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[[File:Title-DisneysVeryMerryChristmasSongs_1988.jpg|thumb|250px|The title card for the original 1988 release, a storybook opening]]
 
[[File:Title-DisneysVeryMerryChristmasSongs_1988.jpg|thumb|250px|The title card for the original 1988 release, a storybook opening]]
 
[[File:Title-DisneysVeryMerryChristmasSongs_2002.jpg|thumb|250px|The title card for the 2002 re-release]]
 
[[File:Title-DisneysVeryMerryChristmasSongs_2002.jpg|thumb|250px|The title card for the 2002 re-release]]
'''''Very Merry Christmas Songs''''' is a Christmas-themed Sing-Along video produced by [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]], originally released on [[December 20]], [[1988]]. It was the fifth release in the ''[[Disney Sing Along Songs]]'' series of videos and was reissued in [[1990]] and [[1994]] as Volume 8.
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'''''Very Merry Christmas Songs''''' is a Christmas-themed Sing-Along video produced by [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]], originally released on [[October 4]], [[1988]]. It was the fifth release in the ''[[Disney Sing Along Songs]]'' series of videos and was reissued in [[1990]] (as Volume 8) and [[1994]].
   
 
A new version of the video with some new songs added was released on [[November 5]], [[2002]], with narration by the late [[Roscoe Lee Browne]] who voiced [[Francis]] from [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s ''[[Oliver & Company]]''.
 
A new version of the video with some new songs added was released on [[November 5]], [[2002]], with narration by the late [[Roscoe Lee Browne]] who voiced [[Francis]] from [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s ''[[Oliver & Company]]''.
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The original 1988, 1990 and 1994 VHS releases contained the following songs:
 
The original 1988, 1990 and 1994 VHS releases contained the following songs:
   
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{| class="wikitable"
*"[[From All of Us to All of You (song)|From All of Us to All of You]]" (from the [[From All of Us to All of You|animated special of the same name]])
 
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! Song !! Set to clips from
*"[[Deck the Halls]]" (with clips from ''[[Pluto's Christmas Tree]]'')
 
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|-
*"[[Jingle Bells]]" (with clips from ''[[Donald's Snow Fight]]'' and the ''[[Once Upon a Wintertime]]'' segment from ''[[Melody Time]]'')
 
 
| "[[From All of Us to All of You (song)|From All of Us to All of You]]" || ''[[Walt Disney Presents]]'': "[[From All of Us to All of You]]" (colorized version)
*"[[Joy to the World]]" (with clips from the Waltz of the Flowers part of [[Nutcracker Suite|The Nutcracker Suite]] segment in ''[[Fantasia]]'')
 
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|-
*"[[Up on the Housetop]]" (with clips from ''[[Santa's Workshop]]'' and ''[[The Night Before Christmas]]'' with the original title card that says, "Up on a Housetop")''<nowiki/>''
 
 
| "[[Deck the Halls]]" || ''[[Pluto's Christmas Tree]]''
*"[[Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow]]" (with clips from ''[[The Night Before Christmas]]'', ''[[Peter and the Wolf]]'' in ''[[Make Mine Music]]'', ''[[Corn Chips]]'', ''[[The Wind in the Willows]]'' in ''[[The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad]]'', ''[[Bongo]]'' in ''[[Fun and Fancy Free]]'', ''[[Mickey's Orphans]]'' (Technicolor version), ''[[Once Upon a Wintertime]]'' in ''[[Melody Time]]'', ''[[The Cold-Blooded Penguin]]'' in ''[[The Three Caballeros]]'', ''[[Peculiar Penguins]]'', ''[[Squatter's Rights]]'', ''[[Dumbell of the Yukon]]'', ''[[Pluto's Christmas Tree]]'', ''[[Chip an' Dale]]'', and the winter ending scene of ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]''.)
 
