Although our rankings varied (especially when the nostalgia trump card was pulled on a couple of cartoons!), here are our favorite (and most nostalgic) and least favorite cartoons from this magical 90s VHS tape. Did anyone else have one of these tapes lying around their house as a kid?

Favorite and Most Nostalgic Disney Christmas Cartoon Shorts

🎄Pluto’s Christmas Tree

It has all the holiday feels and the best of our chipmunk friends Chip and Dale. And there is some sweet Christmas caroling at the end. So nostalgic. And now you can see a nod to this cartoon in the queue for Mickey’s Runaway Railroad at the parks! *sniff* so amazing!

☃️Donald’s Snow Fight

This was the perfect cartoon for Corban as a child. It defined the beginning of Christmas break for him. No more school. It was time for snowball fights and epic snow forts. Bring on Christmas break!

🧸The Night Before Christmas

There is something magical about watching the toys decorate and bring Christmas to life for the children as they sleep. And the little boy who gets a puppy at the end? Just precious.

Least Favorite (But Still Amazing) Disney Christmas Cartoon Shorts

🎅🏼Santa’s Workshop

Some parts are mind-boggling (that checkerboard paint??). And others are charming (Santa reading the kids’ Christmas lists). But overall this isn’t our favorite Santa’s workshop situation.

⛸️Once Upon a Wintertime

Everything about this is so charming. Except it is *screaming!* Valentine’s Day vibes—great cartoon, wrong holiday VHS tape.

❄️Mickey Mouse On Ice

Very fun and we love the old-school animation of our favorite Mickey characters. The cinematography of Mickey’s ice skating skills is amazing to watch (they were clearly having so much fun experimenting with the possibilities of this new animation medium). But it is lacking a Christmas tone, and neither of us was feeling particularly nostalgic about this one. Although we still enjoy it now!

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas, Neverland Files family! We have loved spending time with you this season. Thank you all for your love and support! 💗🎄💗🎄💗

🦘Darla and McLeach love surfing Santas and BBQs in Australia

Beach day, BBQs, Surfing Santas. Corban is soaking in the sunny Christmas lifestyle of Australia at Christmas. Darla is going to love showing you around her neighborhood Christmas party :)

🐉Raya is all about floating lanterns and Mulan loves saxophone Santa!

Mowgli just joined the man village so he is showing us the traditions of India of sweet rice pudding. And Raya would love to invite Rapunzel over to Thailand for their floating lanterns!

🦁Tarzan and Simba invite you to candlelight caroling followed by pumpkin fritters!

Simba and Nala invite you to their caroling by candlelight event at Pride Rock! And afterward, Tarzan and the gorillas will be joining us for pumpkin fritters, kebobs, and pickled fish.

🎆Mirabel loves the Family Madrigal’s fireworks display with delicious hot chocolate!

The Family Madrigal always looks forward to lots of Christmas Eve fireworks, Three Kings Day on January 6th, and delicious hot chocolate. And Emperor Kuzco will be looking to give the best gifts on Christmas and Three Kings Day because he has to be seen as the best, always.

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🌹Beauty and the Beast (live-action or animated)

The castle is enveloped in snow. Beast gives Belle the gift of the library😍. And it has deep themes of redemption and sacrifice. It's like Beast is Ebenezer Scrooge and Belle is Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and the Ghosts all rolled into one :)

🦁Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

The magic of winter in the wardrobe is short-lived but palpable. But with Father Christmas making a brief appearance and the deep themes and Christian symbolism this movie makes the top of even Corban’s list of non-Christmas, Christmas movies.

👑Anastasia

Even though we don’t have a lot of nostalgia wrapped up in this one. But the wintery Russian setting and the music box song “Once Upon a December” create a very Christmasy feeling.

🎄Little Women

Take your pick on the version, they all have that cozy Christmas scene that carries the themes of family and sacrifice through this coming-of-age story. We love how Christmas is the touchstone used to track the sisters’ lives, revisiting it each year under different circumstances.

🍫Wonka and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Who says that the magic of the Christmas season is only for children? Any movie that gets us back in touch with that childlike wonder also gets us feeling all Christmasy. And no one does imagination like Willy Wonka.

🐒Swiss Family Robinson

This family makes the best of their terrible circumstances and celebrates a simple, yet love-filled Christmas as their entire family is reunited. Wholesome family adventure stories (with a dash of Christmas) at their best.

⛷️Snowball Express

Not a whole lot of heart or deep themes here. But in our family, it has become a tradition to watch it all together on a snow day after digging out our friends and neighbors.

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