O Canada national anthem sign-off film

Utilized by the CBC for many years this is a beautifully animated (by Michael Mills Productions) rendition of O Canada

[@ika-rus8010]

This version of the anthem was made specially for the 1976 Olympics in Montreal and it was arranged by Victor Vogel (and I have to agree with many, it's probably the best arrangement ever of O Canada)

[@paulc1665]

Thank you for this. I have been wanting to know for practically my entire life what the origin of this was.

[@eddyhouchins5508]

And animated by Michael Mills Productions in Montreal

[@mtlson]

100% the best version

[@JCO2002]

Absolutely the best.

[@davidfraser2946]

THANK YOU!!!! I've been dying for years (decades) to know the composer of this perfect arrangement!!

[@NP4Mayans]

Start at the Pacific, end somewhere in the Maritimes or Newfoundland: this is a cool flight across the continent, with recognizable terrain and buildings... I like it, a lot.

[@usaskjock]

It does skip the entire arctic which as someone from the NWT sucks, but it’s still the best version

[@airodyssey]

@@usaskjock I particularly like how a lot of Quebec features/landmarks are portrayed. Montreal (with the St. Joseph Oratory, the Biosphere and the port clearly visible), the maple forests, Quebec City (Château Frontenac) and Gaspésie (Percé Rock).

[@taofanarchy96-renzomaracas14]

That answer my doubts on where was the direction of the shooting of the film! (Pacific coast - Atlantic coast) Also, I unofficially call this National Anthem Film "A Mare Usque ad Mare" (which is in theme with the general theme of it and also the motto that appears on the Coat of Arms of Canada)

[@Nsbustin]

When I'm homesick, I play this video and my spirit is uplifted

[@eddybaby58]

Michael Mills Productions in Montreal, arguably the overall best animation studio in Canada in the 1980's

[@rd9277]

I grew up with this and to this day it makes me tear up. It’s an amazing arrangement.

[@Foxonian]

When I used to spend my summers in Maine, they had CKSH Ch. 9 on the cable system. This was the anthem they always used at both sign off and sign on each day.

[@theengineer70]

this is how the Canadian anthem is meant to be played

[@gpenney77]

Maybe nostalgia plays a role - I remember repeatedly watching this sign-off in the '90s as a teenager in the family basement, usually having smoked a joint and having watched something good on the CBC. I'm no nationalist. To my mind, though, it's a brilliant animated sequence, and probably the best instrumental rendition of the anthem I've heard. I especially love the dramatic flourishes in the last few bars. The fact that I continue to look it up every so often bears testimony to the quality of this production, I think.

[@IamtheRealLizardQueen]

CKY TV used the Michael Mills Productions O Canada national anthem film for their sign off/ sign on from 1983 until 1992 (my mom remembers seeing this back in the early 80s). Note: bmuz uploaded a video of the CKY TV sign off from 1983 on KZbin years ago (I recommend you watch the video).

[@patatakap]

Goosebumps.........

[@MrRedneckman100]

patatakap had to listen to this when I went to Canada!

[@Nik-ny9ue]

Same lol

[@robatsea2009]

You're right - the network would play it both at the end of the broadcast day as well as the start of each morning before they shifted to a 24x7 operation.

[@shawnio]

can you point me to the video of the scenes of canada, I am actually in the video at the end, I can't find it anywhere

[@juanpablofernandezrauchtvr9256]

O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all of us command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee!

[@WeatherNowTimmins]

Sounds like O'Canada that our grade 7 and 8 classes listened to in 1990 and 1991, on the school intercom.

[@wardbond1974]

this has the best orchestral arrangement ever!!!

[@scottguy5452]

God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

[@user-ve5ln5le9y]

Love the way they snuck Tom Thomsons painting in there. But ironic they show brief glimpse of Toronto and Montreal and Quebec City but not Ottawa/Parliament buildings

[@IEDDTECH]

this is the VERY BEST arrangement of O Canada...hands down. THe only thing that even comes close...is the VSO TAKE #2 of the anthem...for the 2010 Olympics.