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|-
*"[[Sleigh Ride]]" (with clips from ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'')
 
 
| "[[Jingle Bells]]" || ''[[Donald's Snow Fight]]''<br />''[[Once Upon a Wintertime]]'' (from [[Melody Time|''Melody Time'']])<br />[https://paramountcartoons.fandom.com/wiki/Snow_Foolin%27 ''Snow Foolin''']
*"Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" (with clips from ''[[The China Shop]]'', ''[[Broken Toys]]'', ''[[Santa's Workshop]]'', and ''[[The Night Before Christmas]]'')
 
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|-
* "[[Winter Wonderland (song)|Winter Wonderland]]" (with clips from ''[[On Ice]]'', ''[[The Autograph Hound]]'', ''[[The Hockey Champ]]'', ''[[Donald's Snow Fight]]'', the winter scene of ''[[Bambi]]'', ''[[The Cold-Blooded Penguin]]'' in ''[[The Three Caballeros]]'', ''[[Peter and the Wolf]]'' in ''[[Make Mine Music]]'', and ''[[Peculiar Penguins]]''.)
 
 
| "[[Joy to the World]]" || ''[[Nutcracker Suite|The Nutcracker Suite]]'' (from ''[[Fantasia]]'')
*"[[Here Comes Santa Claus]]" (at [[Disneyland]])
 
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|-
*"[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]"
 
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| "[[Up on the Housetop|Up on a Housetop]]" ||
*"[[Silent Night]]" (with clips from the [[Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria|Ave Maria]] segment in ''[[Fantasia]]'')
 
*"[[We Wish You a Merry Christmas]]" (ending credits)
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''[[The Night Before Christmas]]''<br />''[[Santa's Workshop]]''
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|-
 
| "[[Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow|Let it Snow]]" || ''The Night Before Christmas''<br />''[[Peter and the Wolf]]'' (from ''[[Make Mine Music]]'')<br />''[[Corn Chips]]''<br />''[[The Wind in the Willows]]'' (from ''[[The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad]]'')<br />''[[Bongo the Bear|Bongo]]'' (from ''[[Fun and Fancy Free]]'')<br />''[[Mickey's Orphans]]'' (colorized version)<br />''Once Upon a Wintertime'' (from ''Melody Time'')<br />''[[The Cold-Blooded Penguin]]'' (from ''[[The Three Caballeros]]'')<br />''[[Peculiar Penguins]]''<br />''[[Squatter's Rights]]''<br />''[[Dumbell of the Yukon]]''<br />''Pluto's Christmas Tree''<br />''[[Chip an' Dale]]''<br />''[[Lady and the Tramp]]''
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|-
 
| "[[Sleigh Ride]]" || ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]''
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|-
 
| "[[Parade of the Wooden Soldiers]]" || ''[[The China Shop]]''<br />''[[Broken Toys]]''<br />''Santa's Workshop''<br />''The Night Before Christmas''
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|-
 
| "[[Winter Wonderland (song)|Winter Wonderland]]" || ''[[On Ice]]''<br />''[[The Autograph Hound]]''<br />''[[The Hockey Champ]]''<br />''[[Donald's Snow Fight]]''<br />''[[Bambi]]''<br />''The Cold-Blooded Penguin'' (from ''The Three Caballeros'')<br />''Peter and the Wolf'' (from ''Make Mine Music'')
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|-
 
| "[[Here Comes Santa Claus]]" || [[Disneyland]] parade footage
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|-
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| "[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]" || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer_(1948_film) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]''
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|-
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| "[[Silent Night]]" || ''[[Ave Maria]]'' (from ''Fantasia'')
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|-
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| "[[We Wish You a Merry Christmas]]" ||
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Plays over the closing credits during Lady and the Tramp background and the fireworks ending from "[[A Present for Donald]]" on the 1988, 1990 and 1994 releases.
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|}
   
The 2002 reissue removed "[[From All of Us to All of You (song)|From All of Us to All of You]]" from the actual program in addition to adding the following songs:
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The 2002 reissue removed "[[From All of Us to All of You (song)|From All of Us to All of You]]" from the actual program and added in the following songs:
   
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{| class="wikitable"
*"[[It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas]]" (with clips of ''Donald Duck and his Nephews in "Stuck on Christmas" in ''[[Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas]])
 
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! Song !! Set to clips from
*"Winnie the Pooh's Jingle Bells" (from ''[[Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year]]'')
 
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|-
*"[[Toyland (song)|Toyland]]" (from ''[[Babes in Toyland]]'' with clips from ''[[House of Mouse]]'''s ''[[The Nutcracker]])'''
 
