Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday

Holiday

A Holiday is a day designated as having special significance for which individuals, a government, or a religious group have deemed that observance is warranted. It is generally an official or unofficial observance of religious, national, or cultural significance, often accompanied by celebrations...

generally observed on December 25 (with alternative days of January 6, 7 and 19)
to commemorate the birth

Nativity of Jesus

The Nativity of Jesus, or simply The Nativity, refers to the accounts of the birth of Jesus in two of the Canonical gospels and in various apocryphal texts....

 of Jesus

Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...

, the central figure of Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

. Although nominally a Christian holiday, Christmas is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians worldwide. Because gift-giving and many other aspects of the Christmas festival involve heightened economic activity among both Christians and non-Christians, the holiday has become a significant event and a key sales period for retailers, but also for creative industries.

Theatrical Christmas films

This is a list of theatrically released

Film distribution

The distribution of a film is the process through which a movie is made available to watch for an audience by a film distributor...

 films that are entirely, or in large part, about the Christmas

Christmas

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...

 holiday. Films in this list always feature important references to the holiday's symbols, such as family gatherings, trees and decorations, the Christ

Nativity of Jesus

The Nativity of Jesus, or simply The Nativity, refers to the accounts of the birth of Jesus in two of the Canonical gospels and in various apocryphal texts....

 child, or Santa Claus

Santa Claus

Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...

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Joulutarina

Joulutarina is a 2007 Finnish film directed by Juha Wuolijoki. It is the story of how an orphan called Nikolas became Santa Claus. The Finnish premiere was on 16th November 2007. It was largely shot on location in Utsjoki.-Plot:Many years ago, in Lapland, a boy named Nikolas is orphaned when his...

