A Christmas time tradition beginning at Disneyland in 1958 with a concept developed by Dr. Charles C. Hirt of the University of Southern Music.
7 Unusual Things You Did Not Know About Disneyland At The Holidays
Dateline: November 17, 2022
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If Disneyland uncovers your inner child during the summer months, you've got to see the resort when the holiday season rolls around. From icicles draping the spires of Sleeping Beauty Castle to hand-pulled candy canes, the entire Disneyland Resort is a remarkably festive place to celebrate the winter holidays.
With this year's celebrations running from
Black Panther Star Sterling K Brown To Narrate Candlelight Processional
Dateline: November 29, 2021
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The name of the Disney celebrity that is typically kept secret until the last possible moment as a surprise for VIP visitors invited to the annual Candlelight Processional at Disneyland has been revealed for this holiday season. Consider this your spoiler alert.
“Black Panther” and “Frozen 2” star Sterling K. Brown will narrate the Candlelight Processional at
Candlelight Processional Returning To Disneyland This Holiday Season Permits Show
Dateline: September 28, 2021
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Source: Orange County Register
Disneyland will bring back the annual Candlelight Processional that fills the Anaheim theme park each winter with seasonal songs after being forced to cancel the Christmas tradition in 2020 for the first time in decades because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to city permits.
Disneyland filed a permit with Anaheim received on Tuesday, Sept. 28 for the
Disneyland Cancels Candlelight Ceremony As Coronavirus Threatens Christmas Events
Dateline: September 10, 2020
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Disneyland has been forced to cancel the annual Candlelight Ceremony that fills the Anaheim theme park each December with seasonal songs as the coronavirus pandemic that has already spoiled summer and wrecked Halloween is now taking aim at Christmas.
The Candlelight Ceremony and Processional will not take place this year at Disneyland, according to Disney
Dates For 2019 Candlelight Ceremony
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Dateline: October 10, 2019
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Disneyland has announced dates for the annual Candlelight Ceremony with a 600-member choir that always draws thousands of holiday fans anxious to get into the Christmas spirit.
The 2019 Candlelight Ceremony will be held at Disneyland on Saturday, Dec. 7 and Sunday, Dec. 8, according to Disney officials.
In past years, the candlelight choir has
How To See And Hear The 2018 Candlelight Ceremony This Weekend
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Dateline: November 27, 2018
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There's still an opportunity to see and hear the 2018 Candlelight Ceremony at Disneyland this weekend even if you still haven't received your VIP invitation yet.
The 600-member candlelight choir will parade down Main Street U.S.A. on Saturday and Sunday for two performances each night in Disneyland's Town Square. Expect the main entrance to the Anaheim theme park to
What It Takes To Put On A Disneyland Christmas By The Numbers
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Dateline: December 22, 2017
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Start with 300,000 lights
It's officially Christmastime at Disneyland, and along with the seasonal treats and must-have souvenirs, there are plenty of eye-popping decorations ready to be admired.
With garlands lining Main Street, trees outfitted with all the trimming, and festive cheer abounding, big-time Disney fans may be wondering how the park decorates its
Annual Candlelight Ceremony Signals Christmas At Disneyland
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Dateline: December 3, 2016
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Nearly 600 voices gathered to sing Christmas Carols, accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra in Town Square at Disneyland on Saturday night.
They were part of Disneyland's annual tradition known as the Candlelight Ceremony. The voices were made up of choirs from around California, and employees of the park and Walt Disney Studios.
The event owes its origins to a
More Than 600 Singers Help Out At Disneyland Annual Traditional Candlelight Ceremony
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Dateline: December 6, 2015
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Traditional carols like "Silent Night" and "We Three Kings" received royal treatment by nearly 600 voices in the Candlelight Mass Choir at Disneyland as part of its Candlelight Ceremony and Processional over the weekend.
The annual event, started by Walt Disney in 1958 as a way to thank local charities and the community, featured two female narrators this year. Geena
Employees Volunteer To Keep Disney's Candlelight Sounding Great
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Dateline: December 2, 2012
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If you look closely at the "Living Christmas Tree" that is the centerpiece of Disneyland's Candlelight Ceremony, you might recognize some of the singers as someone who might have been your Jungle Cruise skipper. That's because the tree is made up entirely of members of the Disney Employee Choir, and has been so since 1982.
"In September, when we start practicing, I
Disneyland Candlelight Parade Holiday Ceremony Expands December Dates
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Dateline: November 26, 2012
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It's been a Disneyland tradition since 1958. But it's also been a well-kept secret, until now.
Disneyland's Candlelight Ceremony and Processional is a holiday concert featuring 600-person choir and an orchestra of local notable musicians, as well as a notable thesp narrating the story of the first Christmas. It's all staged with great fanfare on the steps of the
Disney Won't Open Event To Regular Guests After All
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Dateline: November 15, 2012
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Source: Orange County Register
Disneyland made an announcement this summer: Regular visitors could buy tickets for a normally closed holiday event, the Candlelight Ceremony.
But now Disney is largely restricting the ceremony to annual passholders who win tickets through a lottery, as well as invited guests. Signups for the online lottery end Sunday.
Since 1958, Disneyland has hosted the
Disneyland Holidays 2012
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Dateline: November 10, 2012
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Halloween is over and the Holiday season has arrived to Southern California .The decorations have been brought out, great meals are planned and with family and friends arriving to celebrate, there is so much left to do! Favorites are coming back and new additions to the Parks are going to be showcased with seasonal flair. During the Holiday season, it seems that
Disneyland Opens Up Private Holiday Events
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Dateline: August 16, 2012
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For the first time in five decades, Disneyland will open up extra nights of its exclusive, celebrity-studded Candlelight Ceremony events for general park visitors over the holidays.
