Are These Christmas Specials? Identity Crisis-mas!

An out-of-season look at Christmas Specials that aren't sure they are really Christmas Specials. Best viewed any time of year.
Clips Used
“How The Grinch Stole Christmas - The Hoo band” TH-cam, uploaded by Movies & Clips [FREE], 18 Dec. 2020, • How The Grinch Stole C... .
“A Garfield Christmas Special ❄️ Garfield & Friends" TH-cam, uploaded by Garfield & Friends, 28 Nov. 2019, • 🎄 A Garfield Christmas... .
“The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) | Opening Song | Matt’s Movie Clips” TH-cam, uploaded by Matt’s Movie Clips, 31 Oct. 2023, • Video .
“The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) | I Believe In Santa Claus | Matt’s Movie Clips” TH-cam, uploaded by Matt’s Movie Clips, 31 Oct. 2023, • Video .
“Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa (EXTREMELY RARE 2002 TV MOVIE)” TH-cam, uploaded by Captain Giratina, 17 Sep. 2015, • Rapsittie Street Kids:... .
“SpongeBob SquarePants | Very First Christmas | Nickelodeon UK” TH-cam, uploaded by Nickelodeon UK, 3 Dec. 2015, • SpongeBob SquarePants ... .
“Olive the Other Reindeer (1999)” TH-cam, uploaded by Dino Disco, 2 Aug. 2014, • Olive the Other Reinde... .
“Klaus | Official Trailer | Netflix” TH-cam, uploaded Netflix, 7 Oct. 2019, • Klaus | Official Trail... .
“Elf (2003) Official Trailer” TH-cam, uploaded by MovieStation, 10 Dec. 2012, • Elf (2003) Official Tr... .
“National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - Theatrical Trailer” TH-cam, uploaded by Warner Bros., 8 July 2014, • National Lampoon's Chr... .
“Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer -- DVD Trailer” TH-cam, uploaded by Dino Disco, 21 Oct. 2013, • Grandma Got Run Over B... .
“The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) | Mr. White Christmas (Snow Miser’s Song) | Matt’s Movie Clips” TH-cam, uploaded by Matt’s Movie Clips, 1 Nov. 2023, • Video .
“Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983 ) - Mickey & Donald argue with Scrooge McDuck about The Christmas Day” TH-cam, uploaded by PAM UNiverSE, 26 Nov. 2022, • Mickey's Christmas Car... .
“Cartoon Network - Christmas Party | 1992 - 1997 | Full Episodes With Commercials” TH-cam, uploaded by rinse repeat, 23 Dec. 2022, • Cartoon Network - Chri... .
“Die Hard | The Greatest Christmas Story | 20th Century FOX ” TH-cam, uploaded by 20th Century Studios, 18 Dec. 2018, • Die Hard | The Greates... .
“Die Hard” 20th Century Fox, 12 July, 1988, • Die Hard .
“A Phineas and Ferb Family Christmas” Phineas and Ferb, season 7, episode 2, DisneyESPN_EST, 2 Dec. 2011, TH-cam, • A Phineas and Ferb Fam... .
“Kill Gil, Volumes I & II” The Simpsons, season 18, episode 9, 20th Century Fox , 17 Dec. 2006, Disney+, disneyplus.com/video/e23a7a91-620f-43cc-9b61-06fef0de06a9.
“The Nightmare Before Christmas” Touchstone Pictures, 9 Oct., 1993, Disney+, disneyplus.com/video/5c765c2c-cf09-44ca-b5f1-d2697f3da620.
“Home Alone” 20th Century Fox, 10 Nov. 1990, Disney+, disneyplus.com/video/18938eee-a818-4ebd-9d0e-ee9b330bf82d.
Articles Cited
Locker, Melissa. “The Die Hard Writer Just Settled the Christmas Movie Debate Once and For All” Time, 26 Dec. 2017. time.com/5079487/die-hard-christmas-movie/. Accessed 16 Dec. 2023
“Do you consider a movie that takes place at Christmas time, but is not about Christmas itself, to be a Christmas movie?” YouGov, 4 Dec. 2017. yougov.co.uk/topics/entertainment/survey-results/daily/2017/12/04/2d592/1. Accessed 16 Dec. 2023
Rosenberg, Eli and Horton, Alex. “‘Die Hard’ isn’t just a Christmas movie - it’s the best ever, according to its Hollywood distributor” The Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2018. www.washington.... Accessed 16 Dec. 2023

[@MoriaGecko1]

First !!!!!! Also olive is badass. I love that special

[@MoriaGecko1]

This was a Good Dog video

[@sojackedup]

DIE HARD IS A METROIDVANIA MOVIE!
The more people he takes out the better his gear gets, allowing him more access to the building.
I will not be convinced otherwise.

[@TheRerunLounge]

That's one way to look at it.