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Top 10 Christmas DVD's

By Teresa Plowright, About.com

If you're traveling somewhere for Christmas celebrations, below are good flicks full of the holiday spirit to play on the way, or to winterize the season at, say, a tropical getaway. (See Christmas books, too.)

1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Jim Carey channels the Grinch, in this delightful rendition of Dr. Seuss's wonderful tale.
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2. A Charlie Brown Christmas

An animated Christmas classic, that can be watched again and again.
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3. The Polar Express

Movie rendition of this beautiful Christmas book.
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4. Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

Big Bird and pals ponder one of life's mysteries: how does a rotund Santa get down all those narrow chimneys?
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5. A Christmas Carol

if your family's seen the old Alistair Sims version one too many times, try this remake of Dicken's classic tale, with Patrick Stewart (aka Captain Jean-Luc Picard) in the leading role.
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6. Simpson's Christmas 2

Christmas with Springfield's legendary dysfunctional family.
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7. Dora the Explorer- Dora's Christmas

If your kids like Dora, here's a good seasonal choice.
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8. Nightmare Before Christmas

Sounds gruesome, but hey, this is animated movie is a Disney release, with plenty of fantasy, music and comedy thrown into the mix.
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9. Holiday Inn

My kids have always enjoyed this vintage classic, with Bing Crosby warbling White Christmas, and some amazing dancing by Fred Astaire.
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10. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Full of gags and often tasteless, this could be just the thing to bring along on a trip with teens.
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