#1-Under the Sea - The Little Mermaid (1989)

#1 Under The Sea

I can't believe I'm already at #1! I have really enjoyed  reliving the movies, music and moments I've spent with Disney and my kids. So with that said...

Love the movie, Love Sebastian, Love the music, Love the choreography-It's Disney Perfection!!  I hear the music and I just want to dance and sing along. Isn't that exactly what makes a Disney song so special, kids love it, adults love it and everyone wants to sing and dance to it. So let's all sing and dance along.  Please enjoy my #1 Disney Song!! Have a Very Magical Day!!

#2-Once Upon a Dream - Sleeping Beauty (1959)

#2-Once Upon A Dream
If you follow my blog, you already know Sleeping Beauty is my favorite Disney movie and Aurora is my favorite princess.  I really love this scene where Briar Rose meets Prince Philip for the first time (well since they were babies anyway). I know this video is really long but I think it's worth the 9+ minutes of your time. Hope you enjoy it!  Have a Magical Day!

#3-Bare Necessities

#3 - Bare Necessities
I have watched Jungle Book with both of my kids more times than I can count. I love the movie and Baloo is one of my favorite characters.  This scene is so much fun from Baloo teaching Mowgli about the Bare Necessities to Bagheera being exasperated by the whole thing.  I love when Mowgli asks Baloo "You eat ants?" and Baloo tells him "They tickle when they go down." that is just so Baloo!  Hope you enjoy!! Have a Magical Day!!

#4 - kiss the girl Little Mermaid

#4 - Kiss The Girl
Ursula really underestimated Ariel didn't she. She came very close to getting Eric to kiss her without her having to say a word.  This scene is one of my favorites of the movie, but I have to tell you I love the movie and have lots of favorites.  Turn it up loud and sing along, you know you want to.  Enjoy!! Have a Magical Day!!

#5-A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes

#5-A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes
Cinderella, Ashley's favorite princess and movie. I think Ash would have disowned me if I did not have a song from this movie in my top five. If I were guessing we have watched this movie about a million times, we would watch it over and over when she was a little girl. Ashley met her prince and got married in December of 2009, I gave her the set of Disney Couture rings with A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes engraved in the gold one, and she wore them as she walked down the aisle. It was the perfect gift for for my beautiful little princess, she will always be my Cinderella. I hope you enjoy the song, and Ash from Alabama to Korea I love you with all my heart!!  Have a magical day!!

#6 - Pinocchio- When you wish upon a star

#6 - When You Wish Upon A Star
One of my favorite quotes by Walt Disney is "All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them."  When I hear "When You Wish Upon
A Star" I don't necessarily think about Pinocchio, this song is more a theme song for all things Disney to me. I almost see Walt looking up at the north star making his own wish Mickey standing by his side, almost like the statue of them at Walt Disney World. So in honor of Walt, I am going to work hard and pursue my dream. I hope all of your dreams come true too!  Hope you enjoy the song, and I hope you have a Magical day!!

#7 - Be our Guest - Beauty and the Beast

#7 - Be Out Guest
Beauty and the Beast is a wonderful movie, I love Belle, she is fantastic as I stated in my #12 song. But, I REALLY love the enchanted servants!!  Especially in this scene, they are so excited to have someone in the castle to serve, it's been 10 years since they have had a guest. By the end of the song grumpy old Cogsworth is even enjoying himself. And who does not love Lumiere with his charming French self??? Mrs. Potts, Chip, the Dishes, the Silverware, the Featherdusters even get in on the act. It is just so well choreographed. I hope you enjoy it, now I want to go watch Beauty and the Beast!!  Have a Magica Day!!

#8 - Oh I Just Can't Wait To Be King-Lion King

#8 Oh I Just Can't Wait To Be King
Simba and Nala are so cute as kids aren't they? And Zazu so prim and proper, it's so much fun to watch them make fun of him behind his back.  Simba is really proud of his heritage though, and it is evident here that all of the animals of the Pridelands were proud to have Mufasa as the Lion King and Simba as his successor (I guess Scar wasn't so happy about that was he?).  I love this scene from the movie, it's one of the few where Simba is till a totally innocent cub before Scar sets his evil plan into motion. Hope you enjoy it too!!  Have a Magical Day!!

#10 Tie - Toy Story - "You've Got a Friend in Me"

#10 Tie - You've Got A Friend In Me
So many Disney songs and just 25 spots to put them in...So today we have two #10 songs. And well, like Woody, Buzz, BoPeep, Jesse, Rex, and on and on you can't have too many friends can you? I love this intro to the movie, it really gives you a look into the relationship between Andy and Woody doesn't it. It is very real, and Andy really does consider Woody a friend, just as much as he would a classmate or neighbor. I think that we could all learn a lesson here, friends come in all shapes and sizes and they could be right there in the room with you or hundreds of miles away chatting with you via Facebook or Twitter. So today I dedicate this song to all of my blogging buddies out there, thanks for being my friend and I hope you know "You've Got A Friend In Me!"  Have A Magical Day!!