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Title	Year	Description
The 12 Dogs of Christmas	2005	A girl decides to use dogs to teach people about the true meaning of Christmas.
All I Want for Christmas All I Want for Christmas (film) All I Want for Christmas is a 1991 American comedy movie that stars Lauren Bacall, Thora Birch and Ethan Randall. It was directed by Robert Lieberman. Music by Bruce Broughton including a theme setting song by Stephen Bishop. The movie is rated G in the USA.-Plot:Two New York children know what...	1991	Two kids plot to reunite their estranged parents at Christmas.
All Mine to Give All Mine to Give All Mine to Give is a 1957 melodrama film starring Glynis Johns, Cameron Mitchell, and Rex Thompson. When first one parent, then the other dies, six children have to look after themselves in the American west of the mid 19th century...	1957	A Scottish family comes to Wisconsin and do well until tragedy hits as Christmas nears.
1990	A story of a child who dreams of having a mom, a department store maniquin comes to life and grants her christmas wish.	Annabel's Wish	1997	A heartwarming tale of self sacrifice and friendship when a young calf gives up her Christmas miracle to come to the aid of a young boy.
Arthur Christmas Arthur Christmas Arthur Christmas is a 2011 British/American 3-D computer animated fantasy comedy film produced by Aardman Animations and Sony Pictures Animation, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was released on November 11, 2011, in the UK, and on November 23, 2011, in the USA...	2011	Santa's youngest son must deliver a bicycle to an overlooked girl before Christmas morning dawns. 3-D/CGI animated film.
Babes in Toyland Babes in Toyland (1934 film) Babes in Toyland is a Laurel and Hardy musical film released in November 1934. The film is also known by its alternate titles Laurel and Hardy in Toyland, Revenge Is Sweet , March of the Wooden Soldiers and Wooden Soldiers .Based on Victor Herbert's popular 1903 operetta Babes in Toyland, the film... (March of the Wooden Soldiers)	1934	Apprentice toymakers Stannie Dum and Ollie Dee (Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema... ) rescue Tom Tom and Bo Peep from Bogeyland in this loose adaptation of Victor Herbert's operetta.
Babes in Toyland Babes in Toyland (1961 film) Babes in Toyland is a 1961 Christmas musical film in Technicolor, directed by Jack Donohue, produced by Walt Disney, and distributed to theatres by Buena Vista Distribution. It stars Ray Bolger as Barnaby, Annette Funicello as Mary Contrary, Tommy Sands as Tom Piper, and Ed Wynn as the Toymaker.The...	1961	Disney adaptation of the Herbert operetta.
Bachelor Mother Bachelor Mother Bachelor Mother is an American comedy film directed by Garson Kanin, and starring Ginger Rogers , David Niven, and Charles Coburn. The screenplay was written by Norman Krasna based on a Academy Award nominated story by Felix Jackson...	1939	A department-store salesgirl finds and begins to care for an abandoned infant at Christmas time.
Bad Santa Bad Santa Bad Santa is a 2003 American screwball black comedy film directed and co-written by Terry Zwigoff, produced by the Coen brothers, and starring Billy Bob Thornton as the title character and Tony Cox as his partner in crime. Actors Bernie Mac and John Ritter co-star...	2003	A con man poses as Santa to rob stores on Christmas Eve.
Bernard and the Genie Bernard and the Genie Bernard and the Genie is a seventy-minute British TV movie co-produced by Attaboy and Talkback for BBC Television. It was first shown on BBC1 on 23 November 1991...	1991	Bernard gets fired from his job and walked out on by his girlfriend on Christmas Eve, taking everything from his flat. All that is left behind is an old lamp. His Christmas suddenly becomes brighter when he rubs it.
Beyond Tomorrow Beyond Tomorrow (1940 film) Beyond Tomorrow is a 1940 American fantasy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland. In it, a trio of ghosts try to help two young lovers whom they knew when alive ....	1940	The first half of this fantasy film takes place on Christmas Eve as three old men befriend two strangers, a young man and woman, who return their wallets.
The Bishop's Wife The Bishop's Wife The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 Samuel Goldwyn romantic comedy feature film starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven in a story about an angel who helps a bishop with his problems. It was released by RKO. The film was adapted by Leonardo Bercovici and Robert E...	1947	An angel helps a bishop rearrange his priorities.
Black Christmas Black Christmas (1974 film) Black Christmas is a 1974 Canadian slasher film directed by Bob Clark and written by A. Roy Moore, and largely based on a series of murders that took place in Quebec, Canada around Christmas time. The film's score is by Carl Zittrer. It was distributed by Ambassador Film Distributors in Canada and...	1974	A murderous stranger terrorizes some sorority girls during the holiday break.
Blizzard Blizzard (film) Blizzard is a 2003 Christmas family film directed by LeVar Burton, and stars Brenda Blethyn, Christopher Plummer, Kevin Pollack, and Whoopi Goldberg.-Plot:When ten-year-old Jess's very best friend Bobby moves away, she is inconsolable in her grief...	2003	A young girl is told a tale by her aunt of a young ice skater and an enchanted reindeer.
Bush Christmas Bush Christmas Bush Christmas is an Australian drama film released in 1983.It is a remake of a 1947 Australian film of the same name, which was based on a novel by Ralph Smart and Mary Cathcart Borer....	1947	Children quest for stolen horses at Christmas time.
The Candlemaker The Candlemaker (cartoon) The Candlemaker is a 1957 cathedral Films animated short film about a candlemaker and his son at Christmas time.-Plot:The film is set at Christmas time...	1957	A candlemaker entrusts his young son with the task of making church candles for Christmas Eve in this animated short.
The Cheaters	1945	An alcoholic ex-actor is invited to Christmas dinner by a rich family and enlisted to help them swindle a woman out of her inheritance.
Christmas at Maxwell's Christmas at Maxwell's Christmas at Maxwell’s is a 2006 American independent drama film written and directed by William C. Laufer, and starring Andrew May and Jacqueline 'Jack' Hourigan.-Plot:Suzie Austin has cancer and her most recent prognosis is unfavorable...	2006	The Austin family faces a bleak Christmas when Suzie, extremely ill, gathers the family to go away and spend their last Christmas together before she dies.
A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol (1938 film) A Christmas Carol is a 1938 American film adaptation of Charles Dickens's novelette.-Cast:*Reginald Owen as Ebenezer Scrooge*Gene Lockhart as Bob Cratchit*Kathleen Lockhart as Mrs. Cratchit*Terry Kilburn as Tiny Tim*Barry MacKay as Fred...	1938	MGM's adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic story, remade countless times.
A Christmas Carol	1951	American title of British film Scrooge Scrooge (1951 film) Scrooge, released as A Christmas Carol in the United States, is a 1951 film adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. It starred Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge and was directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, with a screenplay by Noel Langley.The film also features Kathleen Harrison in an... (see below).
A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol (1971 film) A Christmas Carol is an Academy Award-winning animated cartoon adaptation of Charles Dickens' venerable 1843 novella which was a made-for-television production originally broadcast on ABC in the United States.-Cast and characters:...	1971	Oscar-winning animated adaptation, with Alastair Sim Alastair Sim Alastair George Bell Sim, CBE was a Scottish character actor who appeared in a string of classic British films. He is best remembered in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1951 film Scrooge, and for his portrayal of Miss Fritton, the headmistress in two St. Trinian's films...  and Michael Hordern Michael Hordern Sir Michael Murray Hordern was an English actor, knighted in 1983 for his services to the theatre, which stretched back to before the Second World War.-Personal life:...  recreating their roles as Scrooge and Marley's Ghost, narrated by Michael Redgrave Michael Redgrave Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave, CBE was an English stage and film actor, director, manager and author.-Youth and education:... ; produced by Chuck Jones Chuck Jones Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio... .
Christmas Carol: The Movie Christmas Carol: The Movie Christmas Carol: The Movie is a 2001 British live action/animated film based on Charles Dickens's classic novella. Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami, the film features the voices of numerous actors including Simon Callow, Kate Winslet , and Nicolas Cage.- Voice cast :*Simon Callow – Charles...	2001	Dickens' story is retold through a mixture of live action and animation.
A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol (2009 film) A Christmas Carol is a 2009 film written and directed by Robert Zemeckis...	2009	Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney... /ImageMovers Digital ImageMovers Digital ImageMovers Digital is a digital film studio run by director Robert Zemeckis and originally owned by The Walt Disney Company, later Universal Studios...  performance capture film starring Jim Carrey Jim Carrey James Eugene "Jim" Carrey is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He has received two Golden Globe Awards and has also been nominated on four occasions. Carrey began comedy in 1979, performing at Yuk Yuk's in Toronto, Ontario... .
Christmas Child Christmas Child Christmas Child is a 2003 American Christian film directed by William Ewing starring Steven Curtis Chapman. The film is based on "The Christmas Cross", a short story by Max Lucado, and is a story about a Chicago journalist on who finds himself in Clearwater, Texas around Christmas time to discover...	2003	A life-sized nativity statue leads a man to learn about his past.
Christmas Comes But Once a Year Christmas Comes But Once a Year Christmas Comes but Once a Year is a 1936 animated short produced by Fleischer Studios and released on December 4, 1936. It is part of the Color Classics series.-Summary:...	1936	Grampy Grampy Grampy is an animated cartoon character appearing in the Betty Boop series of films produced by Max Fleischer and released by Paramount Pictures....  rehabilitates old toys and brings Christmas joy to an orphanage in this animated short.
Christmas Eve Christmas Eve (film) Christmas Eve is a 1947 United Artists comedy film directed by Edwin L. Marin. The movie is based on the story by Richard H. Landau and stars George Raft, George Brent and Randolph Scott...	1947	A heiress attempts to bring her adopted sons back home by Christmas Eve to rescue her fortune from a scheming nephew.
Christmas Evil Christmas Evil Christmas Evil is a 1980 slasher film directed by Lewis Jackson. It is considered an obscure film but has gained a cult following which includes legendary film director John Waters.It was originally released as You Better Watch Out...	1980	A psychotic killer spends the holiday punishing the naughty as Santa Claus.
Christmas Holiday Christmas Holiday Christmas Holiday is a 1944 American drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. The black-and-white film noir is loosely based on a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Producer Felix Jackson chose this project as a dramatic vehicle for Deanna Durbin. The screenplay was adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz, who...	1944	A stranded soldier listens as a cabaret singer recounts a doomed marriage to a killer.
Christmas in Boston Christmas in Boston Christmas In Boston is a 2005 TV film starring Marla Sokoloff and Patrick J. Adams. It aired on December 14, 2005, on the ABC Family channel's 25 Days of Christmas programming block.-Plot:...	2005	Gina and Seth have been pen pals for 13 years and now will have the chance to meet. Both used their best friends pictures to send to each other and now will let their friends meet.
Christmas in Connecticut Christmas in Connecticut Christmas in Connecticut is a 1945 American Christmas film and romantic comedy directed by Peter Godfrey, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, and Sydney Greenstreet.-Plot:...	1945	A columnist must entertain her boss and a returning war hero for the holidays. Remade for television in 1992.
Christmas in the Clouds Christmas in the Clouds (film) Christmas in the Clouds is a 2001 comedy film about a ski resort owned and operated by a Native American tribe. Featured at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, the film went on to receive Best Competition Feature Film at the Austin Film Festival and Best Native American-Theme Film at the Santa Fe...	2001	A comedic misunderstandings abound at a Native American ski resort during the holidays.
Christmas in Wonderland Christmas in Wonderland Christmas in Wonderland is a 2007 comedy film about three children who move with their father from Los Angeles to Edmonton, Alberta, where they catch a group of counterfeiters while Christmas shopping...	2007	A father and his three kids move from Los Angeles to Edmonton. While shopping at West Edmonton Mall, they discover counterfeit money, unintentionally catch the criminals, and later make a discovery about Santa Claus.
A Christmas Story A Christmas Story A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd, including material from his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories. It was directed by Bob Clark...	1983	All Ralphie wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder Red Ryder Red Ryder was a popular long-running Western comic strip created by Stephen Slesinger and artist Fred Harman. Beginning Sunday, November 6, 1938, Red Ryder was syndicated by Newspaper Enterprise Association, expanding over the following decade to 750 newspapers, translations into ten languages and...  BB gun BB gun BB guns are a type of air gun designed to shoot projectiles named BBs after the birdshot pellet of approximately the same size. These projectiles are usually spherical but can also be pointed; those are usually used for bird hunting. Modern day BB guns usually have a smoothbore barrel, with a bore... .
A Christmas Tale A Christmas Tale A Christmas Tale is a 2008 French comedy-drama film by Arnaud Desplechin, starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny, Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuelle Devos and Chiara Mastroianni. It tells the story of a family with strained relationships which gathers at the... (Un conte de Noël)	2008	A family gets together in the worst of circumstances during Christmas.
The Christmas That Almost Wasn't The Christmas That Almost Wasn't The Christmas That Almost Wasn't is a 1966 film that stars Rossano Brazzi and Paul Tripp. The movie had traditional December airings on Home Box Office during the 1970s and early 1980s. The title in Italian is known as 'Natale che quasi non fu'....	1966	An attorney tries to stop miser from evicting Santa Claus and confiscating his toys.
Christmas with the Kranks Christmas with the Kranks Christmas with the Kranks is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Joe Roth and starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis. The screenplay by Chris Columbus is based on the 2001 novel Skipping Christmas by John Grisham.-Plot:...	2004	When a suburban couple decide to forgo Christmas festivities, preferring to take a cruise to the Caribbean instead, their neighbours refuse to allow such Scrooge-like behaviour.
Comfort and Joy	1984	A DJ recovers from a breakup and gets mixed up in a turf war between rival ice cream vendors during the holiday season.
Coopers' Christmas	2010	A family gets a video camera for Christmas and tapes how dysfunctional the family is.
Creepers Christmas	2010	A boy saves a dragon the week before Christmas.
Deck the Halls Deck the Halls (film) Deck the Halls is a 2006 family comedy film set during the Christmas season in Massachusetts. It stars Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis, and Kristin Chenoweth and is directed by John Whitesell.- Plot :...	2006	Rival neighbors duke it out when one of them decides to light his house up so it can be seen from outer space
Die Hard Die Hard Die Hard is a 1988 American action film and the first in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. It is based on a 1979 novel by Roderick Thorp titled Nothing Lasts Forever, itself a sequel to the book The Detective, which...	1988	Terrorists take over the Nakatomi Plaza on Christmas eve
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya	2010	Haruhi and her friends are gonna celebrate Christmas, but the next morning, Kyon finds out that all of his friends either don't know him or don't attend at the North High School. So it's up to Kyon to crack this mystery, before Christmas.
Don't Open Till Christmas Don't Open Till Christmas -Plot:A murderer is running loose through the streets of London, hunting down men dressed as Santa and killing them all in different, and extremely violent, fashions. Inspector Harris has decided to take on the unenviable task of tracking down the psychopath, but he's going to have his work cut out...	1984	A murderer stalks the streets of London.
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Elf Elf (film) Elf is a 2003 comedy film directed by Jon Favreau, written by David Berenbaum and starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, and Zooey Deschanel. It was released in the United States on November 7, 2003 and grossed over $220,400,000 worldwide.-Plot:A baby crawls into Santa Claus' sack while he is...	2003	A human who thinks he is an elf searches for his family in New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... .
Elves Elves (film) Elves is a 1989 American horror film directed by Jeffrey Mandel and starring Dan Haggerty, Deanna Lund and Ken Carpenter. -Plot:When teenager Kirsten accidentally cuts her hand during an "Anti-Christmas" pagan ritual with her friends Brooke and Amy in the woods, her spilled blood awakens an...	1980	Neo-Nazis impregnate a teenage waitress with one of Santa's elves.
Ernest Saves Christmas Ernest Saves Christmas Ernest Saves Christmas is a 1988 Touchstone Pictures comedy film directed by John R. Cherry III and starring Jim Varney. It is the third film to feature the character Ernest P. Worrell, and chronicles Ernest's attempt to find a replacement for an aging Santa Claus.-Plot:A man who claims to be Santa...	1988	Ernest Worrell helps Santa.
The Family Stone The Family Stone The Family Stone is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Thomas Bezucha. Produced by Michael London and distributed by 20th Century Fox, it stars an ensemble cast, including Diane Keaton, Craig T. Nelson, Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Claire Danes, Rachel...	2005	A woman wants acceptance from eccentric clan at Christmastime.
The Family Man The Family Man The Family Man is a 2000 drama film directed by Brett Ratner and starring Nicolas Cage and Téa Leoni. Cage's production company, Saturn Films, helped produce the film....	2000	A fast-lane investment broker wakes up to find that his sports car and girlfriend have become a mini-van and wife.
Fitzwilly Fitzwilly Fitzwilly is a 1967 film by Delbert Mann, based on Poyntz Tyler's novel, A Garden of Cucumbers, adapted for the screen by Isobel Lennart...	1967	A butler funds his employer's charitable activities with various illicit schemes, climaxing in an attempt to rob Gimbels department store on Christmas Eve.
Four Christmases Four Christmases Four Christmases is a Christmas-themed romantic comedy film about a couple who go to see their divorced parents in one day...	2008	A couple struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day.
Fred Claus Fred Claus Fred Claus is a 2007 Christmas family-comedy film produced and directed by David Dobkin, written by Dan Fogelman and Jessie Nelson, and starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti.-Plot:...	2007	Santa's bitter older brother is forced to move to the North Pole.
Friday After Next Friday After Next Friday After Next is a 2002 comedy film directed by Marcus Raboy, starring Ice Cube and Mike Epps. It is the third installment in the Friday series, and the sequel to the 2000 film Next Friday.-Plot:...	2002	Stoner buddies Craig and Day-Day start new jobs as security guards on Christmas Eve after a robber dressed as Santa robs their house and ruins their Christmas party plans.
Frozen River Frozen River Frozen River is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by Courtney Hunt. The screenplay focuses on two working-class women who smuggle illegal immigrants in the trunk of a car from Canada to the United States in order to make ends meet...	2008	A single mother turns to people-smuggling to provide for her family at Christmas.
Gift Wrapped Gift Wrapped (film) Gift Wrapped is a 1952 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng , originally released on February 16, 1952. Later reissued by Warner Bros...	1952	Sylvester Sylvester (Looney Tunes) Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr., Sylvester the Cat or simply Sylvester, is a fictional character, a three-time Academy Award-winning anthropomorphic Tuxedo cat in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies repertory, often chasing Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonzales, or Hippety Hopper...  tries to catch and devour Tweety Tweety Tweety Bird is a fictional Yellow Canary in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated cartoons. The name "Tweety" is a play on words, as it originally meant "sweetie", along with "tweet" being a typical English onomatopoeia for the sounds of birds...  on Christmas morning in this animated Looney Tunes Looney Tunes Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television... short.
The Great Rupert The Great Rupert The Great Rupert, is a 1950 comedy family film, produced by George Pal, directed by Irving Pichel and starring Jimmy Durante, Tom Drake and Terry Moore... (A Christmas Wish)	1950	Trained squirrel passes money along to needy family just before Christmas.
Holiday Affair Holiday Affair Holiday Affair is a black-and-white 1949 light romantic comedy film starring Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh. This modest film, directed and produced by Don Hartman, saw Mitchum expand from his typical roles in film noir and war films....	1949	Romance blooms between a young widow and a sales clerk at Christmastime.
The Hebrew Hammer The Hebrew Hammer The Hebrew Hammer is a 2003 American film directed by Jonathan Kesselman. It stars Adam Goldberg, Judy Greer, Andy Dick, Mario Van Peebles, and Peter Coyote...	2003	An orthodox Jewish blaxploitation hero saves Hanukkah from the clutches of Santa Claus's evil son.
Holiday Affair Holiday Affair Holiday Affair is a black-and-white 1949 light romantic comedy film starring Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh. This modest film, directed and produced by Don Hartman, saw Mitchum expand from his typical roles in film noir and war films....	1949	Romance blooms between a young widow and a sales clerk at Christmastime.
Holiday Inn Holiday Inn (film) Holiday Inn is a 1942 American musical film starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, with music by Irving Berlin. The film has twelve songs written expressly for the film, the most notable being "White Christmas"...	1942	Musicians prepare for a white Christmas at a cozy lodge.
The Holiday The Holiday The Holiday is a 2006 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Nancy Meyers. Distributed by Columbia Pictures and Universal Studios, it stars Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet as two lovelorn women from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, who temporarily exchange homes to...	2006	Two women swap homes for the holidays and meet up with their dream men.
The Holly and the Ivy The Holly and the Ivy (film) The Holly and the Ivy is a 1952 drama film about an English clergyman whose neglect of his grown offspring, in his zeal to tend to his parishioners, comes to the surface at a Christmas family gathering. It stars Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, and Margaret Leighton...	1952	An English clergyman reunites with his grown children for Christmas.
Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho (film) Ho Ho Ho is a Romanian Christmas-themed family comedy film starring Romanian music and TV icon Ştefan Bănică, Jr., directed by Jesus del Cerro, and produced by MediaPro Pictures as the first Romanian comedy film about Christmas.-Background:...	2009	Horaţiu is an 8-year-old boy who still believes in Santa Claus. As a Christmas gift, his mother takes him to the mall to buy him a gift.
Home Alone Home Alone Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. The film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old boy, who is mistakenly left behind when his family flies to Paris for their Christmas vacation...	1990	Kevin is mistakenly left home alone by his family on Christmas.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a 1992 American Christmas comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. It is the second film in the Home Alone series and the direct sequel to Home Alone. The film stars Macaulay Culkin in the lead role as Kevin McCallister, while...	1992	Kevin mistakenly travels to New York City without his family on Christmas.
Homeless for the Holidays Homeless for the Holidays Homeless for the Holidays is a 2009 Christian-Christmas film by Breathe Motion Pictures. The film was directed by George A. Johnson, who previously directed Dreamer: The Movie. Shooting began on April 18, 2009 in Fort Wayne, Indiana...	2009	A man's family is in danger of losing everything right before Christmas.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas	2000	A furry green creature wants to ruin Christmas for denizens of Whoville.
The Ice Harvest The Ice Harvest The Ice Harvest is a 2005 dark comedy/drama film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Richard Russo and Robert Benton, based on the novel of the same name by Scott Phillips. It stars John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Randy Quaid, and Oliver Platt...	2005	A seemingly perfect crime on Christmas Eve spirals out of control.
I'll Be Home for Christmas	1998	A college student finds it hard to get home for Christmas.
I'll Be Seeing You	1944	A war veteran finds romance with furloughed prisoner during the holidays.
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (film) I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus is a 2001 film based on the classic holiday song of the same name. The movie's tagline was "Christmas is coming, and Santa's a dirty rat." I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus first aired December 9, 2001, on the PAX Network where it aired until 2007...	2002	When a young boy catches his mom kissing Santa, he decides to be as naughty as he can until he drives Santa back to the North Pole.
It Happened on Fifth Avenue	1947	A hobo occupies a millionaire's posh New York mansion each year while the family winters in Florida. The plot thickens when he gives shelter to former servicemen and their families and the family returns sooner than expected.
It's a Wonderful Life It's a Wonderful Life It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra and based on the short story "The Greatest Gift" written by Philip Van Doren Stern....	1946	Attempting to commit suicide on Christmas Eve, a man is rescued by a guardian angel and shown what his hometown would be like had he never lived.
Jack Frost Jack Frost (1996 film) Jack Frost is an American horror comedy film written and directed by Michael Cooney and released in 1996. The movie takes place in the fictional town of Snowmonton, where a truck carrying serial killer Jack Frost to his execution is involved in a freak accident with a truck carrying genetic...	1996	A killer snowman terrorizes a small town during the holidays.
Jack Frost Jack Frost (1998 film) Jack Frost is a 1998 Christmas film, starring Michael Keaton and Kelly Preston. Keaton stars as the title character, a man who dies in a car accident and comes back to life as a snowman...	1998	A dad gets second chance as a snowman.
J'ai Rencontré Le Père Noël J'ai Rencontré Le Père Noël J'ai rencontré le Père Noël is a French film that was dubbed in English and retitled as Here Comes Santa Claus. The film is about Simon, a young boy, who is bullied at school by peers and adults alike. Simon's parents have been kidnapped in Africa, and the government has not responded to the...	1984	Young boy and girl take a plane to Lapland Lapland Sápmi is the name of the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sami people. Sápmi is located in Northern Europe and includes the northern parts of Fennoscandia. The region stretches over four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Sápmi is the name in North Sámi, while the Julev...  to visit Santa so he will save the boy's parents who have been kidnapped in Africa.
Jingle All the Way Jingle All the Way Jingle All the Way is a 1996 American family comedy film directed by Brian Levant and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Jake Lloyd, James Belushi and Robert Conrad...	1996	Dad, while searching for season's hot toy, finds season's true meaning.\
2007	(English title: Christmas Story, dubbed) It is the story of how an orphan called Nikolas became Santa Claus.
Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas)	2005	World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...  trenches go silent during the "Christmas truce Christmas truce Christmas truce was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western Front around Christmas of 1914, during the First World War... " of 1914.
Just Friends	2005	Chris Brander returns to New Jersey to chase after his high school crush.
The Lemon Drop Kid The Lemon Drop Kid The Lemon Drop Kid is a 1951 comedy film based on the short story of the same name by Damon Runyon, starring Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell, and directed by Sidney Lanfield.The song "Silver Bells," sung by Hope and Maxwell, was introduced in the film...	1951	When the Lemon Drop Kid (Bob Hope Bob Hope Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel... ) accidentally steers Moose Moran's girl away from a winning bet at the racetrack, he is forced to come up with $10,000 to repay the angry gangster. Fortunately it is Christmas, a time when people can be persuaded to part with money for the right cause.
A Lively Christmas Eve	1962	On Christmas Eve, A veteran communist discovers to his horror that his daughter is about to marry a dissident. Eventually, the two reconcile in the spirit of the holiday, as the young man re-embraces socialism. While the film features Santa Claus, a family reunion and a Christmas tree (decorated with sputniks Sputnik 1 Sputnik 1 ) was the first artificial satellite to be put into Earth's orbit. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957. The unanticipated announcement of Sputnik 1s success precipitated the Sputnik crisis in the United States and ignited the Space... ), it ignores the Christian connotations of the holiday.
Love Actually Love Actually Love Actually is a 2003 British romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through ten separate stories involving a wide variety of individuals, many of whom are shown to be interlinked as their tales progress...	2003	Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely and interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.
Lovely, Still Lovely, Still Lovely, Still is a 2008 Christmas-themed romantic drama film starring Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn.-Plot:Lonely Robert Malone falls in love with Mary , the mother of his neighbor Alex...	2008	Elderly bachelor romances a widowed neighbor during the Christmas season, with unexpected results.
The Magic Christmas Tree The Magic Christmas Tree The Magic Christmas Tree is a Christmas-themed fantasy-adventure film about a boy who uses a magic ring to bring a Christmas tree to life. The tree then grants the boy three wishes.-Plot:...	1964	Witch's ring gives young boy titular tree, which comes to life and grants him three wishes.
Make the Yuletide Gay Make the Yuletide Gay Make the Yuletide Gay is a 2009 American romantic comedy film about a gay college student who is "out" at school, but is afraid to reveal his sexual orientation to his parents. The Christmas-themed film was written and directed by Rob Williams. It stars Keith Jordan as Gunn, and Adamo Ruggiero as...	2009	An openly gay Gay Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....  college student struggles with concealing his sexual orientation from his parents when he goes home for Christmas.
The Man Who Came to Dinner The Man Who Came to Dinner (film) The Man Who Came to Dinner is a 1942 American comedy film directed by William Keighley. The screenplay by Julius and Philip G. Epstein is based on the 1939 play of the same title by Moss Hart and George S...	1942	Hobbled, self-centered New York wit makes Christmas unbearable for the family whose Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...  home he has commandeered.
Mickey's Christmas Carol Mickey's Christmas Carol Mickey's Christmas Carol is a 1983 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution Company. It was directed and produced by Burny Mattinson...	1983	Disney's animated adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic story.
Miracle on 34th Street Miracle on 34th Street Miracle on 34th Street is a 1947 Christmas film written by George Seaton from a story by Valentine Davies, directed by George Seaton and starring Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn...	1947	Macy's Macy's Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...  Santa, with help from the U.S. Postal Service, restores a little girl's faith. Remade for television in 1955, 1959, 1973.
Miracle on 34th Street Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film) Miracle on 34th Street is a 1994 American fantasy film directed by Les Mayfield. It is the fourth remake of the original 1947 film. Like the original, this film was released by 20th Century Fox...	1994	Theatrical remake.
Mixed Nuts Mixed Nuts Mixed Nuts is a motion picture comedy directed by Nora Ephron, based on the French comedy film, Le Père Noël est une ordure . Its cast includes Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Rita Wilson, Anthony LaPaglia, Garry Shandling, Juliette Lewis and Adam Sandler...	1994	Christmas at a crisis hotline center.
The Muppet Christmas Carol The Muppet Christmas Carol The Muppet Christmas Carol is a 1992 musical comedy film adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, starring Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge, directed by Brian Henson, produced by The Jim Henson Company, and released by Walt Disney Pictures...	1992	Jim Henson Jim Henson James Maury "Jim" Henson was an American puppeteer best known as the creator of The Muppets. As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and created advanced puppets for... 's creations tackle Charles Dickens Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic... ' festive favorite.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Christmas Vacation is a 1989 Christmas comedy film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. It is the third installment in National Lampoon's Vacation film series, and was written by John Hughes, based on his short story in National Lampoon Magazine, Christmas ‘59...	1989	The Griswold family plans turn to disaster, this time at Christmas.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure is an American made-for-TV comedy movie. It premiered December 20, 2003 on NBC...	2004	Cousin Eddie and his family get stranded on what they think is a deserted island for Christmas.
Nativity!	2009	An improvised comedy based around a school Nativity play Nativity play A Nativity play or Christmas pageant is a play which recounts the story of the Nativity of Jesus. It is usually performed at Christmas, the feast of the Nativity.-Liturgical:... .
The Nativity Story The Nativity Story The Nativity Story is a 2006 drama film based on the nativity of Jesus starring Keisha Castle-Hughes and Shohreh Aghdashloo. Filming began on May 1, 2006 in Matera, Italy and in Morocco. New Line Cinema released it on December 1, 2006 in the United States and one week later on December 8 in the...	2006	The Biblical account of the birth of Jesus Christ.
The Night Before Christmas	1941	Tom and Jerry Tom and Jerry Tom and Jerry are the cat and mouse cartoon characters that were evolved starting in 1939.Tom and Jerry also may refer to:Cartoon works featuring the cat and mouse so named:* The Tom and Jerry Show...  battle it out on Christmas Eve in this animated short.
The Nightmare Before Christmas The Nightmare Before Christmas The Nightmare Before Christmas, often promoted as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, is a 1993 stop motion musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and produced/co-written by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, a being from "Halloween Town" who opens a portal to...	1993	Inhabitants of Halloween Halloween Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...  Land do a number on Christmas.
Noel Noel (film) Noel is a 2004 Christmas-themed drama film written by David Hubbard and directed by Chazz Palminteri. It stars Susan Sarandon, Penélope Cruz, Paul Walker, Alan Arkin, Daniel Sunjata and an uncredited Robin Williams.-Plot summary:...	2004	A series of events link five disparate strangers in New York on Christmas Eve.
Nothing Like the Holidays	2008	A Puerto Rican family, living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago, face what may be their last Christmas together.
O. Henry's Full House O. Henry's Full House O. Henry's Full House is an anthology film made by 20th Century Fox, consisting of five separate stories by O. Henry. The film was produced by André Hakim and directed by five separate directors from five separate screenplays. The music score was composed by Alfred Newman...	1952	Five of the author's famous short stories, three of which take place during Chistmastide: The Cop and the Anthem, The Last Leaf The Last Leaf The Last Leaf is a 24-minute film produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is based on an O. Henry short story of the same name.-Plot:...  & The Gift of the Magi The Gift of the Magi "The Gift of the Magi" is a short story written by O. Henry , about a young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money... . Narrated onscreen by John Steinbeck John Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. was an American writer. He is widely known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden and the novella Of Mice and Men... ; made by five famous directors, with an all-star cast.
One Magic Christmas One Magic Christmas One Magic Christmas is a 1985 Canadian-American holiday film from Walt Disney Pictures directed by Phillip Borsos and starring Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton.-Synopsis:...	1985	At Christmas time an angel shows a young mother the true meaning of the holiday.
The Perfect Holiday The Perfect Holiday The Perfect Holiday is a 2007 family comedy film starring Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, and Terrence Howard and is produced by Academy Award-nominated actress Queen Latifah, who also narrates the movie. The film was released on December 12, 2007...	2007	A young girl turns to a department store Santa in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother.
The Planet of Junior Brown (Junior's Groove)	1997	A young piano prodigy with a controlling mother retreats into a fantasy world and reaches out to a better life around Christmas time.
Prancer Prancer (film) Prancer is a 1989 family film starring Sam Elliott and Cloris Leachman. It was directed by John D. Hancock. It is set in Three Oaks, Michigan, where town exteriors were filmed...	1989	Girl nurses a wounded reindeer.
The Preacher's Wife The Preacher's Wife The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 romantic-family-dramedy-christmas film directed by Penny Marshall, and starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Loretta Devine. It is a remake of the 1947 film The Bishop's Wife....	1996	Remake of The Bishop's Wife The Bishop's Wife The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 Samuel Goldwyn romantic comedy feature film starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven in a story about an angel who helps a bishop with his problems. It was released by RKO. The film was adapted by Leonardo Bercovici and Robert E... with an all African-American cast.
The Polar Express The Polar Express (film) The Polar Express is a 2004 motion capture computer-animated film based on the children's book of the same title by Chris Van Allsburg. Written, produced, and directed by Robert Zemeckis, the human characters in the film were animated using live action performance capture technique, with the...	2004	A magical train takes a boy and other children who stop believing in Santa Claus up north to meet the man himself.
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale is a 2010 Finnish fantasy film directed by Jalmari Helander about people living near the Korvatunturi mountain who discover the secret behind Santa Claus...	2010	Finnish fantasy film directed by Jalmari Helander about hunters in the Korvatunturi mountains who discover the secret behind Santa Claus.
Remember the Night Remember the Night Remember the Night is a 1940 American romantic comedy/drama Christmas film directed by Mitchell Leisen, and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray...	1940	A brilliant DA with a future in politics falls for a streetwise Christmastide shoplifter.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie is a 1998 animated film based on the film of the same name by Robert May. It was the first theatrical feature from GoodTimes Entertainment, long known as a home video company. The film's animation was produced by Yowza! Animation, Wang Film Productions &...	1998	Rudolph's own biopic showing his journey from zero to hero.
Santa Claus Santa Claus (film) Santa Claus is a 1959 live action Mexican motion picture featuring Santa Claus. In the film, Santa works in outer space and does battle with a demon sent to Earth by Lucifer to ruin Christmas by killing Santa and "making all the children of the Earth do evil." Santa Claus was directed by René...	1959	Santa battles evil demon in outer space. A Spanish-language film for which an English-dubbed version also exists.
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a 1964 science fiction film that regularly appears on lists of the worst films ever made. It is regularly featured in the "bottom 100" list on the Internet Movie Database, and was also featured in an episode of the 1986 syndicated series, the Canned Film...	1964	Martians kidnap Santa Claus (John Call) because there is nobody on Mars to give their children presents.
Santa Claus: The Movie Santa Claus: The Movie Santa Claus: The Movie is a 1985 British/American Christmas film starring Dudley Moore and John Lithgow. It is the last major fantasy film produced by the Paris-based father-and-son production team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind...	1985	Big-budget "biopic" for the fat man in the red suit (David Huddleston David Huddleston David William Huddleston is an American actor, best known for his roles in Blazing Saddles, Santa Claus: The Movie and The Big Lebowski.-Early life:... ); produced by the team that made the first Christopher Reeve Christopher Reeve Christopher D'Olier Reeve was an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author and activist...  Superman films.
The Santa Clause The Santa Clause The Santa Clause is a 1994 American fantasy-dramedy film directed by John Pasquin, it is distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. and starring Tim Allen. In the film, Allen plays Scott Calvin, an ordinary man who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve...	1994	When Santa falls off his roof, a harried ad exec is required to assume the mantle.
The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs Clause The Santa Clause 2 The Santa Clause 2 is a 2002 American comedy film and the sequel to the 1994 film, The Santa Clause. All the principal actors from the first film reprise their roles, except for Peter Boyle, who returns portraying a different minor character...	2002	Sequel to The Santa Clause; Santa must find a Mrs. Claus.
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause is a 2006 American film, the sequel to The Santa Clause and The Santa Clause 2. This is the third and final film in the trilogy. This film was also scheduled as a Disney Channel Original Movie....	2006	Santa battles Jack Frost to keep his title.
Santa's Slay Santa's Slay Santa's Slay is a 2005 Christmas Black comedy horror film that stars former professional wrestler Bill Goldberg as Santa Claus. The movie was written and directed by David Steiman, a former assistant to Brett Ratner....	2005	In this horror/comedy film it is revealed that Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an Angel, but when the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways.
Santa with Muscles Santa with Muscles Santa with Muscles is a 1996 comedy film starring professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. It was shot in Fillmore, California.-Synopsis:Blake , a man who after getting amnesia, thinks he is Santa Claus. He attempts to save an orphanage from developers that intend to take it over for their own purposes...	1996	An evil millionaire gets amnesia and then believes that he is Santa Claus.
Scrooge Scrooge (1935 film) Scrooge is a 1935 British film directed by Henry Edwards featuring Seymour Hicks as Ebenezer Scrooge, the miser who hates Christmas. It was the first sound version of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, not counting a 1928 short subject that now appears to be lost.- Film :Hicks had...	1935	Early film adaptation of Charles Dickens Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...  A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of... starring Sir Seymour Hicks Seymour Hicks Sir Arthur Seymour Hicks , better known as Seymour Hicks, was a British actor, music hall performer, playwright, screenwriter, theatre manager and producer. He married the actress Ellaline Terriss in 1893... .
Scrooge Scrooge (1951 film) Scrooge, released as A Christmas Carol in the United States, is a 1951 film adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. It starred Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge and was directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, with a screenplay by Noel Langley.The film also features Kathleen Harrison in an...	1951	Dickens' ghostly meditation on Christmas. This version of the story, with Alastair Sim Alastair Sim Alastair George Bell Sim, CBE was a Scottish character actor who appeared in a string of classic British films. He is best remembered in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1951 film Scrooge, and for his portrayal of Miss Fritton, the headmistress in two St. Trinian's films...  as Ebenezer Scrooge, is universally regarded as the very best.
Scrooge	1970	A musical adaptation of Dickens' tale, starring Albert Finney Albert Finney Albert Finney is an English actor. He achieved prominence in films in the early 1960s, and has maintained a successful career in theatre, film and television....  in the title role.
Scrooged Scrooged Scrooged is a 1988 American comedy film, a modernization of Charles Dickens' novella, A Christmas Carol. The film was produced and directed by Richard Donner, and the cinematography was by Michael Chapman. The screenplay was written by Mitch Glazer and Michael O'Donoghue...	1988	Modern, dark-humored interpretation of Dickens' story, with Christmas spirits visiting a cynical, selfish TV exec, played by Bill Murray Bill Murray William James "Bill" Murray is an American actor and comedian. He first gained national exposure on Saturday Night Live in which he earned an Emmy Award and later went on to star in a number of critically and commercially successful comedic films, including Caddyshack , Ghostbusters , and... .
The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives was a Christmas-themed Merrie Melodies cartoon short, originally released in 1933, about a Great Depression setting of Christmas where Santa Claus was seeking shelter. The short takes place at a shantytown hence the name "The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives"....	1933	Santa Claus brings a poor orphan boy to his workshop in this animated Merrie Melodies Merrie Melodies Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures between 1931 and 1969.Originally produced by Harman-Ising Pictures, Merrie Melodies were produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions from 1933 to 1944. Schlesinger sold his studio to Warner Bros. in 1944,... short.
The Shop Around the Corner The Shop Around the Corner -External links:* Movie: A Journal of Film Criticism, Issue 1, 2010...	1940	Bickering store clerks pine for pen pals as Christmas approaches.
Silent Night, Bloody Night Silent Night, Bloody Night Not to be confused with a more controversial and popular film called Silent Night, Deadly Night.Silent Night, Bloody Night is a low-budget 1974 psychological horror film directed by Theodore Gershuny. It stars Patrick O'Neal and cult actress Mary Woronov in leading roles, with John Carradine in a...	1974	Christmas Eve killings surround the attempted sale of an abandoned house.
Silent Night, Deadly Night Silent Night, Deadly Night Silent Night, Deadly Night is a 1984 slasher film produced by Ira R Barmak, directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. and starring Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Linnea Quigley, Britt Leach, and Leo Geter...	1984	The controversial slasher film about a murderous Santa Claus.
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 is the 1987 sequel to the 1984 slasher film Silent Night, Deadly Night.-Plot:The sequel picks up on Christmas Eve some years after the first one, with the 18 year-old brother of the killer in the first movie, Ricky Caldwell, being held in a mental hospital,...	1987	Killer's younger brother embarks on his own murder spree after escaping from mental hospital. Followed by three direct-to-video sequels (see below).
Stalking Santa Stalking Santa Stalking Santa is a 2006 comedy Christmas feature film that follows one man’s obsession to scientifically prove the existence of the famous Jolly Old Elf...	2006	Dr. Lloyd Darrow, a self-proclaimed "Santalogist," sets out to prove the existence of Santa Claus.
Surviving Christmas Surviving Christmas Surviving Christmas is a 2004 comedy film, directed by Mike Mitchell and starring Ben Affleck. Despite being a Christmas movie, DreamWorks SKG released the movie towards the end of October. This was due to it being advanced from December 2003 to avoid clashing with Affleck's other film, Paycheck....	2004	A smug, cynical young millionaire pays a family to spend Christmas with him.
Susan Slept Here Susan Slept Here Susan Slept Here is a 1954 romantic comedy film starring Dick Powell and Debbie Reynolds. It was based on the play of the same name by Steve Fisher and Alex Gottlieb...	1954	Hollywood screenwriter hosts teen vagrant for the Christmas holiday.
Tenth Avenue Angel Tenth Avenue Angel Tenth Avenue Angel chronicles the life and family of Flavia Mills in the late 1930s. Based on a story by Angna Enters and a sketch by Craig Rice, the film took 18 months before release to U.S...	1948	A child of the tenements helps an ex-con find a new life as Christmas approaches and learns that cattle genuflect at midnight on Christmas Eve, in memory of the birth of Jesus.
This Christmas This Christmas (film) This Christmas is a 2007 Christmas comedy-drama film produced by and distributed by Screen Gems. Written, produced and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II, it is a Christmastime story that centers around the Whitfield family, whose eldest son has come home for the first time in four years...	2007	The Whitfield family comes together for their first Christmas in several years.
Toy Tinkers Toy Tinkers Toy Tinkers is an animated short film produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on December 16, 1949 by RKO Radio Pictures. Set during Christmas time, the film shows Chip 'n' Dale trying to steal nuts from Donald Duck's home using toy weapons...	1949	Chip 'n' Dale steal nuts from Donald Duck Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most... 's home using a variety of Christmas toys in this animated short.
Trading Places Trading Places Trading Places is a 1983 American comedy film, of the satire genre, directed by John Landis, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. It tells the story of an upper class commodities broker and a homeless street hustler whose lives cross paths when they are unknowingly made part of an elaborate bet...	1983	A rich man and a poor man switch classes as part of a social experiment through the holiday season.
Trapped in Paradise Trapped in Paradise Trapped in Paradise is a 1994 Christmas-themed crime comedy film written and directed by George Gallo, and starring Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, and Dana Carvey.-Plot:...	1994	Kindly town's hospitality melts Christmas burglars' hearts.
Twas the Night Before Christmas	1914	A boy gets a ride in Santa's sleigh.
Unaccompanied Minors Unaccompanied Minors Unaccompanied Minors is a 2006 comedy film directed by Paul Feig and starring Dyllan Christopher, Lewis Black, Wilmer Valderrama, Tyler James Williams, Brett Kelly, Gina Mantegna, and Quinn Shephard. Unaccompanied Minors has been rated PG by the MPAA for "mild rude humor and language"... (Grounded)	2006	Bored kids make up their own holidays whilst stuck in an airport after Christmas.
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas	2011	Stoners embark on a mission to find a replacement for a burned Christmas tree.
What Would Jesus Buy? What Would Jesus Buy? What Would Jesus Buy? is 2007 a documentary film produced by Morgan Spurlock and directed by Rob VanAlkemade. The title is a play on the phrase "What would Jesus do?" The film debuted on the festival circuit on March 11, 2007, at the South By Southwest conference in Austin, Texas...	2007	Documentary Documentary A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...  about the commercialization of Christmas.
While You Were Sleeping While You Were Sleeping While You Were Sleeping is a 1995 romantic comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by Daniel G. Sullivan and Frederic Lebow. It stars Sandra Bullock as Lucy, a Chicago Transit Authority token collector and Bill Pullman as Jack, the brother of a man whose life she saves, along with Peter...	1995	After a lonely transit worker saves a man on Christmas Day, she spends the holidays with his family and pretends to be his fiancee while he lies in a coma.
White Christmas White Christmas (film) White Christmas is a 1954 Technicolor musical film starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye that features the songs of Irving Berlin, including the titular "White Christmas"...	1954	As in Holiday Inn Holiday Inn (film) Holiday Inn is a 1942 American musical film starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, with music by Irving Berlin. The film has twelve songs written expressly for the film, the most notable being "White Christmas"... , musicians bring Irving Berlin Irving Berlin Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.His first hit song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", became world famous... 's lyrics to Vermont lodge. (The story is not a remake, however.)
We're No Angels	1955	A trio of escaped convicts (Humphrey Bogart Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart was an American actor. He is widely regarded as a cultural icon.The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema.... , Peter Ustinov Peter Ustinov Peter Alexander Ustinov CBE was an English actor, writer and dramatist. He was also renowned as a filmmaker, theatre and opera director, stage designer, author, screenwriter, comedian, humourist, newspaper and magazine columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter...  & Aldo Ray Aldo Ray Aldo Ray was an American actor.-Life and career:Ray was born in Pen Argyl, PA, to an Italian family of five brothers and one sister. His brother Mario lettered in football at USC in the years 1952-54... ) and their pet snake, Adolph, help a shopkeeper and his wife avoid financial ruin while steering their daughter toward true love on Christmas Eve.

