December 25

An overview of Disney-related events that occurred on December 25, in Christian-dominated Western countries, observed as Christmas Day, throughout the years.

According to Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol , this is Wayne the elf's birthday.

Theatrical releases

Shorts

• 1953
  • Canvas Back Duck
  • How to Sleep
• 1956 - Samoa

Films

• 1947 - Bambi (re-release)
• 1957 - Old Yeller
• 1958 - Tonka
• 1963 - The Sword in the Stone
• 1969
  • Swiss Family Robinson (re-release)
  • One Hundred and One Dalmatians (re-release)
• 1975 - Ride a Wild Pony
• 1993 - Tombstone (Hollywood Pictures)
• 1994 - Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book
• 1995 - Four Rooms (Miramax Films)
• 1996 - Evita (Hollywood Pictures)
• 1997
  • An American Werewolf in Paris (Hollywood Pictures)
  • Jackie Brown (Miramax Films)
  • Kundun (Touchstone Pictures)
  • Mr. Magoo
• 1998
  • A Civil Action
  • Down in the Delta (Miramax Films)
  • Mighty Joe Young
  • The Faculty (Dimension Films)
• 2001
  • Kate & Leopold
  • The Shipping News (Miramax Films)
• 2002
  • The Lion King (IMAX special edition)
  • Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio (Miramax Films)
• 2003
  • Cold Mountain (Miramax Films)
  • The Young Black Stallion
• 2004
  • Darkness (Dimension Films)
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Touchstone Pictures)
• 2005 - Casanova
• 2008 - Bedtime Stories
• 2011 - War Horse (Touchstone Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures)
• 2014 - Into the Woods
• 2019 - Spies in Disguise (20th Century Fox/Blue Sky Studios)
• 2024 - A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)
• 2025 - The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight Pictures)

Television

• 1950 - One Hour in Wonderland premieres on NBC.
• 1951 - The Walt Disney Christmas Show premieres on CBS.
• 1972 - The Mouse Factory episode "Tugboats" premieres in syndication.
• 1983 - The annual Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade premieres on ABC.
• 1987 - The DuckTales episode "Spies in Their Eyes" premieres in syndication.
• 1997 - A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas airs on ABC, hosted by Melissa Joan Hart and Jerry Van Dyke.
• 2017 - The 7D is taken off the air.

Theme park happenings

• 1955 - Mike Fink Keel Boats opens at Disneyland.

Streaming

Films

• 2020 - Soul (Pixar) premieres on Disney+.

Series

• 2023
  • Doctor Who: Holiday Special premieres on Disney+.
  • The What If...? episode "What if... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster?" premieres on Disney+.
• 2024 - The What If...? episode "What If...Howard the Duck Got Hitched?" premieres on Disney+.

Moratorium

• 1999 Pinnochio DVD

People

Births

• 1913 - Candy Candido † (actor, voice actor, vocalist, bass player, and radio personality)
• 1924 - Rod Serling † (screenwriter, novelist, television producer, and narrator)
• 1952 - C.C.H. Pounder (actress and voice actress)
• 1970 - Andy Fickman (director, producer, and screenwriter)

Deaths

• 1976 - Frankie Darro (actor and stuntman)
• 1977 - Charlie Chaplin (actor, comedian, director, composer, screenwriter, producer, and editor)
• 2008 - Eartha Kitt (singer, actress, dancer, activist, author, and songwriter)