Let's all take a moment to remember Doug's mom. While many of us didn't know her that well, we know that Doug loved her, that Rob loved her, that her husband loved her, and that she will be remembered. Even if Doug himself doesn't see this, know that I am sorry for his loss, and that he has my condolences.

"You always win when you are good!" vs "SHUT THAT DOOR!"

And then Rapsitte Street Kids said “hold my beer”.

R.I.P. Sandy Walker. She made the most emotional speech about Christmas of all time.

Mrs. Hopewell? Awww...she's married. Oh no, shes's single What happened to Mr Hopewell? (cuts to the lumber Judy uses to decorate Mrs. Hopewell) She doesnt like to talk about it

Mrs. Hopewell has the best acting in the entire movie

I think Doug put more effort into the production and writing of this video than was put into this entire movie

When I realized that Doug shows his parents at the end...I was blown away. Doug’s message was really good, and it was wonderful to see him with his parents and his family at channel awesome.

The worst Christmas special with the best Christmas speech from the Critic

I think Doug's speech at the end is more touching than "Shut that door"

Even years later this still brings a tear to my eye and it truly shows that even during his worst moments Doug is genuinely a good man who just makes some mistakes and he still means well and wants to spread a good message.

It has become a Christmas tradition to watch this humorous dumpster fire every year. Thanks for introducing it to me Doug!

*3 years later* “Let’s watch it again” -Doug Walker

"She's slurring more than an inebriated Klansman" Underrated line

I can't get through the final message without tearing up especially since Doug's mom has passed. She was clearly an amazing woman who was very deeply loved

2013: This is the worst Christmas Special EVER! 2021: Santa Inc. is now the worst.

"Even in death I don't care" words I want on my tombstone

"They're going to stay with the other children and under the same rules and regulations." "I'm sorry." Wait, what?

This movie: You always win when you are gewd. 2020: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT

17:01 Girl falls to her “death” 20:12 She appears before Santa comes by.

When I heard that Doug's mom had died, I had to come see this. RIP Mrs. Walker.

This was similar to my first work. I'm a writer and I had a short story like this. WHEN I WAS 8.

That end part always gives me chills, such a good message

Doug: “What about you? You got a movie quote?” Me: “Sure. SHUT THAT DOOR!”

- You always when you are good - *SHUT THAT DOOR* Which moral is better?

So, the kids wear the exact same clothes everytime the mayor comes and he doesn't notice?

the speech at the end of the video had me on the edge of tears, but when he started talking to his parents, I actually did cry. Doug, you really do know the meaning of Christmas. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone.

“What decapitated gingerbread cookie do they live on?” This made me laugh way too much

RIP Mrs. Walker, condolences to Doug, Rob and Barney.

That ending speech about what Christmas was, was so pure!

The ending is proof Doug should make a Christmas movie

"I am the bark of Satan. Those who wish to demean my evil will be bloodily smoted!"

It took all of two seconds of the movie footage to tell this is going to be a terrible movie.

I'm here straight from Rapsittie Kids. This is a torturous night...

The message at the end of this was VERY much needed for a lot of people. myself included.

Just noticed something that I had never noticed about this special until now: In the opening scenes of the animation, it's clearly states that Mrs. Mavilda has been tricking the Mayor into believing she was using the Mayor's stipends to buy new clothes for the orphans; however, in the scene where the Mayor gives Mrs. Mavilda MORE moneybags he mentions that he hopes Mrs. Mavilda will use the new allowance to "make sure the children don't spend another Winter in PATCHES AND RAGS"!! Soooo, either the storyboard director had a stroke and forgot the previous scene existed....or the Mayor secretly KNEW about Mrs. Mavilda's misappropriation crimes and just either didn't care or was complicit. Either way, this special blows hippo turds!!

The dog was the best character....... Because he didn't talk.......

I'm so sorry about your mom, guys.

I never thought I would hear “Ah so it was Santa who fried the flesh of a weak feeble woman”

"Let's watch that again." ~Doug Walker 2018

7:02 Actually that kid is the actress who voices Judy's real-life daughter. So yes, she probably didn't go through any audition process and got the role because nepotism. After Earth logic strikes again!

I just heard about what happened to Doug's mother. I can't believe she passed away.

