A delightful, animated musical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. A Cricket on the Hearth, tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter whom a helpful Cricket named Crocket befriends on Christmas morning. When tragedy strikes the family, it's Crocket who comes to the rescue and restores peace and happiness.

• Rankin/Bass Productions
• Thomas/Spelling Productions
• Danny Thomas
• Marlo Thomas
• Roddy McDowall
• Hans Conried
• Paul Frees
• Ed Ames
• Abbe Lane