The November 27, 1999 issue of the TV Guide

listed the 10 Best Classic Family Holiday Specials.

Here's what they came up with:

10. A Garfield Christmas
9. Frosty the Snowman
8. Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol

Jim Backus
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
7. Mr. Magoo's

Christmas Carol

6. Muppet Family

Christmas

A Muppet Family Christmas
A Muppet Family Christmas


Kermit and friends spend Christmas staging a surprise visit to Fozzie Bear's mother's farm.
5. Rugrats Chanukah
4. Winnie the Pooh

and Christmas Too

3. Rudolph the

Red-Nosed Reindeer

2. A Charlie Brown

Christmas

Charlie Brown Christmas/ It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown Christmas/ It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown

Chris Doran, Tracy Stratford, Christopher Shea, Bill Melendez, Kathy Steinberg, Peter Robbins
"A Charlie Brown Christmas" - Repelled by the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find the true meaning of Christmas. Also includes "It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown."
1. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

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