*"All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" (with clips of Goofy in "A Very Goofy Christmas" from ''Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas''
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| "[[It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas]]" || ''[[Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas]]''
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|-
*"[[Seasons of Giving]]" (winter version from ''[[Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving]]'')
 
 
| "[[Jingle Bells#Winnie the Pooh's Jingle Bells Version|Winnie the Pooh's Jingle Bells]]" || ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too]]''<br />''[[Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year]]''
*"[[As Long As There's Christmas]]" (from ''[[Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas]]'')
 
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|-
*"[[Jingle Bell Rock]]" (with clips from ''[[Mickey's Christmas Chaos]]'' from ''House of Mouse'', ''[[Donald on Ice]]'' from ''House of Mouse'', ''The Nutcracker'' from ''House of Mouse'', ''Fifi's Folly'' in ''[[Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World]]'', ''[[Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse]]'', "Mickey and Minnie's "Gift of the Magi" from ''Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas'' and ''[[Snow Day]]'' from ''House of Mouse''
 
 
| "[[Toyland (song)|Toyland]]" || ''[[Mickey Mouse Works]]'': "[[The Nutcracker]]"
*"[[Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree]]" (with clips from ''Winnie the Pooh; A Very Merry Pooh Year'')
 
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|-
*"[[White Christmas]]" (with clips from ''Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse'', ''[[Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World]]'', ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'', ''[[Mickey's Mixed Nuts]]'' from ''House of Mouse'', ''[[Listen With Our Hearts]]'' from ''Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World'', ''Mickey's Christmas Chaos'' from ''House of Mouse'', ''Donald on Ice'' from ''House of Mouse'', ''Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas'' and "Mickey and Minnie's "Gift of the Magi" from ''Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas'')
 
*"[[The Best Christmas of All]]" (from ''Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse'')
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| "[[All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth]]" || ''Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas''
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|-
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| "[[Seasons of Giving]]" || ''Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too''<br />''[[Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too]]''<br />''[[The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]''
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|-
 
| "[[As Long As There's Christmas]]" || ''[[Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas]]''
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|-
 
| "[[Jingle Bell Rock]]" || ''Mickey Mouse Works'': "[[Mickey's Christmas Chaos]]"<br />''Mickey Mouse Works:'' "[[Donald on Ice]]"<br />''Mickey Mouse Works'': "The Nutcracker"<br />''[[Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World]]''<br />''[[Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse]]''<br />''Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas''<br />''[[House of Mouse]]'': "[[Snow Day]]"
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|-
 
| "[[Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree]]" || ''[[Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving]]''<br />''Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year''
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|-
 
| "[[White Christmas]]" || ''Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse''<br />''[[Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World]]''<br />''Mickey's Christmas Carol''<br />''Lady and the Tramp''<br />''Mickey Mouse Works'': "[[Mickey's Mixed Nuts]]"<br />''Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas''<br />''Mickey Mouse Works'': "Mickey's Christmas Chaos"<br />''Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas''
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|-
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| "[[The Best Christmas of All]]" || ''Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse''
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|}
   
 
==Releases==
 
==Releases==
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51M79+Rvh8L._SL500_AA300_.jpg|1st Japanese VHS release
 