[@usaskjock]

Italy did a great job of o canada in the turin olympics

[@user-ve5ln5le9y]

The VSO and David Foster have worked a lot together including the Millennium version of OCan ft Lara Fabian on vocal. NTV Newfoundland uses that one before the CTV national news

[@nancyneal5377]

This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen or heard in my life.

[@wilcoxandrew88]

As a child I remember seeing this early morning as the broadcast started on one of the two or three channels we could pick up with our "rabbit ears" antenna.

[@erickpaolod.santos3719]

The music comes from the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal Quebec Canada

[@robatsea2009]

There is indeed a version of "O Canada" made in 1952 by the celebrated Evelyn Lambart, but the version posted I've posted is accurately credited to Michael Miills Productions and was transferred directly from a 3/4" U-Matic tape of their Demo Reel. There are also landmarks glimpsed in the animation such as the TD Tower in Vancouver (built in 1972), Toronto's CN Tower (1976), and the Montreal Biosphere (1967) all obviously built long after 1952.

[@riceymartin2203]

I think this was made in 1983. I'm no Canadian, but I saw a comment saying that statement.

I think it's before 1983 'cause I worked at Mike's from '82 to '93 as freelance and it was already done. I reshot it in late '80s. The drawings are 3 X 4 inches

And I'm wondering how you know about where this is taken from ( U-matic 3/4 inch demo reel...) worked there?

[@timripley3396]

@@riceymartin2203 CKY Winnipeg was using it in 1983, per a sign-off video elsewhere on YT...Cantonese-language Fairchild TV still uses this to the present day.

[@mamacass757]

This national anthem film is turning 40 in 2023.

[@Charliecomet82]

I remember this from when I was visiting relatives in Montana; they were able to get two TV channels, and one of them was CBC.

[@AdamAbramsVancouver]

Wow, this brings back memories. Heck, the idea of TV stations signing off brings back memories! Thanks for posting it.

[@BlackSunsu]

I used to frequently travel to BC throughout the 1990s and the Anthem reminded me so much I really loved the Canadian people and Province.

[@tkp98]

I was just randomly on KZbin and got a Captain Newfoundland recommendation and was like “what the hell I haven’t seen this in forever” at least 25 to 30 years. The randomly remembered this animated sign off and was telling my wife about it. Was looking and looking for it and then my wife was like let me try and within 2 minutes finds it and was like “ is this it”? and I scream “ YES IT IS “and we sit and watch and just smile. Good memories from when I was a kid in Newfoundland with a big old wooden tv and rabbit ears. Good memories🙂

[@domainofthesun4400]

reminds me to humbly put my hand on my heart and be thankful for being Canadian

[@moenasir6995]

This version of the anthem was made specially for the 1976 Olympics in Montreal and it was arranged by James L. Venable I have to agree with many, it's probably the best arrangement ever of Clarence

[@mch2004]

Canada is a beautiful country and have a beautiful anthem. Greetings from Chile. Le Canada est un beau pays et il a un bel hymne. Salutations de Chili.

[@yegfreethinker]

Thank you / merci you're too kind! Tu es trop gentille. J'aimerais voir ton beau pays une fois à l'avenir. I'd love to see your beautiful country sometime. -your fellow neighbour on our most beautiful continents on earth. ❤❤❤❤

[@denelson83]

Fun fact: CBC radio and television stations use callsigns beginning with CB, a prefix officially assigned by the ITU to Chile.

[@MrRedneckman100]

Played this while standing a few feet away overlooking Niagara Falls into Canada. Felt some canadian pride there even though I'm American.