Made-for-TV and direct-to-video Christmas films

This is a list of made-for-TV and direct-to-video

Direct-to-video

Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...

 films that are entirely, or in large part, about the Christmas holiday. Films in this list always feature important references to the holiday's symbols, such as family gatherings, trees and decorations, the Christ

Nativity of Jesus

The Nativity of Jesus, or simply The Nativity, refers to the accounts of the birth of Jesus in two of the Canonical gospels and in various apocryphal texts....

 child, or Santa Claus.

Animated

• Annabelle's Wish
  Annabelle's Wish
  Annabelle's Wish is a 1997 animated Christmas film that revolves around a young calf who aspires to learn to fly and become one of Santa Claus' reindeer. It is narrated by Randy Travis and stars veteran voice actress Kath Soucie...
  
  (1997) — Young calf aspires to become one of Santa's flying reindeer.
• Babes in Toyland
  Babes in Toyland (1997 film)
  Babes in Toyland is a 1997 American animated musical film based on the original story. The animated feature stars Joseph Ashton, Lacey Chabert, Raphael Sbarge, Cathy Cavadini, Christopher Plummer, and Charles Nelson Reilly.-Plot:...
  
  (1997) — Animated adaptation of the Herbert operetta.
• Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
  Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
  Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas is a 2006 animated direct-to-video film starring the Looney Tunes and directed by Charles Visser and produced by Warner Bros. Animation...
  
  (2006) — This animated parody of A Christmas Carol casts Daffy Duck
  Daffy Duck
  Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons, often running the gamut between being the best friend and sometimes arch-rival of Bugs Bunny...
  
   in the Scrooge-like role, with the rest of the Looney Tunes characters offering support.
• Barbie in a Christmas Carol (2008) — An adaptation of A Christmas Carol
  A Christmas Carol
  A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...
  
   starring Barbie.
• The Bears Who Saved Christmas (1994) — A family gets stranded in a cabin on Christmas Eve, and two teddy bears - Christopher and Holly - venture into the woods to find a Christmas tree and save Christmas.
• Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
  Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
  Beauty and The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas is a 1997 animated holiday special produced by The Walt Disney Company. It is a midquel that takes place within the timeline of the original Beauty and the Beast...
  
  (1997) — A holiday-themed sequel to the animated Disney theatrical film
  Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
  Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The thirtieth film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and the third film of the Disney Renaissance period...
  
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• Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night (1998) — Animated story about the creation of the song "Silent Night".
• Casper's Haunted Christmas
  Casper's Haunted Christmas
  Casper's Haunted Christmas is a 2000 direct-to-video film produced by Harvey Comics and Mainframe Entertainment and released by Universal Pictures on October 31, 2000. Unlike its direct-to-video predecessors, this video was completely computer animated. It stars Brendan Ryan Barrett as the voice of...
  
  (2000) — Casper the Friendly Ghost
  Casper the Friendly Ghost
  Casper the Friendly Ghost is the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. As his name indicates, he is a ghost, but is quite personable...
  
   must scare someone before Christmas Day or be banished from the mortal realm.
• A Charlie Brown Christmas
  A Charlie Brown Christmas
  A Charlie Brown Christmas is the first prime-time animated TV special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. It was produced and directed by former Warner Bros. and UPA animator Bill Melendez, who also supplied the voice for the character of Snoopy...
  
  (1965) — 28-minute animated special in which Charlie Brown
  Charlie Brown
  Charles "Charlie" Brown is the protagonist in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.Charlie Brown and his creator have a common connection in that they are both the sons of barbers, but whereas Schulz's work is described as the "most shining example of the American success story", Charlie...
  
   searches for the true meaning of Christmas, by directing a Christmas play while shunning the hyper-commercialization of the holiday.
• A Chipmunk Christmas
  A Chipmunk Christmas
  A Chipmunk Christmas is an animated christmas television special based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks. It aired on the NBC television network in 1981, nine years after the death of Alvin and the Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. . This was the first time that Alvin, Simon and...
  
  (1981) - A sick boy makes Alvin realize the true meaning of Christmas.
• (Mr. Magoo's) Christmas Carol (1962) — An animated and musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous book, A Christmas Carol
  A Christmas Carol
  A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...
  
  , with Mr. Magoo
  Mr. Magoo
  Quincy Magoo is a cartoon character created at the UPA animation studio in 1949. Voiced by Jim Backus, Quincy Magoo is a wealthy, short-statured retiree who gets into a series of sticky situations as a result of his nearsightedness, compounded by his stubborn refusal to admit the problem...
  
   as Scrooge.
• Christmas Is Here Again
  Christmas Is Here Again
  Christmas Is Here Again is a 2007 animated Christmas film released on DVD by Screen Media Films. The first feature production from the Renegade Animation studio, it was co-written, co-produced and directed by Robert Zappia...
  
  (2007) — Disabled orphan girl sets out to find Santa's stolen toy sack.
• A Cosmic Christmas
  A Cosmic Christmas
  A Cosmic Christmas is the first television special produced by the Canadian animation company, Nelvana. It premiered on December 4, 1977 in Canada on CBC Television.-Plot:...
  
  (1977) — Three aliens visit Earth to learn about the true meaning of Christmas.
• Fat Albert Christmas Animated Special
• Frosty the Snowman
  Frosty the Snowman (TV program)
  Frosty the Snowman is an American animated television special based on the popular song of the same title. The program, which first aired on December 7, 1969 on CBS , was produced for television by Rankin/Bass and featured the voices of comedians Jimmy Durante as narrator and Jackie Vernon as the...
  
  (1969) — Animated special. Magic hat brings snowman to life.
• Frosty Returns
  Frosty Returns
  Frosty Returns is an animated Christmas television special featuring the character Frosty the Snowman. It first aired on December 1, 1992. The special is not a direct sequel to the original 1969 special, and the two were produced by different companies Frosty Returns is an animated Christmas...
  
  (1992) - Animated special. Summer Wheeze aersol spray threatens Frosty.
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
  How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special)
  How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a 1966 American animated television special directed by Chuck Jones. It is based on the homonymous children's book by Dr. Seuss, the story of The Grinch trying to take away Christmas from the townsfolk of Whoville below his mountain hideaway...
  
  (1966) — Mean and stingy green creature wants to ruin Christmas. (Animated; musical)
• The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
  The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
  The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus is a 1902 children's book, written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by Mary Cowles Clark.-Infancy, Youth, Motivation:...
  
  (2000) - A human orphan raised the Faire Folke becomes the benefactor of all human children.
• The Little Drummer Boy (1968) - Claymation special. An orphan drummer boy who hates humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men on route to Bethlehem.
• Olive, the Other Reindeer
  Olive, the Other Reindeer
  Olive, the Other Reindeer is a CGI animated Christmas television special written by Steve Young, and directed by Oscar Moore. The feature was produced by Matt Groening's The Curiosity Company and animated by DNA Productions...
  
