Top Ten Holiday Specials You Will Want To Watch

The only way to make this season official is to watch as many holiday specials as you can get in! While your favorite weekly televisions shows may be having themed episodes, you should add these movies or programs to your list to add to cheer!

  1. Elf: Can you believe this movie entered our hearts over ten years ago? Yet, we can watch it over and over again, enjoying it as if it was the first time viewing it. You can bet Will Farrell dressed up as an Elf will put you into great joy.
  2. Frosty The Snowman: This 1969 film is a classic that gains a new generation of viewers as the years go on. With Frozen’s Olaf being such a big hit, you should do your family the honors and introduce them to the first magical snowman around!
  3. The Nightmare Before Christmas: It is not just a Halloween movie! The Nightmare Before Christmas combines two awesome holidays into one movie. If Jack Skelton can find his Christmas spirit, then so can you!
  4. Charlie Brown Christmas: Let’s hear it for Charlie Brown! While all their seasonal specials are a must watch, this particular one touches upon some valid points like over-commercialization during the holiday season. Most importantly, we cannot forget about the little Christmas tree!
  5. The Muppet Christmas Carol: There is nothing the Muppets can do wrong. They nailed it again with their version of the Christmas Carol. If you can only watch this one, we highly recommend it!
  6. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation: Another classic to the list. You can watch this movie year, after year, and not grow tired of it. Clark Griswold just wanted to give his family the perfect Christmas (Queue in the lights!)
  7. The Grinch: “’Maybe Christmas’ he thought, ‘doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more’” Whether you tune into the cartoon version, or the Jim Carrey film, it is known to make your heart grow three sizes big.
  8. I Love Lucy: You must pay respects to the famous couple that made television history! Their Christmas episode is now being aired in color, making it feel as if it is the first time it is ever airing. Enjoy the flashbacks of Lucy episode while catching a slight of Santa!
  9. SNL Christmas Special: It is the best of the best Holiday sketches from Saturday Night Live. Many great songs have come from these episodes such as Adam Sandler’s Hanukkah song!
  10. Home Alone: Need I say more?

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