12 Days of Youtube: A Christmas Carol 1971

This uncommonly beautiful animated special, based on the illustration style of 19th century engravings, forced the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to revise their rules. Originally produced for television by Chuck Jones, it later got a theatrical release, which made it eligible for Oscar consideration. After the 25 minute Christmas special won the Oscar for Animation in 1971, the jealous bitches changed the Academy rules to exclude any future works from consideration, as long as they had been originally produced for television.

It used to be on TV every Christmas; the ghost of Jacob Marley appearing on the door-knocker used to scare the crap out of me! Watching it now, I think it must have been my overactive imagination supplying the gaping mouth from Marley's later appearance...which will still make you crap your pants.