  (1999) — A dog called Olive wants to be a reindeer at Christmas time.
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)
  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a Christmas television special produced in stop motion animation by Rankin/Bass. It first aired Sunday, December 6, 1964, on the NBC television network in the USA, and was sponsored by General Electric under the umbrella title of The General Electric Fantasy Hour...
  
  (1964) — Stop-motion adaptation of the popular song. Rudolph, and Hermey the Misfit Elf, overcome rejection for their differences and help Santa Claus make his Christmas Eve trip.
• Rudolph's Shiny New Year
  Rudolph's Shiny New Year
  Rudolph's Shiny New Year is the 1976 stop-motion animated sequel to the 1964 television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, produced by Rankin/Bass.-Plot:...
  
  (1976) —
• Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
  Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
  Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July is a feature-length 1979 Rankin-Bass crossover sequel filmed in stop-motion animation in the style of their 1964 Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It was 97 minutes long. Although designed as a theatrical release , it made its U.S...
  
  (1979) —
• Shrek the Halls
  Shrek the Halls
  Shrek the Halls is a television special that premiered on the American television network ABC on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. The thirty minute Christmas special included the following: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas reprising their roles from the feature films. The...
  
  (2007) — Animated special. Ogre prepares to celebrate Christmas with family.
• Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) — A mouse and a clockmaker try to appease a disgruntled Santa after he has received an insulting letter.
• The Year Without a Santa Claus
  The Year Without a Santa Claus
  The Year Without a Santa Claus is a 1974 Rankin/Bass stop motion animated television special. It usually airs during the Christmas season on United States television. The story is based on Phyllis McGinley's 1956 book of the same name, illustrated by Kurt Werth.-Summary:The show is set in the...
  
  (1974) — (Claymation) Santa decides to take a holiday one year. So Mrs. Claus corrals Heat Miser and Snow Miser, along with children of the world, to show Santa that people still believe in him.
• Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
  Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
  Is There a Santa Claus? was the title of an editorial appearing in the September 21, 1897, edition of The New York Sun. The editorial, which included the famous reply "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus", has become an indelible part of popular Christmas folklore in the United States and...
  
  (1974) — An animated account of young Virginia.

Puppets

• A Classic Christmas From The Ed Sullivan Show (1993) - This VHS compilation includes a Muppet segment with Santa Claus' reindeer from 1968.
• The Christmas Toy
  The Christmas Toy
  The Christmas Toy is a 1986 made-for-TV movie by The Jim Henson Company. It originally aired on ABC on December 6, 1986, and was originally sponsored by Kraft Foods.Originally introduced by Kermit The Frog, it was released on VHS format in 1993...
  
  (1986)
• A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006)
• A Special Sesame Street Christmas
  A Special Sesame Street Christmas
  A Special Sesame Street Christmas was a low-budget 1978 CBS Christmas special, made the same year as the legendary and still popular Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. The special was first broadcast on Friday, December 8, 1978 at 8 PM ET on CBS, pre-empting Wonder Woman that week.The special features...
  
  (1978)
• Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
  Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
  Christmas Eve on Sesame Street is a Sesame Street Christmas special first broadcast on PBS on December 3, 1978.-Plot:The opening features the inhabitants of Sesame Street enjoying an ice skating party. Big Bird has trouble skating, but a child gives him a hand, and he ends up skating very well...
  
  (1978)
• Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007)
• Elmo's World: Happy Holidays (2002)
• Elmo Saves Christmas
  Elmo Saves Christmas
  Elmo Saves Christmas is a children's home video that was released in 1996. In the story, Elmo learns that Christmas cannot occur every day. The Christmas special is the basis idea from the Christmas short story, 'Christmas Every Day' by William Dean Howells,...
  
  (1996)
• Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
  Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
  Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas is a children's storybook by Russell Hoban which was first published in 1971. In 1977 it was adapted into a television special by Jim Henson with songs by Paul Williams...
  
  (1977) Jim Henson's telling of the true meaning of Christmas based around a struggling mother and son who each sacrifice an item of great importance in order to give the other the perfect gift for Christmas.
• It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
  It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
  It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie is a 2002 television film that aired on NBC on November 29, 2002. The film is directed by Kirk Thatcher, written by Tom Martin and Jim Lewis and stars the Muppets and was filmed at Lionsgate Studios. The film revolves a plot similar to "It's A Wonderful...
  
  (2002) — Kermit is shown what life would be like for the rest of the Muppets without him, in this spoof of It's a Wonderful Life
  It's a Wonderful Life
  It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra and based on the short story "The Greatest Gift" written by Philip Van Doren Stern....
  
  .
• John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
  John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
  John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together is a 1979 Christmas television special starring Jim Henson's Muppets and singer/songwriter John Denver.-Home media releases:...
  
  (1979)
• A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008) - After mistakenly intercepting three letters sent by children to Santa Claus, the Muppets must head for the North Pole to get them delivered before Christmas.
• A Muppet Family Christmas
  A Muppet Family Christmas
  A Muppet Family Christmas is a 1987 Christmas television special starring Jim Henson's Muppets.This is one of the very few Muppet productions to feature Muppets associated with all four of the major Muppet franchises: The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock and Muppet Babies...
  
  (1987) — Kermit and his friends spend Christmas staging a surprise visit to Fozzie Bear's mother's farm.
• Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970)

Live action

Live action

In filmmaking, video production, and other media, the term live action refers to cinematography, videography not produced using animation...

• An American Christmas Carol (1979) — In this adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol
  A Christmas Carol
  A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...
  
  , the "Scrooge" figure is a miserly businessman in Depression-era New England.
• The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue (1996) — A Family Channel TV production: Three children travel to Washington in the hope of convincing President Hoover to release their wrongly convicted father from jail in time for Christmas.
• Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011) - A Christmas elf accidentally takes off in Santa's sleigh, crash lands in a small town, and loses the magic toy bag. Beethoven must rescue the elf, recover the bag from greedy crooks, and return the sleigh to Santa in time to save Christmas.
• Benji's Very Own Christmas Story
  Benji's Very Own Christmas Story
  Benji's Very Own Christmas Story is the third film featuring Benji the dog which was released in 1978. It was originally a primetime TV special on ABC and is one of two such Benji specials to have been nominated for an Emmy Award...
  
  (1978) — Popular screen pooch meets Kris Kringle while preparing for a Christmas parade in Switzerland.
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
  The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
  The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a book written by Barbara Robinson in 1972. It tells the story of six delinquent children surnamed Herdman. They go to church for the first time after being told that the church offers snacks...
  
  (1983) — A church Christmas pageant touches the hearts of a family of juvenile delinquents.
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2010) —
• Borrowed Hearts
  Borrowed Hearts
  Borrowed Hearts is a 1997 made-for-tv Christmas film directed by Ted Kotcheff, and starring Roma Downey and Eric McCormack.- Plot :...
  
  (1997) — A wealthy manufacturer pays an impoverished single mother who works in his factory, and her daughter, to pretend to be his "family" at Christmastime, in order to impress a visiting old-fashioned tycoon interested in buying his company.
• A Boyfriend for Christmas
  A Boyfriend for Christmas
  A Boyfriend for Christmas is a 2004 American romantic Christmas film starring Patrick Muldoon and Kelli Williams, which aired November 27, 2004 on the Hallmark Channel.-Plot:...
  
  (2004) — Santa plays matchmaker and sets up a young couple for Christmas.
• Call Me Claus
  Call Me Claus
  Call Me Claus is a 2001 TV movie starring Whoopi Goldberg. The movie involves Santa Claus who needs a replacement Santa after serving his 200 year reign. He decides on Lucy Collins , an eccentric, grouchy shopping network executive, who hires him to promote Christmas decorations and presents on...
  
  (2001) — Santa Claus is preparing to retire, and grooms an American businesswoman to be his replacement.
• A Carol Christmas
  A Carol Christmas
  A Carol Christmas is a TV movie starring Tori Spelling, Dinah Manoff, William Shatner and Gary Coleman. It premiered on the Hallmark Channel in 2003. The film is an adaptation of the Charles Dickens story of a similar name...
  
  (2003) — In a modern comic retelling of A Christmas Carol
  A Christmas Carol
  A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...
  
  , Carol Cartman says "Bah, humbug" to the clichés of her fellow talk-show host, Dr. Bob, and especially to a live Christmas Eve show her producer has planned.
• Carol for Another Christmas
  Carol for Another Christmas
  Carol for Another Christmas, scripted by Rod Serling as a modernization of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and a plea for global cooperation between nations, was telecast only once—December 28, 1964. The only TV movie ever directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, this was the film in which Peter...
  
  (1964) — This modernization of A Christmas Carol was produced to promote American support for the United Nations.
• A Chance of Snow
  A Chance of Snow
  A Chance of Snow is a TV movie starring JoBeth Williams and Michael Ontkean. It premiered on Lifetime Television in 1998. As of 2009, it was shown in the 25 Days of Christmas programming block on ABC Family, but it was not shown in 2010.-Plot:...
  
  (1998) — A divorced couple get snowed in at Christmastime.
• Chasing Christmas
  Chasing Christmas
  Chasing Christmas is a 2005 ABC Family movie starring Tom Arnold as Jack Cameron, a man with a Scrooge-type personality, saddled with his wife, who he caught with another man at their daughter's Christmas play, leading him to hate Christmas...
  
  (2005) — In a world where the holidays are run by the efficient Bureau of Yuletide Affairs, a bitter and burned-out Ghost of Christmas Past decides to go AWOL while on a "mission" and leave his "target" stranded in 1965.
• Christmas at Water's Edge
  Christmas at Water's Edge
  Christmas at Water's Edge is a film about a wealthy collegian and an angel-in-training who work together to organize a holiday concert for a youth center.-External links:* Christmas at Water's Edge:...
  
  (2004) — Angel teams with spoiled college coed to organize Christmas concert at community youth center.
• The Christmas Box
  The Christmas Box
  The Christmas Box is an American novel written by Richard Paul Evans and self-published in 1993. A Christmas story purportedly written for his children, the book was advertised locally by Evans, who was working at the time as an advertising executive. He placed the book in Utah stores and it...
  
  (1995) — Based on the bestselling book of the same name, a couple and their daughter move in with a widow and discover a box containing the answer to the first gift of Christmas.
• The Christmas Card
  The Christmas Card
  The Christmas Card is a Hallmark Channel original movie produced by RHI Entertainment. It was released December 2, 2006, and was written by Joany Kane and directed by Stephen Bridgewater...
  
  (2006) — A soldier serving in Afghanistan receives a Christmas card from a Californian woman he has never met.
• Christmas Caper
  Christmas Caper
  Christmas Caper is an ABC Family Original Movie. It aired on November 25, 2007 on ABC Family as part of their 25 Days of Christmas. The film stars Shannen Doherty, Ty Olsson, Sonya Salomaa and Stefanie von Pfetten.-Plot summary:...
  
  (2007) — A Grinch-like thief retreats to her hometown for Christmas. Can the spirit of Christmas, combined with a stint babysitting her niece and nephew, rid her of her wicked ways?
• The Christmas Cottage (2008) — Tells the story of the inspiration behind Thomas Kinkade
  Thomas Kinkade
  Thomas Kinkade is an American painter of popular and commercial realistic, bucolic, and idyllic subjects. He is notable for the mass marketing of his work as printed reproductions and other licensed products via The Thomas Kinkade Company...
  
  's painting The Christmas Cottage, and how the artist was motivated to begin his career after discovering his mother was in danger of losing their family home.
• Christmas Cupid
  Christmas Cupid
  Christmas Cupid is a television film starring Chad Michael Murray, Christina Milian and Ashley Benson and directed by Gil Junger. It premiered on ABC Family on December 12, 2010 as part of their 25 Days of Christmas programming block...
  
  (2007) — Sloan is beautiful, stylish, and on the fast track to success at her public relations firm. After her client Caitlin dies and becomes her own personal ghost of Christmas past, present, and future; she finds out first hand that her unethical ways needs to change and reuniting with a past jilted lover may be the answer.
• (Rich Little's) Christmas Carol
  Rich Little's Christmas Carol
  Rich Little's Christmas Carol is a 1978 TV special that ran on Home Box Office . It starred Rich Little in a one-man performance with impersonations of his characters playing the parts in Charles Dickens famous holiday story....
  
  (1978) — Comedian Rich Little
  Rich Little
  Richard Caruthers "Rich" Little is a Canadian-American impressionist and voice actor. He has long been known throughout the world as a top impersonator of famous people, resulting in his nickname, "The Man of a Thousand Voices"....
  
   plays all of the characters, using his unique skills as an impressionist to apparently fill the cast with some of Hollywood's best-known stars.
• A Christmas Carol
  A Christmas Carol (1984 film)
  A Christmas Carol is a 1984 made-for-television film adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous 1843 novella of the same name. The film is directed by Clive Donner who had been an editor of the 1951 film Scrooge and stars George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge...
  
  (1984) — Starring George C. Scott
  George C. Scott
  George Campbell Scott was an American stage and film actor, director and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayal of General George S. Patton in the film Patton, and as General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's Dr...
  
   as Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
• A Christmas Carol
  A Christmas Carol (1999 film)
  A Christmas Carol is a 1999 television film adaptation of Charles Dickens's famous novel A Christmas Carol. It was directed by David Hugh Jones and stars Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge and Richard E. Grant as Bob Cratchit...
  
  (1999) — A Hallmark Channel
  Hallmark Channel
  The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family...
  
   adaptation of the famous novel by Charles Dickens
  Charles Dickens
  Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
  
  . Starring Patrick Stewart
  Patrick Stewart
  Sir Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE is an English film, television and stage actor, who has had a distinguished career in theatre and television for around half a century...
  
   as Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge and Richard E. Grant
  Richard E. Grant
  Richard E. Grant is a Swaziland-born British actor, screenwriter and director. His most notable role came in the film Withnail and I. He holds dual British and Swazi citizenship.-Early life:...
  
   as Bob Cratchit.
• Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
  Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
  Christmas Comes to Willow Creek is a 1987 American film made for TV and directed by Richard Lang and produced by Billie André and Blue André The screenplay was written by Michael Norell and Andy Siegel,...
  
  (1987 TV) — Two truck-driving brothers attempt to transport a load of Christmas gifts from California to an economically strapped Alaska town.
• Christmas Do-Over
  Christmas Do-Over
  Christmas Do-Over is a TV movie starring Jay Mohr and Daphne Zuniga. It premiered on ABC Family in 2006 on their 25 Days of Christmas programming block. It is a remake of Christmas Every Day, but with an adult as the protagonist.-Plot:...
  
  (2006) — In yet another rehash of the plot taken from Groundhog Day
  Groundhog Day
  Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated on February 2 in the United States and Canada. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, it will leave the burrow, signifying that winter-like weather will soon end...
  
  , a man has to repeat Christmas Day over and over until he realizes how selfish he has become and changes his ways.
• Christmas Every Day
  Christmas Every Day
  Christmas Every Day is a 1996 American television movie, directed by Larry Peerce, starring Erik von Detten, and originally broadcast on The Family Channel during their first 25 Days of Christmas programming block...
  
  (1996) — In a juvenile reworking of Groundhog Day
  Groundhog Day
  Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated on February 2 in the United States and Canada. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, it will leave the burrow, signifying that winter-like weather will soon end...
  
   a self-centered teenager is forced to relive the same Christmas over and over again after his sister wishes it were Christmas every day.
• The Christmas Gift (1986) — A widowed architect and his daughter visit a town where everyone believes in Santa Claus.
• Christmas in Boston
  Christmas in Boston
  Christmas In Boston is a 2005 TV film starring Marla Sokoloff and Patrick J. Adams. It aired on December 14, 2005, on the ABC Family channel's 25 Days of Christmas programming block.-Plot:...
  
  (2005) — Two pen pals who have never met decide to meet up at one of their home towns in Boston during the Christmas holiday. Only one problem though, they have both sent pictures of their better looking friends to each other.
• Christmas Lilies of the Field
  Christmas Lilies of the Field
  Christmas Lilies of the Field is a 1979 made-for-TV sequel to the classic film Lilies of the Field. In this sequel, directed by Ralph Nelson, Homer Smith returns to the Arizona desert where he had built the chapel for the nuns. This time Smith is played by Billy Dee Williams instead of Sidney Poitier...
  
  (1979) — Seasonal sequel to the theatrical film Lilies of the Field (1963) has its African-American protagonist returning to the chapel he had built in the Arizona desert for a group of German nuns.
• The Christmas List
  The Christmas List
  The Christmas List is a 1997 TV movie, shown first on The Family Channel, but currently on ABC Family during their 25 Days of Christmas programming block.-Synopsis:...
  
  (1997) — A woman makes a list of things she wants for Christmas and learns the lesson, "Be careful what you wish for."
• Christmas Mail (2010) — Postal worker falls for mysterious woman who answers letters to Santa.
• A Christmas Memory
  A Christmas Memory
  "A Christmas Memory" is a short story by Truman Capote. Originally published in Mademoiselle magazine in December 1956, it was reprinted in The Selected Writings of Truman Capote in 1963...
  
  (1966) — Award-winning adaptation of Truman Capote's poignant, nostalgic reminiscence about his childhood best friend — a childlike elderly relative with whom he makes fruitcakes and other gifts, in Depression-era Alabama.
• The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007) - A bereaved boy and his widowed mother commission a grumpy woodcarver to carve a nativity set and thus form a relationship that enables them all to put their sadness behind them and move on.
• Christmas on Division Street (1991) —
• A Christmas Romance (1994) — A bank vice president is forced to spend Christmas with a woman whose house he was about to repossess after a blizzard hits.
• Christmas Rush (2002) — Suspended Chicago cop battles hostage-taking shopping mall thieves on Christmas Eve.
• The Christmas Secret
  The Christmas Secret
  The Christmas Secret is a TV movie starring Richard Thomas and Beau Bridges. It premiered on CBS in 2000. As of 2009, it was shown in the 25 Days of Christmas programming block on ABC Family, but it was not part of the block in 2010.-Plot:...
  
  (aka Flight of the Reindeer) (2000) — A scientist sets out to prove that reindeer can fly, and along the way discovers the true meaning of faith, family, and Christmas.
• The Christmas Shoes
  The Christmas Shoes (film)
  The Christmas Shoes is a made-for-TV movie, broadcast on CBS in December 2002. It is based on the hit song and novel of the same name.The film has three plot lines...
  
