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+ | {{title|image=DisneyXmasGift.jpg|director=|writer=|release=December 4, 1982|runtime=47 minutes|available=VHS<br>Betamax<br>CED<br>Laserdisc}}'''''A Disney Christmas Gift''''' is a 47-minute [[Christmas]] television special which aired on December 4, 1982 on {{w|CBS}}' ''[[wikipedia:Walt Disney anthology television series|Walt Disney Presents]]'' television program. It was a Christmas-themed compilation of animated shorts featuring [[Mickey Mouse]] and [[Donald Duck]] combined with excerpts from Disney feature films, made as a result of Disney being forced to delay the original premiere of ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'' due to an animator's strike. The opening and closing numbers, featuring the song "On Christmas Morning", showcased Christmas at {{w|Disneyland}}. The special was nominated for the 1984 {{w|Primetime Emmy Award}} for {{w|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)|Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)}}; however, it lost to ''{{w|Garfield on the Town}}''. |
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− | [[File:ADisneyXmasGiftLaserdisc.jpg|thumb|250px|Cover to the 1980s Laserdisc release.]] |
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− | '''''A Disney Christmas Gift''''' is a 47-minute Christmas television special which aired on December 4, 1982 on CBS' ''Walt Disney Presents'' television program. It was a Christmas-themed compilation of animated shorts featuring [[Mickey Mouse]] and [[Donald Duck]] combined with excerpts from Disney feature films. The opening and closing numbers, featuring the songs "On Christmas Morning" and its reprise, showcased Christmas at {{WikipediaLink|Disneyland}}. |
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− | Image:ADisneyChristmasGiftVHS 1982.jpg|Cover to the 1982 VHS release. |
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− | Image:ADisneyChristmasGiftVHS 1990.jpg|Cover to the 1990 VHS release. |
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− | Image:ADisneyChristmasGiftLaserdisc.jpg|Cover to the 1990s Laserdisc release. |
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==Featured segments== |
==Featured segments== |
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+ | * "On Christmas Morning" |
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* "Once Upon a Wintertime" segment from ''Melody Time'' (1948) |
* "Once Upon a Wintertime" segment from ''Melody Time'' (1948) |
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+ | * ''[[Pluto's Christmas Tree]]'' (1952) |
* Bambi and Thumper ice skating from ''Bambi'' (1942) |
* Bambi and Thumper ice skating from ''Bambi'' (1942) |
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* Peter Pan teaching the Darling children to fly from ''Peter Pan'' (1953) |
* Peter Pan teaching the Darling children to fly from ''Peter Pan'' (1953) |
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+ | * ''The Clock Watcher'' (1945) |
* Merlin, Arthur, and Archimedes the Owl from ''The Sword in the Stone'' (1963) |
* Merlin, Arthur, and Archimedes the Owl from ''The Sword in the Stone'' (1963) |
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* The Fairy Godmother's scene from ''Cinderella'' (1950) |
* The Fairy Godmother's scene from ''Cinderella'' (1950) |
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+ | * ''[[The Night Before Christmas (Disney)|The Night Before Christmas]]'' (1933) |
+ | * "On Christmas Morning" (Reprise) |
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+ | ==Home video releases== |
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+ | ADisneyChristmasGiftVHS 1982.jpg|{{Gallery note|VHS|Walt Disney Home Video<br>December 6, 1984}} |
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+ | ADisneyXmasGiftLaserdisc.jpg|{{Gallery note|Laserdisc|Walt Disney Home Video<br>December 6, 1984}} |
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+ | ADisneyChristmasGiftVHS 1990.jpg|{{Gallery note|VHS|Walt Disney Home Video<br>December 9, 1990}} |
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+ | ADisneyChristmasGiftLaserdisc.jpg|{{Gallery note|Laserdisc|Walt Disney Home Video<br>December 9, 1990}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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+ | * ''[[From All of Us to All of You]]'' |
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[[Category:Specials]] |
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Revision as of 03:16, 8 November 2019
A Disney Christmas Gift is a 47-minute Christmas television special which aired on December 4, 1982 on CBS' Walt Disney Presents television program. It was a Christmas-themed compilation of animated shorts featuring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck combined with excerpts from Disney feature films, made as a result of Disney being forced to delay the original premiere of Mickey's Christmas Carol due to an animator's strike. The opening and closing numbers, featuring the song "On Christmas Morning", showcased Christmas at Disneyland. The special was nominated for the 1984 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour); however, it lost to Garfield on the Town.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the original full-length and shortened versions of the special were rebroadcast on CBS and the Disney Channel.
Featured segments
- "On Christmas Morning"
- "Once Upon a Wintertime" segment from Melody Time (1948)
- Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952)
- Bambi and Thumper ice skating from Bambi (1942)
- Peter Pan teaching the Darling children to fly from Peter Pan (1953)
- The Clock Watcher (1945)
- Merlin, Arthur, and Archimedes the Owl from The Sword in the Stone (1963)
- The Fairy Godmother's scene from Cinderella (1950)
- The Night Before Christmas (1933)
- "On Christmas Morning" (Reprise)