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.
Originally issued to promote the November 21, 1986, theatrical re-release of Song of the South, celebrating the film's 40th Anniversary, and representing the launch of the new home video series of (as yet, unnumbered) Sing Along Songs.
Footage for the song "It's a Small World" was taken from Disneyland Goes to the World's Fair, which aired May 17, 1964. On the song itself, the pitch appears to be shifted one semitone higher on the recording after the snake charmer-style music.
Ending footage to "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Reprise" was taken from This is Your Life, Donald Duck, where the Disney gang comes to pay tribute to Mickey, Donald and Goofy.
1986 original print and 2001 print featured Sorcerer Mickey with "presents" appearing below it.
For some reason, the 2001 print starts with the same promo featured at the end of the 1990 print, then goes on to Sorcerer Mickey and then the 1994 print's intro.
Though designated in 1990 as Volume One (just as Snow White is "Animated Feature #1"), Sing Along Songs: Heigh Ho was the second release, preceded by Sing Along Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (1986). But Volume Four in the UK.
There is extensive use of footage from Adventures in Music: Melody and Toot, Whistle, Plunk, and Boom throughout the entire program, with a new script synched to the old video
The 1993 edition features a preview for all eleven numbered volumes to date
Footage of Pirates of the Caribbean in the song Yo Ho was taken from Disneyland: From the Pirates of the Caribbean to the World of Tomorrow, which aired January 21, 1968
†"The Siamese Cat Song" was cut from the 1994 print, but returns in Honor to Us All and is retained on the Spanish version.
†"Yo-Ho" was cut from the 1993 print, but is retained on the Spanish version.
The 1993 edition includes the remixed closing theme, which was also heard on Friend Like Me, Circle of Life, From Hercules and Collection of All Time Favorites.
The 3rd series edition (1994) incorporates the new themes introduced on Friend Like Me, Circle of Life, Collection of All Time Favorites, and Honor to Us All
Known as Blanca Nieves: Heigh-Ho in Spanish, released in Spain, Latin America, and the United States.
Known as Blanche-Neige: He Ho in French, released in France and the United States.
The first three prints of the program opened with the song "From All of Us to All of You", sung by Jiminy Cricket, with Mickey Mouse playing the piano. It was cut from the 2002 print, replaced by a voice-over and a Christmas setting instead of transition cards.
Co-hosted by Professor Owl and Ludwig Von Drake. At the beginning of the program, Professor Owl hosts. When "All in the Golden Afternoon" ends, Ludwig Von Drake takes over as host. Finally, after "Blue Danube Waltz" is over, Professor Owl takes over as host for the rest of the program.
The song "Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing" includes a montage with Disney birds from Bambi and the Silly Symphonies cartoon Birds in the Spring.
"Old MacDonald Had a Band" originally appeared in the Disney short Jack and Old Mac, and was incorrectly credited to Toot, Whistle, Plunk, and Boom.
This installment was the first to promote, and feature songs from, a then recently released Disney film (in this case, Oliver & Company). Prior to this, most installments promoted anniversary re-releases of older films.
Retitled 101 Notes of Fun in the UK and other countries, and was not released until 1994.
† "Cruella de Vil" appears in 101 Notes of Fun and replaces "Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing". It also replaces the reprise of "Why Should I Worry?".
The first Disney Sing-Along Songs videocassette to feature familiar tunes not from Disney movies, set to clips from Disney movies and cartoons (merely marked as "Disney scenes").
The first volume to credit the Quantel Paintbox in the end credits. Mike Bonner was credited as "Paintbox artist" for both this volume and "I Love to Laugh".
The original 1990 release included a Disneyland 35th anniversary graphic at the beginning of the video.
Known as La Sirenita: Bajo el Mar in Spanish, released in Spain, Latin America, and the United States.
Known as La Petite Sirène: Sous L'Ocean in French, released in France and the United States.
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!.[clarification needed]
It's a Small World (Walt Disney World and Disneyland)
Grim Grinning Ghosts (The Haunted Mansion)
The Character Parade (Walt Disney World and Disneyland)
When You Wish upon a Star (Pinocchio)
Volume notes
Released in 1990 to mark the 35th Anniversary of Disneyland.
This was the first Disney theme-park Sing-Along video.
After an introductory sequence, the sing-along commences with footage of the rides and attractions of Disneyland, with the appropriate characters' voice actors (and actress) dubbing lines of their costumed character counterparts.
The 1994 re-print introduced a new opening graphic for the series, but retained the original closing graphic.
During Follow The Leader, the kids follow Donald Duck in Disneyland and Peter Pan in Euro Disneyland.
"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" includes a rap verse not present in the original version.
The 1994 print featured the gold WDHV logo (with blue background), replacing the 1986 Sorcerer Mickey WDHV logo, which was a video editing error, but was bothered not to be corrected.
