Alternate versions

When originally showed in theaters, Belle's song "When Love Is Gone" was cut. Director Brian Henson protested this decision, but then head of Disney Jeffrey Katzenberg felt the song was too sad for a children's movie. The removal leaves the scene quite short and abrupt and damages the pacing. It was reinstated on all full screen home video copies of the film, including the laser disc (widescreen too), VHS home, and first DVD release, at the insistence of Brian Henson. For the Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition DVD, the full screen version includes "When Love Is Gone" and the widescreen version cuts the song. The UK re-release from Park Circus in 2012 includes the song. Even though the version shown on Disney+ is the Theatrical Cut, the song is still included as an extra for the first time in High Definition. But in December of 2022, in celebration of the film's 30th anniversary, the song was once again placed back into the movie on Disney Plus under the heading "The Muppet Christmas Carol: Uncut Version."

The song "When Love Is Gone" is included in most TV versions.

Older American TV broadcasts of the film not only use "When Love is Gone" (as in the VHS), but also has an extended version of "Marley and Marley" with an extra verse reinstated. The full version of the song can be heard on the soundtrack album.

The Disney+ version digitally removed a cigarette from a street choir conductor's mouth.

"Room in Your Heart" was performed by Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker on The Muppet Christmas Carol soundtrack. The song was not part of the theatrical release of the film and only included on the soundtrack. A portion of the music is heard in the original promotion video. It also only appeared in the preview versions at MGM Hollywood Studios.

The musical sequence "The Love is Gone" is missing from the UK DVD versions of the film.