  (2002) — Trio of interlocking stories, adopted from the hit song
  The Christmas Shoes (song)
  "The Christmas Shoes" is a Christmas-themed song by the Christian vocal group NewSong. The song was released as a bonus track on their 2000 album Sheltering Tree,...
  
   of the same name.
• Christmas Snow (1986) — A widowed mother struggles to prevent her candy shop from being put out of business by a hard-hearted businessman.
• A Christmas Snow
  A Christmas Snow
  A Christmas Snow is a 2010 direct-to-video independent Christmas film by Trost Moving Pictures. It stars Catherine Mary Stewart, Muse Watson, Anthony Tyler Quinn and newcomer Cameron ten Napel. There is also a guest appearance by Danny Cahill as the Food Critic. A soundtrack based on the film is...
  
  (2010) — A woman must face the hurts of her past while trapped with two strangers in her house for Christmas.
• Christmas Spirit (2011) — A mystical Christmas Spirit visits a cynical boy whose mom is about to lose her job. The boy entrusts her to help his family find their holiday spirit and, along the way, learns how to revive the happiness within himself.
• The Christmas Star (1986) — Two kids befriend an escaped convict who they believe is Santa Claus.
• A Christmas Too Many (2007) — A Hollywood legend invites her not so normal family home for the holidays.
• Christmas Town
  Christmas Town
  Christmas Town is a 2008 direct-to-video film starring Nicole de Boer and Patrick Muldoon.As of 2009, it was shown on television in the 25 Days of Christmas programming block on ABC Family, but it was not in the block in 2010.-Plot:...
  
  (2008) — A single mom visits her estranged father for Christmas, and is surprised to discover his hometown oddly resembles the North Pole.
• A Christmas Visitor (2002) — A family decides not to celebrate Christmas for 11 years after their son dies, but when a stranger visits them for Christmas, they realize he is the miracle their family has been waiting for.
• A Christmas Wedding
  A Christmas Wedding
  A Christmas Wedding is a 2006 Lifetime Television film directed by Michael Zinberg and starring Dean Cain, Sarah Paulson, and Eric Mabius....
  
  (2006) — Emily and Ben met on Christmas Day now plan to marry on this Christmas Day almost two years later. Then Emily must attend work, and leaves the wedding plans up to Ben. Problems arise when procrastinator Ben tries to deal with bridesmaids dresses and dyed shoes, while perfectionist Emily is out of her mind with worry that her perfect day will be anything but. However, when a snow storm threatens to strand Emily at her work, she realizes that the only thing that matters is making it home to be with Ben and their Christmas wedding.
• The Christmas Wish
  The Christmas Wish (film)
  The Christmas Wish is a TV movie starring Neil Patrick Harris and Debbie Reynolds. It premiered on CBS in 1998, and it was based on a novel by Richard Siddoway.As of 2009, it is shown in the 25 Days of Christmas programming block on ABC Family.-Plot:...
  
  (1998) — A businessman tries to uncover a family secret for his grandmother after he returns to a small town to modernize his family's real-estate company.
• Christmas with a Capital C
  Christmas with a Capital C
  Christmas with a Capital C is a 2010 Christian-themed film directed by Helmut Schleppi. The film's plot was based on a song of the same name by Christian band Go Fish, which in turn was inspired by one of actor Brad Stine's stand-up comedy routines...
  
  (2010) — Small Alaska town erupts into conflict over public Nativity scene.
• A Christmas Without Snow
  A Christmas Without Snow
  -Plot:A divorced woman moves to San Francisco from Omaha with her young son. She's trying to re-build her life after her divorce, she leaves her son with his grandmother. She joins the choir of a local church. She has some issues with the choirmaster who tries to get the choir into shape before...
  
  (1980) — Church choir members try to balance personal issues with practice as the holiday approaches.
• Christmas in Wonderland
  Christmas in Wonderland
  Christmas in Wonderland is a 2007 comedy film about three children who move with their father from Los Angeles to Edmonton, Alberta, where they catch a group of counterfeiters while Christmas shopping...
  
  (2009) — Two children find a bag full of counterfeit money and Santa too.
• Comfort and Joy
  Comfort and Joy (2003 film)
  Comfort and Joy is a TV movie directed by Maggie Greenwald, originally airing on the Lifetime cable network in 2003. It starred Nancy McKeon as Jane Berry. The life of Jane Berry was all materialist, until one Christmas Eve, she is involved in a car accident that changes her life forever...
  
  (2003) — Single businesswoman wakes up married and a mother after a car accident.
• Crazy for Christmas (2005) — A woman guides her elderly father around town on Christmas Eve.
• Crazy for Christmas (2006) —
• A Dad For Christmas (2006) — When a young man discovers that his girlfriend intends to give their baby up for adoption, he brings the baby to his grandmother for the holidays
• Deck the Halls (1994) — Two orphans have decide which one of their two relatives they want to spend Christmas with, their mean aunt or kind uncle.
• Deck the Halls (2005) — Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.
• A Dennis the Menace Christmas
  A Dennis the Menace Christmas
  A Dennis the Menace Christmas is a 2007 direct-to-video movie starring Maxwell Perry Cotton and Robert Wagner, based on the comic strip by Hank Ketcham. It is a sequel to Dennis the Menace and Dennis the Menace Strikes Again. The plot is based on Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol...
  
  (2007) — Dennis
  Dennis the Menace (U.S.)
  Dennis the Menace is a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip originally created, written and illustrated by Hank Ketcham. It debuted on March 12, 1951 in 16 newspapers and was originally distributed by Post-Hall Syndicate...
  
   tries to inject his grinchy neighbor Mr. Wilson with the holiday spirit, with the help of an Angel of Christmas Past Present and Future.
• A Different Kind of Christmas (1996) — After the death of his wife, a father starts to act like Santa Claus and turns his house into a year-round wonderland. Unfortunately his daughter is a big city attorney who has been given the job of making sure her father's illegal all-year Christmas business is shut down.
• A Dog's Christmas Miracle (2011) - A mischievous but lovable puppy, named Cinnamon, is determined to break-up her devoted “mummy’s” new relationship.
• The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2009) —
• The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation (2010) —
• Eve's Christmas (2004) — A wealthy and successful career woman gets a second chance in life when a magical wish transports her back in time eight years to when she walked away from her fiance to lead a business life in New York.
• The Family Holiday (2007) — A conman must show the executor of his uncle's will that he has changed his lifestyle, in order to receive his uncle's fortune.
• The Gathering
  The Gathering (1977 film)
  The Gathering is a 1977 ABC made for television drama film. A rare live-action drama film from the Hanna-Barbera studios, it was directed by Randal Kleiser and starring Edward Asner and Maureen Stapleton.-Plot:...
  
  (1977) — A dying man attempts to reconcile with the family he had abandoned years earlier, by having them come to visit for Christmas.
• The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story (1983) — A woman reeling from business and marital failure is visited in a Christmastime dream by her deceased mother, who takes her on a journey back through her childhood.
• A Grandpa for Christmas
  A Grandpa for Christmas
  A Grandpa For Christmas is a 2007 Hallmark Channel original TV film starring Ernest Borgnine and Juliette Goglia.-Plot:Bert is a retired Hollywood actor who has been estranged from his only daughter Marie for many years...
  
  (2007) — During the Christmas season, an old-time film-star/singer/hoofer, who is estranged from his daughter and 9-year-old granddaughter, suddenly finds himself bonding with his granddaughter when her mom is hospitalized.
• Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
  Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
  Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! is a 2011 Christmas film based on the Disney Channel Original Series Good Luck Charlie. The film was directed by Arlene Sanford and written by Geoff Rodkey, and stars Bridgit Mendler, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Bradley Steven Perry, Mia Talerico, Eric Allan Kramer, and...
  
  (2011) - Based on the Disney Channel Original Series Good Luck Charlie
  Good Luck Charlie
  Good Luck Charlie is an original Disney Channel television sitcom, which premiered April 4, 2010. The series was created by Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, who wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, as opposed to children only...
  
  , the film follows the Duncan family, who get separated at Palm Springs on their way to visit Grandma and Grandpa Blankenhooper for Christmas.
• The Greatest Store in the World
  The Greatest Store in the World
  The Greatest Store in the World is a book by Alex Shearer and later made into a telemovie which was broadcast on 24 December 1999. The story is told in flashback by Livvie , a bright young girl who is in police custody on Christmas Day...
  
  (1999) — A family lose their home at Christmas and in desperation, stay in a department store over the Christmas period.
• His and Her Christmas (2005)—
• A Hobo's Christmas
  A Hobo's Christmas
  A Hobo's Christmas is a 1987 American film made for TV and directed by Will Mackenzie and produced by Joe Byrne and Paul Freeman. The screenplay was written by Joe Byrne and Jeb Rosebrook...
  
  (1987) — A hobo decides to return home after being away for 25 years.
• Hogfather
  Hogfather
  Hogfather is the 20th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, and a 1997 British Fantasy Award nominee.The Hogfather is also a character in the book, representing something akin to Father Christmas. He grants children's wishes on Hogswatchnight and brings them presents...
  
  (2006) — It's Hogswatch on the Discworld and the Hogfather has gone missing, requiring Death to take his place while his granddaughter Susan endeavors to find out what has happened.
• Holiday in Handcuffs
  Holiday in Handcuffs
  Holiday in Handcuffs is an American television movie that originally aired on ABC Family on December 9, 2007, as a part of the network's 25 Days of Christmas programming block. The film stars Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez, Markie Post and Timothy Bottoms....
  
  (2007) — A struggling artist working as waitress kidnaps one of her customers to bring home and meet her parents at Christmas.
• A Holiday to Remember
  A Holiday to Remember
  A Holiday to Remember is a TV movie starring Connie Sellecca and Randy Travis. It premiered on CBS in 1995. As of 2009, it was shown in the 25 Days of Christmas programming block on ABC Family, but it was not part of the block in 2010...
  
  (1995) — Carolyn is leaving the big city with her daughter Jordi for her childhood village, deep in the forest.
• Home Alone 4 (2002) — A made-for-TV sequel to theatrical original
• Home for Christmas
  Home for Christmas
  Home for Christmas can refer to various works:* Home for Christmas , a 2008 album by Sheryl Crow* Home for Christmas , an album by George Canyon* Home for Christmas , an album by Amy Grant...
  
  (1990) — A thief befriends a young boy at Christmas.
• Home for the Holidays (1972) — Four sisters return home to visit their father for Christmas, only to discover that someone is trying to kill him.
• Home for the Holidays (2008) —
• A Home for the Holidays (2005) — A woman struggles to adopt her orphaned relatives.
• The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) — On Christmas Eve in 1933, the Walton family of rural West Virginia awaits the return of the father, who had gone to look for work in a distant city. This film served as a pilot for the series The Waltons
  The Waltons
  The Waltons is an American television series created by Earl Hamner, Jr., based on his book Spencer's Mountain, and a 1963 film of the same name. The show centered on a family growing up in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II. The series pilot was a television...
  
  .
• The House Without a Christmas Tree
  The House Without a Christmas Tree
  The House Without a Christmas Tree is a 1972 television movie, based on a children's book by Gail Rock, that centers on the relationship between Addie Mills , a bright and energetic only child, and her melancholy father, James Mills...
  
  (1972) — A widower, still grieving from his wife's death, refuses to allow a Christmas tree in the home, to the dismay of his young daughter.
• It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
  It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (TV film)
  It Came Upon the Midnight Clear is a 1984 made for TV christmas movie.-Plot:The film centers on Mike Halligan, a retired cop, who suffers a fatal heart attack while putting up christmas lights days before christmas...
  
  (1984) — After suffering a fatal heart attack, a man (Mickey Rooney
  Mickey Rooney
  Mickey Rooney is an American film actor and entertainer whose film, television, and stage appearances span nearly his entire lifetime. He has won multiple awards, including an Honorary Academy Award, a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award...
  
  ) is granted a brief return to life so that he can show is California-bred grandson his first white Christmas in New York.
• It Happened One Christmas
  It Happened One Christmas
  It Happened One Christmas is a 1977 made-for-television movie starring Marlo Thomas and Wayne Rogers.The film, a gender-reversal remake of the classic It's a Wonderful Life, centers on Mary Bailey Hatch, a young woman who dreams of seeing the world but is forced by circumstances to remain in her...
  
  (1977) — A young businesswoman, despondent over the circumstances of her life, contemplates suicide, but is shown the value of her life by a guardian angel, in this feminist remake of It's a Wonderful Life
  It's a Wonderful Life
  It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra and based on the short story "The Greatest Gift" written by Philip Van Doren Stern....
  
  starring the then recently liberated Marlo Thomas.
• It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (1989) — A disillusioned Santa Claus (Charles Durning) quits Christmas. Through the selflessness of a little girl looking to reunite her parents for Christmas (and the help of his bumbling chief elf, Philpot (Bruce Vilanch)), Santa and the child travel across America and Santa discovers that people really do need him and care about other people.
• John Grin's Christmas Carol (1986) — A miserly African-American businessman is shown the spirit of Christmas by three ghosts in this update of A Christmas Carol.
• J.T. (1969) — Troubled inner-city youngster adopts a stray cat for Christmas, and must hide it from his financially strapped mother.
• Like Father, Like Santa
  Like Father, Like Santa
  Like Father, Like Santa is a TV movie starring Harry Hamlin and William Hootkins. It premiered on Fox Family in 1998 on their 25 Days of Christmas programming block....
  
  (1998) — A ruthless toy tycoon who is also secretly the son of Santa Claus travels to the North Pole to put an end to an attempted coup.
• The Man from Majorca
  The Man from Majorca
  The Man from Majorca is a 1984 Swedish film directed by Bo Widerberg. The film is based on the novel Grisfesten by Leif G. W. Persson. The novel has big similarities with the Geijer affair . Leif G.W...
  
  (1984) — Stockholm police uncover political corruption while investigating a bank robbery. Film takes place during Christmas season.
• The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979) — The lives of three different men are transformed by a magical Santa Claus costume rented them by a mysterious shopkeeper.
• The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002) — Fact-based drama of toy inventor A.C. Gilbert, a pacifist toymaker who is forced by the U.S. government to turn his factory into a munitions plant during WWI, and is asked to convince consumers to buy bonds instead of toys.
• Mary Christmas
  Mary Christmas (film)
  Mary Christmas is a 2002 Christmas movie written by Stanley M. Brooks and Betty G. Birney. It was directed jistars John Schneider. In this movie Joel Wallace, Schneider's character, is a widower raising a nine year old daughter Felice. In her Christmas letter to Santa Claus, Felice wishes for a...
  
  (2002) — Widower's young daughter asks Santa for a new mother.
• Meet the Santas (2005) — Sequel to Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus.
• Moonlight and Mistletoe
  Moonlight and Mistletoe
  Moonlight and Mistletoe is a 2008 Christmas-themed television film directed by Karen Arthur.- Plot :Holly Crosby is the daughter of Nick Crosby, the owner of Santaville, an amusement park focusing on Christmas, open 365 days a year...
  
  (2007) — A man runs a year-round Santa Town.
• A Mom for Christmas
  A Mom for Christmas
  A Mom for Christmas is a 1990 fantasy/comedy television movie directed by George T. Miller and starring Olivia Newton-John. Based on the book A Mom by Magic by Barbara Dillon, the film originally aired on NBC on December 17, 1990.-Plot:...
  
  (1990) — A young girl desires to have a mother in her life gets her wish at the department store.
• The Monster's Christmas
  The Monster's Christmas
  The Monster's Christmas is a TV Christmas film made in New Zealand in 1981. The movie tells the tale of a young girl who is approached by a monster from one of her storybooks to help him and other monsters regain their voices that have been stolen by a wicked Witch. It was directed by Yvonne Mackay...
  
  (1981) — A young girl helps the monsters from her storybook defeat an evil witch that has stolen their voices because they sang better at Christmas carols than she did.
• The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008) — Retired policeman attempts to kindle romance between his daughter and a visiting chef.
• A Mouse, A Mystery and Me (1987) — A world-class mystery-writing mouse spends Christmas Eve with his sleuthing partner tracking down a missing Santa.
• Mr. Krueger's Christmas
  Mr. Krueger's Christmas
  Mr. Krueger's Christmas is a 1980 made-for-television film starring Jimmy Stewart, and directed by Kieth Merrill.It was created by Brigham Young University for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and features the Mormon Tabernacle Choir....
  
  (1980) — A widowed apartment janitor daydreams to escape his lonely life.
• Mr. St. Nick
  Mr. St. Nick
  Mr. St. Nick is a 2002 Christmas comedy-fantasy film starring Kelsey Grammer. It was produced by Hallmark Entertainment and shown on ABC in the United States...
  
  (2002) — An aging Santa Claus is ready to retire but first he must convince his son to take over his job.
• Mrs. Santa Claus
  Mrs. Santa Claus
  Mrs. Santa Claus is a 1996 television musical starring Angela Lansbury as the wife of Santa Claus. The musical score for Mrs. Santa Claus was written by Jerry Herman, the composer of such hit Broadway musicals as Hello, Dolly! and La Cage aux Folles.-Synopsis:The movie is set in December, 1910. Mrs...
  
  (1996) — Santa's wife ends up in New York in the early 1900s near Christmastime.
• The Mrs. Clause (aka The Christmas Clause) (2008) —
• Mrs. Miracle (2009) —
• Naughty or Nice
  Naughty or Nice (film)
  Naughty or Nice is a TV movie starring George Lopez and James Kirk. It premiered on ABC in 2004. As of 2009, it was shown in the 25 Days of Christmas programming block on ABC Family, but it was not part of the block in 2010.-Plot:...
  
  (2004) — A Chicago sports radio shock jock is changed by a Christmas season encounter with a 15-year-old fan who is dying of cancer who forces him to be nice for a day.
• The Night They Saved Christmas
  The Night They Saved Christmas
  The Night They Saved Christmas is a 1984 RHI Entertainment Christmas film, executive produced by Robert Halmi, Senior and Junior; and originally developed for ABC. The film is about an oil company dynamiting in the North Pole in search of an oil field, unaware that they are endangering Santa Claus...
  
