Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) returned to Disney as a special guest to host various segments for certain "Beauty and the Beast" re-releases. In addition to establishing Bryson as a mainstream recording artist, the singer has since returned to Disney on two separate occasions to record pop versions of "A Whole New World" and "As Long as There's Christmas", the theme songs of the animated films "Aladdin" (1992) and "" (1997), respectively, both of which are duets. Although "A Whole New World" was very successful, "Beauty and the Beast" remains a larger hit for the singer. Bryson also included "Beauty and the Beast" on some
Even Though the Whole World Is Burning PBS. It screened widely at film festivals. Even Though the Whole World Is Burning Even Though the Whole World Is Burning is a feature documentary film about former United States Poet Laureate and environmental activist W. S. Merwin. The film is directed and produced by Stefan Schaefer and screened at, among others, the Maui Film Festival, DOXA Film Festival, Environmental Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, and the Hawaii International Film Festival. W.S. Merwin: To Plant a Tree is a one-hour documentary edited from "Even Though the Whole World Is Burning", produced by Cicala Filmworks and WNET, and directed by