Christmas Dream

[gabor0313]

This is another deleted song from the animated version of 101 Dalmatians. I set the song to play along with story board art from the special features section of the 101 Dalmatians DVD. The song was written by Mel Leven. The song was originally produced to be sung by Pongo, Perdita, and the puppies. The song begins after the dalmatians escape Cruella and board the van heading for London. The song ends as Cruella catches up to the van.

[gabor0313]

love it a lot gabor

[rayilvem]

I was of the opinion that Tim Rice wrote this not ALW.

[jmcdsoze]

Well said Wolf I totally agree. Thats what I should of said.

[jmcdsoze]

Ulysses. The comment I made about Perry being old and sick at the time of the recording, I learned from an interview with Andrew lloyd webber, who was saying it was an honour for Perry to sing his music. I also said that it was beautifuly sung and all you can pick up on is the fact that it was 1973 and he was not sick, and then call me a moron. The word idiot springs to mind.

[Wolfeblayde]

@jmcdsoze

"An end to the crying, the shouting, the dying. . ."

Maybe we could all take the lyrics to heart? Hope you had a great holiday.

[philldholes]

Perry Como was very good.  Somewhat over shadowed by the Frank Sinatras, Tony Bennets and Dean Martins of the era but definitely a great performer.

[Ulysses61]

Um... Perry Como was NOT old and sick when he sang this song! This was 1973, moron!

[jmcdsoze]

Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, this is what chritmas is all about. Perry Como was very old and sick when he sung this song and you would never know it. beautifuly written and beautifuly sung. The best Christmas song ive ever heard.

[MKIVWWI]

Believe it or not, this song was composed and recorded for the 1974 spy thriller "The Odessa File" (based on the novel by Frederick Forsyth) which starred Jon Voight and Maximilian Schell. It can be heard during the opening credits as Voight drives around Berlin at Christmas time, 1963. Good movie, BTW.

[nevillebloodybartos]

@MKIVWWI and what a great film that was

[TizzysAngel]

@MKIVWWI Fabulous film , I've watched it so many times, but watched the opening credits a million times more just to listen to the song :)

[jonathanturk]

@MKIVWWI I think that was Hamburg (noy Berlin).

[MKIVWWI]

@jonathanturk I think you're right about Hamburg. Haven't watched the movie in a while, myself... just got an old copy off a VHS rental tape from the 80's. Definitely a good enough movie to upgrade to DVD!

[Reddirtgirl55Again]

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[rex69832]

Hate to be niggly-piggly and I do really like this song very much and as good as the London Boys Choir is they have a very poorGerman accent and it makes it very difficult to understand what they're actually singing. Too bad they couldn't have used a German boys choir. Little more authentic.

[ScuderiaEcosse]

Odessa File - John Voight - Love it!



[Wolfeblayde]

How did I get to be 58 and never heard this song until now? If anything, it's more appropriate than when it was first recorded, and the video is just as beautiful as the lyrics. Rest in peace, Mr. C -- you left us a wonderful musical legacy.

[anne123480]

wow beautiful video and i love thise song my dad used to sit me on his knee and sing thise to me and take a sock making it it into a puppet lol he still sings it but im too bog to sit on his knee and for sock puppets but thise song gives me great memories

[Gdkohlman]

It's a shame the powers that be forced You Tube to eviscerate so many movie clips. You know what I'm talking about, You Tube.

Funny, the powers that be are so busy destroying America you think they'd leave us with something, apparently they will not.

[emmymacy]

i love it!

[Pythinia]

The lyrics in this song can be associated with any time and place - human nature never changes.

[billace90]

Can someone please translate the German lyrics to English? Thank you!

[truck09boy]

@billace90 Lüge dirigiert die Welt, Ehrlichkeit bringt selten Geld,

Jeder möcht' Sieger sein, wer verliert bleibt ganz allein;

Doch manch Will' ist möglich durch die Fantasie

Du stirbst um zu leben und nimmst um zu geben,

Einmal im Jahr wird alles wahr

Zu Weihnacht vergiss nicht,

Vergiss es gewiss nicht.

[truck09boy]

@billace90 (ENGLISH) Lie conducts the world, honesty rarely brings money

Everyone should like to be the victor, who loses remains alone;

But some will is made possible by the imagination

You die to live and take to give,

Once a year is all true

Christmas to remember,

Forget it, certainly not.

[quillian100]

' faid to say SandraWrites but it was used in a post nazi war film and although it is a pretty little christmas song i along with possibly lots of other people wrongly associated with the horrors of the holocaust.

[SandraWrites]

THE prettiest Christmas song ever...why isn't it up there with Rudolph or Silent Night?

[makvil1]

With regards to the "The Odessa File". Makes just want to invade Poland.

[pennadutch1]

Great song. Heard it first @ "The Odessa File".

Thanx for posting.

[Bootsvr61]

 Ich liebe dieses Lied!

[MidoriLiz]

I just love this song.

Merry Christmas all.

[BedBugAcres]

Nadolig llawen aus Amerika!!!

[SamhainBe]

Merry Christmas from Baltimore, Maryland, USA!

[baroneshed]

שיר יפה מאוד :) beautiful

[adiroy74]

beautiful lyrics & melody ...thanks

[MisterValance]

Beautiful. Thank you.

