Anastasia / Once Upon a December (Lyrics)

Singer: Liz Callaway
Song: Once Upon a December
Movie: Anastasia
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{ Lyrics }
[ANASTASIA]
Dancing bears, painted wings
Things I almost remember
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December
Someone holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through a silver storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory
[Chorus]
Ahh, ahh
Ahh
Ahh, ahh
Ahh
Ahh
Ahh, ahh
Ahh
[ANASTASIA]
Someone holds me safe and warm
Horses prance through a silver storm
Figures dancing gracefully
Across my memory
Far away, long ago
Glowing dim as an ember
Things my heart used to know
Things it yearns to remember
And a song someone sings
Once upon a December
#Anastasia
#OnceUponaDecember
#LizCallaway

[@catyo9019]

The moment you see her sisters join her makes me so sad to know that she never saw them again. I know this story makes Anastasia alive when it most likely she died that day but man this movie makes you feel things.

[@PersephoneDaSilva]

She definitely did die. Her corpse was found in 2007 and in 2008 National Geographic did a documentary on the location and DNA confirmation. They also found Alexei's body as well. I mean, technically their bones.

[@alphadroid_131]

@@PersephoneDaSilva wait what

[@PersephoneDaSilva]

@@alphadroid_131 Yep. They're bones have been found for 16 years.

[@vampyre4me]

What is interesting to think about is that in '97 when the movie came out, the great Anastasia mystery was still very much unsolved. In fact, I believe Anna Anderson was still alive maybe? I haven't revisited this story for some years so I cannot recall the exact timeline as it developed through the years, but I was captivated by the story after I saw the movie with Ingrid Bergman which shares this same storyline and could be based somewhat on the Anna Anderson claim. I was maybe 16 yrs old, was late 70's, but the Bergman portrayal would have been from the 40's I believe...I have loved the story ever since. But of course, now we ALSO know that after Ms. Anderson passed away, the DNA tests she refused to undergo while she was alive were finally done and proved she was not Anastasia Romonov. I believe this occurred before the discovery of the last family member's remains. This is all from memory though so if anyone wants to check the timeline to confirm or correct my statements, please do! At any rate, what a great story that lasted for so many years. It made for two great movies and a lot of intrigue for several decades! I appreciate that someone has pointed out that the Romonov family should not be judged too harshly, as they really were victims of their era. Perhaps Nicholas was clumsily responsible for plunging his country into despair, but I certainly don't think even he deserved such an ending. And the rest of the family - didn't deserve it at all! It is just so awful and sad to think an entire beautiful family was slaughtered that day. 😞 But thank goodness because of some crazy rumors, they will now never be forgotten.

[@vampyre4me]

Apologies, I did a quick Google check. Anna Anderson passed away in 1984, before the animated Anastasia movie but after the Ingrid Bergman movie - which, 2nd correction, was made in 1956, not the 40's - oops, sorry folks. I will say that if you read up on the Anna Anderson story you will probably agree that it at least inspired the 1956 movie, and if you watch the '56 Ingrid Bergman movie you will agree the animated version follows the same storyline in many ways. What this whole story of Anastasia brings to my mind are a couple verses from a song: "you made my little dream shatter, but oh what a dream it was!" For Anna Anderson, for all of us who finally learned the truth after years of wondering...and for Anastasia and all of her family...a shattered dream, but a glorious one just the same. ❤

[@BearFierce]

When her father kisses her on the forehead, a goodbye he never got to have, so heart breaking.

[@odonnell1218]

I loved how when she says “Someone holds me safe and warm,” her mother and father emerge from the portrait.

[@elena19-80]

I know I can't deal

[@obiwanfx]

If you think that's sad, look at who is walking right behind Nicolas at 02:04 and most of all, HOW he is walking. The creators clearly know their history

[@pe7287]

this movie isn’t real 👍🏻 the romanov offspring were all adults

[@obiwanfx]

@@pe7287 Euhm ….what? They most certainly were not. Alexei was 13

[@thesourpatchkidd579]

I honestly don't remember this movie, but this song, this scene...it has always been imprinted on my mind. It's possibly one of the most chillingly beautiful songs I've ever heard.

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

I remember bits and pieces, but I know one thing for sure, if I watched it again now it would mean something totally different than it did when I watched it as a child..

[@ItzGaBiE]

Same

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

Update: I was right..

[@bondseanbond5190]

@@ItzGaBiE I still love this song! What about you (Jonah: a Veggie tales Movie/San Francisco 49ers/Whales in the Bible/Frosty as Baymax)?

[@shaira9984]

Same! This scene really was the only thing that stuck in my mind when I was a child. Never forgot about that chilly night watching this magical movie. ❤️❤️❤️

[@surrenderjones7439]

When her sisters touch her arms and hands to see how much she’s grown, while they’ve been gone, is touching and painful at the same time.

[@dr.altoclef9255]

Like they're so happy and proud of her. "Oh you've grown so much, now you're just as tall as us-" and they put jewelry on her...the actual Anastasia apparently was a little mischievous and so of course they'd have to help her with her fancy dress...

[@PersephoneDaSilva]

If I recall correctly, I once read that each grand duchess got a pearl and diamond necklace on her sixteenth birthday. It was kind of like a Russian royalty sweet sixteen kind of thing. She would get the necklace, switch from flats to heels and be able to wear her hair up. Her sisters giving her the pearl and necklace in the movie would thus be significant because Nicholas abdicated the throne before Anastasia could have her party, having been born in June.

[@adjadenisedoumbia9305]

​​@@PersephoneDaSilvathat's so cute🥺

[@bondseanbond5190]

⁠@@adjadenisedoumbia9305I understand (July 12th,2023 and September 6th,2023/another 3,000 dollars).