This to have a different intro to the theme song play over the opening graphics. In its place, we hear the last couple of bars of Friend Like Me, with the title Friend Like Me appearing in Disney's Aladdin-style font, framed by blue and purple smoke, continuing into the remixed opening theme. The remixed opening was heard on Circle of Life, Honor to Us All, Collection of All-Time Favorites, and the UK versions of Colors of the Wind and The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Spanish, while the remixed closing theme was also heard on the 1993 and 1994 editions of Heigh-Ho, as well as Circle of Life, Collection of All-Time Favorites, and Honor to Us All.
Known as Aladdin: Un Amigo Fiel in Spanish, released in Spain, Latin America, and the United States. Also known as Un Amigo Genial.
Known as Aladdin: Je Suis Ton Meilleur Ami in French, released in France and the United States.
Instead of Professor Owl introducing Jiminy Cricket, Jiminy Cricket just shows up at the very beginning of the program.
This is the first time that Professor Owl did not introduce the host.
The Twelve Days of Christmas (1993)
The gang spends Christmas at Mickey's Log Cabin and at Disneyland.
† "Let's Go" is only present in the original version.
Originally released as Mickey's Fun Songs - Let's Go to the Circus!, later reissued in the Sing-Along Songs series.
Barry Manilow is reported to have composed the score for the video and wrote two original songs with Bruce Sussman, but credited as written by Andy Belling and Nick Allen.
This is the only Disney live-action video that doesn't take place at Walt Disney World, even though the Disney characters are shown.
Christian Buenaventura, Tiffany Burton and Michelle Montoya from Kidsongs, along with child actor Tahj Mowry, make appearances in the video.[citation needed]
David Larible and Eric Michael Gillett make guest appearances on the video.
2003 DVD release includes a Vocabulary Game and Guess That Song. "We Are One" and "Upendi" from The Lion King II: Simba's Pride are shown as a bonus when you complete the Advanced Level of the Vocabulary Game and Song #3 of "Guess That Song" respectively, but they don't have any sing-along lyrics.
Features the return of "Little Wooden Head", cut from the 1993 edition of Be Our Guest
Known as Colours of the Wind in the UK, because of spelling differences in UK English and US English.
VHS edition features updated preview for the 3rd series, plus a preview for the Mickey's Fun Songs three tape series
† Songs in foreign versions and replace "Cinderella Work Song" and "Why Should I Worry?".
†^ "Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing" only appears in foreign English versions (e.g. UK, Australia, etc.) and is replaced by "Hakuna Matata" in other countries.
The "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" sing along has a new montage of Disney Lovers.
The UK version of Colours of the Wind has new lettering and a Mickey bouncing ball with a feather band around its head (applies to releases in other countries).
The Colors of the Wind laserdisc also included Mickey's Fun Songs: Let's Go to the Circus.
Retitled as The Hunchback of Notre Dame in the UK and other countries.
Segments only (no host)
† Songs featured in The Hunchback of Notre Dame which replaced "Stand by Me", "The Dwarfs' Yodel Song (The Silly Song)", "Family", and "The Unbirthday Song".
Known as Le Bossu de Notre Dame: Charivari in French, released in France.
The lyrics "It's the day the devil in us gets released. It's the day we mock the pig and shock the priest" were changed to "Good is bad and best is worst and west is east. On the day, we think the most of those with least" to excise religious references. Esmeralda's pole-dancing scene was also cut to discourage sinful thoughts and sensations.
The beginning of the song "Out There" is cut due to general misery.
Pongo and Perdita (1996)
Pongo, Perdita, and the puppies prepare for the Bow Wow Ball.
The "Following the Leader" segment actually used a recording of the version in Disneyland Fun.
The only volume without sing-along words on the screen, though it is Closed Captioned (CC) for the hearing impaired (as are most volumes), and sing-along lyrics have been added to the 2006 DVD release (though still incomplete)
In the song "Pecos Bill", Pecos Bill is shown having a cigarette in his mouth, which is censored in Home on the Range: Little Patch of Heaven due to references of tobacco use.
The verse about the Painted Indians in "You Can Fly!" is cut in this volume, but appears in Home on the Range: Little Patch of Heaven.
DVD released in April 2003 as "Sing a Song with Pooh Bear & Piglet Too!", to coincide with the theatrical release of Piglet's Big Movie.
† Songs seen only in the 2003 edition
Originally released as Winnie the Pooh: Sing a Song with Pooh Bear, later reissued in the Sing Along Songs series under a new name with new songs. Also released in the UK, but only the original VHS version.
Featured at the end of the original release from 1999, Gopher hosts "How to Draw", as he shows you how to draw Pooh's face.
Flik's Musical Adventure at Disney's Animal Kingdom (1999)
Includes Karaoke, Princess Pen Pals, Princess Pals DVD-ROM
Notes
^Also known as Canta con Nosotros in Latin America and Spain, Disney Chansons Ensemble in France, Coleção Cante com Disney in Brazil, Disneys Sing mit uns in Germany, and Sing Along Song: Disney Musical World in Japan.