[Elod1984]

Beautiful, festive video! Congratulations on your success!

[RaisinBran017]

Merry Christmas and good tidings to all (even the wretched racist bastards)

[billypaterson1]

cpnstav, some of us continue to hate all nazis regardless of their origins or whatever religion/nationality they profess to belong to.

[Biofishable]

1. Intention shapes our thoughts and words.

2. Thoughts and words mold our actions.

3. Thoughts, words, and actions shape our behaviors.

4. Behaviors sculpt our bodily expressions.

5. Bodily expressions fashion our character.

6. Our character hardens into what we look like. Frohe Weihnachten

[cpnstav]

Strange how NONE fothe jews were ever prosecuted for attocities against the British in Palestine. Maybe Simon Weisenthal should have put his own house in order first. The old saying people who live in glass houses shouldnt throw stonesStop mopaning about ""Nazis"2 etc All of the officers were under orders inwartime and NONE should ever have been prosecuted. Strange how the yanks got away with the same crimes against the Red indian nothing was said .Nonetheless a great song.

[frankd1965]

song was used in the 1974 film "The Odessa File" which starred Jon Voight

[canespyda]

What's going on? Listen to what he's saying. if you're an atheist, you can still get down with this song! It's all about love!

[aidoxl5]

An awesome song. The film (Odessa File) is one of my all time favourites but I only ever watch it this time of the year!

[bernhearted]

love this song soooh very German

[BH206L3]

Christmas has not been the same with out Perry's Specials on TV.

[Tonyson02]

Love this song, every year I listen to this song.

[nickatnoon61]

@Tonyson02 Hey do you know a better song?

[virgie0714]

this is a beautiful rendition of christmas dream thank you for uploading this vedio.

[stadalberts]

Outstanding!

[seankaty]

Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the music!!!

[rightangledtriangle]

Terry Wogan didn't play this, this year!

[MrChicagoPaul]

Gott in himmel!!! love the German verse!!!! Danke!!

[quattromatt]

feckin ay

[timmyb58]

christmasy I think .

[timmyb58]

Boy you just don't hear this on the radio anymore!! WHY?????

Thanks for this!

[johnbond25]

@timmyb58 They play it on our local radio staion here in Upstate NY. One of our radio stations here switch to all Christmas music around the second week of November through December 25.it really is a nice song :) Merry Christmas.

[CzapigaKielbasa]

How can you not like a song with a polka feel?

[tazy38]

wonderful

[stadalberts]

The best!

[Stringfell0wHawke]

Perry Como has an amazing voice. A slightly better version by Mr Como is at the start of the film "The Odessa File". Isla St Clair also did a wonderful version, her Scottish accent just adds something to the song. Unfortunately I only have vinyl copy of Isla, no digital version.

[trishiek2009]

Stevie says "this is one of his favorite Xmas songs", bless his heart!

[eyeboule]

thanx for posting ... lol ..first time I heard it here in quebec city on the radio... took me a couple of years to find out who sang it :-) Happy Holidays to all!!

[mss2400]

Roy Leonard always played this on WGN radio...Am I the only one that remembers this?

[ejcecil14]

One of the most wonderful, and beautiful Christmas songs ever. My all-time favorite.

[CHARLES20952]

My favourite Christmas Song

[johndarnbrough]

Memorys of christmases spent in Germany ,Special time

[Bakubabe29]

for years ive loved this song but i never knew who sang it

[Casey5693]

I could understand everything said up until the kids sang and then I couldn't hear so well. But despite my bad hearing and maybe a few audio problems, I really like this song. We should all slow done and live life for the experience. I love Christmas!

[martinbell1729]

Lüge dirigiert die Welt, Ehrlichkeit bringt selten Geld,

Jeder möcht' Sieger sein, wer verliert bleibt ganz allein;

Doch manch Will' ist möglich durch die Fantasie

Du stirbst um zu leben und nimmst? um zu geben;

Einmal im Jahr wird alles wahr

Zu Weihnacht vergiss nicht,

Vergiss es gewiss nicht.

[martinbell1729]

lies rule the world, honesty rarely earns money

everybody wants to be the winner, he who looses stays alone

But quite some will/intention becomes reality through fantasy

you die to live and you take to give

this becomes true once per year

at Christmas, don't forget

make sure you don't forget

[Casey5693]

What's this?

[mdluddite]

@martinbell1729 Thank you for the German part and the translation!

[nickatnoon61]

@mdluddite Yes before the KIKEs destroyed the world............look it up bitch

[lp115lp]

@nickatnoon61: You REALLY need to watch this video and/or the full film on DVD.

''Joyeux Noël''

Hate and anger only serve to make you weaker - not stronger. Don't condemn an entire group of people for the actions of a few. That's s sign of mental illness.

[fuhreallzz]

@nickatnoon61 you ARE an asshole.......

[fuhreallzz]

Respond to this video... racist bastard......leave Christmas, Perry Como and the Jews alone....you are one of the many reasons this world is about to implode...you become inflammatory over a damn damn Christmas song....go combust in a hole somewhere .......;

[KurtzL9]

Great song and idea, thanks for postin' it.

Great video visual too.

[glyn001]

Beautiful

[jogsterman]

love this one....my fav christmas song..also reminds me of Elvis's "wooden heart"