In 2002, Disney released Disney's Sing Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs on DVD. It lasted 30 minutes and had the following songs- Deck The Halls, Up On The Housetop, Joy To The World, Let It Snow, Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, Here Comes Santa Claus (At Disneyland), Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, Jingle Bells, Silent Night and We Wish You A Merry Christmas. This program featured Christmas songs with scenes from Disney cartoons on screen along with the words, often highlighted by a Mickey Mouse head. In the 1980s Disney released Disney's Sing Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs on VHS. Does Disney still make this on VHS, just in case my old tape ever wears out? (If they did I'd imagine they redid the box I have the original style box from the 1980s).Īny answers to these questions would be greatly appreciated. Because of that date I'm thinking the parade used for "Here Comes Santa Claus" is from 1987. If I recall the copyright date on the video is 1988. Has Disney ever released a CD or tape of the songs featured on "Very Merry Christmas Songs"? It's a good mix-I especially like the Larry Groce version of "Joy to the World" and "Winter Wonderland" as well as Bing Crosby's "Let it Snow" and Living Voices' "Silent Night".ĥ. Along the same line, was "From All of Us to All of You" made specifically for the video or was this taken from an old Jiminy Cricket short? I recall other Sing Along videos using Jiminy Cricket as a host and I'm almost positive none of that footage was made for the videos.Ĥ. Was this cartoon made specifically for the video (which seems unlikely since the Sing Along series was usually never original-even the owl who opened most of the videos was from a cartoon short-I want to say "Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom"?) or is this a cartoon in of itself that Disney made years ago?ģ. However, I am unsure which cartoon is used as the backdrop of "Jingle Bells" (with the couple who emerge from the picture frame to go on a sleigh ride). Many others seem to be from classic Disney cartoons of years past. In particular, there are clips from Fantasia and Mickey's Christmas Carol used throughout the video. Most of the animated cartoons seem to be taken from other Disney films. Were any songs deleted when the movie was converted to VHS?Ģ. While I wouldn't mind the addition of a new song or two, my concern would be the omission of songs present on the VHS. I have read that this DVD is somewhat different from the VHS. I am aware that this is now available on DVD and am thinking about getting one this Christmas season (since my old VCR is getting quirky with age). I have some questions on this old gem and am hoping one of the experts here can help me out!ġ. I received this as a gift from my mom in 1989 and have played it every Christmas since. I have a very old VHS tape entitled "Very Merry Christmas Songs", which was part of the "Sing Along Songs" series. If you like this Disney Christmas sing-along video, you should check out the Twelve Days of Christmas sing-along video which I also recommend.This is my first post, so please bear with me as I get settled on these forums. Most of the rest of the songs were from holiday albums by Walt Disney Records. For example, in "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" Performed by Bing Crosby and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" performed by Gene Autry, you see footage from old Max Fleischer cartoons. The footage in some of the songs were not all from Disney related stuff. I try to watch it every year at least once. I remember getting the 1988 VHS original from a late uncle of mine from San Diego when I was a kid. I don't know about the DVD version, and I don't think I want to look for it and watch. That more recent version had the same 13 Christmas songs along with some additional songs. I am more partial to the original 1988 VHS version, but I also remember the 2002 reissue I once checked out from my local library. Introduced by Jiminy Cricket singing "Very Merry Christmas," this Disney Sing-Along Songs video is perfect to play for the holiday season.
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