![]() ![]() In 1971 the tradition grew to include Walt Disney World, first at Magic Kingdom and then moving to Epcot in 1994.ġ998 - Richard Crenna, Edward James OlmosĢ012 – In 2012, the event was hosted for 20 nights, with 9 actors narrating on different nights. Though the annual performances moved to the Fantasyland Theater from 1998 through 2002, the essence of it has remained unchanged. Each year features a celebrity narrator joined by a large choir for a retelling of the biblical story of Jesus' birth in front of the Main Street Station. The Event's History:The Candlelight Processional was the brainchild of Charles Hirt (1912-2001), the legendary choir instructor at the University of Southern California School of Music and it has been on the Disneyland calendar every year since. The Disneyland Candlelight Processional is another annual Disneyland tradition that dates back to 1958 and the days Walt himself walked the park. Brown served as the celebrity narrator for the joyous occasion.
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