51M79+Rvh8L._SL500_AA300_.jpg|1st Japanese VHS release
 
51EK2AYS3QL.jpg|2nd Japanese VHS release
 
51EK2AYS3QL.jpg|2nd Japanese VHS release
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Faoutaoy01.jpg|"From All of Us To All of You"
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Tumblr mesh2llAlQ1r3jmn6o1 1280.png|"Deck the Halls"
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45306.jpg|"Jingle Bells"
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1933-noel-2.jpg|"Up on a Housetop"
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Tumblr lvozd1L6g61r3jmn6o1 1280.png|"Let it Snow"
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Mickeys christmas carol 11large.jpg|"Sleigh Ride"
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Night Before Christmas 2.jpg|"Parade of the Wooden Soldiers"
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22905.jpg|"Winter Wonderland"
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Sunrise.jpg|"Silent Night"
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1954-present-for-donald-04.jpg|"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*In the original issues, a still image of the Christmas tree from the animated film ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' is used for the closing credits. The firework shot from the TV special "[[From All of Us to All of You]]" is used at the end, as well.
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*In the original issues, a still image of the Christmas tree from the animated film ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' is used for the closing credits. The firework shot from "[[A Present for Donald]]" is used at the end, as well.
*"[[From All of Us to All of You (song)|From All of Us to All of You]]" is played at the end of the Advanced level of the Words of the Season vocabulary game on the 2002 DVD release.
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*"[[From All of Us to All of You (song)|From All of Us to All of You]]" is played at the end of the advanced level of the Words of the Season vocabulary game on the 2002 DVD release.
*The song "[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]" used footage from the 1948 Max Fleischer cartoon of the same name, as Disney has never made their own ''Rudolph'' cartoon. This is due to the cartoon being in the public domain, allowing Disney to use it without any legal trouble.
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*The song "[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]" used footage from [[wikipedia:Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948 film)|the 1948 Max Fleischer cartoon of the same name]], as Disney has never made their own ''Rudolph'' cartoon. This is due to the cartoon being in the public domain, allowing Disney to use it without any legal trouble.
*The lyrics to the song "[[Jingle Bells]]" used footage from the 1949 Famous Studios Screen Song cartoon "Snow Foolin", which was also in the public domain. Much like the modern Sing Along Songs cartoons, the Screen Songs series used sing-along sequences and a bouncing ball to encourage crowd sing-alongs in the movie theatres.
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*The lyrics to the song "[[Jingle Bells]]" used footage from the 1949 Famous Studios Screen Song cartoon "[https://paramountcartoons.fandom.com/wiki/Snow_Foolin%27 Snow Foolin']", which was also in the public domain. Much like the modern Sing Along Songs cartoons, the Screen Songs series used sing-along sequences and a bouncing ball to encourage crowd sing-alongs in the movie theatres.
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*Here are some differences in the 2002 release:
*In the 2002 release, "[[Winter Wonderland (song)|Winter Wonderland]]" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" has the same design for the bouncing ball as the 1988 version but looks different. In addition, the timing of the words is also different.
 
*In the 2002 release, the bouncing ball for "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" has the Mickey with the Rudolph design for all of the duration of the song but in the 1988 version, the regular Mickey bouncing ball appears but when it goes to the line, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", the Mickey bouncing ball with the Rudolph design appears and stays there for the rest of the song.
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**In the 2002 release, "[[Winter Wonderland (song)|Winter Wonderland]]" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" has the same design for the bouncing ball as the 1988 version but looks different. In addition, the timing of the words is also different.
*In the 2002 release, the wraparound segments between each song have been replaced; the 2002 release uses new wraparound segments consisting of live-action Christmas sets with narration by Roscoe Lee Browne over it. In addition in the 2002 release, the older faded prints of classic Disney cartoons and movies from the 1930s-1950s used in the 1988, 1990 and 1994 releases have been replaced by newer transfers from the 1990s which looked far superior.
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**In the 2002 release, the bouncing ball for "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" has the Mickey with the Rudolph design for all of the duration of the song but in the 1988 version, the regular Mickey bouncing ball appears but when it goes to the line, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", the Mickey bouncing ball with the Rudolph design appears and stays there for the rest of the song.
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**In the 2002 release, the wraparound segments between each song have been replaced; the 2002 release uses new wraparound segments consisting of live-action Christmas sets with narration by Roscoe Lee Browne over it. In addition in the 2002 release, the older faded prints of classic Disney cartoons and movies from the 1930s-1950s used in the 1988, 1990 and 1994 releases have been replaced by newer transfers from the 1990s which looked far superior.
 
*The "[[Sleigh Ride]]" sing-along omits the first two lines.
 
*The "[[Sleigh Ride]]" sing-along omits the first two lines.
 
*The "Seasons of Giving" sing-along uses the third version (introduction to the Christmas segment).
 
*The "Seasons of Giving" sing-along uses the third version (introduction to the Christmas segment).
*The 2002 release is dedicated to Eleanor Richman-Adams.
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*The 2002 release is dedicated to [[wikipedia:Eleanor Richman-Adams|Eleanor Richman-Adams]].
 
*The ending from the ''[[House of Mouse]]'' episode "[[Clarabelle's Christmas List]]" with Mickey is featured in the 2002 release.
 