[@raineeholmes171]

I thought they were just putting stuff onto her

[@vicentehizon6202]

1:03 Will never not get chills at visual and orchestral swell of the song. The shot of the ghosts of the past bursting out of the paintings and portraits is so beautiful!

[@FriskDreemurrOfBiggCityPort]

😢

[@flooff1411]

What's so great about this movie is that despite all of Disney's catalog this is the only one that truly captures the essence of the princess dream, the grandiose of royalty, the wonders of an actual bal with many nobles as the king and queen stand high, music complementing the scenery while everyone dances with such wonder and magic This is the princess dream.

[@GuukanKitsune]

And it's not even a Disney movie.

[@clarehidalgo]

@@GuukanKitsune Well, it was part of Fox's catalogue that Disney bought, so Disney owns it ow

[@GuukanKitsune]

@@clarehidalgo Even if they refuse to acknowledge it.

[@blissinchains]

I feel for Don Bluth. He got away from Disney, created American Tail, Fievel Goes West, Atlantis, Treasure Planet and Anastasia and Land Before Time. And now Disney owns most of it anyway. Poor guy.

[@DrWorm76]

@@blissinchains I don't think Don Bluth had anything to do with with Atlantis or Treasure Planet. Those were both made by Disney themselves. Treasure Planet was made by John Musker and Ron Clements, I know that much, at least. What Don Bluth did make besides those other movies you listed was Titan A.E., which does admittedly have some similarities with both Atlantis and TP, so you were probably thinking about that one. But yeah, I agree, I feel for him, too. The quality of the stuff he's made is really hit and miss, but I respect him a lot as a really creative and clearly talented person. You gotta give the man credit for making a studio that could even compete on Disney's level earlier on, but Disney just got way too big and powerful for that to last

[@lilareyes8874]

as someone with ptsd and missing so many of my childhood memories, this song is so beautiful and i love how sorrowful yet comforting it is

[@averya.4466]

This is my traumas therapy. It’s like the song connects with my pain and numbs it for the short time period it plays.

[@bondseanbond5190]

@@averya.4466 I still love it! Are you still a fan of it (Joy and American Hustle/Daphne Reynolds as Anastasia Imposter/Indianapolis,IN)?

[@felixthelemon978]

Same. One of the only songs I can listen to and relate to about my memory issues

[@mscptizzy]

As much as I hate to admit it, I can't remember much either. And since I was a small child I loved this song! I have the movie in vhs.

[@nevyanasharif]

😢

[@MsMeyara]

I honestly don't care of this movie is historically correct or not, but it's definitely one of the best animations out there. I was six years old when this was released and I've seen it so many times and I still can't get enough of it. I honestly hope they once will make this is real-life movie. That would be amazing! This movie is most definitely top 3 best animationmovies ever (imo)

[@the_fd_180]

I agree. Didn't most people believe she was alive back then?

[@kumaahito3927]

With the amount of live remakes, I wouldn't be surprised if they did one. All I hope is that if they do make it, Disney doesn't butcher the story.

[@starwarzfan71]

It's one of those movies in my opinion that has aged like fine wines some other animated movies like that are iron giant, prince of Egypt

[@eimardgomes1128]

I agree! Here's one live action movie I'd die to watch. Not little mermaid or the Lion King which are fine already as cartoons.

[@starwarzfan71]

@@eimardgomes1128 idk, anastasia is a fine animated film by itself (even if the movies historical subject on anastasia's family is an extremely slippery subject) (on the subject of the live action little mermaid the original ariel approved of the movie)

[@svetal1194]

Gosh... I'm crying seeing this... I'm Russian, history geek... And this song with all the tragedy behind it cut me to the heart...

[@cosmicaudrey]

It's an impeccable late 2D artwork, one of the last. I watched this movie when I was ten in cinema and it made me want to understand the stories behind the animation. This particular scene captures something that is so hard to describe at an emotional level. The lost beauty, era, and damage it portrays, and the socio-political economics behind it, to this day, are incomparable, beyond any geopolitical afilliations. It is one of the few FOX/Disney films that actually give some real life context and emotional education.

[@Rae_24_]

I remember hearing something about the line "Horses prance through a silver storm" could be an allusion to the family attempting to escape (horses prance), and the bullets flying through the air (silver storm) as the palace was invaded in the beginning of the film. I used to LOVE this movie as a little girl. I remember knowing it was based on the unfortunate real family, and I had wished that the situation of this movie could be true, that she was alive. I didn't know the full story, but I knew that the situation was just heartbreaking. I remember holding onto that for years, until it just faded away after time.

[@KristenSlice]

Snow is sometimes described as silvery white....

[@apelsinka_zuzu]

Snow can be silvery under sunlight

[@kristinariddle11]

painted wings? painted in blood? form the murder of her family?

[@Driendel]

The russian royals, including the Tsar of Russia, his wife, and their children, were ousted and kept in isolation during the Russian revolution. They were a simbol, so they held some level of power, but they had lost the reins of the country after a failed war with Japan and the mounting costs of World War 1 and couldn't rule. After months in isolation, the royals were assassinated in the middle of the night. Very few people know what happened that day, the only information that got out is that the entire Russian royal family was murdered in the night. Some rumors were spread, saying one of their family survived, but those rumors were unfounded. Very few members with Royal blood survived, but they were exiled abroad.

