Best Loved Christmas Cartoons of All Time

1. Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol (1962) — On the night before Christmas, a nearsighted miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Bachus), is visited by three ghosts who teach him to change his bad ways.

2. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) — The classic story of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts gang learns the true meaning of Christmas. It is one of the originals by the late creator Charles Schulz, with Charlie Brown and Snoopy.  

3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) — This is the original special version, based on the famous Dr. Suess book about the joy of Christmas and the exploits of The Grinch (Boris Karloff.)  It is still regarded the better version than the re-make.

4. Frosty the Snowman (1969) – A snowman is brought to life, but must travel north as rising winter temperatures threaten to melt him. He shows the kids the importance of being honest and what Christmas spirit means. 

5. ‘Twas the Night before Christmas (1974) – A human family and a mouse family try to appease Santa Claus, who has been offended by a letter in the newspaper of the town. Joel Grey is Joshua Trundle. 

6. A Flintstone Christmas (1977) — Another popular cartoon during its day, Fred and Barney step in to cover for Santa, and the begrudging replacement Santa learns a great lesson along the way. It’s a great family entertainment. 

7. Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983) — Walt Disney’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, with an all-star cast of Disney’s famous characters including Mickey, Donald, and Goofy. It’s fun for everyone. 

8. A Garfield Christmas Special (1987) — Jon owns a loving cat and a dog Odie. Together they travel to meet the family for that old-fashioned Christmas. There’s a lot of fun along the way with the cat and his pal, Odie. 

9. The Simpson’s Christmas Special (1991) — Originally a part of other Christmas episodes, it now stands on its own. It’s been popular and has lots of humor.

10. Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999) — A dog must outsmart an evil postman to reach the North Pole and replace an injured reindeer. Drew Barrymore plays Olive.

11. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1998) — Rudolph is born with a red nose that causes him trouble as he is bullied through his younger years. When a bridge closes for public use threatening Santa out of business, our reluctant hero, Rudolph, enters the scene. .