"Jolly Holiday" is a song from

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's 1964 film ''

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''. It was composed by

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and

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. The song is sung in the film by Bert (

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) and Mary (

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) in the pastel fantasy sequence before reaching the carousel.

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-winning music arranger

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provided the much lauded orchestration. The singing animal voices were provided by Bill Lee (as Ram),

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(as Lambs),

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(as Barnyard Horse),

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(as Cow),

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(as Geese),

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(as Hog / Pig) and

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(as Penguin Waiter), with

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and Richard M. Sherman voicing the other Penguins. This song also appears in the 2004 musical, but it was changed to fit the story of Neleus from '' Mary Poppins Opens the Door''. The motion picture takes place in 1910 (although the P.L. Travers books place the story in 1934) and the song is in the

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style of the period. This song has been parodied in '' Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its Act'' and the show's album, with the name "Jolly Holiday with Rudy," which made fun of the cleaning of Broadway at the time. This musical number also appears in the '' Sing Along Songs'' series of Disney videos.

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