1. Overture
2. Scrooge
3. Room in Your Heart
4. Good King Wenceslas - The Muppets, Traditional
5. One More Sleep 'til Christmas
6. Marley & Marley
7. Christmas Past
8. Chairman of the Board
9. Fozziwig's Party - The Muppets, Caswell, Chris
10. When Love Is Gone
11. It Feels Like Christmas
12. Christmas Scat
13. Bless Us All
14. Christmas Future
15. Christmas Morning
16. Thankful Heart
17. Finale - When Love Is Found / It Feels Like Christmas
18. When Love Is Gone
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For right-minded buyers of the reissued Muppet Christmas Carol soundtrack, the odds of disappointment are about as remote as Miss Piggy's chances with Kermit. If you loved the movie, you will love the loopy mayhem of the Muppet Brass Buskers ("Good King Wenceslas"), the cartoonish malice of the black-hearted misanthropes Marley & Marley ("Marley & Marley"), and the hope-swollen harmonies of Tiny Tim and Family ("Bless Us All"), Muppeted here to hilariously humble effect. If, on the other hand, your interest in this disc has more to do with its inclusion in the way-narrow Christmas-record-for-kids category--if the spirit of the season doesn't extend, for you, to the magic of the Muppets--you may want to keep browsing, as it's a soundtrack first (overture, instrumentals, and all) and a Christmas CD second. That's not to suggest you're stuck with an un-fun disc should it land on your holiday stack without a prior screening, though. Miles Goodman's score sweeps and inspires, and certain tracks--"One More Sleep 'til Christmas" and "Fozziwig's Party"--are future classics. (Note to the right-minded: After a misstep on the original release, Martina McBride's version of "When Love is Gone" is back.) -Tammy La Gorce
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The Muppet Christmas Carol
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2005-11-22)
- Publisher: Walt Disney Records
- Label: Walt Disney Records
- Format: Soundtrack, Special Edition
- Studio: Walt Disney Records
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 23 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #7302
Avg. Customer Review:
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: I'm Glad to Finally Have This Soundtrack 2008-12-17
Comment: I didn't see this movie until several years after it had been released, but I immediately fell in love with it. And one reason was the songs. But by the time I went looking for the soundtrack, it was long out of print and therefore very expensive. But when Disney rereleased it, I bought it as soon as I could.
There are two main reasons I wanted to get it - "One More Sleep 'til Christmas" as sung by Kermit and "It Feels Like Christmas" by the Ghost of Christmas Present. Both songs are warm and rich as they share about the joys of Christmas. Frankly, either work outside of the movie. I'm surprised I haven't seen more people covering them.
And there are a couple of songs that work well in the context of the movie, too. "Scrooge" is a wonderful introduction to the character. As sung by the cast, it tells us exactly what we need to know about the main character. "Marley and Marley" is surprisingly funny considering it's one of the scarier moments of the traditional story. But it gets the point across with some humor.
And, like all soundtracks, there are several instrumental pieces. I count 6 of the 18 tracks. Scattered throughout, they really do invoke the feel of the movie even if you aren't watching it.
Two of the tracks, "Room in Your Heart" and "Chairman of the Board" were cut by the time I saw the movie. Frankly, they are my least favorite tracks here, probably because I never saw them in any context.
This will be yet another honored part of my Christmas music collection for years to come. If you like the movie, get it before it disappears again.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: A great buy 2008-12-16
Comment: This is a great product and almost impossible to find anywhere else. I grew up watching this movie, and have been looking for the soundtrack for years and haven't been able to find it in any stores, so when I found it here it was great.
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Summary: Christmas must have 2008-12-13
Comment: This has become a Christmas favorite in my home as well as it making a great gift to give. Love it
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Product good but delivery very late 2008-09-15
Comment: Happy with the product when it arrived, but it arrived a week after the scheduled time.
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Summary: Cute Christmas Addition 2008-02-09
Comment: If you enjoyed the soundtrack while watching "A Muppet Christmas Carol" then you will love this and is a cute addition to anyone's holiday music collection..
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