[@renegademanxxx]

Man that was so nice to see.... bring back those days please

[@TheThirdWiseMonkey]

Loved CBC television when we lived across the river from Windsor, Ontario and miss Royal Canadian Air Farce (John Morgan) and This Hour Has 22 Minutes (Mary Walsh & Cathy Jones). Always kept the station on just to see this sign-off. Thanks for posting this, now I get to see it whenever I want. Some may disagree with me but O Canada is the greatest national anthem on the planet, Canadians are the most polite and hospitable people on the planet and the nation of Canada has the most spectacular geography on the planet. Coast to coast, it is just beautiful. Think the American rockies are a big deal? Go see Canada's, they got the better deal.

[@Nik-ny9ue]

We truly are the best

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I liked it before they altered the lyrics in recent years.

[@AuntieMHere]

@robatsea2009 Thank you so much for posting this. I have it somewhere on a VHS tape, from back when I could watch CBC. Beautiful.

[@NRFEPH]

The Canadian National Anthem (arranged by Vic Vogel) film in animation version was used for CBC/Radio-Canada TV stations Sign-on/off. Fairchild TV, a Canadian Cantonese TV channel also uses the "O Canada" film back in 1990s.

[@Tanzim-Kazi]

It was also used in a few CTV affiliates, like CKY Winnipeg and MCTV Northern Ontario.

[@NelvanaFan1971]

and the Women's Television Network IIRC

[@dimaswidyasatrio]

And TVÁ circa 1990s too

[@PixySix]

Remember when we were an awesome source of beautiful and creative animation in the world?

[@jareddicarlo7816]

Now, the only animation Canada produces is shitty flash cartoons.

[@NelvanaFan1971]

Make that ToonBoom bcuz flash is dead

[@Harmthuria]

I used to watch every Saturday morning before my cartoons aired. After this there was a clip of people who would paint Canada on a giant canvas. There was easy going music, not the Anthem, and then the narrator would talk about the channel, CBC in English and Radio-Canada in French. I found the clip, but I don't know the official name/title of it. Find it one the right; 'Artist Peter Flinsch in CBC / Radio-Canada.

[@BlindGuardian495]

Wow so much memories brought back with this..!!! I'm sure that this is the best arrangement Ever for the Ô Canada..!!! Instant Goosebumps... 👍👍👍

[@aai3661]

The final selection for our anthem came down to this or Babaji by Supertramp.

[@djsammy25]

Happy Canada Day to all Canadians around the world! Americans & Canadians always stick together as neigborhood friends in spite of everything. May God bless you all. :-)

[@ActionHero29]

Thank you so much and God bless you too brother

[@17z483]

From Zahramay Falls UK, Australia, and New Zealand parks from 2014

[@mimsredjelly]

This is making me patriotic for a country I'm not even from

[@tylerleemyles9592]

Best version of our anthem

[@RetroGaming-gp2ef]

Brings a tear to the eye

[@scp-0962]

I am somehow even more proud to be canadian! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@UAndZoni]

Imagine if you were watching Fairchild TV at night before some color bars make some annoying beeping noise.

[@adamstiles1154]

truely epic animation.

[@Mark-ld5um]

If this came on tv, I was up too late 🙂

[@phillies4100_mainsite]

Hello to all my fellow neighbors across the border from the US of A!!

[@gregsawka201]

The mountain goat/sheep always made me laugh!!

[@pernelldh]

I played the instrumental version of O Canada 🇨🇦 dedicated in memory of native Canadian, the late Alex Trebek.

[@morbojobo8951]

I am an hardcore Québec independantist but this is as close as I can get to being canadian. The anthem was originaly for French Canadian and was taken over by Canada but god this version is glorious with the animation. One day Québec will be a country but this video will always pinch my heart a little.

[@liberxionzion5959]

@Morbo Jobo C'est exactement ma situation. Ultra independantiste, mais ceci me pogne vraiment aux trippes. Calixa Lavallé, un vrai Canayen de che nous. Hahaha @A. moore GFY

[@autumnstar7346]

The last time I checked Canada was officially bilingual and independent. Enjoys an abundant of freedoms and liberties, so you Quebecers are independent. Perhaps a trip to North Korea is in order to wake you up. As an independent country you would suffer economically, have a weak currency, just to name a few. But that’s what happens when you live in a shell can’t comprehend the bigger picture.

