Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Premiere Weekend 2013

I've been collecting Hallmark ornaments for as long as I've been collecting Disney. So, for over 20 years, Hallmark's annual release of new ornaments had been like Christmas.
This weekend was Premier Weekend, and for me, Christmas in July!

There are plenty of ornaments to appeal to just about every Disney fan and taste.

 The highlight for me this year, my favorite Mickey Mouse of all, The Brave Little Tailor, has his own ornament!

I also picked up this Mickey's Christmas Carol ornament.

There is a also a "Limited Quantity" ornament featuring Gus and Jaq, titled "Sewing For Cinderelly", so if you're interested, head to your nearest Hallmark as soon as possible!

Last but not least, this Cinderella Castle ornament that plays "When You Wish Upon a Star" with fireworks bursting above. While not Limited Quantity, I can't imagine this will stay on shelves long!

We'll be taking a closer look at all the ornaments we bought in December.

Mickey's Christmas Carol

This post is written by my very talented husband, whose love for Disney is only outdone by his love for Christmas, so combining the two is only natural! Thank goodness Disney embraces Christmas as well. So here, in Nick's words is Micky's Christmas Carol:

Who has seen the animated short film, "Mickey's Christmas Carol," based on the Charles Dickens classic, "A Christmas Carol," released in 1983? Who knows that this Disney classic is largely derived from an LP record released in 1974 by Disneyland Records?

There are several similarities in the scripts, with many of the jokes being the same. The characters are mostly the same, with a few notable exceptions.

In both versions, Scrooge is Scrooge McDuck, Cratchit is, of course, Mickey Mouse. Goofy is Jacob Marley. The ghosts, in the animated short are played by Jiminy Cricket as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Willie the Giant, from "Mickey and the Beanstalk" is Christmas Present, and Pete is Christmas Yet to Come. On the LP, the ghosts are Merlin the Magician from "The Sword in the Stone" as Christmas Past, and the Witch from Snow White as Yet to Come. It is an enjoyable listen, and fun to listen to the sometimes verbatim, dialogue.