Dr. Earthworm Robotnik's Top 10 Christmas Speicals

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Ah, Christmas. A wonderful time of year. The gift giving, Christmas caroling, spending time with friends and family to celebrate the birth of Jesus, it's a nice time of year. And what better way to celebrate without the Christmas specials and Christmas movies. For this, I will list all of my favorite Christmas specials. Before we begin, here are my honorable mentions:

- Home Alone
- Elf.
- A Christmas Carol (any version)
- Frosty The Snowman.
- A Kosher Christmas (Pepper Ann)
- Winter Wrap Up (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Now, let's begin:

10. Twisted Metal- Twisted Metal series, 1995, SingleTrac.

I have a feeling that some people are going to say in the comments "WTF is Twisted Metal doing here?! It has nothing to do with Christmas!" Here's what I say: fuck you, it's my list. Just kidding, the reason why is this very reason: Twisted Metal (the first one at least) takes place on Christmas Eve, so making this an ass kicking Christmas. I had to put this one low on the list due to the fact that it's a mere car combat game that just takes place on Christmas, but hey, it's my list.

9. Santa Claus Conquers The Martians- 1964, Embassy Pictures.

Yes, I know this movie is bad. But why is it here, you may ask? Because it's so bad, it's good, that's why. This is something that me and my friends always have to make fun of around Christmas, similar to the MST3K crew (check that show out if you get the chance). Basically, the plot is that martians kidnap Santa and he kicks martian ass. The concept is laughable, the special effects are so fake they're funny, and the acting is so wooden you can't help but laugh. It's too stupid not to be on this list. Now onto good specials....

8. How the Grinch Stole Christmas- 1966, Dr. Seuss.

Ah, a classic of many Christmas specials, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. We all know how the plot goes, the Grinch hates Christmas, he disguises himself as Santa, he goes to Whoville to steal everything related to Christmas, he learns it's not about the gifts, and pulls a heel-face turn (when someone that was evil becomes good). A classic to this very day that brings back nostalgia and has a nice charm to it. And who could forget that ever so memorable ear worm "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch."

7. A Charlie Brown Christmas- The Peanuts, 1965, Charles M. Schules.

I have one question that I want to ask all of you people: who didn't grow up with Charlie Brown? *looks at audience* I see we all have seen Charlie Brown growing up. So, I suppose that we have all seen this Christmas special at least once. Basically, Charlie is depressed due to the over-commercialization of Christmas. Then, there is a Christmas play being held, and Charile has been tasked to get a tree. However, Lucy demands a ridiculous tree, and he comes back with a tree that is: tiny, can't hold an ornament without bending, and has a lack of pines. She gets pissed, but Linus does these things: first, he mentions the true meaning of christmas (love, peace, and the birth of Jesus), then he fixes the tree with his blanket, and then snaps Charile out of his depression as a result. Debatably the most notable Peanuts classic.

6. The Year Without a Santa Claus- 1974, Rankin/Bass

Out of all the Rankin/Bass stop motion Christmas specials, this one is my personal favorite. The plot is that Santa is feeling ill, but his work is relived as kids stopped believing in Santa.... for some reason. This prompts two elves (and a random kid) to help kids believe in him, but fail. They then visit the snow and heat misers to fix the heat problem in the South, resulting in wonderful musical numbers. However, a little girl wrote Santa a letter that convinces him to do his usual job again.

5. Christmas Who- Spongebob Squarepants, 2000, Nickelodeon

As much as modern Spongebob sucks, classic Spongebob is still as good as it was back in the day. And this Christmas special still holds up. Bikini Bottom decides to celebrate it's first Christmas after Spongebob found out what it was (Sandy told him), but ol' Squiddy wasn't in the mood (like always). They all wait for Santa, but he doesn't show up. Squidward, feeling bad for Spongebob's depression, decides to go incognito and dress up like Santa to cheer everyone up. Squiddy gives all of his stuff away, and at the end of the day, Santa congratulates him. All back before Squidward became the woobie.

4. A Lost Claus- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, 2005, Cartoon Network.

Ah, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, such a great cartoon that was. And it had a pretty decent Christmas special. After witnessing many fake Santas (imaginary ones, accidentally created by kids excited for Christmas), Mac is convinced Santa is fake. Bloo, being upset that he can only get one gift at Foster's (the budget is tight, so they can only afford one gift for each friend, except Moishe, who gets 8 due to him celebrating Hannukah). Mac decides if Santa is real, he'll leave a present of his request, so he wants underwear to really see if there is a Santa. Bloo, decides to pull "A Christmas Carol" onto Mr. Herriman by disguising himself as a ghost of Bob Marley, then he attempts to be a ghost of a Christmas Present (the Ghost of the Present Christmas, natch) and a robot (The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come). Herriman then attempts to cancel Christmas in the house, but he gets his retribution. Near the end, Mac gets the underwear and Bloo gets at least 5 tons of coal (he deserves so much).

3. Twas the Fight Before Christmas- The Powerpuff Girls, 2003, Cartoon Network.

Another one of Dr. Earthworm's favorite cartoons, The Powerpuff Girls. And we have another ass-kicking Christmas. Basically, Princess Morbucks decides to see if she is on the nice list. Unsurprisingly, she is (and the only one) on the naughty list. Fed up with this, she switches the lists around. The Powerpuff Girls figure this out immediately due to Bubbles noticing that everyone (including our heroes) got nothing but coal. They immediately head out to the North Pole to reveal Morbuck's trick to Santa before Christmas Eve is over, but Morbucks won't allow that to happen without a fight. After a grueling journey, they reach Santa's workshop and inform him of the mistake. Infuriated, he puts Princess Morbucks on the Permanent Naughty List as a way to teach her a lesson.

2. Ed Edd n Eddy's Jingle Jingle Jangle- Ed Edd n Eddy, 2004, Cartoon Network.

What do I have to say about Ed Edd n Eddy? Now then, this special revolves around Eddy as he attempts to steal Christmas presents from the neighborhood kids (Eddy always gets clothes for Christmas), but always fails. Ed and Edd attempt to teach him the true meaning of Christmas, but Eddy being Eddy, he doesn't listen. Meanwhile, the Kankers follow a shining light in the sky (the relection of Eddy's flashlight) similar to how the Wise Men followed the star to find Jesus (yeah, this episode is an allegory of it, and it works). Near the end, the Kankers find the Eds in the shed similar to how the Three Kings found Jesus. This episode also made a few call backs to Fa-La-La-La-Ed.

1. The Nightmare Before Christmas- 1994, Disney.

Now I bring the ultimate Christmas classic, The Nightmare Before Christmas. The plot was kicked off with Jack Skellington being bored of doing Halloween every year, so he decides to do something different. He stumbles upon Christmas Town, and decides to hold Christmas. The only problem? The citizens of Halloween Town have no idea about Christmas Joy, so they basically create this hybrid of Halloween and Christmas. Sally also predicts that Jack's Christmas will end in failure. Jack then takes over Santa's job (in attempt to help him out). Things start to get bad when Santa is brought to Oogie Boogie's lair, a casino of death. Jack then sets out for Christmas, but ends up causing a new type of holiday havoc in the process. The military shoot down Jack's sleigh in attempt to take him out. Jack is then assumed to be dead. Sally then attempts to free Santa from Oogie's clutches, but ends up getting captured herself. Jack ended up surviving the fall, and heads out to set things right. He sneaks in to Oogie's lair, catching him off guard, and kills Oogie. Christmas is then saved.