Top 10 Favorite Family Holiday Specials

There are certain specials that my children look out for every holiday season. The Wizard of Oz just days before Thanksgiving  is a sure sign for them to begin watching for their favorite specials. Traditionally, whenever there is one of these shows on television, we bring out the hot cocoa and marshmellows, don our warmest PJs, grab our fluffiest pillows and soft throws, and gather ’round the TV.

What’s on our list? Check it out!

Mickeys Christmas Carol
Mickey's Christmas Carol
  • A Charlie Brown Christmas
  • Frosty the Snowman
  • Rudolph the Red – Nosed Reindeer
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus
  • Santa Claus is Coming to Town
  • ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas
  • Mickey’s Christmas Carol
  • The Little Drummer Boy
  • Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too

The best part of watching some of these with my kids is knowing that they are the same specials I watched as a child. Some shows are just timeless, and making these kind of memories around the television set never gets old.

Next week, check out my top 10 favorite holiday songs.

About Liz

Liz is a wife and mother of three from the Nashville area who likes being able to discuss her favorite TV shows with adults sometimes. She is addicted to the Sookie Stackhouse novels and was a huge fan of the HBO series based on the books, True Blood. Her other favorite shows include Chuck, Grimm, Pretty Little Liars, Blindspot, Heroes Reborn, The Goldbergs, Sleepy Hollow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter, just to name a few. Contact her at bethanne@nicegirlstv.com.

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One comment

  1. Hey Bethanne! I can’t think of any others…just movies, which you already talked about, and tv series Christmas episodes. But this list is pretty much all of it…and I am hoping again this year to get myself all of these on DVD. Well, I did get the Charlie Brown holiday specials – Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

    I am so glad that you all can sit together to watch these, like we used to when we were kids. I wish I could still do that, too. Merry Christmas to you and the family!