Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)

Mickey and his friends star in 3 heartwarming stories of Christmas past.

Directors:

Alex Mann, Jun Falkenstein

Writers:

Charlie Cohen (screenplay), William Dean Howells (story inspired by "Christmas Every Day")

Stars:

Kelsey Grammer, Wayne Allwine, Russi Taylor

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kelsey Grammer	...	Narrator (voice)
Wayne Allwine	...	Mickey Mouse (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Minnie Mouse / Huey / Dewey / Louie (voice)
Tony Anselmo	...	Donald Duck (voice)
Diane Michelle	...	Daisy Duck (The Gift of Magi) (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Chip / Daisy / Aunt Gurtie (voice)
Alan Young	...	Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Bill Farmer	...	Goofy / Pluto (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Dale (voice)
Shaun Fleming	...	Young Max Goof (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Pete / Postman / Santa / Police / Fire Chief / Dad / Man (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Mortimer / Firefighter #2 / Store Announcer / Man / Customer / Dad (voice)
Gregg Berger	...	Mr. Anderson / Shopper (voice)
Kylie Dempsey	...	Kid #2 / Little Girl (voice)
Taylor Dempsey	...	Kid #1 / Little Jimmy (voice)

Storyline

A Christmas themed, three-part anthology-style video. The first part, "Donald Duck: Stuck on Christmas", is essentially a retelling of Groundhog Day (1993), with Huey, Dewey, and Louie reliving Christmas ad infinitum. Next is "A Very Goofy Christmas", in which Goofy tries to overcome his son's skepticism about Santa Claus. Finally, "Mickey & Minnie's Gift Of The Magi" recreate the classic tale of ironic Christmas selflessness. The stories are linked together by narration by Kelsey Grammer.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | duck | gift | time loop | time travel | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the "A Very Goofy Christmas" segment, there are lawn flamingos dressed up for the holidays. They are based on the flamingos from "The Carnival of the Animals" segment in Fantasia 2000 (1999), which was in production at the same time as "Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas".

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Goofs

When the Goofs are having Christmas dinner with their neighbors, after dinner, as Goofy picks up the scraps from the turkey, there is suddenly another turkey on the table.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: One time a year there's a marvelous night, when enchantment and wonder spark and take flight. Each home fills with joy on this grand holiday, with hearts growing warm in a magical way. The rooms are all covered with garlands and wreaths. The mantle is ready, with stockings beneath. Lights twinkle and glow and bells brightly chime. The moment's arrived! It's here! Christmas time.

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #22.12 (1999)

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Soundtracks

Jingle Bells
(uncredited)
Written by James Pierpont
Performed by Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Tress MacNeille and Russi Taylor

User Reviews

good family friendly Christmas

There are three stories; Donald Duck in Stuck on Christmas, A Very Goofy Christmas, and Mickey & Minnie's Gift of the Magi. Donald gives his nephews a wooden sleigh each and they learn the meaning of Christmas. Goofy's son is losing his belief in Santa. Mickey is working at the Christmas tree lot while Minnie is wrapping presents at the store. These are great little Christmas stories. It won't become classic but it's pretty good. Mostly the messages are good. It's family friendly. They may work even better as half hour episodes. It's not really hour plus material especially for little kids with attention deficiency.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas

Company Credits

Production Co:

Disney Television Animation, Disneytoon Studios, Walt Disney Feature Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

66 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS (Digital DTS Sound) SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)