I just realized something, the beginning of the movie was the FIRST SIGN IT WAS GOING TO BE A BAD MOVIE because it broke the NUMBER 1 rule in storytelling, show, don’t tell. The narrator FLATOUT told us that Mrs. Mevillda is evil. He should’ve left that out and let us see this for ourselves. Like, let’s take an example from Marvel, in their storyline, Messiah Wars (which is one of their weakest storylines, in my opinion), there was ONE THING ABOUT CABLE, he was poor. The text boxes didn’t tell us nor Cable himself didn’t see it, instead we can conclude that because they show him doing things suggesting he is poor such as eating out of trash cans, not putting clothes on his adoptive infant daughter, Hope, and having to use old clothes as diapers. That evidence alone told us that he’s poor, Marvel didn’t have to tell us, instead they showed us. See? It would’ve worked better if we figured out Mevillda was evil ourselves. Also, I have a question, who was the intended target audience, it’s clearly not for kids because of the gambling and drinking scenes and Mrs. Mevillda having a hangover at some point. And it’s not for adults because it’s insulting to our intelligence. So, WHO IS THIS FOR EXACTLY?! Also, where’s Mr. Mevillda? Given she’s Mrs. Mevillda, this suggests that she’s married. So, where’s her husband? Well, given she’s evil, she likely killed him. Or he left her because who would want to be with a woman like her? Ugh, this movie is so terrible and has many MISSING PIECES.

The Channel Awesome Nostalgia Critic series is something I very routinely go back to. It doesn't stop making me laugh and reminds me so much of better days. Thank you, Nostalgia Critic. You remember so I can remember it, too.

Critic's reviews are often more fun than the movie itself

Is no one going to point out that at 20:12 when Lilly is suppose to be MISSING she is standing right next to her brother in the crowd of kids?????

That speech at the end made me cry. So powerful.

Im so thankful this reivew exists. Watching this video has become a tradition for my husband and I. Every year we HAVE to watch The Grinch, Home Alone, Christmas Vacation, and this reveiw 😂😭 so thank you for blessing our lives with this. We will NEVER watch the "special", but your review has given us so much Joy 🤣❤️

The ending is wrong and bad we all know we should have "shut that door" Merry Christmas though let's enjoy this time with the people we care the most, as they won't be around forever.

"This movie sucks balls, but I love you. Merry Christmas". - Doug Walker (2013)

20:11, Lily is right there even though her family thinks that she's dead and then she's in Santa's sleigh. Like, did the animators not care about consistency?

And the moral of the story is “don’t screw with Santa and mrs. Hope well”

"true that lightning fucked with her head, she pisses her pants constantly, and she calls herself the chicken god, but other then that, she's gonna be alright" i swear to god this is the best line i've ever heard in a review

The bear is a better voice actor than every human in this movie COMBINED

No joke, I actually cried at Doug's speech at the end. It just moved me so much and made me find a new appreciation for Christmas.

I don’t know what it is about this review but perhaps it’s the energy of NC’s first Christmas back combined with an exceptionally terrible Christmas movie that just combines to producing one of the funniest, most entertaining and most heartfelt things Doug had ever put out. The Nutcracker review really gives this one a run for it’s money in terms of the effort Doug put into that to make it memorable but something about this is just a lot more, dare I say it, nostalgic.

Your mom was incredible. I'm so glad she was able to share a small yet important bit of wisdom. May she rest peacefully.

we need a video of JUST Doug's speech and share it with people

Anyone lose loose sound at 11:48?

The end of this episode is one of my all time favorite Nostalgia Critic moments, and honestly one of my favorite heartfelt celebrations of the season I've ever seen put to screen

Did anyone else choke up a bit at the end when Doug was talking with his parents? This year will be the first he has without his mother... Rest In Peace, Mrs. Walker, and here's hoping Doug and his family find some joy in this holiday season. ❤️

I actually cried when you said they stopped a war because of good will of man

When he introduced his parents, I almost cried. What a great family.

For the last 8 years I have watched this review every single Christmas Eve lol

The ending was so inspirational

It's sad seeing this after Doug's mother passed away

Watch this every year, and it always gets me when you meet hi parents. Doug looks so much like his mother, and it broke my heart when I heard she passed. Merry Christmas to the whole Walker family.

The ending message that Doug, the other employees and his parents made was far more effort than this special did

Thank you for introducing us to your family Doug. Your mother was a wonderful person. That is so true that helping someone have a better day will make your day a little better. Rest in Peace Mrs. Walker.

