Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year

About Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year

"Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year" is a direct-to-video Winnie the Pooh anthology film released in 2002. This festive delight contains previously released Christmas-themed material and a New Year’s Eve based adventure. The film explores themes of friendship, selflessness, and the holiday spirit.

In this particular adventure, Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood are excited about the arrival of the holiday season. Led by Pooh, they decide to make some New Year's resolutions to change, but soon come to realize they are perfect just the way they are.

Making / Production

Produced by Walt Disney Animation (Japan) Inc. and released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, the movie uses traditional hand-drawn animation. The storytelling is done in an anthology format with several short tales linked by the overarching narrative.

Actors

• Jim Cummings as Winnie the Pooh: Cummings provides the gentle, stuttering voice of the adorable Pooh bear, bringing warmth and charm to the character.
• Michael Gough as Gopher: Gough plays the character with great enthusiasm, capturing the hardworking and often exasperated personality of the Gopher.
• Peter Cullen as Eeyore: Cullen impressively voices Eeyore's gloomy disposition and accentuates his lovable sadness.
• Kath Soucie as Kanga: Soucie imbued Kanga with a sweet and nurturing voice, perfectly fitting for the role of the mother in the group.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The movie integrates two previously produced Christmas specials "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too" (1991) and "Happy Pooh Year" (1999).
• Jim Cummings, the voice of Pooh and Tigger, has been voicing the characters since the late 1980s, taking over from the original actors.
• The film was adapted into a book in 2003 titled "Disney's A Very Merry Pooh Year".

Quotes

• "A New Year is not about changing the Dates but Direction." - Winnie the Pooh
• "When it comes to New Year resolutions, I only make one, and that's to make no resolutions - that way, I know I'll keep it." - Rabbit
• "I think we ought to wish each other a Happy New Year." - Tigger

Music, Soundtrack

• "Winnie The Pooh" - Performed by Carly Simon
• "Snow Snows" - Written and Performed by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
• "Jingle Bells" - Performed by Peter Cullen, John Fiedler, Michael Gough, and Ken Sansom