  (1984) — An oil company dynamites in the North Pole in search of an oil field, unaware that they are endangering Santa Claus.
• Once Upon A Christmas
  Once upon a Christmas (film)
  Once Upon A Christmas is a 2000 family film directed by Tibor Takács. It stars Kathy Ireland, John Dye, and Mary Donnely-Haskell. The filming location was in Vancouver, British Columbia. It premiered on the PAX Network...
  
  (2000 TV) — Santa's daughter tries to change a family so they are no longer on the Naughty list, or else Santa will cancel Christmas.
• Picking Up & Dropping Off
  Picking Up & Dropping Off
  Picking Up & Dropping Off is a TV movie starring Scott Wolf and Amanda Detmer. It premiered on ABC Family in 2003 on their 25 Days of Christmas programming block.-Plot:...
  
  (2003) — A divorced father and a divorced mother start to meet at Denver International Airport when picking up and sending off their children to ex-spouses for holidays.
• Recipe for a Perfect Christmas (2005) — A struggling chef agrees to date a food critic's mother.
• Red Boots for Christmas (2004) — A bitter shoemaker gets a visit from an angel shortly before Christmas.
• Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
  Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
  Richie Rich'$ Christmas Wish is a 1998 direct-to-video sequel to the 1994 film Ri¢hie Ri¢h, released by Warner Bros. Family Entertainment, Harvey Home Entertainment and Saban Entertainment and starring David Gallagher as the titular character.-Plot:It is Christmas Eve and Richie Rich, the world's...
  
  (1998) —
• Road to Christmas (2006) — A high powered fashion photographer finds herself stranded in middle America on her way to her wedding in Aspen, Colorado. She gets a lift from a widower and his daughter, setting off a change of events that will change their lives forever.
• Roots: The Gift
  Roots: The Gift
  Roots: The Gift is a 1988 television film. It is the third installment of the Roots series, which traces the maternal family history of African American author Alex Haley, starting with his fourth great-grandfather Kunta Kinte. The film premiered on ABC on December 11, 1988, with AT&T as the sole...
  
  (1988) —
• Samantha: An American Girl Holiday
  Samantha: An American Girl Holiday
  An American Girl Holiday is a 2004 television film, based on the American Girl children's books written by Anna Sandor and Valerie Tripp. The film follows young, wealthy Samantha Parkington's adventures with three poor orphan girls. After many trials, the orphans find a permanent home with Samantha...
  
  (2004) — A wealthy girl visits an orphanage during the holiday season, and tries to house them.
• Santa Baby
  Santa Baby
  "Santa Baby" is a 1953 Christmas song written by Joan Javits and Philip Springer. Although Tony Springer is listed as co-writer, he was a legal fiction created for purposes of membership in the performing rights organization BMI.The song is a tongue-in-cheek look at a Christmas list sung by a...
  
  (2006) — Mary Class is a highly successful business executive - who just happens to be the daughter of Santa Claus. But when her father falls ill, Mary returns to the North Pole and the life she left behind to take over for her dad and implement her innovative ideas for running Christmas.
• Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009) — Santa needs his daughter, Mary Class' help
• Santa Buddies
  Santa Buddies
  Santa Buddies is a 2009 direct to video film. It is the fourth instalment of the Air Buddies spin-off series, and ninth film in the entire Air Bud franchise...
  
  (2009) — Puppy Paws, the only son of Santa Paws, does not want to follow in his father's footsteps. He then hi-tails it to Fernfield, Washington to be a normal puppy, just like Budderball (who is on Santa's naughty list for eating the Thanksgiving Turkey). Meanwhile, the icicle that holds the magic of Christmas is melting away due to children's and puppies' belief in Santa and Santa Paws dying. It is up to Puppy Paws and the Buddies to rediscover their belief in Christmas and save the holiday.
• Santa, Jr.
  Santa, Jr.
  Santa, Jr. is a TV movie starring Lauren Holly and Judd Nelson. It premiered on Hallmark Channel in 2002. As of 2009, it was shown in the 25 Days of Christmas programming block on ABC Family, but it was not part of the block in 2010.-Plot:...
  
  (2002) — Santa's son, mistaken for the "Christmas Bandit," is held under house arrest two days before Christmas.
• Santa Who?
  Santa Who?
  Santa Who? is a TV movie first shown in 2000 on ABC, starring Leslie Nielsen, and directed by William Dear. The plot centers on Santa Claus developing a case of amnesia right before Christmas...
  
  — Santa suffers an attack of amnesia shortly before Christmas, after falling out of his sleigh. Only the innocence of a small child can save Christmas for thousands of people around the world.
• A Season for Miracles
  A Season for Miracles
  A Season for Miracles is a 1999 television film based on a novel by Marilyn Pappano. Directed by Michael Pressman, it originally aired on CBS in 1999.-Plot summary:Emilie Thompson is forced to take charge of her nephew J.T...
  
  (1999) — A homeless woman and her niece and nephew attempt to outrun the authorities during the holiday season.
• Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
  Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
  Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! is a 1989 slasher film directed by Monte Hellman. A direct-to-video release, the film is the second sequel to the 1984 film Silent Night, Deadly Night and centers around the Christmas-obsessed killer Ricky Caldwell awakening from a coma and stalking a...
  
  (1989)
• Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)
• Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker
  Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker
  Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker is the fifth movie in the Silent Night, Deadly Night franchise. The film was also featured in an episode of Svengoolie. It stars William Thorne, Jane Higginson, Van Quattro, Tracy Fraim, Conan Yuzna, and veteran screen legend Mickey Rooney as The Toy Maker...
  
  (1992)
• Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus (2004) — A high-flying career woman and single mother with no time for love or Christmas is unexpectedly wooed by Santa's son and heir, Nick. Nick must find a wife before Christmas because his father wants to retire.
• A Smoky Mountain Christmas
  A Smoky Mountain Christmas
  A Smoky Mountain Christmas is a 1986 fantasy television film directed by Henry Winkler . It stars Dolly Parton and Lee Majors.-Plot:...
  
  (1986) — A singer retreats to an isolated mountain cabin for a quiet holiday, but finds seven orphaned children there.
• Snow
  Snow (2004 film)
  Snow is a Christmas-themed film starring Tom Cavanagh and Ashley Williams that premiered in 2004 on the ABC television network, and was also shown on the ABC Family cable network later the same year...
  
  (2004) — With only three days before Christmas, Nick Snowden, heir to a certain Arctic toy business, must work hard to save Christmas after someone steals Buddy the reindeer and takes him to a California zoo.
• Snow 2: Brain Freeze
  Snow 2: Brain Freeze
  Snow 2: Brain Freeze is a TV movie starring Tom Cavanagh and Ashley Williams. It premiered on ABC Family in 2008 on their 25 Days of Christmas programming block...
  
  (2008) — Sequel to 2004's Snow.
• Snowglobe (2007) — A young woman discovers a Christmas-themed dream world inside a magical snow globe.
• Sons of Mistletoe
  Sons of Mistletoe
  Sons of Mistletoe is a TV movie starring Roma Downey and Cathy Lee Crosby. It premiered on CBS in 2001. As of 2009, it is shown in the 25 Days of Christmas programming block on ABC Family.-Plot:...
  
  (2001) — A cold businesswoman threatens to close a boys foster home during the holidays, when she returns to her home town to settle her late father's estate.
• Special Delivery
  Special Delivery (2000 film)
  Special Delivery is a 2000 television film starring Andy Dick. It premiered on Fox Family on their 25 Days of Christmas programming block.-Plot:...
  
  (2000) — A bumbling courier at a private adoption agency botches the delivery of a baby to its new parents in time for Christmas, when he misplaces their baby en route.
• Stealing Christmas
  Stealing Christmas
  Stealing Christmas is a TV movie starring Tony Danza and Lea Thompson. It premiered on USA Network in 2003. As of 2009, it was shown in the 25 Days of Christmas programming block on ABC Family, but it was not part of the block in 2010.-Plot:...
  
  (2003) — A criminal hides in a small town and takes a job as a Santa.
• Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978) — A Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation about a young cowboy (Beau Bridges
  Beau Bridges
  Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III is an American actor and director.- Early life :Bridges was born in Los Angeles, the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and his college sweetheart, Dorothy Bridges . He was nicknamed "Beau" by his mother and father after Ashley Wilkes's son in Gone with the Wind, the book...
  
  ) who discovers that the joy of Christmas is in the giving, rather than the receiving.
• CBC
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
  
  's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials
  The True Meaning of Christmas Specials
  The True Meaning of Christmas Specials is a Canadian television Christmas special, hosted by Dave Foley. It was first broadcast on CBC Television on December 22, 2002.-Synopsis:...
  
  (2002) — Hosted by Dave Foley
  Dave Foley
  David Scott "Dave" Foley is a Canadian comedian, writer, director, and producer best known for his work in The Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio, A Bug's Life, and Celebrity Poker Showdown...
  
  , this parody of Christmas specials and many classic Christmas stories follows David and friends as he seeks to learn the meaning of Christmas Specials, beyond selling knick-knacks for $49.99.
• Three Days (2001) — An angel offers a literary agent, whose wife of ten years died just before Christmas, a chance to relive the last three days of his wife's life.
• The Three Kings (1987) — Mental-hospital patients escape from a Christmas pageant and go search for baby Jesus while in costume as the Magi.
• Three Wise Guys
  Three Wise Guys
  The Three Wise Guys is a 2005 USA movie, directed by Robert Iscove and starring Eddie McClintock, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Judd Nelson, Nicholas Turturro, Roddy Piper, Tom Arnold and Katey Sagal. This Christmas movie is a comedy about a the mistress of the owner of Royal Crown casino in Las Vegas, and her...
  
  (2005) —
• The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve (2004) — A dying man has 12 days (12 chances) to achieve the "perfect" Christmas.
• Twice Upon a Christmas
  Twice Upon a Christmas
  Twice Upon A Christmas is a 2001 sequel to the PAX television film, Once Upon A Christmas. The filming location was in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is directed by Tibor Takács and stars most of the original cast from the first film...
  
  (2001) — Santa's daughter has lost her memory, and her new family is determined to help her get it back.
• The Ultimate Christmas Present
  The Ultimate Christmas Present
  The Ultimate Christmas Present is a 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Brenda Song and Hallee Hirsh.-Plot:Two teen girls, Samantha Elizabeth "Sam" Kwan and Allison Rachel "Allie" Thompson find a weather machine at a shack in the woods. After learning of its controls, they use it to...
  
  (2000) — A girl steals a weather machine from Santa Claus to make it snow on Christmas Day, but the machine breaks, and causes an out-of-control snowstorm.
• Unlikely Angel
  Unlikely Angel
  Unlikely Angel is a 1996 Christmas film starring Dolly Parton. It premiered on CBS in 1996. As of 2009, it is shown in the 25 Days of Christmas programming block on ABC Family.- Plot summary :...
  
  (1996) — A singer must work with St Peter to earn her wings at Christmas by re-uniting a family.
• Vendetta: A Christmas Story (1997) — '80s cop show spoof has two agents taking on Santa Claus.
• Will You Merry Me? (2008) — A newly engaged couple, one Christian and the other Jewish, must survive their families meeting for the first time during Christmas. (Lifetime film)

Films related to Christmas

This is a list of films in which Christmas is more incidental to the plot. The holiday may be part of the story, or figure in one or more scenes, but as in Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis is a 1944 musical film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which tells the story of an American family living in St. Louis at the time of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair in 1904...

(1944), it is not central to the film.

• 3 Godfathers (1948) — At Christmastime in the Old West, three cowhands find a woman dying in childbirth, and deliver the baby to civilization in a parody of the Biblical story of the Magi.
• 12 Monkeys (1995) — Man is sent back in time to try and prevent an apocalyptic plague outbreak. Film includes scenes set during the Christmas season.
• 29th Street
  29th street
  29th Street may refer to:*Twenty Ninth Street *Twenty Ninth Street *29th Street - a 1991 film by George Gallo...
  
  (1991) — When a man wins the first New York State Lottery on Christmas Eve, instead of celebrating, he throws a rock through a church window. Based on a true story.
• 2046
  2046 (film)
  2046 is a 2004 Hong Kong film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. It is a loose sequel to the 1991 Hong Kong film Days of Being Wild and the 2000 Hong Kong film In the Mood for Love...
  
  (2004) — Hong Kong sci-fi writer engages in various sexual encounters through successive Christmas Eves while searching for true love.
• About a Boy
  About a Boy (film)
  About a Boy is a 2002 comedy-drama film directed by brothers Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz, based on the novel of the same name by Nick Hornby. The film stars Golden Globe winner Hugh Grant as Will, Nicholas Hoult as Marcus, Academy Award nominee Toni Collette as Fiona, and Academy Award winner Rachel...
  
  (2002) — A bachelor enjoys a life of ease thanks to the royalties from a Christmas song his father composed.
• All That Heaven Allows
  All That Heaven Allows
  All That Heaven Allows is a romance feature film starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson in a tale about a well-to-do widow and a younger landscape designer falling in love. The screenplay was written by Peg Fenwick based upon a story by Edna L. Lee and Harry Lee...
  
  (1955) — Lonely widow seeks love with younger gardener in the face of her adult children's disapproval. Includes a memorable Christmas scene.
• Alvin and the Chipmunks
  Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)
  Alvin and the Chipmunks is a 2007 comedy film directed by Tim Hill. Based on the animated series of the same name, the film stars Jason Lee, David Cross, and Cameron Richardson with the voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, and Jesse McCartney. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox and...
  
  (2007) — Songwriter Dave Seville takes in three chipmunks, who can sing, during the Christmas season. The film features the classic "Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
  The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
  "The Chipmunk Song " is a song written by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. in 1958. Although it was written and sung by Bagdasarian , the singing credits are given to The Chipmunks, a fictitious singing group consisting of three chipmunks by the names of Alvin, Simon, and Theodore...
  
  ".
• American Psycho
  American Psycho (film)
  American Psycho is a 2000 cult thriller film directed by Mary Harron based on Bret Easton Ellis's novel of the same name. Though predominantly a psycho thriller, the film also blends elements of horror, satire, and black comedy...
  
  (2000) — Serial killer Patrick Bateman takes a break from his reign of terror to attend a Christmas party given by his fiancée.
• Annie Hall
  Annie Hall
  Annie Hall is a 1977 American romantic comedy directed by Woody Allen from a screenplay co-written with Marshall Brickman and co-starring Diane Keaton. One of Allen's most popular and most honored films, it won four Academy Awards including Best Picture...
  
  (1977) — Alvy Singer is forced to attend a Christmas party in Hollywood and breaks up with the title character (again) during the holidays.
• The Apartment
  The Apartment
  The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred MacMurray. It was Wilder's follow-up to the enormously popular Some Like It Hot and, like its predecessor, was a commercial and critical hit, grossing $25...
  
  (1960) — A young executive climbs the corporate ladder by loaning out his apartment to bosses for their extramarital trysts. The bulk of the film takes place between Christmas and New Year's Eve.
• Arthur (1981) — Drunken millionaire playboy, on the brink of an arranged marriage, risks his inheritance by falling in love with waitress. Film takes place during or just prior to Christmas season in New York.
• Arthur 2: On the Rocks
  Arthur 2: On the Rocks
  Arthur 2: On the Rocks is the 1988 sequel to the 1981 film Arthur. Lead actors Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli reprised their roles.John Gielgud, who won an Academy Award for his role in the original film, reappears briefly in a drunken hallucination on Arthur's part.The film co-stars Kathy Bates as...
  
  (1988) — Having lost his inheritance, the now-married Arthur attempts to find a job and adopt a baby. Film takes place during Christmas season in New York.
• The Associate
  The Associate
  The Associate is a 1996 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Eli Wallach, Timothy Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Austin Pendleton and Lainie Kazan...
  
  (1996) — A black woman makes it on Wall Street by creating (and then impersonating) a fictional white male partner. Film includes a Christmas scene.
• Auntie Mame
  Auntie Mame
  Auntie Mame is a 1955 novel by Patrick Dennis that chronicles the madcap adventures of a boy, Patrick, growing up as the ward of his deceased father's eccentric sister, Mame Dennis. The book is a work of fiction inspired by the author's eccentric aunt, Marion Tanner, whose life and outlook in many...
  
  (1956) — One scene has free-spirited eccentric Mame Dennis attempting to support herself as a Macy's
  Macy's
  Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
  
   sales clerk during the holidays.
• Autumn in New York
  Autumn in New York (film)
  Autumn in New York is a 2000 romantic drama film directed by Joan Chen and starring Richard Gere, Winona Ryder, and Anthony LaPaglia.The movie focuses on Will Keane who falls in love with Charlotte Fielding , a sweet, but terminally ill young woman.-Plot:Will Keane, a 48-year old restaurant owner,...
  
  (2000) — Middle-aged restaurateur falls in love with free-spirited but terminally ill younger woman. Includes a Christmas scene.
• Babe
  Babe (film)
  Babe is a 1995 Australian-American film directed by Chris Noonan. It is an adaptation of the 1983 novel The Sheep-Pig, also known as Babe: The Gallant Pig in the United States, by Dick King-Smith and tells the story of a pig who wants to be a sheepdog...
  
  (1995) — The segment "Pork is a Nice Sweet Meat" takes place on Christmas Day.
• Batman Returns
  Batman Returns
  Batman Returns is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is the sequel to Burton's Batman , and features Michael Keaton reprising the title role, with Danny DeVito as the Penguin and Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman.Burton originally did not...
  
  (1992) — Batman
  Batman
  Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
  
   battles the Penguin, Catwoman
  Catwoman
  Catwoman is a fictional character associated with DC Comics' Batman franchise. Historically a supervillain, the character was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, partially inspired by Kane's cousin, Ruth Steel...
  
  , and a corrupt industrialist during the Christmas holiday.
• Beat Street
  Beat Street
  Beat Street is a 1984 drama film, following Wild Style in featuring New York City hip hop culture of the early 1980s; breakdancing, DJing, and graffiti.-Plot:...
  
  (1984) — takes place during the holidays with "Santas' Rap" performed by The Treacherous Three.
• Bell, Book and Candle (1958) — Modern-day witch tries to woo unsuspecting publisher. The first part of the film takes place at Christmas.
• The Bells of St. Mary's
  The Bells of St. Mary's
  The Bells of St. Mary's is a 1945 American film which tells the story of a priest and a nun at a school who set out, despite their good-natured rivalry, to save the school from being shut down. It stars Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman...
  