[@kathrynorozco5416]

When you thought it was sad but also beautiful but years later as an adult I hear this song and the meaning of the song is even more devastating. An innocent family murdered no survivors, she didn’t get to live to the fullest, get married hopefully a very happy marriage like her parents’ marriage and have children

[@quackity3343]

This movie is loosely based on a rumor that she had survived, a girl was claiming to be her, it was later determined that it wasn't her but when the bodies of her family were dug up, Anastasia's and her brother Alexis's remains were missing. There are many rumors that while imprisoned in their home the ones holding them became fond of the kids and smuggled the youngest two out amidst the chaos of the execution. Even today there are no remains from the youngest two Romanov children and only those in the basement that day know what happened to them.

[@kathrynorozco5416]

@@quackity3343 they did find their remains though. She never escaped

[@quackity3343]

@@kathrynorozco5416 from what I learned in school. They found the remains of the Romanov family except for prince Alexei and Anastasia(possibly one of her sisters but from the size of the skeletons they did find they believed it was Anastasia who was missing) they searched the whole area where the family was found but there was no sign of alexei or Anastasia. I was actually wrong before in my original post, they did find the remains of the two children, but they were only found in 2007 roughly 50-100ft away from the other family members. It's said that the two children were killed after the rest of their family.

[@kathrynorozco5416]

@@quackity3343 yes but as I was saying she never lived longer than her family. She was already dead like they were. She didn’t survive

[@jenniferann7212]

@@quackity3343 The remains of the remaining two children (Alexis and one of the girls) were found in 2007. All members of the family are now accounted for.

[@Flame-rp6yq]

I tear up almost every time I listen and watch this, so beautiful, yet so heartbreakingly sad... even more so if you know the history, she was holding her dog that night, she and her brother managed to survive the initial shot due to the angle, and amount of jewelry she had sewn into the lining of her clothes. (something her mother told her to due incase they managed to escape) for decades there were rumors that both her and her brother managed to escape, which her aunts and grandmother tried to dearly hold onto some hope while they escaped to Crimea.

[@trangthu8247]

Em trai công chúa anastasia không thể sống sót được vì từ nhỏ cậu đã mắc bệnh máu khó đông và chỉ cần một vết thương nhỏ cũng đã giết chết cậu bé rồi

[@breakfist6364]

💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 my heart

[@dauletmatakov]

While commies were killing children and infants. Then they burned people alive on Red Square. Hundreds of people were crucified along the road to Moscow. Then they starved to death millions of people. Killed all engineers, scientists, writers, poets, doctors. Bombed churches, buildings of cultural heritage, banned and burned books. Tortured and raped people in KGB cellars. Glorious times. Basically, zombie apocalypse.

[@mitchellhouser1572]

Yeah, her grandmother hoped to her dying day that some of her son's family survived and were out there somewhere.

[@majoh5050]

😭💔

[@BeruBeruIce]

This is the only song in any animated movie that gives me chills in the back of my spine, and so make me tear up

[@TheDukens90]

I like the song that say evil , evil …. Something like that I can’t quite remember the full song

[@BeruBeruIce]

@@TheDukens90 You mean "In the Dark of the Night"? Or you mean another movie?

[@TheDukens90]

@@BeruBeruIce in the dark of the night Thank you

[@BeruBeruIce]

@@TheDukens90 Ya welcome! Have a nice week ^^

[@natalie.ged3]

0:57 this sounds so magical omg

[@JosemaríaVargas-j3h]

I was little when I saw that movie... At that age, I didn't understand what had happened to the Romanov family, so I asked my dad (who knows a lot about history) if Anastasia really existed. He told me she did, and later, I asked him about the fate of the Romanovs. That's when I found out they were executed, and Anastasia had indeed not survived. Now that I've grown up, I've researched for years, and it remains painful. Please, let's not try to justify the murder of an entire family despite Tsar Nicholas II's bad decisions. This song is just a 'what if' Anastasia had survived... Simply sad.

[@mayap.4146]

bad decisions???? bro it was a bolshevik takeover of the state, engineered and designed exactly the way it happened

[@KristenSlice]

The whole movie is the "what if" because it was before her body, along with Alexi was found.

[@JosemaríaVargas-j3h]

@@KristenSlice I'm a bit confused. In real life, the bodies of Anastasia and her brother Alexei were found in 2007. This movie doesn't have that sad ending.

[@KristenSlice]

@@JosemaríaVargas-j3h This movie came out in 1997....

[@pizzadogma]

The story is more based off of this woman who lied about being the true Anastasia and that she somehow escape execution. It eventually proved not the case and later confirmed fully once they were able to locate the bodies of the Romanovs. So this movie is imagining what if Anastasia did escape and survived just like the imposter claimed

[@vanille6607]

I love the details in this movie so much. When the family arrives, and you can see Alexei walking, he actually has a limp, as he had a bad fall when he was young and never walked properly again.

[@FernandoRuiz-kq6lp]

😂 he was born with hemophilia that affected his walk … you can google it

[@vetarlittorf1807]

I like how the writers incorporated some of the real Anastasia's personality into the character. The real Anastasia was pretty mischievous and sassy. She usually didn't care much for royal gatherings as they rarely had anyone interesting to talk to, even people her own age. She also hated having servants dress her up for big events and didn't care much either for fancy dresses. The palace was pretty much the only place where she was allowed to be free-spirited and spent much of her free time pulling pranks on the palace staff, hiding in cupboards when her parents or tutors were looking for her and throwing snowballs at her sisters but as she got older she matured out of her mischievous nature and started writing satires and jokes in her free time, though she continued to be sassy and smart-mouthed. This made her Alexei's favourite sister, since she was sometimes able to ease his suffering by making him laugh. And as Alexei got older, he and Anastasia became very close even though he was considerably calmer and more respectful of authority than her. Honestly, the fact that someone so full of life was murdered stings my heart. The Romanovs were such a loving family.