18:09 "Frank, you still have that *electric* chainsaw of yours..." 18:29 (The sound of an obviously gas-powered chainsaw)

This review is so good. The skits are good, the jokes are good, the heart is there and the ending is just so sweet. I have been watching since 2008 and christmas isn't the same without Doug Walker and the gang.

That ending speech is the most wholesome and beautiful Christmas speech ever. My personal favorite part is the point that Christmas isn't about Christianity, you don't have to be religious to have Christmas spirit, all it is is a belief that humanity can be good, and that we ourselves can do better, and that everyone around us is just as deserving of happiness and goodwill because we're all human and we're all equal in that sense. Truly beautiful. Merry Christmas.

Doug walker is such a loving person. Who’s watching this in 2018? RIP Sandra walker. feels sad watching this

RIP Ms.Walker. On the brightside. The movie was BAAAAAAAAD. The kids smiles. Jeff the killer called. He said he wants his smile back.

The ending is such a good message from Doug and the crew every now and then I rewatch this and it just makes me feel a little better every time! Thanks you guys it means a lot!

Ten years later this is still my favorite video to watch for Christmas

I bought this DVD for a dollar at a bargain store like 15 years ago and watched it once and then never again it was that bad. It's sad when you pay only a dollar for a DVD Christmas movie and feel like you wasted money, time and so much more. I so regret buying this and it's something that you can't unsee.

Everything looked half-assed. Bad animation, horrible acting, terrible plot, pointless moral. It was absolutely horrible. It seemed like this movie was made by kids who still believed in Santa. Also, the Santa in this special looks exactly like the Coca-Cola Santa. It's creepy. Also, the whole basis of the orphans being under the control by Mrs. Mavilda is exactly like Annie. Sounds like plagiarism to me.

The Eight Crazy Nights review and this are the best Nostalgia Critic holiday specials ever. RIP Doug's mother. Can't believe this aired 10 years ago and I watched it when it was first uploaded.

"Giggle!" The title should be renamed to: "The Second Worst Christmas Special Ever!" now that we have "Rapsittie Street Kids Believe in Santa".

When the evil lady got shocked I thought god was a player in this story.

"You always win when you are good." Wow. What a wonderful message. Really well thought out and sincere. This review ranks up there with "The Room" as among Doug's funniest.

I usually binge my favourite NC episodes on Christmas Day but always have to watch this one early as it’s the only one that specifically mentions that it came out on Christmas Eve. 😅

That outro is truly heartwarming. One of the reasons I come back to this review.

That was the best Christmas Monologue I've ever heard, that was so good....

So that is where Elmer Fudd's rejected children were dropped off. Also, the ending with Doug's parents and brother was heartwarming.

What happened to the audio around the twelve minute mark?

Does anyone else have the audio cut off from 11:48 - 12:05?

"She slurs more than an inebriated Klansman." Jesus I don't remember ever laughing so hard.

The girl at 7:09 vs. The great grandma from Rapsittie Street Kids... Rap Battle

You know, a lot of the stuff critic reviews I'm like "I should watch this so I can decide my opinion for myself!" . . . Not this. . . never this.

The end of this episode is weirdly so sweet.

Alternate ending: Mrs. Mavilda is assassinated by the Dark Brotherhood! Update: For those who don't get the joke, there's a cruel and abusive Orphanage owner in Elder Scrolls 5 (ironically named Grelod the Kind) and you're hired as an assassin of the Dark Brotherhood to murder her in her own orphanage!

Just came back from Channel Awesome's website (to watch the Nostalgia Critic episode like I usually do on Tuesdays, then come back here on youtube to watch on Wednesdays because you guys give me so much joy) and omg I didn't expect to be cry like that... I had to come here and watch this episode in its entirety. I can't imagine what a loss like that must feel like but I wish your family well Doug during this Christmas season. Season's Greetings everyone!!

This video aired shortly after my first serious girlfriend broke up with me, and it really drove me down a dark path, but this video made me feel some happiness.

I just love that Nostalgia critic showed his crew and let them directly address the camera, and then he showed his parents! 😍

No joke, I saw the actual DVD of this heinous special at Goodwill. Much later during my next visit there, I saw that it was gone. I feel sorry for the poor, lost soul who bought it.

Looking back and seeing his mom in this almost makes me want to cry. She looks so sweet

That ending was powerful then and it’s even more powerful now. R.I.P. Mrs. Walker.

Watching this review has become a holiday tradition for me