Kidsongs: We Wish You a Merry Christmas

We Wish You a Merry Christmas
An elf with Santa, Jahi, Danny, and Bre on the sled on the cover of the video (Top Picture) and a renewed version of the kids, Santa and an elf in the 2002 DVD cover (Bottom Picture)
Original Release	October 27, 1992
Director	Bruce Gowers
Writer	Carol Rosenstein
Video Theme	Christmas

Kidsongs: We Wish You a Merry Christmas (sometimes known as The Kidsongs Christmas Special) is the fourteenth entry of Kidsongs Music Video Stories released on October 27, 1992.

Cast

The Kidsongs Kids

• Christian Buenaventura
• Jahi Chilombo
• Miyoko Chilombo
• Sean Gowers
• Lauren Jackson as Lauren
• Stephanie Koyano
• Michelle Montoya as Jennifer
• Ashley Nation
• Neil Nicholson
• Katie Polk
• Janessa Ray
• Bre Seltzer
• Eric Stretch
• Danny Zavatsky as Justin

Santa Elves

• Briahnna Odom
• Shira Roth
• Danielle Wiener

Adult Cast

• Santa Claus: Don Mincey
• Mrs. Claus: Barbara Logan
• Frosty the Snowman: Rob Grader
• Miss Morgenstern: Mary Bartram
• Lauren's Mom: Ramona Jackson
• Lauren's Dad: Michael Bennett
• Jennifer & Justin's Mom: Judi Stewart
• Jennifer & Justin's Dad: Ed D'Leal
• Mayor: Weston Nathanson
• Policeman: J.R. Patterson
• Choir: Beverly Hills Presbyterian

Songs (Christmas Carols featured)

1. Deck the Halls (with Boughs of Holly)
2. All I Want for Christmas (is My 2 Front Teeth)
3. Silent Night (Instrumental)
4. Frosty the Snowman
5. Jingle Bells (also used during the end credits)
6. Santa, Please Don't Forget Me
7. If I Had a Pony for Christmas
8. The 12 Days of Christmas
9. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
10. Santa Claus is Comin' To Town
11. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Trivia

• This is one of the 2 videos to have less than 16-28 kids; there are 14 kids in this video. It follows the next format, during Kidsongs: Baby Animal Songs.
• Production for this video took place in 1991.
• The video was taped at Santa Clarita Studios in Santa Clarita, California.
• Some viewers who watched it already call it as "The Kidsongs Christmas Special", due to PBS' programming.
• The soundtrack version released in 1998, has the songs that are in the video put in random and not in the video's order, as in the original 1992 cassette.
• In "All I Want for Christmas (is My Two Front Teeth)", it was Lauren Jackson who led the Kids in the song.
• According to the credits, the falling lord concept is done by Neil as in "The 12 Days of Christmas", the lord tries to leap but falls down and later he tries again the third time.
• This is one of the two videos to have less than 16-28 kids. Another one (Baby Animal Songs) was in 1995, following the same format.
• The song "Silent Night" is heard as an underscore.
• This is the fifth and final Kidsongs video to have a "The End" card after Kidsongs: A Day with the Animals, Kidsongs: A Day at Camp, Kidsongs: Ride the Roller Coaster, and Kidsongs: Very Silly Songs.
• Miss Morgenstern's name literally translates to "morning star" in German.
• Bermina Jackson, Lauren's older sister cameo appeared in this video.
• This is the first particular Kidsongs Christmas video to have 4 songs be put in a TV series.

Gallery

Promotional ad, 1992

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1992 VHS release

Lyric book included with the 1992 release

1995 VHS release

1998 VHS release

2002 VHS release

2002 DVD release