The Disney Family Singalong is a series of American music television specials that were broadcast by ABC in 2020. First aired on April 16, 2020, and all hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the specials featured performances of songs from Disney films by musicians and other celebrity guests from their respective homes. The performances featured on-screen karaoke lyrics, encouraging viewers to sing along.
The first special was seen by 10.3 million viewers. A second special—The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II—was aired on May 10, 2020, which was seen by 5.74 million viewers. This was followed by a Christmas-themed edition, The Disney Holiday Singalong, on November 30. The specials gained a spin-off in November 2021, The Queen Family Singalong, featuring similar performances of songs by British rock band Queen. Another spin-off titled Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong aired on February 1, 2023, featuring similar performances of songs from Schoolhouse Rock!
Performances[]
The Disney Family Singalong[]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Derek Hough Hayley Erbert Julianne Hough |
"Be Our Guest" | Beauty and the Beast |
| Josh Groban and Friends | "You've Got a Friend in Me" | Toy Story |
| Little Big Town and their respective children | "A Spoonful of Sugar" | Mary Poppins |
| Auliʻi Cravalho | "How Far I'll Go" | Moana |
| Beyoncé | "When You Wish Upon a Star" (except, no on-screen lyrics) | Pinocchio |
| Amber Riley | "Let It Go" | Frozen |
| Darren Criss | "I Wan'na Be like You (The Monkey Song)" | The Jungle Book |
| James Monroe Iglehart The cast of Aladdin |
"Friend Like Me" | Aladdin |
| Ariana Grande | "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" | Hercules |
| Bobby Bones Carrie Ann Inaba Erin Andrews Marcus Scribner |
"The Bare Necessities" (except, no on-screen lyrics) | The Jungle Book |
| Josh Gad Luke Evans Alan Menken |
"Gaston" | Beauty and the Beast |
| Donny Osmond and his grandchildren | "I'll Make a Man Out of You" | Mulan |
| Christina Aguilera | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" | The Lion King |
| Jordan Fisher and friends | "Under the Sea" | The Little Mermaid |
| Tori Kelly | "Colors of the Wind" | Pocahontas |
| John Stamos Caitlin McHugh Billy Stamos and friends |
"It's a Small World" (except, no on-screen lyrics) | N/A (song originated from the Disney Parks boat ride of the same name) |
| Thomas Rhett | "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" | Frozen |
| Kenny Ortega Raven-Symoné Charli D'Amelio The cast of High School Musical (Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Kaycee Stroh) The cast of Descendants (Sofia Carson, Dove Cameron, Sarah Jeffery and Booboo Stewart) The cast of Zombies (Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly) The cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Olivia Rodrigo, Joshua Bassett, Matt Cornett, Sofia Wylie, Larry Saperstein, Julia Lester, Dara Reneé, Frankie Rodriguez, Joe Serafini) |
"We're All In This Together" | High School Musical |
| Michael Bublé Demi Lovato |
"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" | Cinderella |
| Various | Thank You (sung to the tune of "Heigh Ho") | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II[]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| The Muppets Seth Rogen |
"The Muppet Show Theme" | The Muppet Show (TV series) |
| Billy Eichner Seth Rogen Walter Russell III Donald Glover |
"Hakuna Matata" | The Lion King |
| Rebel Wilson | "Poor Unfortunate Souls" | The Little Mermaid |
| Merle Dandridge Heather Headley Adam Jacobs Caissie Levy Kara Lindsay Kevin Massey Josh Strickland |
"You'll Be in My Heart" | Tarzan |
| Keke Palmer Dancing with the Stars professional dancers (Lindsay Arnold, Alan Bersten, Witney Carson, Val Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson, Sasha Farber and Emma Slater) |
"Zero to Hero" | Hercules |
| Idina Menzel Ben Platt |
"A Whole New World" | Aladdin |
| Halsey | "Part of Your World" | The Little Mermaid |
| Katy Perry and her poodle, Nugget | "Baby Mine" | Dumbo |
| Chloe x Halle Anika Noni Rose |
"Almost There" | The Princess and the Frog |
| Jennifer Hudson John Legend |
"Beauty and the Beast" | Beauty and the Beast |
| Shakira | "Try Everything" | Zootopia |
| Miguel Christina Aguilera Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea |
"Remember Me" | Coco |
| Derek Hough Hayley Erbert Julianne Hough |
"Step in Time" "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" |
Mary Poppins |
| Sabrina Carpenter Lang Lang |
"Your Mother and Mine" | Peter Pan |
The Disney Holiday Singalong[]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Bublé, Luisana Lopilato and their family | "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" | N/A |
| Chloe x Halle | "Do You Want to Build a Snowman" | Frozen |
| BTS | "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" | N/A |
| Derek Hough Hayley Erbert |
"Jingle Bells" | |
| Pink and her daughter, Willow Sage Hart | "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" | |
| Ciara, her son, Future and her daughter, Sienna | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | |
| Disney Theatrical Group casts (the Broadway casts of Frozen, The Lion King, and Aladdin) | "Finale: Let It Go (reprise)" | Frozen |
| DCapella | "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" "Deck the Halls" (no on-screen lyrics) |
N/A |
| Julianne Hough | "Whistle While You Work" | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" | N/A | |
| Kerry Washington | "Joy to the World" | |
| Leslie Odom Jr. | "What's This?" | The Nightmare Before Christmas |
| Katy Perry | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" "Cozy Little Christmas" |
N/A |
| Adam Lambert | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | |
| Andrea Bocelli | "Silent Night" (no on-screen lyrics) |
Broadcast[]
| Country | Channel |
|---|---|
| Worldwide | Disney Channel, Disney+ |
| United States | ABC, Disney Channel |