Top 5 Stingiest man in Town songs

Let me start off by saying that I descovered this Rankin/Bass christmas special two years ago and must admit falling in love with it and its delightful selection of songs, which is why I had to make a meme of it for this ocassion. so here are my top 5 favorite songs from Rankin/Bass' Adaptation of "The Stingiest Man in Town"

Number 5: Humbug
What better way to start off a countdown of songs from a musical adaptation of a Christmas Carol then with, well, Humbug. First off, the song is self explanitory as that both Fred and Scrooge argue their points as to why they love/hate christmas. It works so well how each of them roll off each others valid points. Also, this gives Walter Matthau (Scrooge) a chance to flex his singing muscles (that is, if he ever has before) and I have to say that it's a rather good performance that kind of fits with their old and cranky Scrooge, and you have the lively upbeat Fred voiced by the ever greatful Dennis Day who also voiced Parson Brown in Rankin/Bass' Frosty's Winter Wonderland. All in all, its a catchy, fun, and rather hylarious song about conflicting opinions of the season.

Number 4: I wear a Chain
What's more fitting to a christmas ghost story, how about a christmas ghost story with a chillingly haunted song sung by none other then Jacob Marley. I like this song the most cause it not only explains Jacob's fate and uncontrolable greed for money, but it provides flashbacks to when him and Scrooge were young men deliberatly taking over nice peoples hospotality in order to make a quick buck. What also helps is the wonderful voice and vocals of Theodore Bikal who really gives off the sad, dreary, and quite horrifying vibe that you would come to expect in a ghost such as Jacob. Even the spooky music done by Fred Speilmen sets the mood perfectly. To sum it all up, its definatly one of those songs thats so creepy, you might not find yourself coming back to (unless your me)

Number 3: Yes their is a Santa Claus
Never has a song got me so warm, so fuzzy, so completly mesmurizing that I just could not ignore putting it on here. Some may argue that this song deserves to be number 1, but I found two other songs on here to be king of them all. To start off, this song is a great representation on what the Christmas spirit is and that if it exists in this world, then their truely is a Santa Claus. The lyrics are wonderful, the music beautiful, and to say that Debra Clinger (voice of Martha Cratchit) is a fabulous singer is an understatement of the century, I could listen to her voice for hours. All in all, this is the perfect song to get one into the christmas spirit and never let go of.

Number 2: Birthday Party of the King
Now this song would have been my number 1 had it not been for the one thing that keeps it from being on top. It's short, but never the less, this is a wonderful song. Let's start off with the fact that Tom Bosley is a great actor and his voice fits the character he plays and sings as. He did sing a few times in this film, but this has to be his crowning achievment in all of them, it fits him so perfectly that I couldn't think of anyone else to fill it. The song basically explains what christmas all started as and who was the one who made it happen. The glass painting's in the picture are very beautiful to look at and the music for the track really gets you to sway back and forth in rhythm to this nice song. short story, great song, and one of my personal favorites.

And finally and without further adeu

Number 1: One little Boy
Now this might come off as a strange one to most people, but hear me out. I have a good amount of reasons for loving this one more then others. Let's start off with the fact that it's basically a tour de force of the GCP (Ghost of Christmas Present) and Scrooge singing what each other would be singing. what I mean is that when Scrooge is crying over the loss of Tiny Tim, the GCP comes in and basically says all the things that Scrooge used to think of poor people and that gets Scrooge to really think and understand why those were terrible things he had said. The song continues up to the point where GCP tells him that "That's what you thought not long ago" making Scrooge realize "That's what I thought, but now I know" It all culminates into one final line of the chorus where he breaks down in tears just before meeting the Ghost of Christmas Future. Let's not also forget that the GCP is voiced by one of my favorite voice actors Paul Frees who's pretty much a staple when it comes to Rankin/Bass holiday specials and movies. His big booming voice is what gives GCP the oomph that the spirit truely deserves and really shows him off as this behemoth that he is, towering over Scrooge like hes nothing, but Scrooge is willing to fight back with his sudden realization. The music for the song really gives off this feeling of starting off soft and meek but then really builds itself up to the much sadder lines of the song and returns to its softness. To top it all off, this song really captures the essance of epiphany and is quite a sad and heartfelt song. and for its many reasons I put it as my number 1 favorite "The Stingiest Man in Town" song and maybe even my favorite christmas song from a christmas special of all time.



And now for some Honerable Mentions

Christmas Spirit:
Its a very bouncy song with some nice singers in the background. its just kind of oddley placed and this is kind of just filler to go along with the introduction of the Ghost of Christmas Present

Mankind should be my Business:
A really nice song that ends the movie on a high note. would have been higher if not for the other excelent tunes on here.