Disney Sing-Along Songs is a series of videos on VHS, betamax, laserdisc, and DVD with musical moments from various Disney films, TV shows, and attractions. Lyrics for the songs are sometimes displayed on-screen with the Mickey Mouse icon as a "bouncing ball". Early releases open with a theme song introduction (written by Patrick DeRemer) containing footage featuring Professor Owl and his class, seen originally in 1953 in two Disney shorts, Melody and Toot, Whistle, Plunk, and Boom (voiced then by Bill Thompson). Professor Owl (now voiced by Corey Burton) hosts some of the videos, while either Jiminy Cricket or Ludwig Von Drake host others. Later volumes, as well as the two Christmas videos, do not feature a host at all. Scenes with Jiminy Cricket and Ludwig Von Drake were taken from television programs, including the Walt Disney anthology television series and The Mickey Mouse Club, which featured the characters in the 1950s and 1960s.

History

The first of four distinct series was issued beginning on December 23, 1986, with Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, which would be followed by five more volumes. The second series released in August 1990 with Under the Sea and Disneyland Fun, featuring a new design and reissued volumes labeled One (1) through Twelve (12) in North America (worldwide, volume numbers). The third series, which began with 1994's 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 along with Hercules for markets outside North America). Around 1996 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 (Disney Canta Con Nosotros). Some songs moved to newer volumes, newly remixed opening and closing songs appeared. The final release in this format was Flik's Musical Adventure at Disney's Animal Kingdom on June 8, 1999. In the remixed opening and closing themes, the remixed opening can be heard on Friend Like Me, Circle of Life, Honor to Us All, and Collection of All-Time Favorites, and the remixed closing can be heard on the 1993 and 1994 editions of Heigh-Ho, as well as Friend Like Me, Circle of Life, and Collection of All-Time Favorites. This series abandoned any new volume numbers, included only sporadically on third series volumes. A special three volume set, Collection of All-Time Favorites, was released in 1997. There have been over 30 titles released to home video. Newly remastered editions began appearing in 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 being incorporated into the Sing Along Songs series. The DVD series (fourth series) features Sebastian the Crab (from The Little Mermaid) singing the theme song, replacing Professor Owl. Following the advent of YouTube's online video-sharing platform, Disney has chosen to release individual sing-along videos on their channel, thus discontinuing the video series.

Volumes: Original series (1986–1998)

Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (1986)

Heigh-Ho (1987)

The Bare Necessities (1987)

You Can Fly! (1988)

Very Merry Christmas Songs (1988)

Fun with Music (1989)

Under the Sea (1990)

Disneyland Fun (1990)

A full day of Disneyland is shown over Disney hit songs. A remake of Disneyland Fun set at what was then known as Euro Disney Resort was released in 1993 under the name Let's Go to Disneyland Paris!.

I Love to Laugh! (1990)

Be Our Guest (1992)

Friend Like Me (1993)

The Twelve Days of Christmas (1993)

The gang spends Christmas at Mickey's Log Cabin and at Disneyland.

Campout at Walt Disney World (1994)

The gang spends time in the great outdoors at Fort Wilderness at Walt Disney World.

Let's Go to the Circus! (1994)

Mickey and the gang visit Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Circle of Life (1994)

Beach Party at Walt Disney World (1995)

Mickey and the gang have a big beach party.

Colors of the Wind (1995)

Topsy Turvy (1996)

Pongo and Perdita (1996)

Pongo, Perdita, and the puppies prepare for the Bow Wow Ball.

From Hercules (1997)

Collection of All Time Favorites series (1997)

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)

Mickey and the gang have a spooky halloween party at a haunted house.

Sing a Song with Pooh Bear (and Piglet Too!) (1999)

Flik's Musical Adventure at Disney's Animal Kingdom (1999)

Flik, Mickey, Minnie, and the rest of the gang spend the day at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Winnie the Pooh - Sing a Song with Tigger (2000)

Volumes: New series (2003–2006)

Brother Bear - On My Way (2003)

Home on the Range - 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)