To help you get into the spirit of the season, a little recap of the animated Christmas Cartoons shared from previous years. How many do you recall as a child?
| Christmas In TatterTown (1988) - An animated Christmas Special that aired on Nickelodeon in 1988 about a place where everything discarded in the world came alive. I'm putting this rare find on my channel in hopes that it never be lost to time. Created and directed by Ralph Bakshi. {26:16} |
| NOEL - A Christmas For All Generations - A Christmas special that aired on ABC in 1992 about an ornament with a "happiness" that rubs off on the families (22:18) |
| (1988) Care Bears Nutcracker Suite - The Care Bears meet a girl named Anna, her little brother Peter and the Nutcracker as they find out that Toyland has been taken over by the evil Vizier. As they journey through Toyland, the Vizier tries to stop them at all costs. The fate of Toyland rests in the hands of the Care Bears, their friends and the Nutcracker as they make their stand in a final confrontation with the Vizier. |
| The Bears Who Saved Christmas |
| Sometimes wishes really do true... especially when you have a couple of magical teddy bears named Christopher & Holly! Join these two adorable bears on their adventure to save Christmas for Tom and Suzie, two children stranded in a deserted cabin with their parents on Christmas Eve. ( 22:01 ) |
| (1964) - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - A misfit reindeer and his friends look for a place that will accept them. |
| (1967) - Cricket On the Hearth - A cricket seeks to rescue a poor toymaker and his blind daughter from an exploitative miser. |
| (1968) - The Little Drummer Boy - An orphan drummer boy who hated humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men on route to Bethlehem. |
| (1969) - Frosty The Snowman - closed caption - A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat. (2005) - The Legend of Frosty the Snowman - Frosty the Snowman goes where he is needed most, and the town of Evergreen sure needs a visit. |
| (1970) - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - A mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus. |
| (1972) - A Christmas Tree - Young Peter and Mary are listening to their grandfather tell stories when the family's Christmas tree magically grows through the roof. Peter and Mary suddenly find themselves in a wondrous adventure to save the spirit of Christmas. |
| (1974) - Twas the Night Before Christmas - When a town learns that Santa Claus has struck it off his delivery schedule due to an insulting letter, a way must be found to change his mind. |
More Info: Letterboxd - An Eternal Animated Christmas
Bonus: Rankin /Bass Trivia
