For Christmas Vacation. 7 New Year cartoons for watching with kids

7. "Anastasia"

• 1997
• USA
• Drama, adventure, family, musical, fantasy, cartoon
• Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
• Starring: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Christopher Lloyd, Hank Azaria, Angela Lansbury
• IMDb Rating: 7.1

A lavish ball celebrating the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanoff is interrupted by a scandal caused by the sorcerer Rasputin (Christopher Lloyd). Because of the insult inflicted on him, he vows to destroy the entire royal family. Soon popular unrest begins, turning into a revolution. The imperial palace is besieged by discontented people, but Anastasia (Meg Ryan), the youngest daughter of the last Russian emperor, and her grandmother Maria Feodorovna (Angela Lansbury) manage to escape. Seconds before the train departs in the hustle and bustle of the station, the girl accidentally lets go of her grandmother's hand, falls and passes out in the hustle and bustle.

Ten years pass. Anastasia, who has lost her memory from a blow to her head and stress, still keeps the pendant given to her by Maria Feodorovna, and does not suspect her own origin. Meanwhile, in Paris, her grandmother still hopes to find her missing granddaughter.

The animated film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song (Journey To The Past) and Best Soundtrack for a Musical / Comedy Film.

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6. "Arthur Christmas"

• 2011
• Great Britain, USA
• Fantasy, adventure, family, comedy, cartoon
• Director: Sarah Smith 
• Starring: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Ramona Marquez
• IMDb Rating: 7.1

Arthur (James McAvoy) is a simple-minded boy who isn't taken seriously by his father Santa Claus (Jim Broadbent) and enterprising older brother Steve (Hugh Laurie). He doesn't aspire to take his father's place and prefers to work at the post office reading letters. One day, Arthur learns from one of the messages that a girl named Gwen (Ramona Marquez) has not received a welcome Christmas present. He decides to deliver the package to the girl by all means so that she doesn't lose her faith in Christmas.

"It was sweet and charming. The plot is interesting, it's fascinating to see the feelings between the characters and how they learn the meaning of Christmas. It's a good cartoon before Christmas that definitely won't make you bored", — sai_.

"A fun entertaining Christmas cartoon for the evening", — SOWILDE.

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5. "Rise Of The Guardians"

• 2012
• USA, India
• Cartoon, fantasy, action, drama, comedy, adventure, family film
• Director: Peter Ramsey
• Starring: Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Isla Fisher, Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo
• IMDb Rating: 7.2

Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), the Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher), and the Sandman (Dakota Goyo) guard the dreams of little ones. The evil spirit Pitch Black (Jude Law) decides to replace children's fantasies with nightmares. Ice Jack (Chris Pine) comes to the aid of the guardians and becomes their leader in the fight against the villain.

"Love it!!! Got everyone I could hooked on it, now we're rewatching it together. For me this is the best cart oon", — tristor.

"I love this cartoon, it's 10 years old now, but it's still so cool", — iamcrazzyy.

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4. "The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper"

• 2005
• USA
• Cartoon, short Film, comedy, family
• Director: Gary Trousdale
• Starring: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, John DiMaggio, Elisa Gabrielli, Bill Fagerbakke
• IMDb Rating: 7.3

New York Zoo, Christmas Eve. The penguins are preparing for the holiday, when suddenly they notice that Kowalski (Chris Miller) is missing. It turns out that he went to look for a gift for the lonely polar bear Ted (John DiMaggio), but fell into the clutches of the evil old lady Nana (Eliza Gabrielli). Now it's up to Skipper's (Tom McGrath) posse to rescue their comrade.

This is a short prequel movie. The Christmas picture brings audiences up to the full-length spin-off about the penguins from Madagascar.

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3. "A Christmas Carol"

• 2009
• USA
• Cartoon, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, drama
• Director: Robert Zemeckis
• Starring: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright
• IMDb Rating: 7.8

Greedy and Christmas-hating Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) only cares about money. Instead of celebrating the holiday with his loved ones, he closes himself in his office and counts his savings. Everything changes when he is visited by three ghosts who show the old man horrible things from his past, present and future life. This completely changes the mindset of the miser Scrooge.

To create the images of the characters, they used the live acting of real actors, which was digitized using motion capture technology, after which the picture was processed and became animated. Jim Carrey played not only the role of Scrooge, but also all three ghosts. For this he had to learn a few British accents.

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2. "The Nightmare Before Christmas"

• 1993
• USA
• Musical, family, fantasy, cartoon
• Director: Henry Selick
• Starring: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Edward Ivory
• IMDb Rating: 7.9

The most popular monster in the Halloween kingdom is the skeleton Jack Skellington. He is adored around town and is looked up to by the children. The main holiday of his world is approaching, but Jack is absolutely not happy about it. Tired of monotony, he wants something new. By chance, the skeleton gets to the Christmas holiday. In an unusual environment, Jack decides to spend this holiday instead of Santa Claus (Edward Ivory). To do this, the monster needs to steal the master of Christmas and take his place.

"We enjoy re-watching with friends on Halloween and New Year's Eve. The cartoon's festive atmosphere and cool soundtracks add to the mood of any evening", — Omae.

"Beautiful cartoon! A masterpiece that you want to watch", — RoyX1v.

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1. "Klaus" 

• 2019
• Spain, UK, USA
• Cartoon, family, comedy, adventure
• Directors: Sergio Pablos, Carlos Martinez Lopez
• Starring: Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Joan Cusack, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso
• IMDb Rating: 8.2

Lazy and spoiled Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) is sent to the remote village of Smeerensburg by his father, the head of the Royal Mail. Unless the protagonist handles 6,000 letters in a year, he can no longer count on financial support. Jesper is already not excited about the need to work, but upon arrival he realizes that things are much worse: no one in the village needs the services of a letter carrier. The hero begins desperately searching for a way to get the locals to write letters, and finds a loophole — children who are willing to do anything to get handmade toys from a local woodsman named Klaus.

"A wonderful cartoon with a deep meaning! Very beautiful and stylized, well-crafted, with great off-the-cuff humor. Definitely worth watching", — remithril.

"I wish I could give this cartoon a million out of 10. It's worth watching every New Year's Eve. It teaches a lot. One good deed inspires a new one", — vv669.

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