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What happened in history on this day: December 25?
On December 25 in ...
- 1927 - The Roxy Theatre in New York City premieres the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Empty Socks.
- 1950 - The first Disney TV special, One Hour in Wonderland airs on NBC, sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company (cost US$100,000). Walt Disney and several Disney cartoon characters make their TV debut. Walt's daughter Sharon also appears. The show previews portions of the film Alice in Wonderland. About 20 million viewers watch the show.
- 1951 - The CBS TV network airs the special, The Walt Disney Christmas Show, sponsored by the Johnson and Johnson Company.
- 1953 - Disney releases the Goofy film How to Sleep to theaters.
- 1953 - Disney releases the Donald Duck film Canvas Back Duck to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and Pete also appear.
- 1955 - The Mike Fink Keel Boats ride opens in Frontierland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - Buena Vista releases the animated short film Johnny Appleseed to theaters. It was originally released as part of the film Melody Time.
- 1956 - Disney releases the seventh People and Places film, Samoa, to theaters.
- 1957 - Disney releases the tenth People and Places film, Portugal, to theaters.
- 1957 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action film Old Yeller to theaters. The film is based on the book by Fred Gipson.
- 1958 - Disney releases the fourteenth People and Places film Seven Cities of Antarctica to theaters.
- 1958 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Tonka to theaters. The film is based on the novel Comanche by David Appel.
- 1963 - Disney releases the animated feature film The Sword in the Stone to theaters. The film is based on the book by T.H. White.
- 1969 - The live arena show Disney on Parade debuts in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1975 - Disney releases the animated film The Madcap Adventures of Mr. Toad. The film was originally released as part of the film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad.
- 1975 - Buena Vista test screens the live-action feature film Ride A Wild Pony in the Fine Arts Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- 1982 - Disney re-releases the film Peter Pan to theaters in the US.
- 1983 - The ABC TV network airs Walt Disney World's Very Merry Christmas Parade for the first time. Walt Disney World buys TV time for the first time to air the show.
- 1984 - The ABC TV network airs the two hour show Walt Disney World's Very Merry Christmas Parade.
- 1985 - The Disney Channel airs Walt Disney World's Very Merry Christmas Parade.
- 1993 - Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Tombstone to theaters in the US.
- 1994 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book to theaters.
- 1996 - Buena Vista Pictures premieres the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Evita in select theaters in the US.
- 1997 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film Mr. Magoo to theaters in the USA.
- 1997 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Kundun to theaters in the USA.
- 1997 - The Hollywood Pictures film An American Werewolf in Paris is released to theaters.
- 1998 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Mighty Joe Young to theaters in the USA.
- 1998 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures / Paramount Pictures live-action feature film A Civil Action to theaters in Los Angeles and New York in the USA.
- 1999 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Play it to the Bone to theaters in the USA.
- 1999 - Buena Vista generally releases the Touchstone Pictures film Cradle Will Rock to theaters in the USA.
- 2002 - IMAX Corporation and Disney release the film The Lion King to IMAX and other large screen theaters in France, Germany, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the USA.
- 2005 - Disney makes a limited release of the Touchstone Pictures film Casanova to thesters in the USA.
- 2005 - The British Broadcasting Corporation airs the television show Doctor Who in the United Kingdom. The Doctor says "From the day they arrive on the planet... more to do than... no hold on, sorry that's The Lion King".
- 2008 - Disney releases the film Bedtime Stories to theaters in the USA.
- 2021 - The ABC TV network in the USA airs the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade hosted by Juliana and Derek Hough at Walt Disney World.
Births on December 25
Deaths on December 25
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