[@ahhhhh4802]

If you guys ever separate I don't want my tribe to separate from Canada in Québec

[@morbojobo8951]

@@ahhhhh4802 what is your tribe?

[@ahhhhh4802]

@@morbojobo8951 Cree

[@JamesSperbeck]

THANK YOU CANADA

[@jacobleb420]

Wow! This brings back memories!

[@604kryptonian]

I remember watching this after CBC ending its broadcast at night when i was a kid. I wonder if they still do this.

[@robatsea2009]

I believe all of the CBC stations shifted to a 24x7 broadcast schedule a few years back.

[@jimmysullivan4981]

Same here i remember.watching this as a kid

[@MrRedneckman100]

Je me souviens.

[@ActionHero29]

Oui moi aussi. Que de souvenirs

[@BasilFawlty4444]

Wow... Canada is amazing. How did I not know that before? Oh wait... I did!!

[@rickster100100]

Happy Canada Day. 2020. God Bless Our Northern Cousin. From a Yank. Take care.

[@cyberelf8627]

Greatest strongest country as like states. Long live Canada. Viva la Canada

[@madraven07]

Delightful animation. How many Canadian artists trace their lineage back to this film?

[@banu8667]

Long live Canada! Greeting from S.korea

[@supersasquatch]

Back when life was stable

[@StrawB0ss]

Lol during the cold war and the AIDS epidemic? Life was never stable.

[@chrisruggles6052]

Happy Canada day to all Canadians this message is dedicated to the 2013 Flood victims in Alberta

[@erickpaolod.santos3719]

It was used in sign on and off of CBC/Société Radio Canada television stations in 1990's Until 2005

[@moenasir6995]

Utilized by the Disney XD for many years this is a beautifully animated (by Michael Mills Productions) rendition of Big City Greens

[@nope.7878]

Thanks A Lot, Television! Now I Will Have No Sleep At All!

[@physicist88]

Oh wow, this brings me back to my childhood. Thanks for posting!

[@NikitaFilatovFan3040]

The music played during the Canada wins olympics.

[@Axfou]

there is also the castle in Quebec and the rock at percer :P

[@moenasir6995]

Utilized by the YTV for many years this is a beautifully animated (by Michael Mills Productions) rendition of Its Pony

[@simpsonsfan09]

Happy Canada Day to our northern neighbours!

[@RetroGaming-gp2ef]

I love my country

[@moenasir6995]

This version of the anthem was made specially for the 1976 Olympics in Montreal and it was arranged by Curtis Moore and I have to agree with many, it's probably the best arrangement ever of HouseBroken

[@antonboludo8886]

Beautiful.

[@moenasir6995]

This version of the anthem was made specially for the 1976 Olympics in Montreal and it was arrangement by Mark Rivers I have to agree with many, it's probably the best arrangement ever of Mr. Pickles

[@KevjumbaNigahigaYTF]

I remember this from when I was a kid🥺❤️

[@susanrybak7192]

CBC North in Inuvik and later in Fort Nelson

[@moenasir6995]

This version of the anthem was made specially for the 1976 Olympics in Montreal and it was arranged by Jesse Novak and I have to agree with many, it's probably the best arrangement ever of Tuca & Bertie

[@ftjm69]

I remember waking up very very early in the morning (when I shouldn’t have mind you) as a kid and seeing this on TV

[@jd-ku3iw]

Thank you

[@moenasir6995]

Utilized by the Adult Swim for many years this is a beautifully animated (by Michael Mills Productions) rendition of Lazor Wulf

[@moenasir6995]

This version of the anthem was made specially for the 1976 Olympics in Montreal and it was arranged by Walter Murphy and I have to agree with many, it's probably the best arrangement ever of Family Guy

[@kieranmansfield9240]

0:47 The West Wind by Tom Thomson

[@nikkiaiello3446]

Beautiful!

