Case in point: Sunday night's Best Original Song winner "Let It Go" is a counterpoint of sorts to "Happy." It may not sit atop the Hot 100, but it's vying for the most ubiquitous song in the world right now: Not only has it been translated into 42 languages/dialects worldwide, its pre-fab Broadway energy has inspired sanctioned sing-a-longs in movie theaters. A song like "Let It Go" hasn't swept the world like this since, well, the last big Disney song.

It was Frozen's high-profile win this past Sunday night. At this point, listeners would expect nothing less than a show-stealing performance from Idina Menzel courtesy of the juggernaut of film music that is the Walt Disney Corporation. The music of Disney movies has provided a sentimental soundtrack spanning generations of children and adults plus a cultural force that binds the world and "Let It Go" is only the latest entry in this legacy.

In total, Disney has won 12 Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Here are the most essential Oscar-winning Disney ditties:

"When You Wish Upon a Star" from 1940's Pinocchio - Music by Leigh Harline, lyrics by Ned Washington: This is the Disney song set the gold standard for all others to follow. It's the stock background instrumental for Disney World and Disneyland ads. It's even been adapted outside the Disney canon as a "traditional" Christmas song. That's when you know you've made it. The original was sung by velvet-voiced Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket and bookends Pinocchio's opening and closing credits. The American Film Institute ranked "When You Wish Upon a Star" seventh in its 100 Greatest Songs in Film History, the highest-ranked Disney animated film song.