[@mysteriousmuffin6017]

They were a loving family if you were a rich elite lmao. They didn’t care about the average Russian whatsoever

[@vetarlittorf1807]

@@mysteriousmuffin6017 Actually they did. Nicholas advocated for better education, better health care, modernized infrastructure and he frequently visited hospitals just to lift people's spirits. In fact, all the prosperity that the Soviets enjoyed was based on the foundational works of Nicholas II.

[@mysteriousmuffin6017]

@@vetarlittorf1807 If he truly cared about his people he would have given them the power to make their own decisions. In 1905 he ignored his people’s wishes and established an essentially powerless Duma so that he could retain all the real power. He also arrogantly put himself in charge of the army during WW1 when perhaps a more experienced general could have made more effective decisions and prevented some of the millions of deaths. He also actively suppressed peaceful protestors during bloody sunday and did nothing to prevent anti-jewish killings in the Russian Empire.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

@@mysteriousmuffin6017 I'm sorry, but everything you said is based on Soviet propaganda and anti-Russian sentiments. "if he truly cared about his people he would have given them the power to make their own decisions" He DID do that. In fact, he put higher taxes on the rich to redistribute the wealth, which led to many peasants becoming landowners. In 20 years under Tsar Nicholas II the population of his realm increased from 123 million to 175 million. By 1913 the speed of industrial development in Russia had outstripped that of the USA, leading to more employment opportunities. By 1913 its grain production had outstripped that of the USA, Canada and Argentina combined by one third. The Russian Empire had become the granary of Europe; its grain production increased by 70% between 1894 and 1914. Between 1894 and 1913 its industrial production quadrupled. Social Insurance was introduced in 1912, and there was a factory inspectorate, but laws banning certain forms of exploitation had been passed for the first time in the world as early as the eighteenth century, including introducing a maximum ten-hour day. 80% of the arable land was in the hands of the peasants by 1914, the Tsar himself freely giving up 40 million hectares of land in Siberia. So many tens of thousands of schools were opened that by 1917 the level of literacy stood at 85% - comparable to that in the USA today. "In 1905 he ignored his people’s wishes and established an essentially powerless Duma so that he could retain all the real power." No, he didn't. He put Pyotr Stolypin as head of government in response to the public outcry. And the Duma was not powerless. The Tsar may have had the power to appoint and dismiss ministers, but he was not able to pass any laws or legislations without the Duma's approval. Nicholas was the first Tsar to push for a more British-style constitutional monarchy. " He also arrogantly put himself in charge of the army during WW1 when perhaps a more experienced general could have made more effective decisions and prevented some of the millions of deaths." There is no evidence of Nicholas' involvement having been what caused the massive casualties. Especially since he wasn't involved in any actual planning or strategizing and his role was only to boost morale. "He also actively suppressed peaceful protestors during bloody sunday" Those were NOT peaceful protestors. They were a violent mob engaging in a chaotic riot to the point where the people of Saint Petersburg were barricaded in their own homes. Yes, soldiers opened fire on the mob, but they did so as a last resort and only because the rioters had become a danger. "did nothing to prevent anti-jewish killings in the Russian Empire." Wrong. The Tsar’s government did its utmost to defend the Jews of his Empire, who had moved there, seeking protection from persecution in Western Europe. Thus, the Jews were kept away from large areas of Russia for their own protection from peasants, who felt exploited and aggrieved by the successful commercial genius of the Jews.

[@undramulziinyam3725]

@@mysteriousmuffin6017 Honestly I agree with all your points about Nicholas being a pretty shit monarch but in the end...a family was brutally murdered.

[@doodlethenoob4697]

1:49 that gave me chills omg

[@Angelomarie2009]

Same

[@missyrose2154]

When this movie came out there was still many myself included who thought Anastasia could have survived. The hope that at least one of the family members got away was intriguing . I use to imagine her escaping and the life she lead after. I remember feeling absolutely crushed when I learned she didn’t survive and that none of them did . No one deserves to die the way the Romanovs did and their story still fascinates haunts me to this day

[@obiwanfx]

You know you're a historian when you either tear up or get a awful spine tingeling chill at 02:04 ...

[@heymikey4025]

Because of the royal protocol of the Emperor walking first and then his son with the Empress and other female following after the heir? Or the fact that her daddy came to have one last dance with her and kiss her goodbye? Or was there some other reason that I completely missed at that time stamp? Personally, 2:02 gave me some feels when the 2nd male that Anastasia danced with blew her a kiss goodbye after he handed her off to her next dance partner… I wonder if that male was supposed to represent a particular person…

[@obiwanfx]

@@heymikey4025 Nope, look at who is also walking behind Nicolas and most of all, HOW he is walking .. To cut things short, the fact that they even made Alexei limb is a clear nod to history, should google how Alexei Romanov lived an died and I'm sure you'll get it

[@heymikey4025]

@@obiwanfx oh, I totally missed that! Thank you for explaining it to me!

[@obiwanfx]

​@@heymikey4025 Np, Rewatched this movie shortly after studying WW1 and the Russian revolution, and seeing a limping Alexei hit me right in the feels :) It's like the creators wanted to say" Ok we made a fantasy anime about it but , yeah, we know..."

[@draccoonxcii1288]

There was little to no treatment for hemophilia back then. Alexei must've suffered so much pain throughout his life.

[@figurative_husband]

My dad recently passed away, and Anastasia was always a favorite of ours. Listening to this made me tear up and even cry. I'm glad that I get to remember this song and know that he loved it as well.

[@oosha2000]

My condolences

[@mchemochannel]

I'm really sorry for your lost. I suggest you to check the live Arabic Version - it's amazing!