Normally, Disneyland sets up reserved seats on two nights of ceremonies for invited guests, which it will continue to do. But this year, Disney is adding an additional 18 nights for
Celebrity-led Disney Event Restricts Viewing
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Dateline: December 1, 2011
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Celebrities ranging from actor James Earl Jones to Dick Van Dyke have led a holiday ceremony in the middle of Disneyland for five decades. But without an invitation, visitors must look for limited spots to see the event.
This weekend, the annual Candlelight Ceremony returns to Disneyland's plaza in front of the Main Street train station.
Actor Gary Sinise,
Rain, Rain Stay Away At Least 'Til Sunday
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Dateline: November 15, 2011
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I'm counting on the rain to hold off until at least Sunday so I can get to Disneyland this weekend, the first with the park decked out for the holidays.
I want to get in there before the Thanksgiving and then Christmas crowds arrive.
If you have never been, no kidding, it's the most amazing time to go. Especially if you're like me and sometimes have a hard
Employee Choir Sings At Disney's Candlelight Procession
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Dateline: December 6, 2009
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The annual Candlelight Procession at Disneyland features many traditions. One of those: The employee choir has been part of the event for 25 years.
"The cast choir started as a small group of cast members who sang and wanted to participate," said Kathy Rossi, a long-time member.
Now the choir - with more than 200 members from the Disneyland Resort, the
Jon Voight-Hosted Event To Draw Disneyland Crowds
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Dateline: December 3, 2009
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It's a private event, but the celebrity-hosted Candlelight Ceremony is in a very public part of Disneyland. So, visitors should expect extra crowds near the park entrance this weekend.
More than 4,000 people are expected to attend the annual Candlelight Ceremony's four shows in Disneyland's Town Square on Saturday and Sunday nights, said Betsy Sanchez, a Disneyland
50 Years Of Disneyland
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Dateline: January 31, 2006
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Disneyland spokesman Tim O'Day, hired as a parade performer in 1976 and knowledgeable about virtually every Disneyland detail, is practically the grand marshal of the theme park's rich history, including its integration to motion pictures. The co-author of Disneyland: Then, Now and Forever talked with Box Office Mojo about the Happiest Place on Earth.
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Is Elvis In The Building?
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Dateline: November 29, 2005
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From a parade grand marshal who's a real turkey named Marshmallow to giant Christmas trees and Elvis sightings, both real and perhaps imagined, the holidays have arrived at The Merriest Place on Earth. And, along with nightly snow showers on Disneyland's Main Street USA has come a flurry of speculation as to what the future holds for Walt Disney's original Magic
Holiday Happenings At Southern California's 'Big Four' Theme Parks
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Dateline: December 1, 1983
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One highlight of any vacation in Southern California is making a trip to at least one of the big theme parks. Now is an especially rewarding time to visit for a dose of holiday cheer, plus all the rides and attractions the parks normally offer. The four listed here have lavish holiday plans to
Fantasy On Parade
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Dateline: September 1, 1967
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All new, and packed with excitement, the 1967 premiere of Walt Disney's Fantasy on Parade opens the Disneyland Christmas Season on Saturday night, December 16, at 9:00 p.m., with scores of Hollywood celebrities scheduled to attend.
During the following two weeks, through December 31., the parade will he held twice on Main Street, U.S.A., at 3:00 and 9:00
Christmas Present For All Youngsters
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Dateline: December 11, 1966
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There'll be a Christmas present from Walt Disney scheduled for special delivery at Disneyland Saturday, all wrapped up in shiny bright ribbons.
It will be the "Fantasy on Parade" celebration that will be held daily for two weeks beginning next weekend.
The 1966 Disneyland yuletide spectacular is a fast-moving parade of humorous and colorful shows, marching
Fantasy On Parade Set At Disneyland
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Dateline: December 16, 1965
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An entirely new kind of parade will greet. Disneyland visitors this Christmas season with daily performances of "Fantasy on Parade" from T Saturday through Jan. 2.
Walt Disney his discarded the traditional "band, float and horse" procession for "a fresh new approach to parading-- a series of marching shows starring humorous and la colorful Disney characters.
Idea Is New So Is Cast In Fantasy Parade
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Dateline: October 12, 1965
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Traditional concepts of holiday parades will be turned topsy-turvy for the coming Christmas season at Disneyland beginning Saturday night when Walt Disney unveils his new "Fantasy on Parade."
Instead of a procession of four horses, marching band, float, four more horses, another band and another float, etc., the new Disney concept will feature a series of colorful
Disneyland Schedules Christmas Festivities
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Dateline: December 13, 1964
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Floats, dancers, bands and marching- units representing 25 nations will depict Christmas customs around the world in Disneyland's Tenth Annual Christmas Parades Dec. 20.
The parades highlight two full weeks of Yuletide festivities at Disneyland which will include candlelight caroling by more than 800 voices Friday and Saturday, Walt Disney's famous-"Parade of Toys"
Christmas From Everywhere
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Dateline: December 13, 1959
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Disneyland's gala holiday season, highlighting traditional Christmas customs of nations throughout the world, will be officially launched Sunday, Dec. 20, with the third annual Christmas Parade.
The most diversified Christmas Parade ever staged at Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom will begin at 2 p.m. with more than 2,500 gaily costumed participants dressed in the manner
