A Disney Christmas Gift (1982)

**A Disney Christmas Gift (1982)** is a UK VHS release by Disney Videos on 13th November 1995 and 11th November 1996.

## Description

Presenting a gift-wrapped collection of Christmas treasures - favorite holiday scenes from Walt Disney’s best-loved animated Classics and cartoons! Gonzo the Great is the host of the video. Join Mickey Mouse and his friends, and enjoy some of the brightest, most colorful moments on film, like Bambi and Thumper playing in the snow, Bounce along with Tigger and Roo, Skating with Rabbit, tracking with Pooh and Piglet in the Hundred Acre Wood and magical moments with Cinderella and her fairy godmother! From snowflakes and sleigh bells to Christmas toys and merry wishes, this is a very special holiday gift.

## Transcript

Chorus: A Disney Christmas Gift! Well, it's almost Christmas morning & Santa's on his way! The worldwide world is waiting for this one this day! With our dreams of toys and presents. We waiting patiently, promising to be as good as can be! Christmas Morning, Santa's come and gone all the joy around us look what he's got, Christmas Morning, hearts and light and day, we have waited for so long for Christmas Day.

Girls' chorus: The sounds, the joys and delight! The laughter and the surprise!

Boys' chorus: Christmas Carols that hum in their heads!

Chorus: And the love that glows, deep in our eyes! Christmas Morning has to be the best, it's the day that's made to share our happiness. Why can't everyday be like Christmas Day. Candlelight, Christmas toys and a sleigh ride! Here the Christmas chimes "Once Upon a Wintertime."

Gonzo: (to the lens) Gonzo the Great here. Here is the Christmas symphony that chimes "Once Upon a Wintertime." From Melody Time.

(Scenes from Melody Time "Once Upon a Wintertime")

Chorus: It's Mickey, and Donald, Pluto, Chip n' Dale! With them, Christmas morning will never be the same.

Gonzo: (to the lens) Here's One. Mickey, and Donald, Pluto, Chip n' Dale and Minnie and Goofy in "Pluto's Christmas Tree".

(Short from "Pluto's Christmas Tree")

Chorus: Christmas morning, and it's Bambi's first Christmas Day!

Gonzo: (to the lens) Here are some scenes from Bambi.

(Scenes from Bambi)

Gonzo: (to the lens) All of Children's books are based on the Books by A.A. Milne.

Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh

Tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff

He's Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh

Willy nilly silly old bear

Winnie the Pooh (pooh)

Winnie the Pooh (pooh)

Tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff

He's Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh

Willy nilly silly old bear

Gonzo: (narrating) So it was agreed that they would start the next morning which, incidentally, turned out cold and misty. Pooh, as usual, had a little something along to sustain himself. And now, as Tigger kept bouncing farther and farther into the mist, Rabbit thought it was a good time to lose Tigger. Well, Rabbit was certain that everything was going according to plan, and so it seemed to be. But sometimes later, on the bottom of page 123... Now, Pooh was getting tired of seeing the same sandpit again, and he suspected it of following them about because whichever direction they started in, they always seemed to end up at it. So Pooh and Piglet waited in the mist for Rabbit. And they waited, and waited, and waited. And all the while, Pooh's thoughts kept returning to his honey pots at home. Well, they walked off together, and for a long time Piglet said nothing, so as not to interrupt Pooh's honey pots. And sure enough, as the mist got thinner, and just when Piglet began to know where he was... Meanwhile, Rabbit was still wandering around in the mist. By now, he was lost and bewildered. And to make matters worse, his mind was beginning to play tricks on him. So they started back, and Rabbit was now a humiliated Rabbit, a lost and found Rabbit, an "Oh why, oh why do these things happen to me" Rabbit. And now we come to the next chapter in which the first snowfall had covered the Hundred Acre Wood. And in which Tigger learns that even bouncing can be overdone.

Narrator: On this day, Roo was waiting for Tigger to take him out to play.

Roo: Mama, when is Tigger going to get here?

Kanga: Be patient, dear, he'll be here soon.

Tigger: Well, here I am! Did I surprise you, Roo?

Roo: You sure did! I like surprises!

Tigger: Hello, Mrs. Kanga, ma'am.

Kanga: Why, hello, Tigger dear!

Tigger: Ha ha ha, she called me "dear." Roo, are you ready for some bouncing?

