I've always had this fleeting memory of a Christmas special that I saw as a kid (late 60s)....it featured a black (ghetto) kid and a stray cat. I only saw it once and figured it was lost forever.
Damned if I didn't find the whole movie on youtube today
maybe some other old farts like me might enjoy it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VpARu1EOfI