EPCOT CENTER Holiday Splendor with Carol Lawrence (1987)

This Disney Channel Christmas special hosted by Carol Lawrence explores Christmas traditions around the world. Lawrence was a popular singer and had co-hosted the 1983 Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade but this was her first time leading such a broadcast for the Walt Disney Company.

This program takes on a music/educational concert format celebrating these traditions with songs and music from the native cultures. This was what "diversity" looked like in 1987. The majority of these songs and stories are Judaeo-Christian or Christ centered. You will not believe this was a Disney production.

This special debuted in 1987 and aired on the Disney Channel through 1994. 1993/94 is when PC culture overran the Walt Disney Company and you can see that company wide.

Original airdate December 19, 1987

Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.