Comments on: The Swedish Holiday Obsession with Donald Duck

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:12:25 +0000

Most people will either eat “julbord” after the show, or open the presents. We always open our presents…

By: Steamboat Willie

Steamboat Willie — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:13:39 +0000

This years numbers came in today.. Lowest ratings so far.. Just about 3.9 million Swedes watched Donald Duck this year. That is far from half of the 9.5 million Swedes that have television… :-)

By: Mantichore

Mantichore — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:42:19 +0000

Thanks, that’s the one!

By: Tor Harald Blom

Tor Harald Blom — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:04:45 +0000

I guess that was “Prep & LANDING”
See Walt Disney Animation Studios site: http://www.disneyanimation.com/projects/prep/index.html

By: Mantichore

Mantichore — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:53:20 +0000

Same thing to a lesser extent in most of Europe. On Xmas eve, one of the major French TV channels broadcast a Disney marathon, with a 3D Xmas epic about one elf losing faith during Santa’s night out (I saw that while channel hopping, no idea about the title and such, looked like decent fun, though), and various clips of various films, old and new (Princess and the Frog being the hot preview, of course).

By: eero

eero — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:02:47 +0000

Donald duck is really popular everywhere in scandinavia. The Donald Duck (Aku Ankka) comics magazine in Finland is like a cultural institution, most people younger than thirty have learned to read from those comics and still do today, and a lot of effort is put into translating the comics so that the characters speak proper finnish ( the language is very rich and full of expressions and wordplay ).

By: Trond M.

Trond M. — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:53:04 +0000

As others have mentioned, the Swedes are not the only ones that watch Disney on christmas eve. We do it in Norway and Denmark as well. And the lineups are slightly different in the three countries.

Here are the lineups from this year:

Norway:
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Jiminy Cricket and Mickey Mouse: From All of Us to All of You
Santa’s Workshop
Clown of the Jungle
Christmas Card: Cinderella – We Can Do It
Mickey’s Trailer
Christmas Card: Lady & the Tramp – Bella Notte
Christmas Card: The Jungle Book – Bear Necessities
Snow White – Silly Song
Ferdinand the Bull
Bambi – On Ice
Surprise: Toy Story 2
Surprise: The Princess and the Frog
Pluto’s Christmas Tree
Jiminy Cricket: When You Wish Upon a Star

Sweden:
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Jiminy Cricket and Mickey Mouse: From All of Us to All of You
Santa’s Workshop
Clown of the Jungle
Christmas Card: Cinderella – We Can Do It
Mickey’s Trailer
Christmas Card: Lady & the Tramp – Bella Notte
Christmas Card: The Jungle Book – Bear Necessities
Snow White – Silly Song
Ferdinand the Bull
Christmas Card: Robin Hood – Robbing the Prince
Pluto’s Christmas Tree
Surprise: Toy Story 2
Surprise: The Princess and the Frog
Jiminy Cricket: When You Wish Upon a Star

Denmark:
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Jiminy Cricket: When You Wish Upon a Star
Jiminy Cricket and Mickey Mouse: From All of Us to All of You
Pluto’s Christmas Tree
Donald’s Snow Fight
Jiminy Cricket Introduces Memorable Moments
Christmas Card: Peter Pan – You Can Fly
Christmas Card: Bambi – On Ice
Christmas Card: Pinocchio – No Strings
Christmas Card: Aristocats
Christmas Card: Cinderella – We Can Do It
Christmas Card/Party Invitation: Snow White – Silly Song
Christmas Card: Lady & the Tramp – Bella Notte
Jiminy Cricket and Mickey Mouse: From All of Us to All of You
Surprise: Toy Story 2
Surprise: The Princess and the Frog
Jiminy Cricket: When You Wish Upon a Star

The “surprise” cartoons are different every year, and it’s usually clips from an upcoming theatrical release and a recent or upcoming home video release. I’m not quite sure why they picked Toy Story 2 this year, though.

By: gaastra

gaastra — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:34:53 +0000

Sounds like “a walt disney christmas” that aired on the disney channel before to turned to the teens only channel. I would also like to know what cartoons are on the special. I bet pluto’s christmas tree is there right?