Halloween is over, and the holidays are in the air. For some that might mean sipping hot chocolate while listening to nonstop Christmas music. For others, it's all about the movies.
And among the beloved holiday movies is The Muppet Christmas Carol. A take on a classic Christmas tale (featuring Muppets, of course), it's truly a fan favorite.
Featured in the VHS version of The Muppets Christmas Carol, fans remember "When Love Is Gone," a song that featured in an emotional part of Scrooge's story.
And while those of us who remember VCRs might have been able to hear the song, it was cut out of the DVD release, and effectively lost to time (unless you still had a VCR and the VHS version around).
In December, Disney+ is planning on releasing an extended version of The Muppets Christmas Carol, which will feature "When Love Is Gone." It literally feels like Christmas morning.
The theatrical/DVD version of the film has already been available on the service, but now, three decades after the film's initial release, the version with the song will be available as well.
The version of the film featuring the song was unearthed in 2020, meaning that it was used for the 4K remaster. But it wouldn't have been ready to add to streaming in time for Christmas.
We might have had to wait an additional two years from Disney's announcement that they were bringing the lost song back, but it was definitely well worth the wait!
You can actually find the entire "When Love Is Gone" sequence as a deleted seen added as an extra to the service. But it's just not the same as having it in the actual film.
Sure, pausing the movie, playing the song at the moment it would be in the original cut, and then resuming it is a hassle, but sometimes you do what you've got to do.
And I don't know about you, but that instantly shot The Muppets Christmas Carol to the top of my Christmas movies list to watch this upcoming holiday season.
December 9th is just a few short weeks away, so make sure you save the date for a fun family movie night (or a movie night by yourself, no judgement here!).
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