In this musical time-machine is the top representative song, and the first and second runner up, for each year of the past nine decades, in a chronological retrospective of how music and the Walt Disney Company has evolved through time.
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PART ONE - IT ALL STARTED WITH A MOUSE 1928-1949
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- 1928 -
Steamboat Bill / Turkey in the Straw
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: Steamboat Willie - premiered on November 18, 1928
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- 1929 - Honorable Mention Ruben, Ruben / Hail to the Chief / Dixie Land
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: Plane Crazy - premiered on March 17, 1929
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- 1929 - Honorable Mention Yankee Doodle / Toreador / Hungarian Rhapsody
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: The Opry House - premiered on March 28, 1929
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- 1929 - Finalist Streets of Cairo / Hot Dog / Le Secret
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: Karnival Kid - premiered on July 31, 1929
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- 1929 - First Runner Up March of the Trolls
from the Silly Symphony: The Skeleton Dance - premiered on August 22, 1929
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- 1929 - * Winner * Minnie's Yoo Hoo!
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: Mickey's Follies - premiered on August 28, 1929
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- 1929 - Second Runner Up Whispering Flowers / Dance of the Hours
from the Silly Symphony: Springtime - premiered on October 24, 1929
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- 1929 - Honorable Mention Sailor's Hornpipe / Asleep in the Deep
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: Wild Waves - premiered on December 22, 1929
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- 1930 - * Winner * Mickey Mouse
popular song - first recorded in 1930
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- 1930 - Honorable Mention Poet and the Peasant Overture
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: The Barnyard Concert - premiered on April 5, 1930
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- 1930 - Finalist España Rhapsody / Can-Can
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: The Cactus Kid - premiered on May 15, 1930
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- 1930 - First Runner Up Pop Goes the Weasel / Old Folks at Home
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: The Shindig - premiered on July 29, 1930
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- 1930 - Second Runner Up Whistler and His Dog / Good Old Summertime
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: The Picnic - premiered on October 23, 1930
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- 1931 - Honorable Mention I Can't Give You Anything / Darktown Strutters
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: The Birthday Party - premiered on January 7, 1931
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- 1931 - Second Runner Up Mother Goose Melodies
from the Silly Symphony: Mother Goose Melodies - premiered on April 17, 1931
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- 1931 - Finalist The Old Apple Tree / Stars and Stripes Forever
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: The Delivery Boy - premiered on June 13, 1931
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- 1931 - First Runner Up Ding Dong Daddy / Sweet Georgia Brown
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: Mickey Steps Out - premiered on July 7, 1931
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- 1931 - * Winner * St. Louis Blues
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: Blue Rhythm - premiered on August 18, 1931
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- 1932 - First Runner Up What? No Mickey Mouse
popular song - first recorded in 1932
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- 1932 - Honorable Mention Tiger Rag
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: Mickey's Revue - premiered on May 27, 1932
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- 1932 - * Winner * Kamernnoi-Ostrow op.10 no.22 / Wedding March
from the Silly Symphony: Flowers and the Trees - premiered on July 30, 1932
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- 1932 - Second Runner Up Maple Leaf Rag / Running Wild
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: The Whoopee Party - premiered on September 16, 1932
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- 1932 - Finalist Who'll Buy a Box Lunch?