Roo: Yeah! You and me are good bouncers!

Kanga: Just a moment, dear. Hold still! Goodness, you're bouncy today!

Roo: That's what roos do the best-est!

Kanga: Now keep your scarf on!

Roo: Not so tight, Mama!

Kanga: Is your sweater warm enough?

Roo: Yes, mama.

Tigger: Well, come on, Roo! Let's go!

Kanga: Tigger, have Roo home in time for his nap! And be careful!

Tigger: Don't worry, Mrs. Kanga! I'll take care of the little nipper! Hoo-hoo-hoo!

Roo: Hoo-hoo-hoo!

Rabbit: (humming) Ah, what a perfect day! Peace and quiet, and thank goodness, no Tigger.

Tigger: Say, look, look, look! If it isn't old long ears!

Roo: Can Tiggers ice skate as fancy as Mr. Rabbit?

Tigger: Can Tiggers ice skate? Why, that's why Tiggers do the best! Hoo-hoo-hoo! Wheee! Say, this is a cinch! Wheee! Ooooh!

Rabbit: Oh, no! Not him!

Tigger: Uh oh, look out! I can't-watch out!

Rabbit: It can't be!

Tigger: Out of my way! Look out-I can't-Whoa!

Rabbit: Oh, why does it always have to be me? Why, oh why, oh, why?

Roo: Tigger, Tigger, are you all right?

Tigger: Ptooey! Yuck! Tiggers don't like ice skating!

Narrator: So Tigger and Roo went farther into the Hundred Acre Wood looking for something that Tiggers do best.

Roo: I bet you can climb trees, huh Tigger?

Tigger: Climb trees? Hoo-hoo-hoo! That's what Tigger's do best! Only Tigger's don't climb trees; they bounce 'em! Come on, let's go! Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! I almost bounced clear out of the book! Some bouncing, huh? (gasps) Say, how did this tree get so high? Hey! H-h-hey! Hey! What's happening now?!

Roo: Don't swing on a string

It's much too frail

The best kind of swing

Is a tigger's tail

Wheee!

Tigger: S-s-stop that, kid! Please! S-T-O-P, stop! You're rocking the forest!

Roo: What's the matter, Tigger?

Tigger: Whew! Oh, thank goodness. I was just getting "see-sick" from seeing too much...

Narrator: Well, we'll just have to leave Tigger up in the treetop for a little while, because, at the bottom of the next page, Pooh is having a problem of his own.

Piglet: What are you doing, Pooh?

Pooh: Shhh! Tracking something.

Piglet: Tracking what?

Pooh: Well, that's what I asked myself, Piglet, "what"?

Piglet: And what do you think you'll answer yourself?

Pooh: I shall have to wait until I catch up with it.

Piglet: Pooh, for a bear of very little brain, you sure are a smart one!

Pooh: Thank you, Piglet. Ah-ha-ha!

Piglet: Oh! N-n-now w-w-what?

Pooh: A very mysterious thing, Piglet. A whole new set of tracks! See?

Narrator: And so it seemed to be. There were the tracks joining each other, here, getting mixed up with each other, there. But to Pooh, quite plainly, four sets of paw marks.

Pooh: Piglet, whatever it was that made these tracks, has now been joined by a whatever-it-is.

Piglet: Y-y-yes, and all of them are proceeding in company.

Pooh: Piglet, I wasn't exactly expecting company.

Piglet: N-n-neither was I, Pooh.

Narrator: So they went on, feeling a little anxious, now, in case the animals in front of them were of hostile intent.

Tigger: Hellooo!

Pooh and Piglet: (both gasp)

Pooh: Look, look, Piglet! There's something in that tree over there!

Piglet: Is it one of the fiercer animals?

Tigger: Hellooo!

Pooh: Yes, it's a jagular.

Piglet: But w-w-what do jagulars d-d-do, Pooh?

Pooh: Well, jagulars always call "Hellooo" and when you look up, they drop on you.

Piglet: I'm looking down, P-P-Pooh!

Tigger: Hellooo!

Roo: Hey, Tigger, it's Pooh and Piglet! Pooh! Piglet!

Pooh: Why, it's only Tigger and Roo! Come on! Hello, Roo! What are you and Tigger doing up there?

Roo: I'm all right, but Tigger's stuck.

Tigger: Help, somebody, please! Get Christopher Robin!

