Disney's Sing-Along Songs

Disney's Sing-Along Songs was a series of videos, laserdiscs, and DVDs produced between 1986 and 2006, featuring musical numbers from various Disney films, TV shows, and theme park attractions. Lyrics for the songs are displayed on-screen with the Mickey Mouse icon as a "bouncing ball". Early releases opened with a theme song introduction containing footage featuring Professor Owl and his class, seen originally in 1953 in two Disney shorts Melody and Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom as well as the TV anthology episode version of the latter for the wrap-arounds. Professor Owl (here voiced by Corey Burton) hosts the viewers with his class as his assistants in some of the videos, while either Ludwig Von Drake (also voiced by Corey Burton) or Jiminy Cricket (voiced by Eddie Carroll) host others, and later volumes had no host at all. The footage of Von Drake and Jiminy Cricket were taken from several television programs (including the Walt Disney anthology television series) featuring the characters in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1980s.
==History==
Issued beginning in 1986, there have been four distinct series.
The first launched in October 1986 with Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, followed by five more volumes.
The second series began appearing in May 1990 with Under the Sea and in August of the same year with Disneyland Fun, featuring a new design and reissued volumes labeled One (1) through Twelve (12) in North America (worldwide, volume numbers differed with Australia continuing to number volumes while other countries discontinued the numbering).
The third series, beginning in December 1994 with Circle of Life, saw another new package design and the re-release of all previous volumes (excluding Fun with Music, repackaged as 101 Notes of Fun for the non-North American market). This series incorporated Mickey's Fun Songs repackaged as Sing Along Songs (a three volume live-action set in the style of Disneyland Fun). Spanish language editions of some volumes were released as "Disney Canta Con Nosotros". Some songs moved to newer volumes whilst newly remixed opening and closing songs appeared.
On March 2, 1999, 14 of the videos were reprinted by Disney, and the final release in this format was Flik's Musical Adventure at Disney's Animal Kingdom on June 8, 1999. This series abandoned any new volume numbers, included only sporadically on third series volumes.
A special three volume set, Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Collection of All Time Favorites, was released in July 1997. There have been over 30 titles released to home video.
Newly remastered editions began appearing in November 2002 on Disney DVD, beginning with Very Merry Christmas Songs, featuring a new package design, bonus features, and some new songs. Some Disney DVD feature releases include individual songs as bonus features. Winnie-the-Pooh Sing a Song volumes are also in the Sing Along Songs series.
Starting with the 2003 re-issue of Circle of Life, the DVD series (4th series) features Sebastian the Crab (from The Little Mermaid) singing the theme song, replacing Professor Owl. All VHS volumes are technically out of print, but most are available new or second-hand wherever videos are sold.
With the advent of YouTube, the video series was rendered obsolete as Disney now posts official sing along videos on their channel.
==Volumes==
===US===
#Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (1986, 1994; originally the first volume, but was re-issued as the second volume in 1990)
#Heigh-Ho (1987, 1994; originally the second volume, but was re-issued as the first volume in 1990)
#The Bare Necessities (1987, 1994 & 2006; originally the third volume, but was re-issued as the fourth volume in 1990)
#You Can Fly! (1988, 1994 & 2006; originally the fourth volume, but was re-issued as the third volume in 1990)
#Very Merry Christmas Songs (1988, 2002; originally the fifth volume, but was re-issued as the eighth volume in 1990)
#Fun with Music (1989; originally the sixth volume, but was re-issued as the fifth volume in 1990; known as 101 Notes of Fun in other countries)
#Under the Sea (1990; 1994; labeled the sixth volume despite being released seventh)
#Disneyland Fun (1990; 1994; 2005; labeled as the seventh volume despite being released eighth)
#I Love to Laugh! (Retitled Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious in 1994) (1990; first accurate volume labeling as the ninth volume; re-released in 1994 and 2006)
#Be Our Guest (1992; 1994)
#Friend Like Me (1993; 1994)
#The Twelve Days of Christmas (1993; 1994)
#Circle of Life (1994; 2003)
#Colors of the Wind (1995)
#Topsy Turvy (1996) (Known as The Hunchback of Notre Dame in other countries)
#Pongo & Perdita (Only volume not to have lyrics at the bottom of the screen; added for the 1997 UK VHS release and 2006 DVD release) (1996)
#Collection of All-Time Favorites: The Early Years (1997)
#Collection of All-Time Favorites: The Magic Years (1997)
#Collection of All-Time Favorites: The Modern Classics (1997)
#Honor to Us All (1998)
#Happy Haunting: Party at Disneyland! (1998, 2006)
#Sing a Song with Pooh Bear and Piglet Too! (Originally released as Sing a Song with Pooh Bear, not under the Sing-Along Songs label) (1999; 2003)
#Flik's Musical Adventure at Disney's Animal Kingdom (1999; 2005)
#Sing a Song with Tigger (2000)
#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)
====U.S. Spanish====
#Heigh-Ho (Heigh-Ho)
#¡Volarás, volarás! (You Can Fly!)