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: Building a Building - premiered on December 20, 1932
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- 1933 - Honorable Mention Who Builds the Ark / The Skies are Clear
from the Silly Symphony: Father Noah's Ark - premiered on April 8, 1933
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- 1933 - Honorable Mention Wandering Minstrel / We're Gonna Have a Duel
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: Ye Olden Days - premiered on April 8, 1933
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- 1933 - Honorable Mention We Carry On
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: The Mail Pilot - premiered on May 13, 1933
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- 1933 - * Winner * Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf
from the Silly Symphony: The Three Little Pigs - premiered on May 27, 1933
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- 1933 - Second Runner Up Congratulations Mr. Mickey Mouse
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: Mickey's Gala Premiere - premiered on July 1, 1933
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- 1933 - Finalist Lullaby Land of Nowhere / Boogie Man Song
from the Silly Symphony: Lullaby Land - premiered on August 19, 1933
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- 1933 - First Runner Up Spring is in the Air / Puppy Love
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: Puppy Love - premiered on September 2, 1933
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- 1933 - Honorable Mention The Pied Piper
from the Silly Symphony: The Pied Piper - premiered on September 16, 1933
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- 1934 - * Winner * The World Owes Me a Living
from the Silly Symphony: Grasshopper and the Ants - premiered on February 10, 1934
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- 1934 - First Runner Up Funny Little Bunnies
from the Silly Symphony: Funny Little Bunnies - premiered on March 24, 1934
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- 1934 - Finalist The Wise Little Hen
from the Silly Symphony: The Wise Little Hen - premiered on June 9, 1934
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- 1934 - Second Runner Up You're Nothing But a Nothing
from the Silly Symphony: The Flying Mouse - premiered on July 14, 1934
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- 1934 - Honorable Mention Little Boy Blue / Ci mi frena in tal momento
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: Orphan's Benefit - premiered on August 11, 1934
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- 1934 - Honorable Mention Peculiar Penguins
from the Silly Symphony: Peculiar Penguins - premiered on September 1, 1934
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- 1934 - Honorable Mention The Goddess of Spring / Hi-Dee Hades
from the Silly Symphony: The Goddess of Spring - premiered on November 3, 1934
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- 1935 - Finalist The Tortoise and the Hare
from the Silly Symphony: The Tortoise and the Hare - premiered on January 5, 1935
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- 1935 - First Runner Up William Tell Overture
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: The Band Concert - premiered on February 23, 1935
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- 1935 - Honorable Mention The Cookie Carnival
from the Silly Symphony: The Cookie Carnival - premiered on May 25, 1935
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- 1935 - * Winner * Who Killed Cock Robin?
from the Silly Symphony: Who Killed Cock Robin? - premiered on June 27, 1935
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- 1935 - Second Runner Up Music Land Medley
from the Silly Symphony: Music Land - premiered on October 5, 1935
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- 1935 - Honorable Mention Kitten on the Keys
from the Silly Symphony: Three Orphan Kittens - premiered on October 26, 1935
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- 1935 - Honorable Mention The Carioca
from the Silly Symphony: Cock of the Walk - premiered on November 30, 1935
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- 1936 - Honorable Mention Rigoletto
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: Mickey's Grand Opera - premiered on March 7, 1936
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- 1936 - * Winner * Thru the Mirror
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: Thru the Mirror - premiered on May 30, 1936
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- 1936 - Finalist We're the Three Blind Mouseketeers
from the Silly Symphony: Three Blind Mouseketeers - premiered on September 26, 1936
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- 1936 - First Runner Up The Country Cousin
from the Silly Symphony: The Country Cousin - premiered on October 31, 1936
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- 1936 - Second Runner Up Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party
popular song - first recorded in 1936
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- 1937 - Honorable Mention 12th Street Rag / Truckin'
from the Silly Symphony: Woodland Café - premiered on March 13, 1937
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- 1937 - Honorable Mention The Old Mill
from the Silly Symphony: The Old Mill - premiered on November 5, 1937
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- 1937 - Finalist I'm Wishing / One Song
from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - premiered on December 21, 1937
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- 1937 - Honorable Mention With a Smile and a Song
from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - premiered on December 21, 1937
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- 1937 - * Winner * Whistle While You Work
from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - premiered on December 21, 1937
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- 1937 - Second Runner Up Heigh-Ho
from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - premiered on December 21, 1937
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- 1937 - First Runner Up Some Day My Prince Will Come
from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - premiered on December 21, 1937