[@lokirome28]

im sorry for your loss

[@galatheumbreon6862]

sorry for your loss

[@Russian.spy1]

А у меня мама… и тоже самое 😢

[@Killer93883]

Dancing bears, painted wings Things I almost remember And a song someone sings Once upon a December Someone holds me safe and warm Horses prance through a silver storm Figures dancing gracefully Across my memory Someone holds me safe and warm Horses prance through a silver storm Figures dancing gracefully Across my memory Far away, long ago Glowing dim as an ember Things my heart used to know Things it yearns to remember And a song someone sings Once upon a December

[@flaviadanielanunez2164]

Gracias💗

[@KocmocuHA]

Are you sure that the second word is "Bears"??? I think it's "Pairs"!

[@danassmarty]

@@KocmocuHAit’s bears! she’s describing the room she’s in at the moment and she’s talking about the bears from the pot in front of her

[@atebenepoxyi_]

I FOUND U, YES!!!

[@1231234mimi]

the lyrics are on the screen already lol

[@justinquigley2959]

This Scene is 1.Beautiful 2.Gorgeous 3.Magical 4.Sweet 5.Cute 6.Dazzling 7.Exquisite 8.Irresistable 9.Iconic 10.Heartwarming 11.Heavenly 12.Broadwayish

[@axelbartkowski8783]

10 :)

[@neovincibeats]

Haunting

[@Mat_Reko]

11

[@Angelomarie2009]

And you get Chill's.

[@Ekaterina40219]

And sad

[@mayhare9754]

This was my grandma's favorite film, and we watched it together all the time when I was a kid. It makes me happy whenever I rewatch it, always reminds me of her.

[@youknowme_noudont1710]

Nothing breaks my heart more than this movie and it’s story line yet it’s so beautiful

[@breakfist6364]

Me tooo

[@lucechiara7075]

Aww when her big sisters Olga, Tatiana and Maria dress her up, they show her the sisterly love she almost remember. So cute 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@mrsdas17]

This part wrecked me😭 I had no idea they were her sisters until recently and it breaks my heart

[@Tooba-K123]

I could only make out Tatiana from these 3 girls because of her unique hairstyle. Always had a trouble differentiating between Olga and Maria because of their similar feature but likewise it still makes me cry.

[@victoriawoolley6799]

@@Tooba-K123 I think purple is Maria. The girl in the peachy pink dress is Tatiana and i think the girl in pink is Olga

[@BairMendoza]

I’m not royalty, but as someone who grew up with nothing and then had everything and then lost my whole family, this song will always rip my heart out. My mom and I survived and are good now, but there was nothing like the good old days. 💔

[@Sigma.674]

The mom is the most important in family!

[@lisajones1438]

​@@Sigma.674I know this is a year old. But you are just plain wrong. I'm not saying the dad is the most important either. In fact what I am saying is they are both equally important. Yin and yang. Without balance, there is chaos.

[@AlexisFiehler-nz6rq]

I think its so crazy that this specific song gives chills to like everyone who hears it or draws out some mind of emotional responses even if you dont know the story yet i cant put my finger on what it is about this song that gives me goosebumps and tears everytime i listen to it.

[@ur_unrecylced_water_bottle]

this song is so hauntingly beautiful. and the story behind it- it gives me chills.

[@icypeanutpolo]

Shoutout to Liz Callaway, the incredible singer who ingrained this song from my childhood into my memory. I would hum this for YEARS until I did it front of a friend who happened to love this movie, and she asked if this is where it was from. I didn’t remember, it had been at least two decades since the movie came out, and so we watched it…hauntingly beautiful song conveying so many emotions of longing and love and goodbyes that never got to happen.

[@user-DontYouDare]

1:02 never gets old

[@trebionprince6748]

When I see the her dancing with her sisters and then her dad walking up to dance with her as everyone bows, I get chills!!! Even tear up a little! A true tragedy beautifully told.

[@avanevarez772]

This song can only be described as hauntingly beautiful

[@Greenfield-yf1wh]

This was the time when Anastasia's death was not confirmed. It is a modern fairly tale that is sad, but beautiful. I remember watching this movie with my brother & sister on VHS.

[@stefperi]

yeah in 98 they found the bodies of little anastasia and her brothers

[@KristenSlice]

Yes. The movie was made as sort of a "Hope she's alive" state of mind.

[@Ellie-o1i]

@@stefperi they actually found them in 1979 but left the scene since it was risky to examine them and russia was still under soviet rule

[@Hans140]

This song is amazing. From the great music and the amazing singing from Anastasia’s VA, to the haunting vocalization and the somewhat somber tone of it all. The lyric “like a memory from a dream” shows just how fuzzy this memory is for Anastasia. She’s not even entirely sure it happened, just like how people can be unsure if a dream they think they had really happened. Memories can already be tricky to remember, yet the added fuzziness of a dream makes it all the more difficult to remember. But as the song goes on, she remembers more and more of what happened. It starts small, with a song someone sings and a familiar vase. Then she remembers more, the dancers, the ballroom etiquette, a golden dress, and a fathers love. And then the loss, the quiet disappearance of the dancers, her father walking away, and it all being suddenly interrupted by a yell. This song may seem like an “I want” song, where she wants to remember more. And that might be true, but it isn’t just that. It isn’t just a girl trying to remember her past, it’s about a woman finding her past, a past of dancers and kings, the woman remembering a song and a family lost to time, and the haunting memory of a fateful night.

[@Sigma.674]

Wow! Are you a writer Mr Hans?

[@Hans140]

@@Sigma.674 yup

[@Anna_96]

Just a small correction, it’s actually not her VA: the speaking and singing are done by two different people :)

[@Hans140]

@@Anna_96oh thanks

[@kyielthedonut1097]

The way this movie would be perfect for any kid, its not overstimulating, and in this scene in particular is so calm, its like a vivid dream.

