'Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol' first aired in 1962. (Photo by DreamWorks Classics.) Animated Christmas specials have become as much a part of our holiday traditions as decked halls, nogged egg and ...

What: A 50th anniversary airing of television's first animated Christmas special. Also released in July as Blu-ray + DVD collector's edition by Classic Media (christmasclassics.tv). When: 8 p.m.

Animation following the kindly but accident-prone Mr Magoo. Mr Magoo mistakes Fizz for billionaire Bruce Payne, who is also known as the superhero Ratman - when Ratman is kidnapped, Mr Magoo decides ...