This Christmas, Disney will be mixing a little bit of the old with the new.

Despite turning to Pixar for their most recent animated projects, the studio has elected to use the 2D format for their December entry, The Princess and the Frog. (Their last hand-drawn film was done over four years ago.) Walt Disney Studios will also be incorporating an element not yet seen from them before: a black princess.

Although cultural leads are not entirely foreign to Disney fans (we’ve already had Princess Jasmine from Aladdin, Mulan and Pocahontas), Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls) will be the voice of Tiana, the first African-American princess. (Oprah Winfrey will play Tiana’s mother.)

The Princess and the Frog - featuring songs from Randy Newman - is set in 1920s New Orleans. The movie is scheduled to hit theaters on December 25.