window] Hello! Hello there! [horse neighs and rears in terror, then bolts] Ebenezer Scrooge: Ah, the same to you! Oh, yes, indeed. A pleasant fellow."
"Ebenezer Scrooge: [looks at a painting] Imagine going out looking like this... lock me up for a loony they would."