#Bajo el mar (Under the Sea)
#Nuestro huésped (Be Our Guest)
#Un amigo fiel (Friend Like Me)
#Ritmo en la selva (The Bare Necessities)
===Mexico===
#Bajo el mar (Under the Sea)
#Supercalifragilístico (Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious)
#¡Volarás, volarás! (You Can Fly!)
#Nuestro huésped (Be Our Guest)
#Heigh-Ho (Heigh-Ho)
#Un amigo fiel (Friend Like Me)
#Ritmo en la selva (The Bare Necessities)
#Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
#Navidad Navidad (Very Merry Christmas Songs)
#Notas musicales (101 Notes of Fun)
#El ciclo sin fin (Circle of Life)
===Canada===
#Hé-Ho (Heigh-Ho)
#Tu t'envoles (You Can Fly!)
#Sous l'ocean (Under the Sea)
#C'est bon de rire! (I Love to Laugh!)
#C'est la fête (Be Our Guest)
#On s'amuse au Royaume enchanté (Let's Go to Disneyland Paris)
#Je suis ton meilleur ami (Friend Like Me)
#Le Cycle de la Vie (Circle of Life)
#Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah)
#L'Air du vent (Colors of the Wind)
#Il en faut peu pour être heureux (The Bare Necessities)
===UK===
#Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
#The Bare Necessities
#I Love to Laugh!
#Under the Sea
#Heigh-Ho
#Disneyland Fun
#Very Merry Christmas Songs
#You Can Fly!
#Be Our Guest
#Friend Like Me
#The Twelve Days of Christmas
#101 Notes of Fun
#Circle of Life
#Colours of the Wind
#Let's Go to the Circus! (released as Disney's Sing-Along Songs)
#Camping at Walt Disney World (released as Disney's Sing-Along Songs)
#Let's Go to Disneyland Paris
#Disney's Sing-Along Songs from The Hunchback of Notre Dame
#Pongo & Perdita
#Disney's Sing-Along Songs from Hercules
#Ultimate Collection of All-Time Favourites
#Winnie the Pooh: Sing a Song with Pooh Bear
===Australia===
#Under the Sea
#You Can Fly!
#Be Our Guest
#Very Merry Christmas Songs
#Heigh-Ho
#The Bare Necessities
#Friend Like Me
#Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
#Circle of Life
#101 Notes of Fun
#The Twelve Days of Christmas
#Colours of the Wind
#The Hunchback of Notre Dame
===Japan===
#Heigh-Ho
#You Can Fly!
#Under the Sea
#Be Our Guest
#Very Merry Christmas Songs
#Friend Like Me
#I Love to Laugh!
#The Bare Necessities
#Disneyland Fun (Let's Go to Disneyland Paris)
#Circle of Life
#101 Notes of Fun
#Colours of the Wind
#The Hunchback of Notre Dame
#The Twelve Days of Christmas
===Argentina===
#Bajo el mar (Under the Sea)
#Supercalifragilistico (Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious)
#¡Volarás, volarás! (You Can Fly!)
