From All of Us to All of You
A Disney Christmas special of animated cards and clips.
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From All of Us to All of You is an animated Christmas special produced by Walt Disney Productions, first broadcast on December 19, 1958, as part of the Walt Disney Presents anthology series on ABC. Hosted by Jiminy Cricket, Mickey Mouse, and Tinker Bell, it presents newly produced animation alongside clips from vintage Disney shorts and feature films, framed as Christmas cards from the characters. The special is notable for its enduring popularity in Sweden, where it has aired every Christmas Eve since 1960 and is watched by approximately 40 percent of the population.
Regional variations and local cultural significance
In the United States, the special originally aired on ABC and occasionally later on NBC. The original version included Walt Disney's introduction in which he appears cricket-sized, as Mickey and Jiminy explain that Christmas is bigger than all of them. It featured the shorts Santa's Workshop (1932) and Toy Tinkers (1949), the latter with an extended song-and-dance introduction and scenes of Chip and Dale decorating. Clips from feature films were presented as Memorable Moments, including sequences from Peter Pan, Bambi, Pinocchio, Lady and the Tramp, Cinderella, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
The special concludes with Jiminy Cricket performing When You Wish Upon a Star, which he says symbolizes faith, hope, and all that Christmas stands for. From 1963 through the 1970s, Walt's and Tinker Bell's introductions and Santa's Workshop were replaced with a surprise gift segment featuring teasers for upcoming Disney films such as The Sword in the Stone, The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, Robin Hood, and Pete's Dragon. In 1963 Walt Disney presented the surprise gift; from 1967 Jiminy Cricket hosted it.
The 1979 broadcast differed by presenting the short Corn Chips (1951) starring Donald Duck and Chip 'n' Dale. In Denmark, the show is titled Disneys Juleshow: Fra alle os til alle jer and airs every Christmas Eve at 4:00 p.m. on DR1. It is narrated by Danish actor Ove Sprogøe, who voices Jiminy Cricket. Feature film clips are in Danish, while shorts are in English with Danish subtitles.
First broadcast in 1967, Danish audio became available in 1979. The Danish version includes the shorts Pluto's Christmas Tree and Donald's Snow Fight, along with clips from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Lady and the Tramp, Bambi, Pinocchio, The Aristocats, Peter Pan, and Cinderella.
Romania
In Romania, the special was titled Din partea noastră pentru voi and aired only once, on Christmas Day 2010, on Prima TV. It featured the shorts Santa's Workshop and Pluto's Christmas Tree, along with clips from Peter Pan, Bambi, Pinocchio, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast. Two short promotional clips from Toy Story 3 and Tangled were shown at the end. Unlike the Polish version, which aired annually from 2010 to 2012, the Romanian broadcast was a single event.
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- Wikipedia: From All of Us to All of You (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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