The Scratchpad: Top 10 Animated Holiday Specials (#5-#1)

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For animation and yuletide, of course.

The holiday season's upon us in droves,

With specials and movies abundant as cloves.

I'm here to sort out the best of the best

So you can enjoy the season in jest.

So without hesitation or further ado,

We've got a countdown to get back to.

#5: Frosty The Snowman

Few Christmas specials have been as bold,

As the story this classic told

Of magic, of play, of last goodbyes

Enough to make even the Grinches cry.

A timeless tale of glee and woes,

With endless light, this special glows.

Can you tell I'm running out of rhymes?

#4 Comfort and Joy (from Justice League)

Image from World's Finest

It's a very daunting task

To take a show that's full of blasts

And punches and kicks and explosions and action

And make a Christmas special for the sentimental faction

Comfort and Joy does just that,

It takes a show where things go splat

And boom and zoom and click and clang

And makes you care about the gang.

Instead of a Christmas fight-fest galore

The writers chose to give us more

A series of Yuletide viginettes,

That show Christmas is more than just writing checks.

#3 : How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Few holiday specials can make you wince,

As much as the evils of the Grinch.

Heartwarming, swaggering, and fun as well,

The Grinch's tale has never knelled.

#2: Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer

Claymation's never been my style, but this tale always makes me smile.

Tolerance and virtue are always spread,

Every time his nose glows red.

#1: A Charlie Brown Christmas

Nothing invokes the holiday season

As much as this special, don't ask the reason

Perhaps it's the loveable oaf Mr. Brown

Or the jubilant piano that makes the special's sound

Either way, it's a magical mix that enthralls

Countless generations of young boys and girls.

Happy Holidays, and sorry for the rush.

Tomato