Yes, we let our toddler watch television — the past two weeks, kind of
a lot of TV. We did it for you, the readers! To save you from the
horrors of a bad Christmas movie experience, our two-year-old screened
all the holiday DVDs that came into the Babble office this month, which
means we also screened them (and if you know a trick for getting the
song “There’s Always Tomorrow” out of one’s head, please share). Here
are our young tester’s five favorites, in order.
1. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (Part of "Christmas Classics")
We swear our son improved his pronunciation just so he could clearly
request this title in its entirety. Rankin/Bass claymation creates a
bizarre, compelling world, and the message about “misfits” is a good
one, even if that dentist-elf gets mighty irritating after a few viewings. One possible downside: repeat viewings may cause your child to run around pretending to be the
Abomidable Snowman and yelling, “I’m gonna bite
you!” Also, you know, those songs really do stick in your head like glue.
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