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Muppets Christmas carol

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Stupidwolf · 06/12/2024 18:22

Is anybody else unreasonably annoyed that they got rid of the love song to shorten the film. I loved it as a child, its my favourite Christmas film. And the song "the love has gone" is now edited out!

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RosieLeaf · 07/12/2024 09:56

The film is a classic, but me and my siblings always fast forwarded this song.

AlecTrevelyan006 · 07/12/2024 09:44

It is not only Michael Caines’s best film, it is the best film ever made.

Compash · 07/12/2024 09:38

It's a bone of contention in our house - DH loves it and says it makes sense of the rat crying and the 'Love We Found' reprise at the end... though I see his point, I loathe it for the dirge-fest it is, bumming my Christmas high... and as MCC is my No 1 favourite Christmas film, this is important to me...

On a different note: surely the best performance of Michael Caine's career? He totally commits to it!

HarelessMiffy · 07/12/2024 09:19

Christmas decs are going up today, and we shall have this on in the background, with a supper of pigs in blankets!

Cattery · 07/12/2024 09:09

AlecTrevelyan006 · 06/12/2024 23:54

I’ve got the dvd and that song isn’t on it (thankfully) x

veganmayo · 07/12/2024 08:35

Nailed it

Cattery · 07/12/2024 08:17

“See you tomorrow at 8” “But Mr Scrooge tomorrow is Christmas Day!” “8.30 then”

GrammarTeacher · 07/12/2024 07:28

Available in extras on Disney plus.
i actually dislike the song. Although the cut is really awkwardly done.

Allswellthatendswelll · 07/12/2024 06:35

Young scrooge is fit so I'm all for it's inclusion!

Light the lamp not the rat!

AlecTrevelyan006 · 06/12/2024 23:54
Wintersgirl · 06/12/2024 23:47

AbigailsPartyFrock · 06/12/2024 23:13

🎶 No cheeses for us meeces 🎶

"Even the vegetables don't like him"

AbigailsPartyFrock · 06/12/2024 23:13

🎶 No cheeses for us meeces 🎶

Filltheglass · 06/12/2024 20:56

AbigailsPartyFrock · 06/12/2024 18:27

If you’re watching on Disney+, you can get the full version if you click on “extras”

Omg thankyou for this!! I saw like two years ago they added it onto Disney+ but every time I put it on it's wasn't there! I didn't think to look on 'extras' I'll be so glad when I watch it now on Christmas eve! ☺️

Dramallama91 · 06/12/2024 19:28

I was delighted when I realized it had been cut! SNORE 😅

AdventuresInMothering · 06/12/2024 19:21

my family frequently exclaim "why, it's old Fozziwig's rubber chicken factory!" when arriving at a party 🤣

TakeMyLifeAndLetItBe · 06/12/2024 19:04

StarsBeneathMyFeet · 06/12/2024 19:01

Yeah I always fast forwarded it when I watched the video 🤷🏻‍♀️ even the incidental bits are better. Every time I see the words ‘Tis the season’ I sing ‘Tis the season to be jolly and joyous’ DD (11) chimes in ‘Fa la La’ 😄

Couldn't help a 'light the lamp, not the rat!' this week, when my mum showed me and the children a very Rizzo-like toy rat in the garden centre 😂

WinterBones · 06/12/2024 19:02

its the 'heatwave' bit i always end up quoting xD

StarsBeneathMyFeet · 06/12/2024 19:01

Yeah I always fast forwarded it when I watched the video 🤷🏻‍♀️ even the incidental bits are better. Every time I see the words ‘Tis the season’ I sing ‘Tis the season to be jolly and joyous’ DD (11) chimes in ‘Fa la La’ 😄

WinterBones · 06/12/2024 18:58

it wouldn't have been so bad if they'd kept it short, but it went on FOREVER.. i always fastforwarded through it.

WinterBones · 06/12/2024 18:57

i still have the original VHS somewhere i think, with it on.

GreyCarpet · 06/12/2024 18:54

HermioneWeasley · 06/12/2024 18:27

Nah, it’s a meh song among a collection of absolute bangers. Film is better without.

I said what I said.

Totally agree.

It's in the singing of a street corner choir.
It's going home and getting warm by the fire...

A kind reunion with a friend or a brother,
A pair of mittens that were made by your mother...

In all the places you find love, it feels like Christmas.

❤️

That love has Gone song?

To quote the vegetables, "Nah!"

Watching it for the first time this year tomorrow when my son comes round. He's 26 😁

ohyesido · 06/12/2024 18:51

As I recall the actress wasn't a great singer. I had it on video when I was around 12, bet a VHS with the full song in it would be worth a few quid now

GridlockonMain · 06/12/2024 18:49

There was some issue with this where they lost the original footage so only had it in some format which wasn’t compatible with tv, but then then they found the right footage and that’s why it’s now on Disney. I can’t remember the details but it was something like that.

EmpressaurusKitty · 06/12/2024 18:49

I went to the singalong version last year & it was included then.

Threelittleduck · 06/12/2024 18:48

It was an incredibly boring song and the film is so much better without it. It's my favourite Christmas film, especially without that song.