I remember being frightened by Up The Airy Mountain, too.

And I love the Pete Seeger version of Henry My Son that had the Green and Yellow chorus!

Meanwhile, not quite thread creep, but I really dislike it when Disney takes a good fairy tale/children's story and ruins it by changing to a happy ending. The worst offender was The Little Mermaid, who is NOT supposed to get the prince, but rather fail and then turn to foam upon the water, which is what dead mermaids are. I can hardly wait for The Little Match Girl (Who Marries The Heartless Millionnaire)...

Contrast that to the amazing scene in Sleeping Beauty, I think, where the Prince has to deal with the evil witch "And all the powers of HELL!"