[@elegantlytarnished3774]

I haven't seen this movie since I was probably five or six, yet this song has always stayed in the back of my head. Chilling, haunting, ethereal in a way Disney never quite achieved. Nostalgic in a very real way that made my heart ache.

[@SquashyNO.1]

I used to watch this movie as a kid. for some reason this song always gives me chills and makes me feel emotional. I don't know why, it just does

[@aiu_ao]

日本でももっと知られて欲しい…ガチの名曲

[@lovelyandfloppy]

I always get chills when the portraits come alive. 💗

[@shreya3702]

Just in love with this song 💖

[@esvveff]

Me too omg 🌙

[@n4l3ee]

Me too bro👌👌

[@bondseanbond5190]

Since Rumor Weed (Dark Wing Duck and Mr. L),anyone could enjoy Panda Express.

[@yncu]

Вообще русская версия нравится мне намного больше, потому что на моменте, когда Николай целует Анастасию в лоб, звучат строчки «Будешь ты в декабре вновь со мной, дорогая». Каждый раз, пропевая их, вспоминаю папу и думаю о том, что скорее бы наступил Новый Год😢

[@Omaeqq]

Да. Жаль, что это не добавили в английскую озвучку

[@aaaalove3591]

Да это детское чувство обещание родителей. В этих словах суть и глубина всего мультфильма воссоединение родных душ, преодоление трудностей на этом пути. Но это добавляет большей трагичности, ведь в реальности этого не будет никогда.

[@matthewguzman2511]

I sang this song for my grandpa when I was 5yrs old. I was so obsessed with this movie, and he watched that video of me singing it for him till the day he passed away 🕊️

[@rahaf3002]

Wow

[@Darkalista]

Ow so heartwarming 😢 may he rest in peace

[@xmiikoz]

Man..i tear up everytime. Loosing your whole family so many years back and then you finally come back where you lived with them many years..I just wish it never happend.

[@PastelEevee236]

Ya…

[@kellybacelis]

I cried listening to this This was one of my favorite movies

[@o.eax07]

omg that's me rn 😭😭

[@sarahouillette1357]

I'm glad I'm not the only one crying!

[@redtails]

1:19 there's an error here in the animation. In the frame before this, her coat is on the light/dark transition on the floor, when she takes off the coat, she puts it on the floor entirely in the shadow

[@stormi5195]

Ok, to be fair the rest of the animation is so amazing, the alexei's limp, her losing reflection when the dress shows up, ghosts/memories not having a reflection next to her..

[@frailgrail7452]

I just heard Anastasia’s voice actor Liz Callaway at a Sondheim tribute concert, and she is just as amazing as ever. I even got to meet her backstage and she is such a lovely person.

[@Cloudy._.Reality]

It’s so beautiful but it’s so sad. these aren’t memories. These are things she wishes she had without remembering them and then the kiss from her father as a last goodbye he never got to give. breaks my heart in such a stunning way. I’m so excited to be able to sing this song in choir this year!!

[@JediMike1212]

I’ve never watched this movie, but holy cow. This song put tears in my eyes, I felt the emotion and almost caught a glimpse of the story, someone ripped from their life and struggling to remember what happened as they fade to dust

[@warrentrueman8892]

Look at the sister with shorter hair. Whoever did the facial features of her, captured Tatiana perfectly. It's one of the most heartbreakingly brutal chapters in human history what happened to them all. Rest in peace dearly departed Romanov family. Forever in our minds and hearts

[@rae7036]

I come back to this movie/scene as an adult, loving it as a child, realizing how heartbreaking this story really is. A Princess who had the world in her hand, torn apart from her family and future. Growing up in poverty is quite the contrary to what she was born into. She kept true to herself and remained optimistic through something that seems impossible, especially during the earlier 1900's and against all odds reconnected with her remaining family. From what I know, this had a happier ending than the real story. It's unfortunate that not everyone gets a 'Happily Ever After' ending. Brilliant movie nonetheless.

[@theimmortalrain867]

Yeah, in reality, Anastasia died with the rest of her family. But at least here, she gets a happy ending.

[@pablotorrealba6728]

It's one of the most beautiful animated movies i've ever seen, and this song wow... makes me cry. ❤

[@Igrodel2]

Хочу поблагодарить авторов этой музыки и мультфильма. Вы действительно смогли проникнуть в глубину русской души. Мультфильм моего детства.

[@dowagon]

У вас є душа?

[@yourydavydov5680]

Не забывайте только кем был Николай 2 и сколько людей погибло в одно кровавое Воскресенье ! И какой посыл несется в этом фильме и какое искажение истории показано !!

[@idefix8863]

Спасибо большое за тёплые слова, мы старались!

[@Slender16woman]

здраствуйте, как мультфильм называется?

[@kimjeonghwa5703]

@@dowagon смешно.

[@helvarfromcamelot8147]

I loved this movie as a child and it’s still so good but it’s now also really sad once I found out about the Romanov family, the four sisters and one brother all murdered for the father’s incompetence, the BRUTALITY of their murders too and how it took numerous tries to kill the children because of the jewels hidden in their clothes that stopped the bullets. And it’s also interesting to note that Anastasia’s body is the one who was found with the rest of the family, I think it was Maria (?) and Alexei found separate so all the Anastasia imposters were what they were - imposters. But there are plenty of conspiracy theories out there regarding one of the children escaping. I haven’t found any convincing ones for the sisters but I did see one about a young man who was believed to be Alexei who also had haemophilia and who disappeared shortly after. But sadly I think this is all conspiracy theory. I like that their family lineage lives on though, the remaining Romanovs but also the other European royals. Prince Philip (UK) for example was amongst the people used to test the DNA of the remains in the 90s.