#10 - Never Smile at a Crocodile - Peter Pan

#10 Never Smile At A Crocodile
I love the Disney Classics, and I love the music from them. I love the "Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock" that this song starts with, I love the up beat tempo of the song. I love that it is a silly song. This is, to me, the epitome of a classic Disney song from this particular era. Besides, I love the movie and I think the way that the crocodile stalks Captain Hook is hilarious, especially the way it seems to drive Hook crazy.  Hope you enjoy!!  Have a Magical Day!!!

#11 - Disney Christmas Song

#11 - Disney Christmas Song
Ok, today is Thursday and that means the Disney Blog Hop!  And that is the reason for my Christmas theme today.  Today we are to post Disney pictures not taken in the parks. Well, every year my Christmas tree a Disney tree. It all started about 20 years ago when Ashley and I were living in Pensacola, Florida. We were far away from our family and living in a hotel and I still wanted it to feel like Christmas for her, she was only 4 years old. So we bought a huge Christmas tree and every payday we bought a few more Disney ornaments to go onto it. It was the hit of the hotel, it was all anyone could talk about-guests and other employees alike.  We stayed there for two more Christmases and the tree went up each year and of course it was bigger and better each year.  Well, I have added quite a few more ornaments over the past 20 years and I have passed down some of the original ornaments to Ashley to share with her family now. It is very sentimental to both of us. Here is a picture of Tinker Belle who sits on top of the tree each year now, there have been other bow toppers throughout the years but I love this Tink tree topper!! The song here is a medley of Christmas songs performed by Mickey, Minnie, Daisy, Donald and Goofy - I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!! Have a Merry Christmas - I mean Have a Magical Day!!

#13 - Hakuna Matata-Lion King

#13 - Hakuna Matata
"It means no worries for the rest of your days! It's your problem free philosophy Hakuna Matata." Timon and Pumba had it right didn't they. We could all learn a little something from them. I have to be honest with you, I have a very selfish reason for posting this song today. I could really use a little Hakuna Matata myself right now. You see when I started this blog it was all about fun and just writing about whatever I felt like that day. I never looked at stats or worried if anyone else was reading my blog, much less whether they were enjoying what I was writing. Well, then I decided I wanted to start checking stats and see if anyone was reading my blog.  OMG that will go down as one of the biggest mistakes of my life (along with starting a twitter account and starting a facebook page for DisneyDonnaKay). Suddenly my enjoyment of blogging went to: What can I do to get people to come and read? What if everyone else doesn't like that song as much as I do?  Why aren't more people reading? Why don't people like me? So, as of today I am back to blogging for me. Back to being happy about what I am writing and hoping you enjoy it enough to come back.  And you know what, I feel better already. So Hakuna Matata everybody!! And here's to me believing there are at least 500 people looking at blog everyday, if you dream dream big and for me that's big!!
P.S. I don't know what happened to the video when I originally posted so I had to repost!!

#12 - Belle (Little Town) - Beauty and the Beast

#12 - Belle
For me personally, this song from Beauty and the Beast is where you get to meet the real Belle. The true appreciation in her eyes here when she is given the book here tells you a lot about Belle. She is a beautiful girl but Belle truly loves reading and books, which makes you appreciate it when the Beast shows her the library later in the movie and tells her it's hers. Disney did so many things right with this movie, they made Belle beautiful, intelligent, kind, compassionate and loyal. These are all traits I think any mother would love for her daughter to have. Hope you enjoy the song!! Have a Magical Day!!

#14 - The Lion Sleeps Tonight- The Lion King

#14 - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
I love this song for a couple of reasons. The first being of course, it was so much fun in The Lion King and Timon and Pumba were wonderful singing it. But, I chose this particular version for a much more personal reason if you will indulge me. I come from a family of 7 children-5 girls and 2 boys. I can remember listening to this version of The Lion Sleeps Tonight by the Tokens with my big brother Ricky in his car. It's strange for me to think he was 14, just about Dakota's age, when he started driving all the rest of us kids around, and I thought he was so big, almost larger than life.  Ricky was always such a cool guy, very handsome, a basketball player, I still remember how big his hands were, he could palm a basketball. It's funny how a song can take you back in time and bring back happy memories. Like riding in his blue Impala with the radio cranked up and singing out loud. He had a way of always making everyone feel special, he was very popular at school, yet he always had time for his baby sister whenever he saw me on the playground.  I also thought he was invincible, unfortunately he wasn't. I was nine years old in 1972 when my big brother, who was a high school senior at the time, was killed in a car accident on the way home from school. He wasn't driving the blue Impala I remember riding around in for so many years, he had worked and saved and bought himself a new car, a green Chevy Malibu. Funny how a 47 year old woman can remember so many details from her 9 year old broken heart. So in honor of Ricky, I'm going to listen and maybe even sing out loud!  I love you big brother and always will!!

#15 - Beauty and the Beast: Something There

#15 - Something There
This song from Beauty and The Beast when everyone (including Belle) starts to realize she has feelings for the Beast is turning point in the movie. I love the expression on the Beast's face when all the birds are sitting on him it's so funny. I especially like the snow ball fight too! And poor Chip just can't seem to figure out what's there can he?  I hope you enjoy the song! 

