Nick at Nite: A Classic Cartoon Christmas (1996)

About this title: Nick at Nite: A Classic Cartoon Christmas has such a great concept that it's a wonder it hasn't been done before. For many years, holiday television specials were one of the only sources for new holiday music, at least for families. A Classic Cartoon Christmas rounds up many of these songs, including Burl Ives' "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," Jimmy Durante's "Frosty the Snowman," Fred Astaire's "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," a Muppets medley, and several Vince Guaraldi tunes from A Charlie Brown Christmas. For any child raised on these specials -- anyone who came of age in a time after ... read more

Tracks:

1. Welcome Christmas [From How the Grinch Stole Christmas] [Doctor Seuss/Hague/]
2. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer [Marks]
3. We're a Couple of Misfits [From Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer] [Marks]
4. Frosty the Snowman [Nelson/Rollins]
5. Put One Foot in Front of the Other [From Santa Claus Is Coming to Town] [Laws/Bass]
6. Christmas Time Is Here [From the Album a Charlie Brown Christmas] [Guaraldi/Mendelson]
7. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing [From the Album a Charlie Brown Christmas] [Mendelssohn/Wesley]
8. Medley: Jingle Bells/Jingle Bell Rock [From a Muppet Family Christmas] [Beal/Boothe/Traditi]
9. You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch [From How the Grinch Stole Christmas] [Doctor Seuss/Hague/]
10. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town [Coots/Gillespie]
11. O Tannenbaum [From the Album a Charlie Brown Christmas] [Traditional]
12. The Little Drummer Boy [Davis/Onorati/Simeo]
13. A Holly Jolly Christmas [From Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer] [Marks]
14. We Need a Little Christmas [From a Muppet Family Christmas] [Herman]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.