Chorus: Fantasy, in never Never Land. Oh what could be Christmas without Peter Pan!

Gonzo: (to the lens) I wonder what could be Christmas without Peter Pan. I wonder. Here are some scenes from Peter Pan.

(Scenes from Peter Pan)

Chorus: Christmas can be crazy or Christmas can be also planned.

Girls' chorus: But when Donald's wrapping presents.

Chorus: It's likely to get quite like that!

Donald Duck: Uh-oh!

Gonzo: (to the lens) Here's one. "The Clock Watcher"

(Short from "The Clock Watcher")

Chorus: Christmas in Merry England. Long long ago, another young King was born

Gonzo: (to the lens) Here are some scenes from "The Sword in the Stone".

(Scenes from "The Sword in the Stone")

Chorus: So began, The Legend of King Arthur!

Fairy Godmother: (New Voice) The magic words!

Chorus: Wishes! Wishes! Magic Christmas wishes! Here's a special Christmas wish for you!

Fairy Godmother: (New Voice) That's not right!

Chorus: Magic mix-up! Got to get it fix it!

Fairy Godmother: (New Voice) Good heavens!

Chorus: Merry merry Christmas Cinderella!

(Scenes from Cinderella)

Gonzo: (voice over) Here are some scenes from Cinderella.

Fairy Godmother: (New Voice) Merry Christmas, Cinderella!

Gonzo: Here's one of my favorites. The Night Before Christmas.

(Short from "The Night Before Christmas")

Gonzo: (to the lens) I hope you enjoyed A Disney Christmas Gift and now, I, Gonzo the Great invite you to sing-along.

Girls' chorus: The sounds, the joys and delight! The laughter and the surprise!

Boys' chorus: Christmas Carols that hum in their heads!

Chorus: And the love that glows, deep in our eyes! Christmas Morning the merry Holiday! Everyone is singing on this blessing day. Christmas Morning from all of us to you. There's just one more wish we truly like to say. Let's make every day be like Christmas Day!

Girls' Chorus: From all of us!

Boys' Chorus: To all of you!

Chorus: A Very Merry Christmas!

## Credits

A Disney

Christmas Gift

Executive Producer

WILLIAM ROBERT YATES

Prepared for Television by

ED ROPOLO

FRANK BRANDT

DARRYL SUTTON

JOAN SPOLLINO

With the Voice Talents of

KENNY BAKER

KATHRYN BEAUMONT

PETER BEHN

RUTH CLIFFORD

PAUL COLLINS

BOBBY DRISCOLL

DONNIE DUNAGAN

VERNA FELTON

DESSIE FLYNN

FRANCES LANGFORD

TOMMY LUSKE

JAMES MacDONALD

WALT DISNEY

MARCELLITE GARNER

PINTO COLVIG

CLARENCE NASH

HELEN SEIBERT

RICKIE SORENSEN

ALLAN WATSON

ILENE WOODS

DORI WHITAKER

BARBARA LUDDY

SEBASTIAN CABOT

STERLING HOLLOWAY

JOHN FIEDLER

PAUL WINCHELL

JUNIUS MATTHEWS

and

DAVE GOELZ

as

Gonzo the Great

Songs

"Winnie the Pooh"

Words and Music:

RICHARD M. & ROBERT B.

SHERMAN SHERMAN

"You Can Fly"

Words: SAMMY CAHN

Music: SAMMY FAIN

Additional Music by

JOHN DEBNEY

BUDDY BAKER

"On Christmas Morning"

Lyrics by

LINDA LAURIE

Music by

JOHN DEBNEY

Disney’s Sing Along Songs You Can Fly and Disney’s Sing Along Songs

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah clips Courtesy of Walt Disney Home Video.

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Clip

Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures

Toys from the collection of

The Walt Disney Archives.

This program is the result of the

talents of many creative people

at The Walt Disney Studios.

The contribution of the

ANIMATION STAFF

is particularly appreciated.

This picture made under

the jurisdiction of

I.A.T.S.E. IA **®**

Affiliated with

A.F.L. C.I.O.

Color by

TECHNICOLOR®

TELEVISION

CODE

**©** Copyright MCMLXXXII

Disney Enterprises Inc.

