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Ali discusses three more Nicktoon Christmas specials: “When Santas Collide” (ChalkZone), “Have Yourself A Thornberry Little Christmas” (The Wild Thornberrys) and “A Rocket X-Mas” (Rocket Power).
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Ali discusses three Cartoon Network Christmas specials: “’Twas the Fight Before Christmas” (The Powerpuff Girls), “Ed, Edd n Eddy’s Jingle Jingle Jangle” (Ed, Edd n Eddy) and “Operation: N.A.U.G.H.T.Y.” (Codename: Kids Next Door).
Ali discusses three more Nicktoon Christmas specials: “An ‘Even Steven’ Holiday Special” (As Told By Ginger), “Christmas Every Day!” (The Fairly OddParents) and “Holly Jolly Jimmy” (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius).
Check out last year’s episode: Merry Nickmas: Rugrats, SpongeBob and ZIM.
Ali discusses three Nicktoon Christmas specials: “The Santa Experience” (Rugrats), “Christmas Who?” (SpongeBob SquarePants) and “The Most Horrible X-Mas Ever” (Invader ZIM).
Ali discusses the stop-motion animated movie, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, sharing her thoughts on the plot, favorite songs and Jack and Sally’s love story.
Ali discusses the Christmas specials of South Park, starting with the two animated short films that led to the series, The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Frosty (1992) and The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Santa (1995), followed by all of the classic Christmas episodes from the show: “Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo” (season 1), “Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!” (season 2), “Mr. Hankey’s Christmas Classics” (season 3), “A Very Crappy Christmas” (season 4), “Red Sleigh Down” (season 6), “It’s Christmas in Canada” (season 7) and “Woodland Critter Christmas” (season 8).
Ali discusses the beloved Christmas special based on the song of the same name, Frosty the Snowman, sharing her favorite moments and why it still makes her emotional every year.
Ali discusses the short story, “The Gift of the Magi,” by O. Henry, highlighting the true act of selflessness despite the irony in this well-known Christmas tale.
Ali discusses the famous novella by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. She reads passages and talks about how its timeless message warrants its many adaptations.
Ali discusses the first original animated Peanuts special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, written by Charles Schulz. She shares some interesting facts about the special and cites all the moments that make it so iconic.
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