*The ending from the ''[[House of Mouse]]'' episode "[[Clarabelle's Christmas List]]" with Mickey is featured in the 2002 release.
*There is a different arrangement for the 2002 version of "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers".
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*There is a different arrangement for the 2002 version of "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" than the original arrangement for the 1988 version.
*The songs "[[Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree]]" and "[[Jingle Bell Rock]]" use their original Brenda Lee and Bobby Helms recordings.
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*The songs "[[Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree]]" and "[[Jingle Bell Rock]]" use their original [[wikipedia:Brenda Lee|Brenda Lee]] and [[wikipedia:Bobby Helms|Bobby Helms]] recordings.
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*The original 1988 release ended with a list of other Sing-Along videos, announced by [[Jiminy Cricket]], but the 1990 release ended with a list of other Christmas related videos, announced by [[Brian Cummings]]. While the 1994 release ended with the 1994 version of the Disney Sing Along Songs promo.
   
==Replaced by==
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==See also==
 
*''[[Disney Sing Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas]]''
 
*''[[Disney Sing Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas]]''
   

Revision as of 23:08, 28 November 2019

Title-DisneysVeryMerryChristmasSongs 1988

The title card for the original 1988 release, a storybook opening

Title-DisneysVeryMerryChristmasSongs 2002

The title card for the 2002 re-release

Very Merry Christmas Songs is a Christmas-themed Sing-Along video produced by Walt Disney Home Video, originally released on October 4, 1988. It was the fifth release in the Disney Sing Along Songs series of videos and was reissued in 1990 (as Volume 8) and 1994.

A new version of the video with some new songs added was released on November 5, 2002, with narration by the late Roscoe Lee Browne who voiced Francis from Disney's Oliver & Company.

Songs

The original 1988, 1990 and 1994 VHS releases contained the following songs:

Song Set to clips from
"From All of Us to All of You" Walt Disney Presents: "From All of Us to All of You" (colorized version)
"Deck the Halls" Pluto's Christmas Tree
"Jingle Bells" Donald's Snow Fight
Once Upon a Wintertime (from Melody Time)
Snow Foolin'
"Joy to the World" The Nutcracker Suite (from Fantasia)
"Up on a Housetop"

The Night Before Christmas
Santa's Workshop

"Let it Snow" The Night Before Christmas
Peter and the Wolf (from Make Mine Music)
Corn Chips
The Wind in the Willows (from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad)
Bongo (from Fun and Fancy Free)
Mickey's Orphans (colorized version)
Once Upon a Wintertime (from Melody Time)
The Cold-Blooded Penguin (from The Three Caballeros)
Peculiar Penguins
Squatter's Rights
Dumbell of the Yukon
Pluto's Christmas Tree
Chip an' Dale
Lady and the Tramp
"Sleigh Ride" Mickey's Christmas Carol
"Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" The China Shop
Broken Toys
Santa's Workshop
The Night Before Christmas
"Winter Wonderland" On Ice
The Autograph Hound
The Hockey Champ
Donald's Snow Fight
Bambi
The Cold-Blooded Penguin (from The Three Caballeros)
Peter and the Wolf (from Make Mine Music)
"Here Comes Santa Claus" Disneyland parade footage
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
"Silent Night" Ave Maria (from Fantasia)
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"

Plays over the closing credits during Lady and the Tramp background and the fireworks ending from "A Present for Donald" on the 1988, 1990 and 1994 releases.

The 2002 reissue removed "From All of Us to All of You" from the actual program and added in the following songs:

Song Set to clips from
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
"Winnie the Pooh's Jingle Bells" Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
"Toyland" Mickey Mouse Works: "The Nutcracker"
"All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth" Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
"Seasons of Giving" Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
"As Long As There's Christmas" Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
"Jingle Bell Rock" Mickey Mouse Works: "Mickey's Christmas Chaos"
Mickey Mouse Works: "Donald on Ice"
Mickey Mouse Works: "The Nutcracker"
Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
House of Mouse: "Snow Day"
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
"White Christmas" Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Lady and the Tramp
Mickey Mouse Works: "Mickey's Mixed Nuts"
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Mickey Mouse Works: "Mickey's Christmas Chaos"
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
"The Best Christmas of All" Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse

