Favorite Holiday specials?

[Brue]

The only one I watch every year is....

The Star Wars Holiday Special.

Otherwise, if something is on channel flipping I might watch.

Animated Grinch is my all time favorite with The Year Without Santa and Charlie Brown Christmas in second place.

[Liu Bei]

Here's some of mine.

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
A Garfield Christmas
He-Man and She-Ra a Christmas special "I am not nice, I am not kind and I am not wonderful."

And of the newer ones I really like the two Prep and Landing specials.

A Christmas Story
Garfield's Christmas Special
Mickey's A Christmas Carol
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the original)
Frosty the Snowman
The Snowman
A Christmas Carol (with Vincent Price as the narrator)

[Hector]

I just DVR recorded Frosty the Snowman, Frosty Returns, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Little Drummer Boy and Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too...

I wanted to record A Charlie Brown Christmas, but it’s not free, you have to rent or buy it...

[HardyGirl]

I love all the Rankin Bass specials, A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Grinch, Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer, and I really miss the Bing Crosby specials.

[Mikey]

Paul Williams did the songs and I have to admit he did a great job.

[palitoy]

I don't think I'd ever even heard of Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas.

Yeah I only saw the very tale end of it once myself.

[LonnieFisher]

I don't think I'd ever even heard of Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas.

[Mikey]

Was Sombertown supposed to be based on 1800's Prussia ?

[Hedji]

Santa Claus is Comin' To Town may be Rankin/Bass' crowning achievement. The songs, characters, everything just flows great.

I'll throw in a shout out for Mr. Bean's Christmas. It's so very British, somewhat quiet thanks to the lack of dialogue, and just a rousing good holiday chuckle.

[Falstaff13]

^^I love the Will Penny and Gremlins inclusions. I haven't seen it in so long that I had forgotten Will Penny had a Christmas took place around Christmas, but it's a great one to remember. My favorite "Surprise Christmas" film is the Val Lewton Curse of the Cat People, with a beautiful scene set at Christmas.

[apes3978]

The only one I have issues with is Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Too many plot holes.

Agreed

[apes3978]

Christmas Specials I like:

"Nestor, the Long Eared Donkey"
"Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer"
"The Year Without a Santa Claus"
"A Charlie Brown Christmas"
"Frosty the Snowman" (but *not* "Frosty Returns"-That special is just painful to watch, in large part due to John Goodman and his "singing")

Movies that I like that are set in the Christmas season, or have Christmas as part of their storyline:

"A Christmas Story"
"Will Penny"
"Gremlins"
"A Christmas Carol"
"Home Alone"

[comicmike]

It's not so much a special, but I always watch the "Batman Returns" movie.

https://youtu.be/SZzPTZawE8o

Selina / Catwoman: "How 'bout a kiss, Santey Claus?"

https://youtu.be/ACeO8CgrzsE

Alfred, "come what may, Merry Christmas Mister Wayne"

[knight errant00]

The ones I make it a point to watch every year:

Rankin/Bass Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, Frosty the Snowman, The Year Without a Santa Claus
Chuck Jones's How the Grinch Stole Christmas
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Christmas Carol (George C. Scott version)
Twilight Zone's "Night of the Meek"
The Bishop's Wife
Miracle on 34th Street (the original)
A Christmas Story
Elf
Get Santa
Jingle All The Way
Santa Claus (the Mexican-made WTH classic!)

[The Nawd]

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (original animated special)
Charlie Brown Christmas
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Frosty the Snowman
A Garfield Christmas
Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas

These are my favorites.