ABC will air Mickey’s Christmas Carol on Wednesday, Nov. 25, kicking off its 2026 Wonderful World of Disney holiday lineup. It’s the classic’s first ABC airing since 2003.
Scrooge McDuck is coming back to ABC.
ABC will air Mickey’s Christmas Carol on Wednesday, Nov. 25, from 8 to 8:30 p.m. ET/PT as part of The Wonderful World of Disney, according to the network’s 2026 holiday schedule. The lineup was announced Tuesday, Oct. 27.
It’s the first time the 1983 Disney featurette has aired on ABC since 2003, after earlier network airings in 2000 and 2003.
When is Mickey’s Christmas Carol on ABC?
Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, the night before Thanksgiving, ABC said. Check local listings for Central and Mountain times.
ABC describes it as a Christmas classic where Scrooge learns the spirit of the season with help from Mickey, Donald, Goofy and friends.
What is Mickey’s Christmas Carol about?
It’s Disney’s version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Scrooge McDuck plays Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy moneylender who gets visits from three ghosts on Christmas Eve.
Disney characters fill the other roles:
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Mickey Mouse as Bob Cratchit
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Donald Duck as Scrooge’s nephew, Fred
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Goofy as the ghost of Jacob Marley
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Jiminy Cricket as the Ghost of Christmas Past
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Willie the Giant as the Ghost of Christmas Present
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Pete as the Ghost of Christmas Future
The featurette runs about 26 minutes.
When did Mickey’s Christmas Carol first come out?
In theaters on Dec. 16, 1983, alongside a reissue of The Rescuers. It was directed by Burny Mattinson and earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short Subject.
It was Mickey’s first theatrical short in decades and his first Oscar-nominated short since 1948.
What networks have aired Mickey’s Christmas Carol?
Plenty. It made its TV debut on NBC in 1984 and aired there through 1990. CBS carried it from 1991 to 1998.
It also aired on The Disney Channel from 1987 to 1999 and 2002 to 2006, on Toon Disney in 2008, and on ABC Family, now Freeform. ABC aired it in 2000 and 2003.
Can you stream Mickey’s Christmas Carol?
Yes. It’s available to stream on Disney+, so you don’t have to wait for the ABC broadcast.
Where did Mickey’s Christmas Carol come from?
A record. The featurette was largely adapted from a 1974 Disneyland Records album, An Adaptation of Dickens’ Christmas Carol, which used many of the same characters.
What else is on ABC for the holidays?
A lot of Disney. The Wonderful World of Disney continues with Mary Poppins on Thursday, Nov. 26, the Holiday Spectacular on Monday, Nov. 30, and The Santa Clause on Wednesday, Dec. 23, according to ABC.
The Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade airs Christmas morning, and Mufasa: The Lion King makes its broadcast premiere on Sunday, Dec. 27.
What else is happening Nov. 25?
Disney Animation’s Hexed hits theaters the same day. It’s a big day for Disney fans before Thanksgiving.
Another A Christmas Carol twist is also out this season. Walmart’s Muppets ad, A Who Knew Carol, stars Walton Goggins as Scrooge.
Article compiled with the help of the Pirates & Princesses newsroom.
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