[@luisaluz9257]

Nicholas', Alexandra's, Olga's, Tatiana's and Anastasia's bodies were found in the early 90s and buried in 1998. Maria and Alexei were found in 2007, and still waiting to be buried 😔

[@scionixx9568]

The father wasn’t a bad man just a bad ruler unfortunately…then came communism, something much worse

[@cinamoroll5771]

I've never watched Anastasia and know nothing about it but this song is the best thing I've ever heard

[@savannahacuna291]

Oh my goodness you should def watch it I love it

[@SairinEarthsea]

And the little golden book version. That movie had some good songs too.​@@savannahacuna291

[@kitty_dancing_princess]

Gorgeous, magical, emotional, lovely😍. And the last part when her father kissed her goodbye, it was so beautiful and sad in the same time. I had got tears in my arms🥹

[@juicy3545]

The moment of Olga, Tatania, and Maria dressing Anastasia is so sweet and I like to think it happened IRL at some point, the sisters were close, they would most likely help each other dress. The moment with Nicholas and Anastasia is sweet to, Nicholas lived his family and most likely would have been happy if him and his family were middle class. He was not a fan of being Tsar. Nicholas kissing Anastasia's head feels like something he did in life many times. The forehead kissed in Anastasia's day dream feeling like Nicholas kissing his youngest daughter good bye.

[@alicegraham1571]

Upper middle class would be where it's at. You have a little bit extra to enjoy life and live/work comfortably. But not too much that you lose appreciation nor envied.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

The real life Anastasia was usually dressed up by her servants, but she hated being treated as a dress-up doll. In fact, she found royal gatherings to be very boring because she could rarely find anyone interesting to talk to. Anastasia was a jokester and unfortunately as a representative of the royal family there were boundaries on what she was allowed to say during certain events.

[@hazbinotakusimp2182]

I didn't even realize that those women were her sisters, that hurts my heart even more

[@mitchellhouser1572]

I think it would have been better for Nicholas if he truly didn't want to be tsar, but he believed in the divine right of kings so thought that everything he did was destined from God to be correct. If he truly acknowledged his own ignorance and incompetence, he likely could have sorrounded himself by the most effective advisors and what happened in Russia would have been different.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

@@mitchellhouser1572 I mean, didn't Rasputin dismiss all the advisors and bureaucrats who were competent?

[@oHmega14]

This is such an eerily beautiful and hauntingly charming song! Every time I hear it, I get goosebumps! I also greatly appreciate the animators' attention to detail: if you look at the ballroom floor when the spirits of Anya's family emerge, she's the only one with a shadow/reflection, confirming that the other guests aren't physically there.

[@powxey]

this movie truly was a fever dream, i love it so much. tbh it gives old disney vibes :)

[@zee3204]

Disney recently claimed rights to it so technically it is a Disney movie now

[@sundus928]

@@zee3204 Disney "own" it but they didn't make it.

[@zee3204]

@@sundus928 yeah i know

[@blissinchains]

Don Bluth who animated this film used to work for Disney. He left, and made The Land Before Time, American Tail, and many other beloved films--along with this one. He must be so bitter right now that Disney owns his work anyway.

[@dajanaegibbs4676]

Exactly I really thought it was a Disney movie too!

[@disneymusic12]

I heard this song in the hospital the night my son died. We were sitting in my daughters dance class today and I think they’re using this song for her recital and I sat there crying in the waiting area. I love this song. It’s sad, but it was my sign from him that night. Makes my heart skip

[@jamilavargas9705]

I don’t know why everytime I go through stuff in life. this song relaxes me, there’s something so powerful about it

[@christinacordova6271]

Everytime I listen to this song I always get the chills and just how beautiful it is. Truly magical.

[@amandaforrest7697]

One of my favorite songs from the movie. I still remember most of the lyrics, too. Great magical scene, too! Don Bluth is such a great animator!

[@Ally_kitsune]

2:24 the last kiss..

[@MrIgorKuznetsov]

1:04 can't hold my bursting tears. What a moment! All that grace, beauty and glory has gone to ruins. And her family... I just can't stop my running tears. I feel it, feel an open wound of my ancestors Motherland. I'm a 34 old man lying on a bed during late night and crying before my sleep and going to work... That's an art, pure art reminded me I'm still alive human with a heart, not a bio-robot. Just thank you! Now I'm trying to calm down...

[@Belly_088]

This is definitely gonna be the lullaby I sing to my child in the future

[@Ieena]

🥺❤️

[@SproutiusShrubiusthe16th]

This is a lullaby I'm gonna sing to myself in the future

[@Anime_Dynasty]

Most definitely

[@kellyteague6401]

Calms both of my children🥰

[@kaitlynnradisovich1212]

I've sung this to all my babies and it worked with all 3 of them

[@Sky-tk8hv]

25 years later, Goosebumps

[@ChocoFurSeal]

Как же это прекрасно..

[@elizabethc5286]

I think I sang this song every day for months after seeing this movie. I even got the little dog from Burger King, you would squeeze his tummy and his ears would pop up. I loved that thing so much, brought it every where. One of the most under rated animated films ever made. The sound track is just incredible and the story is so sad and so sweet, it really should have been up there with things like The Little Mermaid and Lion King. Love Anastasia ❤️

[@Maya182012]

This song is beautifully made. I keep singing this song at work and at home. As a little girl, this was a repeat movie.