Releases

Trivia

  • In the original issues, a still image of the Christmas tree from the animated film Lady and the Tramp is used for the closing credits. The firework shot from "A Present for Donald" is used at the end, as well.
  • "From All of Us to All of You" is played at the end of the advanced level of the Words of the Season vocabulary game on the 2002 DVD release.
  • The song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" used footage from the 1948 Max Fleischer cartoon of the same name, as Disney has never made their own Rudolph cartoon. This is due to the cartoon being in the public domain, allowing Disney to use it without any legal trouble.
  • The lyrics to the song "Jingle Bells" used footage from the 1949 Famous Studios Screen Song cartoon "Snow Foolin'", which was also in the public domain. Much like the modern Sing Along Songs cartoons, the Screen Songs series used sing-along sequences and a bouncing ball to encourage crowd sing-alongs in the movie theatres.
  • Here are some differences in the 2002 release:
    • In the 2002 release, "Winter Wonderland" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" has the same design for the bouncing ball as the 1988 version but looks different. In addition, the timing of the words is also different.
    • In the 2002 release, the bouncing ball for "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" has the Mickey with the Rudolph design for all of the duration of the song but in the 1988 version, the regular Mickey bouncing ball appears but when it goes to the line, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", the Mickey bouncing ball with the Rudolph design appears and stays there for the rest of the song.
    • In the 2002 release, the wraparound segments between each song have been replaced; the 2002 release uses new wraparound segments consisting of live-action Christmas sets with narration by Roscoe Lee Browne over it. In addition in the 2002 release, the older faded prints of classic Disney cartoons and movies from the 1930s-1950s used in the 1988, 1990 and 1994 releases have been replaced by newer transfers from the 1990s which looked far superior.
  • The "Sleigh Ride" sing-along omits the first two lines.
  • The "Seasons of Giving" sing-along uses the third version (introduction to the Christmas segment).
  • The 2002 release is dedicated to Eleanor Richman-Adams.
  • The ending from the House of Mouse episode "Clarabelle's Christmas List" with Mickey is featured in the 2002 release.
  • There is a different arrangement for the 2002 version of "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" than the original arrangement for the 1988 version.
  • The songs "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" and "Jingle Bell Rock" use their original Brenda Lee and Bobby Helms recordings.
  • The original 1988 release ended with a list of other Sing-Along videos, announced by Jiminy Cricket, but the 1990 release ended with a list of other Christmas related videos, announced by Brian Cummings. While the 1994 release ended with the 1994 version of the Disney Sing Along Songs promo.

See also

  • Disney Sing Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas


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International
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (1986) • Heigh-Ho (1987) • The Bare Necessities (1987) • You Can Fly! (1988) • Very Merry Christmas Songs (1988) • Fun with Music (1989) • Under the Sea (1990) • Disneyland Fun (1990) • I Love to Laugh! (1990) (a.k.a Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious) • Be Our Guest (1992) • Friend Like Me (1993) • The Twelve Days of Christmas (1993) • Circle of Life (1994/1995 for countries outside of North America) • Colors of the Wind (1995) • Topsy Turvy (1996) [Known as The Hunchback of Notre Dame in releases outside of the US] • Pongo & Perdita (1996) • The Early Years (1997) • The Magic Years (1997) • The Modern Classics (1997) • Sing a Song with Pooh Bear (1999) • Sing a Song with Tigger (2000, not an official Disney's Sing-Along Songs video)
Outside of the US (Foreign releases)
Let's Go to Disneyland Paris [Similar to Disneyland Fun] (1993) • 101 Notes of Fun (1994) [Similar to Fun with Music] • From Hercules (1997)
US Exclusive Releases
Honor to Us All (1998) • Happy Haunting: Party at Disneyland! (1998) • Flik's Musical Adventure at Disney's Animal Kingdom (1999) • On My Way (2003) • Little Patch of Heaven (2004) • Disney Princess Sing-Along Songs Vol. 1 - Once Upon A Dream (2004) • Disney Princess Sing-Along Songs Vol. 2 - Enchanted Tea Party (2005) • Disney Princess Sing-Along Songs Vol. 3 - Perfectly Princess (2006)
See Also
Disney Sing-Along Songs Theme Song