#Nuestro huésped (Be Our Guest)
#Heigh-Ho (Heigh-Ho)
#Un amigo fiel (Friend Like Me)
#Ritmo en la selva (The Bare Necessities)
===Brazil===
#Friend Like Me
#The Bare Necessities
#I Love to Laugh!
#Heigh-Ho
#Very Merry Christmas
#101 Notes of Fun
#Circle of Life
#Colors of the Wind
#Under the Sea
#The Hunchback of Notre Dame
#Hercules
===France===
#Hé-Ho (Heigh-Ho)
#Tu t'envoles (You Can Fly!)
#Sous l'ocean (Under the Sea)
#C'est la fête (Be Our Guest)
#En route pour Disneyland Paris (Let's Go to Disneyland Paris)
#Je suis ton meilleur ami (Friend Like Me)
#Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah)
#101 Notes de Musique (101 Notes of Fun)
#Le Cycle de la Vie (Circle of Life)
#L'Air du vent (Colors of the Wind)
#Il en faut peu pour être heureux (The Bare Necessities)
#Charivari - Le Bossu de Notre Dame (Topsy Turvy - The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
#Hercule (From Hercules)
===Germany===
#Flieg' ins Glück! (You Can Fly!)
#Ich lach' so gern (I Love to Laugh!)
#Unter dem Meer (Under the Sea)
#Heiho (Heigh-Ho)
#Sei hier Gast (Be Our Guest)
#Probier's mal mit Gemütlichkeit (The Bare Necessities)
#Die schönsten Weihnachtsleider (Very Merry Christmas Songs)
#Eine musikalische Reise ins Euro-Disney Resort (Let's Go to Disneyland Paris)
#Ein Traum wird Wahr (Friend Like Me)
#101 Takte Musik (101 Notes of Fun)
#Der ewige Kreis (Circle of Life)
#Das Farbenspiel des Winds (Colors of the Wind)
#Jingle Bells (The Twelve Days of Christmas)
#Der Glöckner von Notre Dame (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
#Hercules (From Hercules)
===Italy===
#Vola e va (You Can Fly!)
#In fondo al mar (Under the Sea)
#Supercalifragilisticespiralidoso (Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious)
#Ehi-ho, andiamo a lavorar (Heigh-Ho)
#Le canzoni di Belle (Be Our Guest)
#A ritmo di Baloo! (The Bare Necessities)
#Il natale vien cantando! (Very Merry Christmas Songs)
#Benvenuti a Euro Disney! (Let's Go to Disneyland Paris)
#La favola di Aladdin (Friend Like Me)
#101 note in allegria (101 Notes of Fun)
#Presto saro' re (Circle of Life)
#I colori del vento (Colors of the Wind)
#Da Il gobbo di Notre Dame (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
#Da Hercules (From Hercules)
===Spain===
#¡Volarás, volarás! (You Can Fly!)
#Bajo el mar (Under the Sea)
#Supercalifragilístico (Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious)
#Heigh-Ho (Heigh-Ho)
#¡Que festín! (Be Our Guest)
#Vamos a Disneyland Paris (Let's Go to Disneyland Paris)
#Un genio genial (Friend Like Me)
#Ritmo en la selva (The Bare Necessities)
#Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah)
#¡Feliz Navidad! (Very Merry Christmas Songs)
#101 notas musicales (101 Notes of Fun)
#El ciclo de la vida (Circle of Life)
#Colores en el viento (Colors of the Wind)
#El jorobado de Notre Dame (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
#Hércules (From Hercules)
==Trivia==
*Early releases were not closed-captioned.
*Most of the Spanish versions were dubbed in Mexico; however, the Spanish versions of Let's Go to Euro Disneyland and Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs were dubbed in Spain.
*In earlier volumes, the music score was composed with 80's electronic music, including Yamaha DX7, Roland D-50 and LinnDrum.
*For some later volumes the music score was from E-MU Proteus 2 Orchestral.
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