  (1945) — An easygoing priest and a no-nonsense nun try to save their run-down school. Scenes include a Christmas pageant.
• Ben-Hur
  Ben-Hur (1959 film)
  Ben-Hur is a 1959 American epic film directed by William Wyler and starring Charlton Heston in the title role, the third film adaptation of Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The screenplay was written by Karl Tunberg, Gore Vidal, and Christopher Fry. The score was composed by...
  
  (1959) — Jewish prince turned slave seeks revenge against former friend. Christ's Nativity is depicted in the prologue.
• Better Off Dead (1985) — A teenager has to deal with his girlfriend dumping him among family crises, homicidal paper boys, and a rival skier during the holiday season.
• Big Business
  Big Business (1929 film)
  Big Business is a 1929 silent Laurel and Hardy comedy short subject directed by James W. Horne and supervised by Leo McCarey from a McCarey and H. M. Walker script. The film was deemed culturally significant and entered into the United States National Film Registry in 1992.- Plot :Stan and Ollie...
  
  (1929) — Door-to-door Christmas tree salesman (Laurel and Hardy
  Laurel and Hardy
  Laurel and Hardy were one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema...
  
  ) get into a mutually-destructive feud with a would-be customer in this short silent comedy.
• Blast of Silence
  Blast of Silence
  Blast of Silence is an American crime/thriller film released in 1961. It was written and directed by Allen Baron and produced by Merrill Brody who was also the cinematographer.-Characters and story:...
  
  (1961) — Hitman plans mob murder during Christmas season in New York.
• The Boat That Rocked
  The Boat That Rocked
  The Boat That Rocked is a 2009 British comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis, with pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s as its setting. The film has an ensemble cast featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, and Kenneth Branagh...
  
  (2009) — Government official tries to shut down pirate radio station in 1960s Britain. Includes a Christmas scene.
• Das Boot
  Das Boot
  Das Boot is a 1981 German epic war film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, and Klaus Wennemann...
  
  (1981) — German U-boat makes a perilous mission during World War II. Includes a Christmastime scene aboard a supply ship.
• Boys Town (1938) — Features a Christmas Sequence in the middle.
• Brazil
  Brazil (film)
  Brazil is a 1985 British science fiction fantasy/black comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam. It was written by Gilliam, Charles McKeown, and Tom Stoppard and stars Jonathan Pryce. The film also features Robert De Niro, Kim Greist, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond, Bob Hoskins, and Ian Holm...
  
  (1985) — Begins when, during the holidays, a man is arrested by the secret police who mistake him for a terrorist due to a misprinted file. Near the end, the main character is visited by his boss who is dressed as Santa Claus on his way to a charity event.
• Bridget Jones's Diary
  Bridget Jones's Diary (film)
  Bridget Jones's Diary is a 2001 British romantic comedy film based on Helen Fielding's novel of the same name. The adaptation stars Renée Zellweger as Bridget, Hugh Grant as the caddish Daniel Cleaver, and Colin Firth as Bridget's "true love", Mark Darcy...
  
  (2001) — The title character is introduced to her primary love interest at her parents' Christmas party, among several holiday-themed scenes.
• Bright Eyes (1934) — Young girl becomes center of custody battle after being orphaned on Christmas morning.
• La Bûche (Season's Beatings) (1999) — Woman reunites with her estranged daughters during Christmas following the death of her second husband.
• Cast Away
  Cast Away
  Cast Away is a 2000 drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks as a FedEx employee stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific. The film depicts his successful attempts to survive on the island using remnants of his plane's cargo, as well as his...
  
  (2000) — On Christmas Eve a FedEx
  FedEx
  FedEx Corporation , originally known as FDX Corporation, is a logistics services company, based in the United States with headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee...
  
   plane crashes near an uninhabited island, where the only survivor lives for the next four years.
• Catch Me If You Can
  Catch Me If You Can
  Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical comedy-drama film based on the life of Frank Abagnale Jr., who, before his 19th birthday, successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor, and a Louisiana parish prosecutor...
  
  (2002) — An FBI agent pursues an identity-changing con artist over a period of several years. A number of scenes take place on different Christmases.
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Andrew Adamson and based on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published and second chronological novel in C. S. Lewis's children's epic fantasy series, The Chronicles of...
  
  (2005) — C.S. Lewis tale, in which the return of Christmas to the frozen fantasy world of Narnia is the first sign of its liberation.
• Citizen Kane
  Citizen Kane
  Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film, directed by and starring Orson Welles. Many critics consider it the greatest American film of all time, especially for its innovative cinematography, music and narrative structure. Citizen Kane was Welles' first feature film...
  
  (1941) — An early scene shows the young Charles Foster Kane receiving a sled as a Christmas gift from his guardian, Mr. Thatcher.
• The City of Lost Children
  The City of Lost Children
  The City of Lost Children is a dystopian French fantasy/drama film by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet released in 1995. The film is stylistically related to the previous and subsequent Jeunet films, Delicatessen and Amélie. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:A mad scientist,...
  
  (La Cité des Enfants Perdus) (1995) — Monstrous scientist kidnaps children to steal their dreams using a machine. Film opens with a Christmas Eve dream sequence.
• Come to the Stable
  Come to the Stable
  Come to the Stable is a 1949 American film which tells the story of two French nuns who come to a small New England town and involve the townsfolk in helping them to build a children's hospital...
  
  (1949) — Two French nuns come to the New England town of Bethlehem to stay with a struggling artist of Christmas scenes for greeting cards. They want to build a children's hospital but soon run afoul of a local gangster, a popular composer and the diocesan bishop.
• Cronos
  Cronos (film)
  Cronos is a 1993 Mexican horror film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, starring veteran Argentine actor Federico Luppi and American actor Ron Perlman, the first of several films on which del Toro, Luppi and Perlman have collaborated...
  
  (1993) — Mexican horror film is set during Christmastime and New Year's Eve.
• Cosmopolitan
  Cosmopolitan (film)
  Cosmopolitan is a 2003 American independent film starring Roshan Seth and Carol Kane, and directed by Nisha Ganatra. The film, based on an acclaimed short story by Akhil Sharma and written by screenwriter Sabrina Dhawan , is a cross-cultural romance between a confused and lonely middle-aged East...
  
  (2003) — An unexpected romance blossoms over the holidays, and undergoes shifts on Christmas and New Years.
• Dead End
  Dead End (2003 film)
  Dead End is a 2003 horror film directed by Jean-Baptiste Andrea and Fabrice Canepa.-Plot:On Christmas Eve, a father named Frank Harrington is driving through California with his family consisting of his wife Laura , his son Richard , his daughter Marion and her boyfriend Brad , to have Christmas...
  
  (2003) — Family takes a fatal shortcut en route to Christmas dinner at grandmother's house.
• Dead of Night
  Dead of Night
  Dead of Night is a British portmanteau horror film made by Ealing Studios, its various episodes directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden and Robert Hamer. The film stars Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers and Michael Redgrave...
  
  (1945) — One of the segments in this British horror anthology involves a young girl befriending a frightened little boy she encounters while playing hide-and-seek at a Christmas party, only to discover that he might be the ghost of a murder victim.
• Decalogue III
  Decalogue III
  The Decalogue - Three is a third part of the television series The Decalogue by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski, connected to the third imperative of the Ten Commandments: Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy....
  
  (1988) — Woman tricks a former lover, now married, into spending Christmas Eve with her.
• Desk Set
  Desk Set
  Desk Set is a 1957 American romantic comedy film directed by Walter Lang and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn...
  
  (1957) — TV network researcher and computer expert clash, then find romance. Film includes a Christmas party scene.
• Die Hard
  Die Hard
  Die Hard is a 1988 American action film and the first in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. It is based on a 1979 novel by Roderick Thorp titled Nothing Lasts Forever, itself a sequel to the book The Detective, which...
  
  (1988) — On Christmas Eve, terrorists seize control of a Los Angeles skyscraper.
• Die Hard 2
  Die Hard 2
  Die Hard 2 is a 1990 action film and the second in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by Renny Harlin, and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane...
  
  (1990) — On Christmas Eve, terrorists seize control of air traffic control at a Washington DC airport.
• Diner
  Diner (film)
  Diner is a 1982 comedy-drama film written and directed by Barry Levinson. Levinson's screen directing debut, Diner is the first in his "Baltimore films", which also include the subsequent Tin Men, Avalon and Liberty Heights.-Plot:...
  
  (1982) — Old childhood friends, now grown, get together during the holidays in 1959 Baltimore.
• Doctor Zhivago (1965) — Includes scene of Lara shooting Komarovsky in the arm at a Christmas party after he rapes her.
• Donnie Brasco
  Donnie Brasco (film)
  Donnie Brasco is a 1997 crime drama film directed by Mike Newell, starring Al Pacino, Johnny Depp and Michael Madsen. It is loosely based on the real-life events of Joseph D. Pistone, an FBI agent who infiltrated the Bonanno crime family, one of the Mafia's Five Families based in New York City...
  
  (1997) — FBI agent infiltrates '70s crime family. A scene has characters celebrating Christmas by exchanging cards stuffed with hundred-dollar bills.
• Donovan's Reef
  Donovan's Reef
  Donovan's Reef is a 1963 American film starring John Wayne. It was directed John Ford and filmed on location on Kauai, Hawaii.The cast included Elizabeth Allen, Lee Marvin, Dorothy Lamour, and Cesar Romero. The film marked the last time Ford and Wayne ever worked together on a...
  
  (1963) — Comedy about three war veterans' life on a French Polynesian island, the plot takes place in the month of December and includes an amusing Christmas pageant at the local Catholic church, with a unique set of three kings.
• Eastern Promises (2007) — Midwife searches for family of newborn baby whose teenaged mother died in childbirth, uncovers dark secrets in Russian gang. Thriller takes place during Christmas season.
• Edward Scissorhands
  Edward Scissorhands
  Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 romantic fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp. The film shows the story of an artificial man named Edward, an unfinished creation, who has scissors for hands. Edward is taken in by a suburban family and falls in love with their teenage daughter...
  
  (1990) — A man with scissors for hands adjusts to life in suburbia after the death of his creator, and later he sees the Christmas holiday season.
• Eight Crazy Nights
  Eight Crazy Nights
  Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights is a 2002 animated musical comedy film co-written by and starring Adam Sandler. Unlike most mainstream holiday films, it centers on Jewish characters during the Hanukkah season, as opposed to religious or secular celebration of Christmas...
  
  (2002) — Davey Stone, with the help of Whitey Duvall, remembers the joys of the holiday season in the eight days leading up to Hanukkah and Christmas.
• Enemy of the State (1998) — A man is pursued by rogue agents, after he unknowingly obtains incriminating evidence on them, while shopping for Christmas gifts for his family.
• Everyone Says I Love You
  Everyone Says I Love You
  Everyone Says I Love You is a 1996 American musical film that was written and directed by Woody Allen. The film features many stars, including Julia Roberts, Alan Alda, Edward Norton, Drew Barrymore, Gaby Hoffmann, Tim Roth, Goldie Hawn, and Natalie Portman.Set in New York, Venice, and Paris, the...
  
  (1996) — Characters attend a Paris Christmas party where everyone is dressed like Groucho Marx.
• Eyes Wide Shut
  Eyes Wide Shut
  Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 drama film based upon Arthur Schnitzler's 1926 novella Traumnovelle . The film was directed, produced and co-written by Stanley Kubrick, and was his last film. The story, set in and around New York City, follows the sexually-charged adventures of Dr...
  
  (1999) — Around Christmas, a man goes on a sexual odyssey that leads to a mysterious orgy and possibly murder.
• The Fabulous Baker Boys
  The Fabulous Baker Boys
  The Fabulous Baker Boys is a 1989 American romantic drama musical film written and directed by Steve Kloves, and starring real life brothers Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges as two brothers struggling to make a living as lounge jazz pianists in Seattle...
  
  (1989) — Lounge pianist brothers find their act, and relationship, transformed by new female singer. Film includes some Christmas scenes.
• The Facts of Life
  The Facts of Life (film)
  The Facts of Life is a 1960 romantic comedy starring Bob Hope and Lucille Ball as middle-aged people who have an affair despite being married to other people. Written, directed, and produced by the longtime Hope associates Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, the film was more serious than many other...
  
  (1960) — Two people, each married to someone else, enter into an affair. Film includes a Christmas scene.
• Falling In Love (1984) — Married strangers meet while Christmas shopping and begin a friendship that gradually blossoms into love.
• Fanny and Alexander
  Fanny and Alexander
  Fanny and Alexander is a 1982 Swedish fantasy drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It was originally conceived as a four-part TV movie and cut in that version, spanning 312 minutes. A 188-minute version was created later for cinematic release, although this version was in fact the...
  
  (1982) — Swedish children try to deal with cruel stepfather. Opening scenes take place at Christmas.
• The FBI Story
  The FBI Story
  The FBI Story is a 1959 American drama film produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay by Richard L. Breen and John Twist is based on a book by Don Whitehead.-Plot:...
  
  (1959) — An FBI agent recounts his career with the Bureau through the decades. Film includes a Christmas scene.
• Female Trouble
  Female Trouble
  Female Trouble is a 1974 dark comedy film co-composed, filmed, co-edited, written, produced, and directed by John Waters starring Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Edith Massey, Michael Potter, Cookie Mueller, and Susan Walsh....
  
  (1974) — Dark comedy chronicles young woman's journey from juvenile delinquency to mass murder. Film begins at Christmas 1960.
• First Blood
  First Blood
  First Blood is a 1982 action thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff. The film stars Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo, a troubled and misunderstood Vietnam War veteran, with Sheriff Will Teasle as his nemesis and Colonel Samuel Trautman as his former commander and only ally...
  
  (1982) — There are Christmas decorations hung up in the town that John Rambo visits, thus implying that the film takes place during the holiday season.
• The French Connection
  The French Connection (film)
  This article is about the 1971 film. For the British fashion label, see French Connection .The French Connection is a 1971 American crime film directed by William Friedkin. The film was adapted and fictionalized by Ernest Tidyman from the non-fiction book by Robin Moore...
  
  (1971) — NYC police detective Popeye Doyle attempts to intercept massive heroin shipment from France. We first see Doyle dressed as Santa Claus
  Santa Claus
  Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...
  
   during a stakeout.
• Full Metal Jacket
  Full Metal Jacket
  Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 war film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is an adaptation of the 1979 novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford and stars Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Arliss Howard and Adam Baldwin. The film follows a platoon of U.S...
  
  (1987) — One scene has a drill instructor leading his Marine boot camp recruits in a chorus of "Happy Birthday
  Happy Birthday to You
  "Happy Birthday to You", also known more simply as "Happy Birthday", is a song that is traditionally sung to celebrate the anniversary of a person's birth...
  
  " to Jesus on Christmas Day.
• Funny Farm
  Funny Farm (film)
  Funny Farm is a 1988 film starring Chevy Chase and Madolyn Smith. The film was adapted from a 1985 comedic novel of the same name by Jay Cronley...
  
  (1988) — A couple buys their dream farmhouse in the country, but a series of disasters lead them to plan a divorce. They attempt to sell their farmhouse by bribing the local townspeople to create the perfect fantasy Christmas to impress prospective buyers.
• Futurama: Bender's Big Score
  Futurama: Bender's Big Score
  Futurama: Bender's Big Score is an Annie Award-winning direct-to-video film based on the animated series Futurama. It was released in the United States on November 27, 2007. Bender's Big Score, along with the three follow-up films, comprise season five of Futurama, with each film being separated...
  
  (2007) — Nudist aliens take over the world, and the Planet Express crew are made homeless at Christmas. Also, Santa Claus helps in the final battle.
• Ghostbusters II
  Ghostbusters II
  Ghostbusters II is a 1989 science fiction comedy film produced and directed by Ivan Reitman. It is the sequel to the 1984 film Ghostbusters and follows the further adventures of a group of parapsychologists and their organization which combats paranormal activities...
  
  (1989) — The film is set in December during Christmas and New Years season in New York City, and a Christmas tree is visible during at least one scene.
• Go
  Go (1999 film)
  Go is a 1999 comedy thriller film written by John August and directed by Doug Liman, with three intertwining plots that happen to involve one drug deal. The film stars William Fichtner, Katie Holmes, Jay Mohr, Sarah Polley and Scott Wolf and features Taye Diggs, Breckin Meyer, Timothy Olyphant,...
  
  (1999) — Three intertwining plots that happen to involve one drug deal on Christmas Eve in Los Angeles
  Los Ángeles
  Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
  
  .
• The Godfather
  The Godfather
  The Godfather is a 1972 American epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo. With a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola and an uncredited Robert Towne, the film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard...
  
  (1972) — Christmastime in 1945 forms the backdrop for several murders in Mafia crime drama.
• Going My Way
  Going My Way
  Going My Way is a 1944 film directed by Leo McCarey. It is a light-hearted musical comedy-drama about a new young priest taking over a parish from an established old veteran . Crosby sings five songs in the film. It was followed the next year by a sequel, The Bells of St. Mary's. This picture was...
  
  (1944) — Young priest is mentored by his aging predecessor in urban parish. Film concludes with a Christmas Eve scene.
• Good Sam
  Good Sam
  Good Sam is a 1948 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Gary Cooper as a Good Samaritan who is helpful to others at the expense of his own family. The film was directed by Leo McCarey and produced by McCarey's production company, Rainbow Productions.-Cast:*Gary Cooper as Samuel R....
  
  (1948) — Compulsive do-gooder nearly drives his family to bankruptcy while helping others. Film climaxes at Christmas time.
• Goodbye, Mr. Chips
  Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939 film)
  Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a 1939 British film based on the novel of the same name by James Hilton. It was directed by Sam Wood, and starred Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Terry Kilburn, John Mills, and Paul Henreid. The screenplay was adapted from the novel by R. C. Sherriff, Claudine West and Eric...
  
  (1939) — Retired English schoolteacher and headmaster recalls his career. Film includes a Christmas scene.
• Goodfellas
  Goodfellas
  Goodfellas is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese...
  
  (1990) — A scene has the mobster protagonists celebrating Christmas after pulling off the Lufthansa heist
  Lufthansa heist
  The Lufthansa heist was a robbery at John F. Kennedy International Airport on December 11, 1978. An estimated $5 million in cash and $875,000 in jewels were stolen, at the time making it the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil...
  
   in December 1978.
• The Great Ziegfeld
  The Great Ziegfeld
  The Great Ziegfeld is a 1936 musical film produced by MGM. A fictionalized biography of Florenz Ziegfeld from his show business beginnings to his death, it showcases a series of spectacular musical productions. The film includes original music by Walter Donaldson and Irving Berlin...
  
