The Year 2000 comes to an end with a smorgasbord of holiday movies available for home viewing. Hot new titles mingle with old favorites newly released on DVD like old and new generations nestled together with a bowl of popcorn. Snuggling with my 6-year-old, Hope, while screening these offerings, it soon became clear that what Mom considered a cure for insomnia was worthy of repetitive viewing by Darling Daughter. Well, hey. It makes sense that a first-grader and a, well, let's be honest, 30-plus mom would give very different reviews of "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" and the Bing Crosby classic, "White Christmas." I'd be worried if we didn't! So fasten your seat belts as we bring you the first-ever Mother-Daughter movie review team for the Holiday 2000 video-DVD season.

Sheri: This film is a winner in the race to create a new holiday classic. Trisha Yearwood narrates and sings original songs in this story written by Betty Paraskevas and illustrated by the author's son, Michael. "Dharma & Greg's" Jenna Elfman, "Frasier's" David Hyde Pierce, Howie Mandel and Jonathan Taylor Thomas provide the voices of the toys.

Sheri: As one who turns up the volume when the song comes on, I was set to really like this movie based on the song. I was a bit disappointed by the convoluted plot, despite the well-intended anti-materialism message.

Hope: I like to watch this movie over and over again. I really liked it a lot. I especially liked the part when Cousin Mel went to jail. I think other kids would like it, too.

Sheri: This is another one Hope adored and I found less than fabulous. Jeremy Irons and Kate Winslet lend their voices to this fantasy about children who discover a world of fairies in the woods near a friends home. The animation is uneven, almost as if it was done by a series of artists of varying talents, alternating between other-worldly beauty and an are-my-glasses-in-focus blur.

Hope: I want to watch "A Berry Bear Christmas" lots of times. I really liked the part where they brought the Old Hound Dog inside the warm house. I also liked when they found the winterberry and they got Jack a home. And then they went to get presents. I think other kids will want to watch this over and over again.

Sheri: This stunning sequel is packaged as The Ultimate Toy Box, a DVD collection of both movies and a third DVD with supplemental features that include character design, deleted animation and even a guide to hidden jokes. (My personal favorite is when the coins drop out of the piggy banks slot and the slinky dog says, Pork bellies are falling!) No family DVD collection is complete without it!

Hope: I loved this movie. I would say, Go, Buzz, go! when he was on his way to help Woody. When they made it off the plane and didn't go to Japan was my favorite part. I wish I could watch this movie over and over. It was as good as the first "Toy Story."

Sheri: DVD players were invented for this film. If you're still on the fence about whether to get one, buy the machine and BEG Santa for the three-volume Fantasia Anthology. "Fantasia 2000" is even more spectacular than the original, thanks in large part to the advances in computer animation; our own Chicago Symphony Orchestra adds its formidable weight to a masterpiece. Combine that with a magnificent collection of making-of footage and other supplements, and you get a whopping 11 hours of, well, Fantasia. Don't miss it!

Hope: It's scary and beautiful and wonderful! When the Toy Soldier goes down into the sewer, it's like he's in a crazy mind. The flamingos and the butterflies are my favorite. Oh, and the whales flying and the part where Mickey gets all those helpers and I guess the whole movie is my favorite.

"It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown" (Paramount; Peanuts Classic Holiday Collection - "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (1966), "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" (1973), "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965); DVD release 2000):

Sheri: It's a bittersweet opportunity to watch our old favorites and miss the remarkable Charles M. Schultz. What a delight to discover Schultz left us one last treasure, "It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown," which opens with a heart-wrenching "Goodnight, Sweetheart" played on a squeezebox by Snoopy. (Snoopy gets a little help from David Benoit on the soundtrack.) That DVD includes a retrospective interview with Mr. Schultz, describing the origination of key characters,m and how Snoopy and Woodstock got their names.

Sheri: This is a wonderful tale of selflessness and the true spirit of Christmas. Voice talent includes Jerry Van Dyke, Cloris Leachman, Randy Travis, Ernest Jim Varney and Rue McClanahan. The songs performed by Randy Travis, Alison Krauss and Beth Nielsen Chapman are lovely and ensure this will become a classic like Frosty and Rudolph. The DVD includes a Spanish version and interactive games to be played on a PC-DVD-ROM or television.

Hope: I would watch it over and over and over again. I feel very good about this movie. My favorite part was when Annabelle got her second wish, at the end of the movie. I think other kids would want to see this.

Sheri: Adult comedy actors Chevy Chase, Jean Smart and Chris Elliott take a back seat to the kids in this entertaining day-off-from-school story ala Ferris Bueller. Great fun to watch on a real snow day!

Sheri: Both versions of this classic film (the 1947 original was released on DVD in 1999) were lost on my little fellow reviewer, who kept asking, "When is the little girl coming back on?" during the scenes featuring only adults. For those parents whose children are very attached to Saint Nick, the question of his existence might concern youngsters who don't have the patience to watch for the payoff legal proof that Kris Kringle is Santa. Despite Hope's lack of attention, she did ask me whether I believe in the Tooth Fairy and any other people were supposed to believe in.

Sheri: Teletubbies appeal to the very youngest of the young, even engaging a friend's 7-month-old son. This sweet two-volume set will lose any viewer more than 3 years of age, but little ones deserve some wholesome, light-hearted entertainment, too.

Sheri: Watching this film while trimming the tree has become a holiday tradition in our house. We all stop to enjoy the big musical numbers (Hope's pretty good with those dance moves!) and practice singing harmony. The interview with Rosemary Clooney and original promotional trailers on the newly released DVD are a real treat.

Sheri: No story about holiday videos would be complete without this standard, animated by Chuck Jones and narrated by Boris Karloff. Ron Howard's live-action version is cleaning up at the box office, but this favorite will be enjoyed time and again in any household with youngsters and the young at heart. With such great selection of movies available, let it snow!