Best Christmas movies, cartoons and holiday classics to watch with your family

Christmas movies and classic films are a huge part of holiday festivities. Are there holiday classics you have to see every year or it won't feel like Christmas? Here is the quintessential list of best Christmas movies. "It's a Wonderful Life"--There's a debate in among traditionalists over which of two megalithic Christmas movies is the best: Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Miracle on 34th Street." And that debate ends here: "It's a Wonderful Life" wins. "Miracle on 34th Street" has its charms but can't compare.  Best Christmas movies, cartoons and holiday classics to watch with your family | Examiner.com

Top 10 most-loved classic Christmas cartoons, holiday magic for young and old

Christmas cartoons are as an important a holiday tradition as candy canes and mistletoe. Some of us remember before cable TV and DVD, when we could watch Christmas shows but once a year. A rumor would go through the classroom that "Charlie Brown" or "The Grinch" would be on that night. Kids would rush home, hoping to get dibs on the TV channel knob. Woe to you if a dad or an older sibling got there first and refused to change the channel. You were stuck till next year. And that's if you had a TV. Not everyone did.   Top 10 most-loved classic Christmas cartoons, holiday magic for young and old