A Wish For The Holidays | Disney Christmas Advert 2023 | Disney UK

May all of your wishes come true this festive season 🎄 Kick off the magic with our new Disney Christmas Ad, in support of Make-A-Wish® ‘A Disney A Wish For The Holidays’, takes inspiration from the soon to be released Walt Disney Animation Studios movie Wish. The advert is directed by Grammy Award-winning Nigerian/British director Meji Alabi and was fully shot in South Africa, with scenes representing six geographical locations and languages. It tells the stories of families from around the world, who are united by a universal wish to be together with their loved ones during the Holidays, recognising a range of festive traditions, including Hanukkah and Diwali. The advert includes globally recognisable song ‘A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes’, from Cinderella, rearranged to enable multiple performers to come together with one united voice. Academy Award-winning actress and singer Ariana DeBose delivers the opening lines in the English version, and voice actresses who play Wish protagonist Asha, singing them in over seventeen other languages. To celebrate the release of Disney’s Wish and the launch of the shopDisney Wish collection, Disney has donated $300,000 USD to Make-A-Wish® International and its Affiliates to help grant more life-changing wishes for children living with critical illnesses around the world. In addition, Mattel is donating a share of proceeds* from every Disney’s Wish star Reveals Mini Doll Surprise toy to Make-A-Wish®. Subscribe to Disney UK for new Disney videos! ► Follow @Disney_UK on Twitter ► Like our official DisneyUK Facebook page ► Follow @DisneyUK on Instagram ► Check out @DisneyUK on TikTok ► @disneyuk The Disney UK YouTube channel brings you a wealth of official video content from all the Disney movies and characters you know and love. Do you want to learn more about your favourite Disney and Pixar movies? Subscribe to our channel to watch the latest trailers and clips, you’ll be the first to see features for current and upcoming Walt Disney Studios Films and even get to watch exclusive interviews with the stars. Dig into our back catalogue for great Disney videos from classic animations through to modern day Disney & Pixar classics such as Frozen and Inside Out.