This is a fantastic cartoon to add to your holiday watch list this year, full of outrageous and zany adventures – and lots of holiday cheer!

Lanny and Wayne, both Christmas elves, try to help out Christmas by saving it from a computer-hacking “naughty list” kid who has managed to get a hole of highly classified software!

If they don’t get the issue sorted out, then maybe Christmas won’t happen at all as everything at the North Pole becomes chaotic and out of control

Details:

Year: November 6, 2012
Company: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Rating: G

Cast:

Dave Foley

Derek Richardson

Sarah Chalke

Rob Riggle

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This holiday collection features some of the best of the Fat Albert holiday specials.

It includes something for every time of the year, from Easter to Christmas, and is a fantastic item to include in your holiday collections.

In Fat Albert’s Easter special, they give old Mudfoot’s home a surprise cleaning, with some interesting side events.

In Fat Albert’s Halloween special, the group play too many pranks for the trick or treating season and something goes awry.

In Fat Albert’s Christmas special, the gang helps a family in need of somewhere to stay, so the group helps out.

Details:

Year: 1970s
Company: Classic Media
Rating: NR

Cast:

Various

Trailer:

Thomas the Train takes you, the viewer, and his friends on a very Merry Christmas adventure, one certain to bring joy to you and your family this year.

Rheneas has to pick out the perfect Christmas tree and Charlie discovers how snow can be a lot of fun, particularly when shared with friends!

Edward finds a great story to tell Salty, and Emily learns how to be useful! A great adventure story for your family to enjoy this year.

Details:

Year: October 9, 2012
Company: Lyons / Hit Ent.
Rating: NR

Cast:

Thomas the Train

Trailer:

An adorable little set of Christmas specials from the Wubbzy characters, where everyone is getting ready for the Winter Wonder Wubb Club.

The characters get to spend the holidays decorating a tree, fixing a snow sculpture, helping delivery presents, and spending time with one another to make the best Christmas possible – a great message to spread to your children.

The second disc features the Wubb Club, and seven different adventures taken on by the Wubbzy characters, including meeting a new neighbor, starting a band, and building a clubhouse.

Details:

Year: October 9, 2012
Company: Anchor Bay
Rating: NR

Cast:

Wubbzy Characters

Trailer:

One of my favorite stories to watch for Christmas is the story by Dr. Suess, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” Right now, there are only two major versions of this story, but I think both are quite special in their own ways.

The original “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” cartoon may be “old” but I think I could say the words along with the narrator by heart! This “old” version focuses on how The Grinch despises Christmas and plots to steal Christmas away. It’s not a very long cartoon, but it follows The Grinch as he creates a Santa Claus costume, puts an antler on Max, and sneaks down into Who-Ville at night to steal the presents and trees of everyone. You get a brief glimpse of little Cindy Lou Who, but The Grinch quickly tricks her with a story about a blown light bulb.The feast at the end of the special is so heartwarming and deserves a special place in my heart.

However, I have found myself watching the “new” version of “Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” much more often in recent years, and I think it is because this version took a unique spin on the original and expands on it in some delightful ways. I love how the movie focuses on the materialistic nature of Christmas – how Betty Lou Who competes against Martha May Whovier in decoratring her house for Christmas, how everying spends all their money buying presents and goodies for Christmas, and how little Cindy Lou Who feels lost and unsure about what Christmas should really mean. Cindy’s suggestion to make The Grinch the special guest of the “Wholibration.” The Grinch is actually flattered – he may be a “bad guy” but he’s not really bad at heart… I also like that they show The Grinch’s childhood and how he wanted so badly to fit in with the other Whos but just couldn’t because of his appearance.

Whether you are a fan of the old or the new Grinch Christmas specials, I think both make a great special to watch around a nice cozy fire on a chilly winter night!