What Christmas/holiday movies...

[LuckyMommaToo]

...do you like for a 3 y.o. and 6 y.o.? Taking a cue from the holiday traditions thread that was recently in Parenting, I want to give a family gift of a new seasonal movie that we can watch together.

I think the only one we have now is the original (animated) Grinch. I love Elf, but that's definitely not going to be good for the kids. What else is out there that's halfway decent?
thanks,
-e

[Honey693]

i don't know how kid friendly they are, but we love all the Muppet Christmas movies. Plus the Charlie Brown one.

[mammastar2]

At 3, I'm assuming you don't want anything too intense or with too much plot?

I love the Charlie Brown one too, like the previous poster. Frosty the Snowman is another classic.

Also, The Snowman, based on the book by Raymond Briggs, is a beautiful wordless British one that we love at our house.

[Jessy1019]

Last year, my kids (nearly 3 and 6) loved The Santa Clause movies. They're some of my favorites, too.

They also like Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer, and both versions of The Grinch, but The Santa Clause (1, 2, and 3) are all the most popular ones we have.

[Thalia the Muse]

The original The Grinch is the best Christmas movie ever in my humble opinion! But I second the Muppets ones. Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas is not available on DVD, as far as I know, or I'd say that one too.

I absolutely loved the original Miracle on 34th Street as a child-- I haven't tried it on my own kid yet. She's liked various versions of A Christmas Carol, but it's a bit wordy and scary for a three year old.