All Rights Reserved

WALT DISNEY

PRODUCTIONS

## Opening (Original 1995 release)

1. Blue Warning screen (1995-2004)
2. National Captioning Institute Warning Screen (1995-1996)
3. Coming Soon from Disney Videos [announced by John Sachs]
4. Sleeping Beauty trailer [announced by John Sachs]
5. Available Now on Disney Videos [announced by John Sachs]
6. The Fox and the Hound trailer [announced by John Sachs]
7. Walt Disney Classics children’s trailer from 1995 [announced by John Sachs]
8. Stay Tuned (1995-1996) [announced by John Sachs]
9. Disney Videos Ident (1995-2001)
10. A Disney Christmas Gift title card
11. A Disney Christmas Gift intro
12. Start of A Disney Christmas Gift (1982)

## Closing (Original 1995 release)

1. End of A Disney Christmas Gift (1982)
2. A Disney Christmas Gift closing credits
3. Also Available from Disney Videos [announced by John Sachs]
4. Disney Videos children’s trailer from 1995 (V2) [announced by John Sachs]
5. Coming Soon from Disney Videos [announced by John Sachs]
6. Mickey's Fun Songs trailer [announced by John Sachs]

## Opening (1996 Re-release)

1. Blue Warning Screen (1995-2004)
2. European Captioning Institute Warning Screen (1995-2005)
3. Coming Soon from Disney Videos [announced by John Sachs]
4. Aladdin and the King of Thieves trailer [announced by John Sachs]
5. The Hunchback of Notre Dame trailer [announced by John Sachs]
6. Oliver and Company trailer (Long version) [announced by John Sachs]
7. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh [announced by John Leader]
8. Also Available from Disney Videos [announced by John Sachs]
9. 101 Dalmatians trailer [announced by John Sachs]
10. Toy Story trailer [announced by John Sachs]
11. Stay Tuned (1995-1996) [announced by John Sachs]
12. Disney Videos Ident (1995-2001)
13. A Disney Christmas Gift title card
14. A Disney Christmas Gift intro
15. Start of A Disney Christmas Gift (1982)

## Closing (1996 Re-release)

1. End of A Disney Christmas Gift (1982)
2. A Disney Christmas Gift closing credits
3. Also Available from Disney Videos [announced by John Sachs]
4. Walt Disney Classics children's trailer from 1995 with clips of "Mary Poppins", "Alice in Wonderland", "Dumbo", "Robin Hood" and "The Sword in the Stone". [announced by John Sachs]
5. Disney Videos Children’s trailer from 1996 (V4) [announced by John Sachs]

## Trailers and info

###  Original 1995 release

#### **Opening**

1. Sleeping Beauty (Awakening Soon on Video) (announced by John Sachs)
2. The Fox and the Hound (Now Available on Video) (announced by John Sachs)
3. Walt Disney Classics children's trailer from 1995 with clips of "Mary Poppins", "Alice in Wonderland", "Dumbo", "Robin Hood" and "The Sword in the Stone".

#### **Closing**

1. Disney Videos children’s trailer from 1995 with clips of "Aladdin’s Arabian Adventures", "Winnie the Pooh Videos", "Disney's Sing-Along Songs with Disney’s Sing-Along Songs: from Pocahontas - Colours of the Wind", "The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Early Adventures" and "Disney’s Storybook Favourites (Coming to Video in 1996)".
2. Mickey’s Fun Songs with clips of "Let’s Go to the Circus" and "Campout at Walt Disney World".

### 1996 Re-release

#### **Opening**

* Aladdin and the King of Thieves (Coming Soon Only on Video) (announced by John Sachs)
* The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Coming to Video) (announced by John Sachs)
* Oliver and Company (Coming Soon on Video + Available Soon on Video) (announced by John Sachs)
* The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Coming to Video for a Very Limited Time) (voiceover by John Leader)
* 101 Dalmatians (Available Now to Own on Video) (announced by John Sachs)
* Toy Story (Own it Now on Video) (announced by John Sachs)

#### **Closing**

* Walt Disney Classics children’s trailer from 1995 with clips of "Mary Poppins", "Alice in Wonderland", "Dumbo", "Robin Hood" and "The Sword in the Stone".
* Disney Videos children’s trailer from 1996 with clips of "Disney’s Sing-Along Songs with Sing-Along Songs from The Hunchback of Notre Dame", "Disney’s Storybook Favourites" and "Winnie the Pooh". (Which one is missing from your collection?)