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- 1938 - Honorable Mention Laugh and Count to Ten
from the Donald Duck cartoon: Self Control - premiered on February 11, 1938
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- 1938 - First Runner Up Wynken, Blynken and Nod
from the Silly Symphony cartoon: Wynken, Blynken and Nod - premiered on May 27, 1938
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- 1938 - Honorable Mention We Bring 'Em Back Alive
from the Donald Duck & Goofy cartoon: Polar Trappers - premiered on June 17, 1938
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- 1938 - Second Runner Up Farmyard Symphony
from the Silly Symphony: Farmyard Symphony - premiered on October 14, 1938
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- 1938 - * Winner * Ferdinand the Bull
popular song based on the cartoon: Ferdinand the Bull - released on November 25, 1938
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- 1938 - Finalist Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
from the Silly Symphony Mother Goose Goes Hollywood - premiered December 23, 1938
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- 1939 - First Runner Up Feeling Lucky
from the Donald Duck cartoon: Donald's Lucky Day - premiered on January 13, 1939
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- 1939 - Second Runner Up Goofy and Wilbur
from the Goofy cartoon: Goofy and Wilbur - premiered on March 17, 1939
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- 1939 - * Winner * The Ugly Duckling
from the Silly Symphony: The Ugly Duckling - premiered on April 7, 1939
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- 1939 - Honorable Mention Donald's Cousin Gus
from the Donald Duck cartoon: Donald's Cousin Gus - premiered on May 19, 1939
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- 1939 - Finalist The Autograph Hound
from the Donald Duck cartoon: The Autograph Hound - premiered on September 1, 1939
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- 1940 - * Winner * When You Wish Upon a Star
from Pinocchio - premiered on February 7, 1940
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- 1940 - First Runner Up Give a Little Whistle
from Pinocchio - premiered on February 7, 1940
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- 1940 - Honorable Mention Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee
from Pinocchio - premiered on February 7, 1940
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- 1940 - Finalist I've Got No Strings
from Pinocchio - premiered on February 7, 1940
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- 1940 - Honorable Mention Mr. Duck Steps Out
from the Donald Duck cartoon: Mr. Duck Steps Out - premiered on June 7, 1940
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- 1940 - Second Runner Up The Sorcerer's Apprentice
from Fantasia - premiered on November 13, 1940
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- 1940 - Honorable Mention Dance of the Hours
from Fantasia - premiered on November 13, 1940
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- 1940 - Honorable Mention Night on Bald Mountain
from Fantasia - premiered on November 13, 1940
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- 1941 - Honorable Mention Strolling Thru the Park / Good Old Summertime
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: The Nifty Nineties - premiered on June 20, 1941
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- 1941 - Finalist The Reluctant Dragon
from The Reluctant Dragon - premiered on June 20, 1941
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- 1941 - Honorable Mention The Art of Skiing
from the Goofy cartoon: The Art of Skiing - premiered on October 23, 1941
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- 1941 - Honorable Mention Casey Jr.
from Dumbo - premiered on October 23, 1941
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- 1941 - * Winner * Baby Mine
from Dumbo - premiered on October 23, 1941
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- 1941 - Second Runner Up Pink Elephants on Parade
from Dumbo - premiered on October 23, 1941
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- 1941 - First Runner Up When I See an Elephant Fly
from Dumbo - premiered on October 23, 1941
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- 1942 - Honorable Mention The New Spirit
from the World War II propaganda short: The New Spirit - premiered on January 23, 1942
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- 1942 - Finalist Light Calvary Overture
from the Mickey Mouse cartoon: Symphony Hour- premiered on March 20, 1942
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- 1942 - Honorable Mention The Army's Not the Army Anymore
from the Donald Duck cartoon: Donald Gets Drafted - premiered on May 1, 1942
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- 1942 - First Runner Up Love is a Song
from Bambi - premiered on August 13, 1942
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- 1942 - * Winner * Little April Shower
from Bambi - premiered on August 13, 1942
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- 1942 - Second Runner Up I Bring You a Song (Looking for Romance)
from Bambi - premiered on August 13, 1942
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- 1943 - * Winner * Der Fuehrer's Face
from the Donald Duck cartoon: Der Fuehrer's Face - premiered on January 1, 1943
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- 1943 - First Runner Up Saludos Amigos
from Saludos Amigos - U.S. premiere on February 6, 1943
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- 1943 - Second Runner Up Aquarela do Brazil / Tico Tico
from Saludos Amigos - U.S. premiere on February 6, 1943
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- 1943 - Honorable Mention Hop on a Pogo Stick
from the Goofy cartoon: Victory Vehicles - premiered on July 30, 1943
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- 1943 - Finalist Figaro and Cleo / No Rest For the Wicked
from the Figaro cartoon: Figaro and Cleo - premiered on October 15, 1943
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- 1944 - First Runner Up Donald and the Gorilla
from the Donald Duck cartoon: Donald and the Gorilla - premiered on March 31, 1944
