The Library of Congress named the song culturally important and included it in its National Recording Registry in 2009.

The American Film Institute named the song seventh in their list of all-time songs in the film.In Japan and Scandinavian countries, the song is considered a Christmas carol and is played during the holidays.Brian Wilson, leader of the Beach Boys, noted that the song’s melody structure served as inspiration for the group’s hit song, “Surfer Girl.”.John Williams’ score for Close Encounters of the Third Kind quotes some of the most recognizable song phrases from “When You Wish Upon a Star.”.Popular versions of the song were recorded by Glenn Miller, Rosemary Clooney, Guy Lombardo, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, The Manhattan Transfer, Stevie Wonder, the Supremes, Linda Ronstadt, Rod Stewart, Leon Redbone, Wynton Marsalis, and Beyonce.It was recorded as part of a set of Disney songs on a 4-record, 78 RPM set, including songs from “The Wizard of Oz.” When You Wish upon a Star Pinocchio: 1940: Cliff Edwards: 8 The Way We Were The Way We Were: 1973: Barbra Streisand: 9 Stayin’ Alive Saturday Night Fever: 1977: The Bee Gees: 10 The Sound of Music The Sound of Music: 1965: Julie Andrews: 11 The Man That Got Away A Star Is Born: 1954: Judy Garland: 12 Diamonds.It was the first Disney song to win an Oscar.The song was also used in advertising campaigns promoting Disneyland. The beginning notes can be heard at the start of all Disney movies in the 1950s and 1960s. It’s considered the standard representative song for the Disney Corporation.Today’s song of the day is “When You Wish Upon a Star,” which had originally been sung by Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney’s “Pinocchio” and later became a Big Band-era classic.

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