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Top 10 Christmas Cartoons of All Time

Cinema Siren's top picks for 2012.

Last year I offered my top 10 Christmas cartoons for the first time. As an animation art gallery owner of 25 years, and an animation historian, I have been studying and enjoying them a long time.   What an uproar I caused! I got a veritable avalanche of emails about the cartoons I "couldn't possibly overlook." While I stand by all last year's excellent offerings, I do have some amendments this year. Here is the list with some considered additions and subtractions.   The cartoons listed below are all classics and are wonderful opportunities for holiday viewing with friends and family. You can enjoy them while chomping down highly caloric peppermint bark, or swilling down highly spiked eggnog!   #10. Arthur Christmas - 2011  Such a new movie…

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Cinema Siren: Top 10 Halloween Cartoons of All Time

Curl up with some creepy cartoon classics.

Cinema Siren knows cartoons, since her alter ego runs a gallery specializing in animation art. Last year for the first time, we listed the top 10 Halloween cartoons ever.  Since it still reigns as our most popular column and was posted before so many of you lovely readers started following reviews, here again is the list that might allow for a little Halloween fun, in between running for shelter from hurricanes, preparing for trick or treating with power outages, considering who to vote for next week, and just generally trying to keep it together this fall.  It's high time for a little safe, cartoon-style scare. Maybe by next year, Frankenweenie will make the list, but these entries are so strong it's tough to add anyone new!  See what you…

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