Which Christmas Cartoon Rules Supreme?

For me it  a tie between two “other” – Christmas Eve on Sesame Street and Muppet Christmas Carol.

I remember watching Christmas Eve on Sesame Street every Christmas Eve on PBS.  Cookie trying to write to Santa was comedy gold.

Well, wouldn’t that take all the claymation ones out as well?

The Venture Brothers Christmas Special

For a new generation, my son loves Disney’s Prep and Landing specials.

I love The Snowman. I remember watching it as a kid on VHS.

not really animated, but Emmit Otters Jug band Christmas

Claymation and stop motion are both forms of animation, so they both count as cartoons.  The difference is that with cel animation, clay animation and stop motion animation, it was at least traditionally done by filming things one frame at a time.  With regular puppetry, they’re just filming people performing with puppets.  It’s not like Jim Henson would move Kermit’s mouth a little then they’d take a picture then a little more and take a picture, etc.  Puppetry is more like live action.

I voted for Charlie Brown Christmas but if we are talking about more recent stuff, I’d say it would be a tie between the epic Regular Show Christmas Special and the hysterical Gumball Christmas episode. 

The Pacman animated Christmas special from the eighties.

I voted fro Santa Claus is Coming to Town because I think it does a great job of answering those questions about Santa plus the songs are memorable for me, but The Snowman is right up there. 

I wished I had the Snowman on video, but I hear the opening introduction by Bowie has now been removed due to his being unagreeable on compensation or something.

Please note that The Little Drummer Boy on video, and on ABC Family, has had about 20 minutes of story and music butchered out of it.  The same is true of the sequel involving the silver bells.  These are in serious need of restoration.  It was one of my favorites as a kid.

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (the one with the mice). Definitely my favourite of all the Rankin & Bass Holiday Specials. Common people, agree with me on this one…Even a miracle needs a hand…

For me, it’s the Muppet Family Christmas.  We get the Muppets, the gang from Sesame Street and The gnag from Fragile Rock.  It’s a true Christmas Classic.

You’re all wrong! “Yogi’s First Christmas” rules them all!!!

I love it because, Yogi had a goal that was difficult, and he did it!

Of course, he fell asleep, the minute he achieved it. :-)

without question,it’s a Charlie Brown Christmas! Such a classic.

Yeah, but the poll is specifically for favorite ANIMATED Christmas Special. Not Movie, and not a non-animated special. So Nightmare Before Christmas (while animated) doesn’t fit the scope of the poll, nor does something like Christmas Eve on Sesame street since it is live action (or at least puppetry), and not animated.

Its either Bella Lugosi’s Grinch or A Charlie Brown Christmas. But, you made me choose and I’ll never forgive you for that.

The Grinch beats out Charlie Brown for #1 because Linus has to go and get all preachy in the latter. Rudloph’s good, too, but painfully cheesy in certain parts. Nothing wrong with that for what it is, but The Grinch remains better.

My long time favorite is ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. I watch it as often as I can.

Sigh — no love for Pinky and the Brain — “When we’re done, the elves have invited us to a party at Donner’s!”  ”Somehow, Pinky, I don’t want to be part of any Donner party.”  This should not be forgotten!

The Christmas Raccoons…really wish they’d show it again.