#16-Mulan - i'll make a man out of you

#16-I'll Make A Man Out Of You
Mulan was a Disney movie I saw the first time almost by accident. When it came out in theaters Ashley was at an age that friends were much more important mom (gotta love teen years) and Dakota really wasn't that interested in going to see it (he was more of a Dinosaur movie kinda boy). Our entire family actually watched it on a rainy Saturday on the Disney Channel and we all loved it-even Mike. This is my favorite song from the movie and I love how the scene shows Mulan's determination to become a soldier, and she became quite a good one. Hope you enjoy it!! Have a Magical Day!

#17 - You'll be in my heart by Phil Collins - Tarzan

#17 You'll Be In My Heart
I really liked the Tarzan movie, it was at times sweet, dramatic, funny and good Disney story telling. But Disney choosing Phil Collins to do the music was brilliant. He did such a fantastic job with the music for this movie. This one is my favorite, I hope you enjoy it too.  Hope everyone has a Magical Day!!

#18 - I Wanna Be Like You - The Jungle Book (Disney Blog Hop)

#18 - I Wanna Be Like You
It's Thursday, and that means it's Disney Blog Hop Day. So first of all I would like to say Hi to all the Hoppers out there and and welcome anyone visiting my blog for the first time!  Right now I am blogging my 25 favorite Disney Songs. Today is (obviously) #18. I love the movie Jungle Book, and I especially love the music from the movie.  King Louie is so funny to me, and he is obsessed with becoming a man, unfortunately Mowgli can't help him with the one thing he wants to know-how to make "Man's Red Fire."

But on to today's Disney Blog Hop's Theme, "Blog Inspiration." I would like to dedicate my song to the people who have inspired me to be a better blogger. Thank you all for making me want to be more like you and strive to be better.  On Tuesday when I first saw the theme of this week's Blog Hop the first person I thought of was Suzannah DiMarzio of Zannaland, her blog was the first one I really started following regularly.  She is a former cast member at Walt Disney World, a former and current Disney Mom's Panelist, has 5763 followers on Twitter, 889 "likes" on Facebook, 101 Followers on her blog. She is inspirational, and why would you not want to be like her?? But then I thought what about Babes in Disneyland's, Lisa Robertson? She inspired me to put my blog out there for other people to see for the first time. Before I joined my first Disney Blog Hop I think less than a dozen people, besides myself, had ever seen my blog. I am sure there are dozens of bloggers out there she has inspired and we all appreciate the opportunity she gives us each week to share our blog. She is an author, her book - "Babes in Disneyland" was recently published, and she has a very successful blog. Then there is the blogger Lisa mentioned herself,  Cooking With Mickey this blog is very unique. It has a huge following and I love reading about all the food at Disney World and it has helped me tremendously in choosing where I am eating during my upcoming vacation.

But in my heart I knew what I had to chose as my true inspiration.  Two blogs I found through the Disney Blog Hop.  The first blog that inspires me is Disney on Wheels - http://www.disneyonwheels.blogspot.com/ . Her blog is well thought out, she touches on a lot of Disney World restaurants and attractions and her blog tends to be fun and upbeat, and I would imagine her personality would be the same should I ever have the honor of meeting her in person. She is wonderful about posting regularly and has some great pictures on her blog. Make sure you check out her post "Disney in a Wheelchair: Still a Magical Experience" from January 25, 2011, I think you will be inspired too!

The second blogger who inspires me to be a better blogger is DIStherapy http://www.distherapy.com/ she is very new to the blogging and she is a physical therapist. Take a couple of minutes to read her post "A Tale of March Madness-How Basketball Rescued My Autistic Son" I promise you will never look at a nerf basketball the same way again. I would imagine we will see a lot of inspiring post come from D Marie in the future and I look forward to reading all of them! I look forward to seeing who inspires all of you!  Now I'm off to dance with King Louie and Mowgli! 

  

#19 -The Mickey Mouse Club Song

#19 - The Mickey Mouse Club Song
I am not old enough to remember the original air date of the Mickey Mouse Club, but what Disney fan does not know this song "Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E." And you have got to love Donald trying to steal the limelight. Notice all of the Disney characters in the clip, Mickey, Donald, Minnie, Daisy, Dumbo, Jiminy Cricket, The Three Pigs. It's just a classic. M-I-C "See ya real soon" K-E-Y "Why, because we like you!" M-O-U-S-E! OK-I know that part isn't in this clip but don't you remember it from the Mickey Mouse Club back in the day? Hope you enjoy!!

#20 Aladdin - Friend Like Me

#20 - Friend Like Me
Aladdin came out in 1992, I remember taking Ashely to the movies to see it. We never missed a new Disney movie on the weekend it premiered. Robin Williams was the perfect choice to voice "The Genie of the Lamp". He was hilarious, and if I remember correctly he improvised a lot of the dialog for the Genie and Disney just used it in the final movie.  I love the storyline with Jasmine and Aladdin, but the Genie and his comic relief put the movie over the top for me and make it fantastic. I really like the fun, silly attitude of this song and think it shows a lot of the Genie's personality. I hope you enjoy it!!