The Most Special of the TV Christmas Specials
Of the traditional TV specials* that are customarily aired every year around the holidays, which do you consider to be the most special?
Reminisce, celebrate, or discuss here.
* TV movies or TV shorts with an IMDb rating of at least 6.5
(Except for the first five, all shows are listed in alphabetical order.)
Reminisce, celebrate, or discuss here.
* TV movies or TV shorts with an IMDb rating of at least 6.5
(Except for the first five, all shows are listed in alphabetical order.)
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- DirectorBill MelendezStarsAnn AltieriChris DoranSally DryerDepressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
- DirectorChuck JonesBen WashamStarsBoris KarloffJune ForayDal McKennonA grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
- DirectorLarry RoemerStarsBillie Mae RichardsBurl IvesLarry D. MannA young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsFred AstaireMickey RooneyKeenan WynnA mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus.
- DirectorGary TrousdaleStarsMike MyersEddie MurphyCameron DiazThis half-hour animated TV special features the Shrek characters putting their own spin on holiday traditions.
- DirectorWill VintonStarsTim ConnerJohnny CounterfitTwo hosting prehistoric dinosaurs, Rex and Herb, guide you along a typical small town's Christmas choral celebration. There's just one catch, the entire town population is made out of clay. Special guest stars: the California Raisins.
- 1954–19971hUnrated8.0 (175)TV EpisodeDirectorJack HannahStarsWalt DisneyCliff EdwardsJiminy Cricket hosts a clip show with cartoons vaguely relating to Christmas.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsJackie VernonBilly De WolfeJimmy DuranteA living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsAndy GriffithShelley WintersDennis DayFrosty's kind of lonely, so the kids think of making him a wife, Crystal. But will Jack Frost let them be happy?
- DirectorPeter AvanzinoStarsJason AlexanderSean HayesDennis HaysbertOne-hour animated special surrounding a surly deli owner Murray Weiner, who is forced to step into Santa's shoes for one Christmas and bumbles his way into doing a great job.
- DirectorKaren DisherStarsRay RomanoJohn LeguizamoDenis LearySid, Eddie and Crash get in trouble with Santa and have to get their names off of the naughty list.
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsJamie E. SmithJohn Christian GraasMarnette PattersonThe Peanuts gang prepares for the holidays in their own unique ways.
- DirectorLarry LeichliterBill MelendezStarsJimmy BennettAdam Taylor GordonAshley RoseLinus and Lucy's younger brother Rerun wants a dog for Christmas, and Snoopy's brother Spike may be the answer.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsBuddy HackettRobert MorsePaul FreesThe Groundhog tells the story of how, for once, Jack Frost became human, and helped a knight win his lady love.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.Takeo NakamuraStarsJosé FerrerPaul FreesJune ForayAn orphan drummer boy who hates humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men en route to Bethlehem.
- DirectorPeter HarrisEric TillStarsFrank OzDave GoelzRichard HuntFozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays.
- DirectorDavid SorenStarsBen StillerChris RockDavid SchwimmerWhen Santa and his reindeer crash onto Madagascar it's up to Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melvin, and the penguins to save Christmas.
- DirectorAbe LevitowStarsJim BackusMorey AmsterdamJack CassidyThis musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsRoger MillerBrenda VaccaroPaul FreesAn outcast donkey in Roman era Judea with overlong ears finds his destiny on the way to Bethlehem.
- 1995–199830mTV-Y7-FV8.5 (439)TV EpisodeDirectorToshihiko MasudaRusty MillsStarsJeff BennettEarl BoenMaurice LaMarcheThe Brain designs a mesmerizing doll, Noodle Noggin, and plans to have Santa Claus deliver one to every house so he can make people do his every command through mind control.
- DirectorKevin DetersStevie WermersStarsDave FoleySarah ChalkeMason CottonWayne gets a new rookie partner, Lanny, after his previous partner got the promotion he wanted. Lanny has to remind Wayne of the Spirit of Christmas and the importance of being an elf in Santa's Prep and Landing elite unit.
- DirectorKevin DetersStevie WermersStarsDave FoleyDerek RichardsonSarah ChalkeLanny and Wayne race to recover classified North Pole technology.
- DirectorKevin DetersStevie WermersStarsBetty WhiteDave FoleyDerek RichardsonWayne and Lanny now partners, are called by Magee to meet with a secret contact Mrs. Claus who sends them on a new mission to retrieve a box from Santas secret workshop.
- DirectorBeth McCarthy-MillerStarsCharles Edward HallCatherine HurlinAlberto CalderoSanta Flies to New York. Jump right into Santa's sleigh as ti zooms over the frozen North, pas internationl borders, and right to the doors of Radio City Music Hall.
- DirectorJamie MitchellStarsJim CummingsPeter CullenJohn FiedlerWhen Christopher Robin writes a letter to Santa and forgets to add what Pooh wanted for Christmas, Pooh tries to get the letter back, and subsequently redeliver the letter to the North Pole.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsShirley BoothMickey RooneyDick ShawnWhen a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind.
- DirectorPete CircuittStarsNeil Patrick HarrisBea MillerJennifer Love HewittAn eight-year-old girl living in New York City in 1897 learns about belief and Christmas when her classmates question if Santa is even real.