[@fredlandik5035]

I am Russian, and we had the farewell waltz on this song when we graduated from school. KZbin algorithm just showed me this, and I suddenly understood that it is actually written for this cute cartoon about the daughter of the last Russian Emperor. The royal family, nobility, and officers were knowed to dance a lot, and this all hit very hard. One can simply draw a parallel between graduating from the kind and ordered school environment to become a member of a chaotic world where everything is messed up and the history of Russia that went from the Russian Empire to the Soviets and the Russian Federation today.

[@nickipakno443]

to be honest, as for me, russian girl, this film is a big tribute to a lasted long russian history of the romanov dinasty, and a legend about anastasia, daughter of the nicholas the second. i love that film, and fuck war guys, love yall❤❤❤

[@Melatonin1981]

Its December again 🌨❄

[@CypherEarthling]

I don't if it's just me but it is a mixture of haunting ghostly figures but also dreamy glowing beautiful dancing figures from a sweet dream

[@aarzoorazzaq63]

Anyone in December ----->❤

[@klezzaa8957]

As someone but broken ties with my family in some ways. This movie always makes me yearn for something that is missing.. I miss my grandmas when watching this.. And the relationships I could have head with my family.. Something about this movie makes me so emotional and yearning for something ive never had. Something old and nostalgic. Its beautiful and I have loved the movie since I was a little girl. I always loved the name Anastasia because of the movie.

[@asahinaa.mafuyuu]

My mother always song this song to me when I was younger, I never knew where it came from though. It seems as if memories do come to haunt you.

[@dominiquecerda3787]

The moment the royal family walked towards Anastasia and when the Czar kissed her forehead he knew his little girl was all grown up🥹🥺❤️ it’s still sad in real life that they all died💔

[@altarush]

Blame the communists for that. Putin, anyone?

[@rommix0]

@@altarush Show how much you know about history. Putin wasn't around back then you dummy.

[@altarush]

@@rommix0It was a joke.

[@breakfist6364]

@@altarush wut

[@Darcey-w9b]

My childhood New Year’s memories are filled with happiness, and this song is forever tied to those moments. Every time I hear it, it brings back that same joyful feeling.”🤍✨

[@jexx4270]

This song has made a permanent place in my mind. I’ve been singing this song for 23 years

[@littlelight92458]

I never watched this movie but I know enough of it and the true history to find this song haunting, sad and beautiful. This particular scene and song just stays with me and I find myself humming it every now and again.

[@pias2569]

This always makes me cry 😢i lost my dad when i was pretty Young and with him Most of my memories of my childhood were gone. The way she Sings about things her Heart yearns to remember and when she is dancing with her dad, always makes me so sad. And still its such a Beautiful Song and melody, i love it ❤eben went to st. Petersburg to See that magic ❤

[@Is4b3I1y]

This song is so nostalgic I remember watching this film when I was younger

[@atebenepoxyi_]

I am proud that this is a Russian cartoon. so insightful and at the same time ordinary scene and hides the dream of a princess, it's just gorgeous.

[@L3NXyyy]

The song, the movie, the plot, ITS JUST AWESOME

[@1231234mimi]

the fact its based on what happened irl is haunting. I wish she actually lived but it was just a rumor because they were missing one of the daughters remains. They found her years later after this movie came out and her brother :/

[@IreneFlora-z3u]

This one scene always replays in my mind. Over and over again. It's so divine like pure wine. The flavors just sink in all at once.

[@vladimirm1036]

From Russia with love: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3O3cpqqZchjftksi=xiGjUbBiFSuz9YPE

[@henakulluri6877]

I remember this song used to scare me... it gave me chills on my spine

[@bonge_Spob2857]

Why? Does it remind you of Ballora’s music box?

[@mo0onlight906]

My December song .. forever ❤

[@twitchwitch_9427]

This song always made me sad. I love it 🥰 it makes me think of what my life could've been like if my parents stayed.

[@godspeedredeicieli4384]

I feel the same exact way with my own parents if they stayed

[@lelalela1567]

This song is magical…

[@jenildeenminshara]

This song is so heart touching

[@ASoberBear]

A movie from 1997 a movie I adore and I was 6 when came out getting this many views in modern times brings me joy. Either my fellow 30 year olds remember too, or a new gen got to find this gem.

[@LizyRomance]

Share this beauty 🎼 💖

[@sabanana_]

This is truly hauntingly beautiful.

[@TheKikismom]

I cry every time. I have no chance. Always. How emotional knowing what happened to them. 😭😭😭😭❤️ This is a MASTERPIECE and I am happy Disney hasn’t been able to get ahold of it.

[@sarahouillette1357]

Same 😢

[@cybercheese3]

Well, Disney actually do own this after the Disney-Fox merger 😅

[@ritahamilton9876]

Watched it when it came out in 97, I was 17 then...my daughter watched it growing up...now at almost 44 I still watch it, and someday soon I'll watch it with my grandchildren ❤

[@HelenysTargaryen]

Ugh Im crying again Such a beautiful but sorrowful song

[@H3ll9_Fr13nd]

I loved this movie so much as a kid and I still do She’s not part of Disney but she’s my favorite princess This song and scene has always been burned The dancing ghost is what awed me so much as a kid I thought it was so cool

[@Portagas.D.Ace75]

I can't define beauty rather than this art Summoning the poem inside my heart, The chandelier and the grace hitting to my little yet sorry heart, I don't know yet sometimes while listening I cry and at times fall apart, Such is the gracefulness O Reader, it's hard to describe Chronicles lives within me revive, Such a tragedy cause by the red army to blind people into the haze Yet this story never fails to amaze Singing tales of... The fallen tales of Russian Romarov Such a Reviere and serene is this song, Lost have I, upon the merry yet tragic tale all along..... ~ Ace

[@LuzNoceda991]

I love this poem sm

[@reyneyl]

probably the only song that gives me goosebumps