Theodore Bikel - Marley's Ghost Dennis Day - Nephew Fred Paul Frees - The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present Sonny Melendrez - Bob Cratchit Debbie Clinger - Martha Cratchit Robert Rolofson - Tiny Tim Steffani Calli - Belinda Cratchit Eric Hines - Peter Cratchit Darlene Conley - Mrs. Cratchit Shelby Flint - Belle Charles Matthau - The Boy Dee Stratton - Voice Diana Lee - Voice Staff Producers/Directors - Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass Associate Producer - Masaki Iizuka Writer - Romeo Muller Based on the 1843 novella A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens Music - Fred Spielman Book and Lyrics - Janice Torre Design - Paul Coker, Jr. Animation Coordinator - Toru Hara Animation Supervisor - Tsuguyuki Kubo Animation Director - Katsuhisa Yamada Background Design - Minoru Nishida Backgrounds - Kazusuke Yoshihara, Kazuko Ito Layouts - Kazuyuki Kobayashi, Tadakatsu Yoshida, Hidemi Kubo Animation - Yoshiko Sasaki, Masahiro Yoshida Sound Recording - John Curcio, John Richards, Dave Iveland, Robert Elder Sound Effects - Tom Clack Vocal Arrangements - Jerry Graff Music Supervision - Maury Laws Music Arranger/Conductor - Bernard Hoffer Production As with previous Rankin-Bass specials, animation duties for the 1978 version were provided by a Japanese studio, in this case Topcraft, many of whose animators would later form the core of Studio Ghibli. Given that The Stingiest Man in Town was actually broadcast in Japan on Christmas Eve of 1978 (under the title Machi Ichiban Kechinbō), it is listed as an anime in some sources. The Japanese version was directed by Katsuhisa Yamada, better known for his work on Mazinger Z and Devil Hunter Yohko and the characters were designed by Paul Coker Jr. Songs The production features an unusual number of songs, far more than in other animated productions of the story. Sing a Christmas Carol An Old Fashioned Christmas Humbug The Stingiest Man in Town I Wear a Chain Golden Dreams It Might Have Been The Christmas Spirit Yes, There is a Santa Claus Birthday Party of the King One Little Boy You Wear a Chain Mankind Should be My Business See also Adaptations of A Christmas Carol List of Christmas films References External links 1978 anime films 1978 in American television 1978 television films 1978 films 1978 television specials 1970s American television specials 1970s animated television specials 1978 drama films American Christmas films American musical fantasy films Animated Christmas films Animated Christmas