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− | '''''A Disney Christmas Gift''''' is a 47-minute [[Christmas]] television special which aired on December 4, 1982 on [[wikipedia:CBS|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. The opening and closing numbers, featuring the song "On Christmas Morning", showcased Christmas at {{ |
+ | '''''A Disney Christmas Gift''''' is a 47-minute [[Christmas]] television special which aired on December 4, 1982 on [[wikipedia:CBS|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. The opening and closing numbers, featuring the song "On Christmas Morning", showcased Christmas at {{w|Disneyland}}. The special was made as a result of Disney being forced to delay the release of ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'' due to an animator's strike. 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}}''. |
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the original full-length and shortened versions of the special were rebroadcast on CBS and the [[wikipedia:Disney Channel|Disney Channel]]. |
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the original full-length and shortened versions of the special were rebroadcast on CBS and the [[wikipedia:Disney Channel|Disney Channel]]. |
Revision as of 07:09, 7 November 2013
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 song "On Christmas Morning", showcased Christmas at Disneyland. The special was made as a result of Disney being forced to delay the release of Mickey's Christmas Carol due to an animator's strike. 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)