An overview of Disney-related events that occurred on December 22 through the years.
Theatrical releases
Shorts
- 1995 - The short music video Stand by Me, featuring Timon and Pumbaa, airs before Tom and Huck in theaters.
Films
- 1955 - The Littlest Outlaw is released by Buena Vista Distribution.
- 1972 - Snowball Express is released by Buena Vista Distribution.
- 1995 - Tom and Huck is released in the U.S. and Canada.
- 2021 - The King's Man (20th Century Studios)
Television
- 1954 - The Disneyland episode "A Present for Donald" premieres.
- 1968 - The Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color episode "The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show" premieres.
- 1995 - The first and second segments, "Yosemite Remedy" and "The Sky Is Calling", from the twenty-fourth episode of Timon and Pumbaa, premiere.
- 1996 - The television film, The Christmas Tree is released
- 1998 - The Bear in the Big Blue House episode "Change is in The Air" premieres on Playhouse Disney.
- 2009 - The final episode of Little Einsteins, "Little Elephant's Big Parade", premieres on Playhouse Disney.
- 2017 - The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "Rewind" premieres on ABC.
- 2021 - The Hawkeye finale premieres on Disney+.
Video games
- 1993 - Mickey Mouse: Magic Wands! is released for the Game Boy in Japan.
- 2000 - The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure released for PlayStation and Game Boy Color.
- 2005 - Kingdom Hearts II is released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan.
VHS & DVD releases
- 1998 - Summer of the Monkeys
- 2009 - The Secret Life Of The American Teenager: Volume Three (ABC Family)
People
Births
- 1885 - Deems Taylor (composer, music critic, and promoter of classical music)
- 1917 - Frankie Darro (actor and stuntman)
- 1936 - Héctor Elizondo (actor)
- 1962 - Ralph Fiennes (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
- 1965 - David S. Goyer (screenwriter, producer, and director)
- 1989 - Jordin Sparks (singer, songwriter, and actress)
- 1998 - G. Hannelius (actress)
- 2000 - Joshua Bassett (actor and singer)
- 2004 - Bryce Gheisar (actor)
- 2008 - Madeleine McGraw (actress and voice actress)
Deaths
- 1987 - José Oliveira (voice actor)
- 1995 - William Cottrell (writer)
- 2014 - Christine Cavanaugh (actress and voice actress)
- 2015 - Carson Van Osten (comics creator, animator, and musician)
- 2017 - Gerald B. Greenberg (film editor)
