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| name = Once Upon a December | cover = | alt = | type = | artist = Liz Callaway | album = Anastasia: Music from the Motion Picture | released = October 28, 1997 | format = | recorded = 1996–1997 | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = 2:48 | label = Atlantic | composer = David Newman, Stephen Flaherty | lyricist = Lynn Ahrens | producer = Lynn Ahrens, David Newman, Stephen Flaherty }} "Once Upon a December" is a song from the 1997 Fox Animation Studios film Anastasia. The song was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.[1] The song and its lyrics are heard three times through the course of the story, twice as a lullaby, and once as a complete song with a bridge. The lullaby is heard first during the film's prologue (performed by Angela Lansbury as the Dowager Empress Marie, and Lacey Chabert as the young Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia) then as an a cappella version toward the end of the film when the Dowager Empress and the adult Anastasia are reunited (sung by Lansbury, and Liz Callaway as Anastasia). Callaway also sings the complete version (which does not include the lullaby lyrics) during the film's second act. A pop version with vocals by country singer Deana Carter was also featured on the film's soundtrack and was released as a music video. Production and synopsisThe melody of this song reprises a lullaby sung to Anya by her grandmother: {{poemquote|On the wind, 'cross the sea, sing this song and rememberSoon you'll be home with me, once upon a December}} The Dowager Empress commissions a music box that plays the lullaby as a gift for young Anya, to comfort her while her grandmother is away. The recurring melody serves as a narrative device in the film since Anya's memory of the lullaby, and the music box's necklace keys are her only ties to her forgotten past. The theme of memory is further enhanced by composer David Newman recurring use of the melody throughout the film's score, also incorporating variations of the song "Journey to the Past".[1] The full version of "Once Upon a December" is sung by Anya after entering the now derelict Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg. The repressed memories of her past are stirred by her unknowing return to her childhood home, triggering a musical dream sequence in which the palace is returned to its former glory, and she remembers singing the tune as a child with her grandmother. Other languages{{Unreferenced section|date=February 2018}}In the Flemish version of the movie, only young and adult Anastasia and Dimitri were dubbed in Flemish. For the rest of the characters, the Dutch dub was used. Besides the official dubs, several TV dubs were made along the years (e.g. Albanian, Egyptian Arabic, Czech, Polish, Taiwanese Mandarin, Korean, Slovak, Vietnamese, and so on).[3]
Critical receptionDVDReview describes it as "the showstopper in the film". LegendOfFlaura wrote "The two fan favorites are Anya's songs, "Journey to the Past" and "Once Upon a December," both of which rival any mezzo-soprano solo by Menken/Ashman."[3] FilmTracks argues both these songs' "appeal as the 'leading lady's songs' are equally attractive. The site compared December favorably to Past, writing "Once Upon a December that better tells the film's story. Appearing in short vocal reprises throughout the score, this song is the connecting element between Anya and her lost grandmother, and the Russian sensibilities of the waltz are far more interesting than the rather straightforward ballad".[1] DVDTa;l described the song as intimate [4] DarkRealmFox said it was "a fabulous musical number".[5] CineMatter said "only two of the film's songs) (Journey to the Past, and Once Upon a December) have any lasting presence".[6] FilmVault says it is "fairy-tale lovely".[7] FilmTracks said the pop version is "the highlight of all the songs, despite the somewhat lazy vocal rendering".[1] AllMusic describes it as an example of copying the "Disney formula of balancing big show tunes from the film with re-recorded MOR pop versions of the same song".[8] DVDReview describes it as a "Karaoke-style sing-a-long".[9] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/anastasia.html |title=Anastasia (Stephen Flaherty/David Newman) |publisher=Filmtracks |date=1997-10-28 |accessdate=2014-07-20}} {{Anastasia}}2. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://disneyinternationaldubbings.weebly.com/anastasia.html|title=Anastasia|website=Charguigou|access-date=2016-08-23|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204203020/http://disneyinternationaldubbings.weebly.com/anastasia.html|archivedate=2017-02-04|df=}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://legendoflaura.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/film-review-anastasia-1997/ |title=Film Review: Anastasia (1997) | animate this |publisher=Legendoflaura.wordpress.com |date=2013-09-16 |accessdate=2014-07-20}} 4. ^http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/20609/anastasia-family-fun-edition/ 5. ^{{cite web|author=Dark_Fox |url=http://www.darkrealmfox.com/film_reviews/blu-ray-film-reviews-anastasia/ |title=Blu Ray Film Reviews – Anastasia|publisher=Darkrealmfox.com |date= |accessdate=2014-07-20}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cinematter.com/movie.php3?movie=anastasia |title=Anastasia|publisher=Cinematter.com |date= |accessdate=2014-07-20}} 7. ^{{cite web|author1=Jeffrey Gantz|url=http://www.filmvault.com/filmvault/boston/a/anastasia1.html|title=Anastasia|work=The Boston Phoenix|date=24 November 1997|publisher=Filmvault.com|accessdate=21 February 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/anastasia-music-from-the-motion-picture-mw0000595915 |title=Anastasia [Music from the Motion Picture] – | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=1997-10-28 |accessdate=2014-07-20}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdreview.com/reviews/pages/1072.shtml |title=Anastasia|publisher=DVD Review |date=1998-11-01 |accessdate=2014-07-20}} 6 : 1997 songs|Songs written by Lynn Ahrens|Songs written by Stephen Flaherty|Songs from animated films|Anastasia (1997 film)|American Christmas songs |
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