From All of Us to All of You
From All of Us to All of You is an animated television Christmas special, produced by Walt Disney Productions and first presented on December 19, 1958 as part of the Walt Disney Presents anthology series. Hosted by Jiminy Cricket along with Mickey Mouse and Tinkerbell, the special combines newly-produced animation with clips from vintage animated Disney shorts and feature films, presented to the viewer as "Christmas cards" from the various characters starring in each one.
Starting in 1963 and continuing through the 1970s, re-airings of the special would include preview footage of the studio's new or upcoming feature films. Beginning in 1983, it was expanded to 90 minutes and retitled A Disney Channel Christmas for airing on cable television's The Disney Channel.[1] A home video version of the special, retitled Jiminy Cricket's Christmas, appeared on VHS and laserdisc in 1986.
The show has been shown infrequently in the US in recent years, but in the Nordic countries (Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway) the show has been broadcast every year since 1959, and has become a holiday classic. Ratings show that around 40% of all Swedes watch it on Christmas Eve, the record (in 1997) being just over half the population.[2][3]
Denmark
In Denmark the show is called Disneys Juleshow: Fra Alle Os til Alle Jer ("The Disney Christmas Show: From All of Us to All of You") and is broadcast every Christmas Eve afternoon on DR1. It is narrated by Danish actor Ove Sprogøe who does the Danish voice of Jiminy Cricket. Clips from feature films are voiced in Danish while shorts are in English with Danish subtitles.
The Danish version features the following shorts:
- Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952)
- Donald's Snow Fight (1942)
As well as clips from the following feature films:
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Lady and the Tramp
- Bambi
- "Pinnochio"
- "Aristocats"
- Peter Pan
- Cinderella
It ends with Jiminy Cricket singing "When You Wish upon a Star" in Danish ("Når Du Ser et Stjerneskud") and a sneak peak of either an upcoming or a clip from a recently released Disney movie.
Finland
In Finland, this show is called "Samu Sirkan joulutervehdys", ("Jiminy Cricket's Christmas Greeting") and it is shown every Christmas Eve evening on MTV3.
The Finnish version features clips from the following shorts:
- Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952)
- The Clock Watcher (1945)
- The Small One (1978)
As well as clips from the following feature films:
A special "surprise" clip (from a recent or upcoming Disney feature premiere) is dubbed in Finnish but everything else is in English, with Finnish subtitles.
Norway
In Norway, the show is called Donald Duck og vennene hans ("Donald Duck and his friends") on NRK and Disneys julekavalkade (Disney's Christmas Cavalcade) on TV Norge in 2003, and it is shown every Christmas Eve afternoon on NRK1. Most of the shorts are shown in their original English-speaking versions, with Norwegian subtitles.
Sweden
In Sweden, the show is called Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar God Jul ("Donald Duck and His Friends Wish You a Merry Christmas"). It is broadcast on SVT at 3 PM every Christmas Eve, in connection to the all-day traditional holiday programme previously led by Arne Weise. The title reflects the fact that Donald Duck is far more popular than Mickey Mouse in Sweden.[citation needed]
The montage is narrated by Bengt Feldreich dubbing the original English voice of Jiminy Cricket (but the dubbing is split from this character as Feldreich refers to Cricket in third person at the end).
The show is one of the most popular shows all year in Sweden. Every year the viewers number between 3 million and 4.5 million in a country with just more than 9 million inhabitants. Few TV shows fetch more viewers, among these are Melodifestivalen/Eurovision Song Contest and certain major sports broadcasts.
The following shorts are usually shown, in integral or edited format:
- Santa's Workshop
- Clown of the Jungle
- Pluto's Christmas Tree
- Mickey's Trailer
- Ferdinand the Bull
These feature films are represented through important scenes:
| Year | Viewers | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 495 000 | |
| 2010 | 3 356 000 | Second most watched show of the year |
| 2009 | 3 294 000 | Second most watched show of the year |
| 2008 | 3 215 000 | Third most popular show of the year |
| 2007 | 3 490 000[4] | Second most popular show of the year |
| 2006 | 3 610 000 | Second most popular show of the year |
| 2005 | 3 515 000 | Second most popular show of the year |
| 2004 | 3 685 000 | Third most popular show of the year |
| 2003 | 3 410 000 | Fourth most popular show of the year |
| 2002 | 3 655 000 | Second most popular show of the year |
| 2001 | 3 825 000 | Second most popular show of the year |
| 2000 | 3 565 000 | Fourth most popular show of the year |
| 1999 | 4 165 000 | Most popular show of the year |
| 1998 | 3 600 000 | Most popular show of the year |
| 1997 | 4 320 000 | |
| 1996 | 4 125 000 | |
| 1995 | 3 690 000 | |
| 1994 | 3 225 000 |
See also
- A Disney Christmas Gift, another Disney Christmas special first broadcast in 1982
- Dinner for One, a British sketch that has become a New Year's Eve tradition in Germany and other countries
References
- ^ "Disney First Christmas Special". TVparty!.
- ^ Axelsson, Malin (22 December 2008). "Kalle Ankas jul tappar tittare". Svenska Dagbladet. Template:Sv icon
- ^ Stahl, Jeremy (22 December 2011). "Nordic Quack - Sweden's bizarre tradition of watching Donald Duck cartoons on Christmas Eve". Slate.
- ^ Svenska Dagbladet on 28 December 2007
