A Disney Christmas Gift

"A Disney Christmas Gift" was a 47-minute Christmas television special which aired on December 4, 1982 on CBS' "The Wonderful World of Disney". The special was a Christmas-themed compilation of animated shorts featuring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck combined with excerpts from Disney feature films as well as the 1933 classic short "The Night Before Christmas". The opening and closing numbers showcased Christmas at Disneyland.

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the original full-length and shortened versions of "A Disney Christmas Gift" were rebroadcast on CBS and the Disney Channel. It was released on VHS and Laserdisc in the 1980s and 1990s but has not been released on DVD.

Featured Segments

* "Once Upon a Wintertime" - "Melody Time" (1948)

* "Pluto's Christmas Tree" - Mickey Mouse, Pluto and Chip 'n Dale (1951)

* Bambi and Thumper - "Bambi" (1942)

* Peter Pan and the Darling children - "Peter Pan" (1953)

* "The Clock Watcher" - Donald Duck (1945)

* Merlin, Arthur and Archimedes the Owl - "The Sword in the Stone" (1963)

* Cinderella and Fairy Godmother - "Cinderella" (1950)

* "The Night Before Christmas" - "Silly Symphonies" (1933)