This goes double for stop-motion animated movies, which are a holiday tradition going back to the Rankin and Bass specials from the '60s. Since there's so much magic associated with Christmas, it's no surprise that a lot of these movies are cartoons - it's just an easy way to capture the enchantment of the holiday without relying too heavily on expensive special effects. Now, with the proliferation of streaming services, many of these classics are at your beck and call, waiting for you to watch them whenever you happen to be ready. And children today have it even easier: When I was a kid, if you weren't in front of your TV at the right time and missed an airing of the Grinch, you had to wait another year before it rolled around again.

The same holiday movies for kids that you watched during your childhood - or your parents watched when they were kids - still head to TVs every year, so you can enjoy them again and again with your family.

The great thing about the best Christmas movies is how endlessly re-watchable they are.

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