Kathleen Sanders
2023-11-30 21:25:39 UTC
Hi everyone,
This is my first post, so please bear with me as I get settled on these forums...
I have a very old VHS tape entitled "Very Merry Christmas Songs", which was part of the "Sing Along Songs" series. I received this as a gift from my mom in 1989 and have played it every Christmas since.
I have some questions on this old gem and am hoping one of the experts here can help me out!
1. 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 read that this DVD is somewhat different from the VHS. 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. Were any songs deleted when the movie was converted to VHS?
2. Most of the animated cartoons seem to be taken from other Disney films. In particular, there are clips from Fantasia and Mickey's Christmas Carol used throughout the video. Many others seem to be from classic Disney cartoons of years past. 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). 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?
3. 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.
4. 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".
5. If I recall the copyright date on the video is 1988. Because of that date I'm thinking the parade used for "Here Comes Santa Claus" is from 1987. Can anyone verify that?
6. 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).
Any answers to these questions would be greatly appreciated.
This is my first post, so please bear with me as I get settled on these forums...
I have a very old VHS tape entitled "Very Merry Christmas Songs", which was part of the "Sing Along Songs" series. I received this as a gift from my mom in 1989 and have played it every Christmas since.
I have some questions on this old gem and am hoping one of the experts here can help me out!
1. 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 read that this DVD is somewhat different from the VHS. 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. Were any songs deleted when the movie was converted to VHS?
2. Most of the animated cartoons seem to be taken from other Disney films. In particular, there are clips from Fantasia and Mickey's Christmas Carol used throughout the video. Many others seem to be from classic Disney cartoons of years past. 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). 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?
3. 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.
4. 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".
5. If I recall the copyright date on the video is 1988. Because of that date I'm thinking the parade used for "Here Comes Santa Claus" is from 1987. Can anyone verify that?
6. 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).
Any answers to these questions would be greatly appreciated.