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11 Cartoon Holiday Episodes to Stream for Christmas

Anytime, anywhere, these are the streaming shows that will help you ring in the holidays.

Holiday specials are by now a staple of the season. Even Rick and Morty made sure they worked a holiday reference into their third episode. The beauty of streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, though, is that they allow us the freedom to make our own schedules when it comes to actually sitting down and watching these things.

Bob’s Burgers

“Last Gingerbread House on the Left”

Legal Stream: Hulu
Watch
: If you looked for a Christmas episode, but what you actually wanted was a Halloween episode with a side of class commentary.

Boondocks

“A Huey Freeman Christmas”

Legal Stream: See the snippet above or pay up for full episodes.
Watch: If you consider yourself “woke.”

Rugrats

“A Rugrats Chanukah”

Legal Stream: Hulu
Watch: If you’d prefer a fantastic Chanukah special to a Christmas one.

Doug

“Doug’s Christmas Story”

Legal Stream: Hulu
Watch: If you want a loving tale of canine redemption between a boy and his dog.

Invader Zim

“The Most Horrible X-mas Ever!”

Legal Stream: Hulu
Watch: If you want to see the very last thing this amazing show put into the world.

Hey Arnold!

“Arnold’s Christmas”

Legal Stream: Hulu
Watch: If you want the spirit of giving to punch you in the heart.

Animaniacs

“Twas the Day Before Christmas/Jingle Boo/The Great Wakkorotti: The Holiday Concert/Toy Shop Terror/Yakko’s Universe”

Legal Stream: Hulu
Watch: If you want a joke-packed smorgasbord of holiday comedy.

Justice League

“Comfort and Joy”

Legal Stream: DC Universe
Watch: If you want to hear Martian Manhunter sing, because goddamn, the pipes on that boy!

The New Batman Adventures

“Holiday Knights”

Legal Stream: DC Universe
Watch: If you want to see Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn dominate a submissive Bruce Wayne.

Rick and Morty

“Anatomy Park”

Legal Stream: Hulu
Watch: If you want something that has nothing to do with the holidays except for the fact that it has a “Naked Sky Santa.”

Moral Orel

“The Best Christmas Ever”

Legal Stream: Hulu
Watch: If you want to die.

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