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- 1944 - * Winner * Wonderful Springtime / Caterpillar's Song
from the Pluto cartoon: Springtime for Pluto - premiered on July 23, 1944
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- 1944 - Second Runner Up The Plastics Inventor
from the Donald Duck cartoon: The Plastics Inventor - premiered on September 1, 1944
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- 1944 - Finalist You've Got to Be a Football Hero
from the Goofy cartoon: How to Play Football - premiered on September 15, 1944
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- 1944 - Honorable Mention Donald's Off Day
from the Donald Duck cartoon: Donald's Off Day - premiered on December 8, 1944
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- 1945 - Honorable Mention Tiger Trouble
from the Goofy cartoon" Tiger Trouble - premiered on January 5, 1945
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- 1945 - * Winner * The Three Caballeros
from The Three Caballeros - U.S. premiere on February 3, 1945
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- 1945 - Second Runner Up Have You Been to Baia? / Aracuan Bird Song
from The Three Caballeros - U.S. premiere on February 3, 1945
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- 1945 - Finalist Os Quindins De Yaya
from The Three Caballeros - U.S. premiere on February 3, 1945
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- 1945 - First Runner Up You Belong to My Heart
from The Three Caballeros - U.S. premiere on February 3, 1945
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- 1945 - Honorable Mention Oh Susanna / Indian War Dance
from the Goofy cartoon" Californy 'er Bust - premiered on July 13, 1945
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- 1946 - Honorable Mention All the Cats Join In
from All the Cats Join in in Make Mine Music - premiered on April 20, 1946
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- 1946 - Honorable Mention Casey (The Pride of Them All)
from Casey at the Bat in Make Mine Music - premiered on April 20, 1946
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- 1946 - Finalist Johnnie Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet
from Johnnie Fedora & Alice Bluebonnet in Make Mine Music - premiered on April 20, 1946
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- 1946 - Second Runner Up Peter and the Wolf
from Peter and the Wolf in Make Mine Music - premiered on April 20, 1946
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- 1946 - Honorable Mention The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met
from Willie the Whale in Make Mine Music - premiered on April 20, 1946
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- 1946 - * Winner * Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
from Song of the South - premiered on November 12, 1946
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- 1946 - Honorable Mention How Do You Do?
from Song of the South - premiered on November 12, 1946
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- 1946 - First Runner Up Sooner or Later
from Song of the South - premiered on November 12, 1946
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- 1946 - Honorable Mention Everybody Has a Laughing Place
from Song of the South - premiered on November 12, 1946
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- 1947 - * Winner * Donald Duck Song
from the Donald Duck cartoon series - premiered on June 20, 1947
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- 1947 - Second Runner Up Fun and Fancy Free / Happy Go Lucky Fellow
from Fun and Fancy Free - premiered on September 27, 1947
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- 1947 - First Runner Up My What a Happy Day
from Mickey and the Beanstalk in Fun and Fancy Free - premiered on September 27, 1947
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- 1947 - Finalist A Bear Likes to Say it With a Slap
from Bongo in Fun and Fancy Free - premiered on September 27, 1947
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- 1947 - Honorable Mention Escravos De Jo / You Belong to My Heart
from the Pluto cartoon: Pluto's Blue Note - premiered on December 26, 1947
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- 1948 - Honorable Mention I'm a Gonna Wash Dolores
from the Goofy cartoon: The Big Wash - premiered on February 6, 1948
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- 1948 - Finalist Bumble Boogie
from Bumble Boogie in Melody Time - premiered on May 27, 1948
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- 1948 - First Runner Up The Lord is Good to Me
from Johnny Appleseed in Melody Time - premiered on May 27, 1948
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- 1948 - Second Runner Up Little Toot
from Little Toot in Melody Time - premiered on May 27, 1948
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- 1948 - Honorable Mention Blue Shadows on the Trail
from Pecos Bill in Melody Time - premiered on May 27, 1948
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- 1948 - * Winner * Pecos Bill
from Pecos Bill segment Melody Time - premiered on May 27, 1948
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- 1948 - Honorable Mention Tea for Two-Hundred
from the Donald Duck cartoon: Tea for Two-Hundred - premiered on December 24, 1948
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- 1949 - Finalist It's Watcha Do with Watcha Got
from So Dear to My Heart - released on January 19, 1949
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- 1949 - First Runner Up Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)
from So Dear to My Heart - released on January 19, 1949
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- 1949 - Second Runner Up The Merrily Song (Nowhere in Particular)
from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad - released on October 5, 1949
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- 1949 - Honorable Mention Ichabod Crane
from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad - released on October 5, 1949
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- 1949 - * Winner * Legend of the Headless Horseman
from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad - premiered on October 5, 1949
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• And The Dream Continues
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