This is what I was going to post. I loved this version as a kid. It had an epic, sweeping feel to it and at times was delightfully scary. When the Ghost of Christmas Present reveals the 2 ghouls Ignorance and Want, that dark left turn always gave me the shivers. They used to show it year after year, then suddenly stopped, for some reason.
Then there’s ‘The Little Drummer Boy’ a Rankin-Bass stop-motion classic in the same style as ‘Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’ and ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’ that used to get played every year, but I haven’t seen it on TV in years, unlike the other 2 mentioned. I seem to remember hearing it didn’t age well due to perceived racism or something. Or maybe it’s just that it’s too overtly religious, unlike ‘Rudolph’ and ‘Santa’.