[@supersasquatch]

They should redo this with but with actual real 4k 60fps drone footage

[@60skidlostinspace]

Nice work.

[@skuz34]

If this was made in 2017 it would have been done with a drone

[@ftjm69]

This should be on my post-covid bucket list. Buy a drone and travel across Canada while re-creating this whole thing.

[@JoSonDoOwns]

That's brilliant

[@AuntieMHere]

I remember seeing/hearing this back in the 90s on my big dish in California

[@moenasir6995]

Utilized by the Disney XD for many years this is a beautifully animated (by Michael Mills Productions) rendition of Wander Over Yonder

[@moenasir6995]

Utilized by the Disney XD for many years this is a beautifully animated (by Michael Mills Productions) rendition of Phineas And Ferb

[@jmramos0109]

Happy Canada Day!! #Canada150

[@denelson83]

Too bad I can only hear this in one ear when wearing headphones...

[@moenasir6995]

This version of the anthem was made specially for the 1976 Olympics in Montreal and it was arranged by Ryan Elder and I have to agree with many, it's probably the best arrangement ever of Inside Job

[@richarddinh851]

Joyeux la fête Canadien pour tous Canadiens

[@erickpaolod.santos3719]

Filmed from the National Film Board of Canada

nope this was produced by a company named Micheal Mills production for which I worked from 1982 until 1989

[@jaybee9716]

A mare usque ad mare :)

[@Brick-Life]

the lyrics are : O JJ Anthem: O J.J.'s KZbin channel I really think you're fine! When Sun News closed I made you to fill up my free time. I (ughh) make videos on Canada and people click like hell. I sometimes try to mix things up but those don't do as well. Quebeckers all hate me. I'm not super into them too. O J.J.'s KZbin channel! I wish you had more views.

[@julianandresosoriomontoya1081]

Let's start a lyric chain with me O Canada,

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Our home and native land. True patriot love In all thy sons command. Yes, I"m using the old lyrics, deal with it!

[@timmyturner327]

@@ChristopherSobieniak in glowing hearts we see thee rise a true north strong and free

[@mylesmccloud8746]

@@timmyturner327 From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

[@timmyturner327]

@@mylesmccloud8746 God keep our land glorious and free

[@ChaosAndMayhemTV]

@@timmyturner327 O Canada! We stand on guard for thee!

[@moenasir6995]

Utilized by the Teletoon for many years this is a beautifully animated (by Michael Mills Productions) rendition of We Bare Bears

[@essvee86]

What year was this made?

[@raynekraven]

wrong it was interpreted for th olympic games in montreal in 76

[@Tanzim-Kazi]

For the animation, the earliest year it was used was in 1983.

[@IamtheRealLizardQueen]

​​​​@@raynekravenyou're wrong! The national anthem film *_is_* from 1983! Look up CKY sign off (1983) on KZbin.

[@raynekraven]

our country, from one ocean to the other. do they still broadcast this?

[@robatsea2009]

Not that I'm aware of. Most channels operate 24x7 and thus do not allow usage of national anthem films, unfortunately.

[@raynekraven]

some traditions get lost over time :( thanks for sharing

[@cloddiehoppers]

I just saw this on TV a few nights ago. I didn't check which channel, but it was definitely used before that channel signed off. I was in the kitchen and heard it playing on TV in the living room so I went over to watch it. Thought I'd try to look it up on KZbin, too. I've seen it at least a couple times recently. Next time I'll make note of which channel it was if I see it again.

[@raynekraven]

hey thanks!

[@moenasir6995]

This version of the anthem was made specially for the 1976 Olympics in Montreal and it was arranged by Mark Mothersbaugh I have to agree with many, it's probably the best arrangement ever of Regular Show

[@ansatsu3051]

1970s-1990s?

[@Brick-Life]

*QUEBEC INTENSIFIES*