  (1936) — A scene has the Broadway impresario lavishing his family with Christmas presents.
• Gremlins
  Gremlins
  Gremlins is a 1984 American horror comedy film directed by Joe Dante, released by Warner Bros. The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature—called a Mogwai—as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters. It was followed by a sequel,...
  
  (1984) — Bad things happen when a Christmas gift gets wet.
• Grumpy Old Men
  Grumpy Old Men (film)
  Grumpy Old Men is a 1993 American romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Ann-Margret, with Burgess Meredith, Daryl Hannah, Kevin Pollak, Katie Sagona, Ossie Davis, and Buck Henry. Directed by Donald Petrie, the screenplay was written by Mark Steven Johnson, who also wrote...
  
  (1993) — Elderly bachelors vie for the affections of a widow. Film has some Christmas Eve scenes.
• Harry Potter series
  Harry Potter (film series)
  The Harry Potter film series is a British-American film series based on the Harry Potter novels by the British author J. K. Rowling...
  
  (2001–2011) — Several of the films have scenes that take during Christmastime with the characters exchanging gifts.
• Heatwave
  Heatwave (film)
  Heatwave is a 1982 Australian film directed by Phillip Noyce. Around Christmas time a heatwave hits Sydney and an architect undertakes a controversial project.-Cast:*Judy Davis as Kate Dean*Richard Moir as Stephen West*Chris Haywood as Peter Houseman...
  
  (1982) — Conflict over a planned housing development comes to a boil during a brutally hot Christmas season in Sydney, Australia.
• Hebrew Hammer (2003) — Jewish superhero battles the evil son of Santa Claus, who wants to destroy Hanukkah and make everyone celebrate Christmas.
• Holiday
  Holiday (1938 film)
  Holiday is a 1938 is a film directed by George Cukor, a remake of the 1930 film of the same name. The film is a romantic comedy which tells the story of a man who has risen from humble beginnings only to be torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancée's family...
  
  (1938) — Man engaged to wealthy girl finds himself attracted to her free-spirited sister. Film begins on Christmas Day.
• Hot Rods to Hell
  Hot Rods to Hell
  Hot Rods to Hell is a 1967 suspense film, originally intended for television, but released in theaters instead after its producers considered it too intense for TV viewers. It is one of many exploitation-type films from noted producer Sam Katzman, whose work is generally regarded as of higher...
  
  (1967) — Man recovering from Christmas Eve car accident finds himself and family harassed by teenage punks en route to new job as motel owner.
• The Hudsucker Proxy
  The Hudsucker Proxy
  The Hudsucker Proxy is a 1994 screwball comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Sam Raimi co-wrote the script and served as second unit director....
  
  (1994) — Naive mail clerk is installed as president of a New York manufacturing company and invents the hula hoop
  Hula hoop
  A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck.Although the exact origins of hula hoops are unknown, children and adults around the world have played with hoops, twirling, rolling and throwing them throughout history...
  
  . The film is set in December 1958.
• I Am Legend
  I Am Legend (film)
  I Am Legend is a 2007 post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith. It is the third feature film adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel of the same name, following 1964's The Last Man on Earth and 1971's The Omega Man. Smith plays virologist Robert...
  
  (2007) — A viral outbreak occurs on Christmas Eve 2009, and quickly spreads across the entire planet.
• I, the Jury
  I, the Jury (1953 film)
  I, the Jury is a mystery-thriller film from 1953, based on the novel I, the Jury by Mickey Spillane. It was directed by Harry Essex, produced by Victor Saville's company, Parklane Pictures and released through United Artists....
  
  (1953) — Hard-boiled PI Mike Hammer investigates the murder of a war buddy during Christmas season.
• In Bruges
  In Bruges
  In Bruges is a 2008 black comedy crime film written and directed by Martin McDonagh. The film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two hitmen in hiding, with Ralph Fiennes as their gangster boss. The film takes place—and was filmed—within the Belgian city of Bruges. In Bruges was...
  
  (2008) — Two Irish hit-men hide out in Belgium during the holiday season.
• In the Good Old Summertime
  In the Good Old Summertime
  In the Good Old Summertime is a 1949 musical film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It starred Judy Garland, Van Johnson and S.Z. Sakall.The film is a musical adaptation of the 1940 film, The Shop Around the Corner, directed by Ernst Lubitsch, and starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan, and...
  
  (1949) — A remake of The Shop Around the Corner
  The Shop Around the Corner
  -External links:* Movie: A Journal of Film Criticism, Issue 1, 2010...
  
  , this version also takes place during the holidays despite its title, but Christmas is not the star of the film. The film also introduces the Christmas song "Merry Christmas".
• Inside
  Inside (2007 film)
  Inside is a 2007 French horror film directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, starring Alysson Paradis and Béatrice Dalle. It was written by co-director Alexandre Bustillo, and is the first film from either director...
  
  (À l'intérieur) (2007) — On Christmas Eve, a widowed expectant mother is stalked by a murderous woman who wants her unborn child.
• Jaws: The Revenge
  Jaws: The Revenge
  Jaws: The Revenge, Also known as, 'Jaws 4: The Revenge', is a 1987 thriller film directed by Joseph Sargent. It is the third sequel to Steven Spielberg's Jaws and the final installment of the series....
  
  (1987) — Killer shark follows dead policeman's family to the Bahamas. Film begins at Christmas time.
• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a 2005 crime/dark comedy film, which engages many conventions of the classic film noir genre in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. It is based, in part, on the novel Bodies Are Where You Find Them by Brett Halliday. The cast includes Robert Downey, Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan...
  
  (2005) — A crook poses as an actor and gets tangled up in a crime during a Christmas setting.
• Kramer vs. Kramer
  Kramer vs. Kramer
  Kramer vs. Kramer is a 1979 American drama film adapted by Robert Benton from the novel by Avery Corman, and directed by Benton. The film tells the story of a married couple's divorce and its impact on everyone involved, including the couple's young son...
  
  (1979) — Trying to secure a new job in order to obtain legal custody of his son, Ted Kramer interviews for one (and gets it) during an office Christmas party.
• L.A. Confidential
  L.A. Confidential (film)
  L.A. Confidential is a 1997 American film based on James Ellroy's 1990 novel of the same title, the third book in his L.A. Quartet. Both the book and the film tell the story of a group of LAPD officers in the 1950s, and the intersection of police corruption and Hollywood celebrity...
  
  (1997) — Investigating a Christmas Eve massacre leads three police detectives to untangle a web of corruption and violence in 1950s Los Angeles.
• Lady and the Tramp
  Lady and the Tramp
  Lady and the Tramp is a 1955 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and released to theaters on June 22, 1955, by Buena Vista Distribution. The fifteenth animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, it was the first animated feature filmed in the CinemaScope widescreen...
  
  (1955) — The film opens and closes around Christmas.
• Lady for a Day
  Lady for a Day
  Lady for a Day is a 1933 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the short story Madame La Gimp by Damon Runyon...
  
  (1933) — Broadway panhandler Apple Annie needs a Christmas miracle when her convent-bred daughter returns from Spain with the son of a count as her fiance. Remade in 1961 as Pocketful of Miracles
  Pocketful of Miracles
  Pocketful of Miracles is a 1961 American comedy film that stars Bette Davis and Glenn Ford, directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Hal Kanter and Harry Tugend is based on the screenplay Lady for a Day by Robert Riskin, which was adapted from the Damon Runyon short story "Madame La Gimp".The...
  
  .
• Lady in the Lake
  Lady in the Lake
  Lady in the Lake is a 1947 American film noir that marked the directorial debut of Robert Montgomery, who also stars in the film. The picture also features Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, Leon Ames and Jayne Meadows...
  
  (1947) — Noir mystery spans Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
• Lassie
  Lassie (2005 film)
  Lassie is a 2005 family-based film directed by Charles Sturridge. When a family hits financial crisis, they have no choice but to sell Lassie...
  
  (2005) — Collie dog embarks on long journey home after being sold by her destitute family. Remake of Lassie Come Home
  Lassie Come Home
  Lassie Come Home is a 1943 MGM film starring Roddy McDowall and canine actor, Pal, in a story about the profound bond between Yorkshire boy Joe Carraclough and his rough collie, Lassie. The film was directed by Fred M. Wilcox from a screenplay by Hugo Butler based upon the 1940 novel Lassie...
  
  climaxes on Christmas Eve.
• Legion (2010) — God loses faith in humankind and sends his angels to slaughter them all on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Day, Charlie's baby is born, and is deemed the new savior of mankind.
• Lethal Weapon
  Lethal Weapon
  Lethal Weapon is a 1987 American buddy cop action film and the first in a series of films, all directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as a mismatched pair of LAPD detectives, and Gary Busey as their primary adversary...
  
  (1987) — A young suicidal cop is partnered with a veteran officer to solve a murder during the holidays.
• The Lion in Winter
  The Lion in Winter (1968 film)
  The Lion in Winter is a 1968 historical drama made by Avco Embassy Pictures, based on the Broadway play by James Goldman. It was directed by Anthony Harvey and produced by Joseph E...
  
  (1968) — Christmas 1183 is the setting for palace intrigues with King Henry II
  Henry II of England
  Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the...
  
   and family. Remade in 2003.
• Little Fockers
  Little Fockers
  Little Fockers is a 2010 American comedy film and sequel to Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers . It stars Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand...
  
  (2010) — Comic complications and misunderstandings abound in this sequel to Meet the Parents
  Meet the Parents
  Meet the Parents is a 2000 American comedy film written by Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg and directed by Jay Roach. Starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller, the film chronicles a series of unfortunate events that befall a good-hearted but hapless male nurse while visiting his girlfriend's parents...
  
  (2000) and Meet the Fockers
  Meet the Fockers
  Meet the Fockers is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Jay Roach and the sequel to Meet the Parents. The film stars Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner and Teri Polo. It was followed up by a sequel, Little Fockers, in 2010.-Plot:Nurse Gaylord "Greg"...
  
  (2004). Part of the film takes place at Christmas.
• Little Women
  Little Women (1933 film)
  Little Women is a 1933 American drama film directed by George Cukor. The screenplay by Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman is based on the classic novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott...
  
  (1933) — Includes scenes of the March family at Christmastime. Remade in 1949, 1978, and 1994.
• The Long Kiss Goodnight
  The Long Kiss Goodnight
  The Long Kiss Goodnight is a 1996 action thriller film starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson, written by Shane Black and directed by Renny Harlin.-Plot:...
  
  (1996) — An amnesia victim accidentally re-discovers her previous persona during pre-Christmas holiday events and preparations.
• Look Who's Talking Now
  Look Who's Talking Now
  Look Who's Talking Now is the third and final installment in the film series that began with Look Who's Talking in 1989. Released in 1993, the film finds John Travolta and Kirstie Alley reprising their roles as James and Mollie Ubriacco, respectively, and introducing the newly extended family...
  
  (1993) — The Ubriacco family struggles to be together for Christmas.
• Love Affair (1939) — Lovers are parted after a planned liaison is thwarted by a car accident. Film climaxes at Christmas. Remade in 1957 (as An Affair to Remember
  An Affair to Remember
  An Affair to Remember is a 1957 film starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, and directed by Leo McCarey. It was distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation....
  
  ) and 1994.
• Love Finds Andy Hardy
  Love Finds Andy Hardy
  Love Finds Andy Hardy is a 1938 romantic comedy film which tells the story of a teenage boy who becomes entangled with three different girls all at the same time. It stars Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Ann Rutherford, Mary Howard and Gene...
  
  (1938) — Teenager tries to find romance as Christmas approaches.
• Love Story
  Love Story (1970 film)
  Love Story is a 1970 romantic drama film written by Erich Segal and based on his novel Love Story. It was directed by Arthur Hiller. The film, well known as a tragedy, is considered one of the most romantic of all time by the American Film Institute , and was followed by a sequel, Oliver's Story...
  
  (1970) — Romance blossoms between wealthy law student and doomed schoolteacher. A scene has the young man raising money by selling Christmas trees.
• Make Way for Tomorrow
  Make Way for Tomorrow
  Make Way for Tomorrow is a 1937 American drama film directed by Leo McCarey. The plot concerns an elderly couple who are forced to separate when they lose their house and none of their five children will take both parents in....
  
  (1937) — Having lost their home to foreclosure, an elderly married couple are forced to separate and live with different children. Film includes a Christmas scene.
• Mame
  Mame (film)
  Mame is a 1974 musical film based on the 1966 Broadway musical of the same name, directed by Gene Saks, written by Paul Zindel, and starring Lucille Ball and Beatrice Arthur.Warner Bros...
  
  (1974) — Musical version of Auntie Mame
  Auntie Mame
  Auntie Mame is a 1955 novel by Patrick Dennis that chronicles the madcap adventures of a boy, Patrick, growing up as the ward of his deceased father's eccentric sister, Mame Dennis. The book is a work of fiction inspired by the author's eccentric aunt, Marion Tanner, whose life and outlook in many...
  
  . Includes the song "We Need a Little Christmas
  We Need a Little Christmas
  "We Need a Little Christmas" is a popular Christmas song originating from Jerry Herman's Broadway musical, Mame, and first performed by Angela Lansbury in that 1966 production....
  
  ".
• The Manchurian Candidate
  The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)
  The Manchurian Candidate is a 1962 American Cold War political thriller film starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh and Angela Lansbury, and featuring Henry Silva, James Gregory, Leslie Parrish and John McGiver...
  
  (1962) — Political scion is turned assassin by Communist brainwashing. Film includes a Christmas scene.
• The Matador
  The Matador
  The Matador is a 2005 American dark comedy film written and directed by Richard Shepard and starring Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear.As of February 12, 2006, the film grossed a total of $10.5 million in the American box office...
  
  (2005) — Businessman and hit man strike up an odd friendship. The second half of the film takes place during the Christmas season.
• Mean Girls
  Mean Girls
  Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy-drama film directed by Mark Waters. The screenplay was written by Tina Fey and is based in part on the non-fiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman, which describes how female high school social cliques operate and the effect they can have...
  
  (2004) — Teenage outsider infiltrates school clique. Includes a scene where schoolgirls sing and dance to "Jingle Bell Rock
  Jingle Bell Rock
  "Jingle Bell Rock" is the name of a popular Christmas song first released by Bobby Helms in 1957. It has received frequent airplay in the United States during every Christmas time since then. "Jingle Bell Rock" was composed by Joseph Carleton Beal , and James Ross Boothe...
  
  ".
• Meet John Doe
  Meet John Doe
  Meet John Doe is a 1941 American comedy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by a newspaper columnist and pursued by a wealthy businessman. It became a box office hit...
  
  (1941) — A newspaper reporter turns a bum into a national hero, but the man threatens to commit suicide by leaping from the town hall after he's exposed as a fraud. The climax takes place on Christmas Eve.
• Meet Me in St. Louis
  Meet Me in St. Louis
  Meet Me in St. Louis is a 1944 musical film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which tells the story of an American family living in St. Louis at the time of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair in 1904...
  
  (1944) — In one chapter, a Missouri
  Missouri
  Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
  
   family has itself a merry little Christmas.
• Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
  Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
  Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is a 1983 film directed by Nagisa Oshima, produced by Jeremy Thomas and starring Jack Thompson, David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yuya Uchida, and Takeshi Kitano.It was written by Oshima and Paul Mayersberg and based on Laurens van der Post's experiences...
  
  (1983) — Relationships among men in a Japanese POW camp during World War II. A key scene takes place on Christmas Eve.
• Metropolitan
  Metropolitan (film)
  Metropolitan is the first film by director and screenwriter Whit Stillman. It received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.-Synopsis:...
  
  (1990) — Young upper-class collegians attend holiday balls and bond during Christmas break in Manhattan.
• A Midnight Clear
  A Midnight Clear
  A Midnight Clear is a 1992 American war film directed by former actor Keith Gordon with an ensemble cast featuring Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise, Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon, and Arye Gross...
  
  (1992) — American and German soldiers spend an uneasy Christmas together in WW2 France.
• A Midwinter's Tale
  A Midwinter's Tale
  A Midwinter's Tale is a 1995 romantic comedy written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. Many of the roles in the film were written for specific actors....
  
  (1995) — Acting troupe attempts to save a church by mounting a Christmastime production of Hamlet.
• Millions
  Millions
  Millions is a 2004 British comedy-drama film, directed by Academy Award–winning director Danny Boyle, and starring Alex Etel, Lewis McGibbon, and James Nesbitt. The screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce adapted his novel while the film was in the process of being made...
  
  (2004) — Two young British brothers, one very religious, clash over how to spend a chance acquisition of £229,520 (later revealed as stolen) before the fictional conversion to the Euro
  Euro
  The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
  
   takes place on or near Christmas Day.
• The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
  The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
  The Miracle of Morgan's Creek is a 1944 screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken and Betty Hutton, and featuring Diana Lynn, William Demarest and Porter Hall...
  
  (1944) — Small-town girl finds herself pregnant after marrying a departing soldier while intoxicated. Film climaxes on Christmas Eve.
• Mon oncle Antoine
  Mon oncle Antoine
  Mon oncle Antoine is a 1971 National Film Board of Canada French language drama film. Québécois director Claude Jutra co-wrote the screenplay with Clément Perron and directed what is one of the most acclaimed works in Canadian film history.The film examines life in the Maurice Duplessis-era...
  
  (1971) — Boy comes of age in Quebec mining town in late 1940s. Much of the film takes place on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
• Money Train
  Money Train
  Money Train is a 1995 American comedy thriller film starring Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson and Jennifer Lopez as New York City transit cops...
  
  (1995) — Takes place during the Christmas season and New Year's Eve.
• Monty Python's Life of Brian
  Monty Python's Life of Brian
  Monty Python's Life of Brian, also known as Life of Brian, is a 1979 British comedy film written, directed and largely performed by the Monty Python comedy team...
  
  (1979) — Comedic account of ancient Israelite whose life parallels Christ's. Opening scene takes place during (and parodies) the Nativity.
• Monty Python's the Meaning of Life (1983) — A collection of comedic vignettes illustrating the various stages of man's life. One scene depicts Heaven as a place where it is Christmas every day.
• Moonstruck
  Moonstruck
  Moonstruck is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison. It stars Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello, Vincent Gardenia, and Olympia Dukakis....
  
  (1987) — Romantic comedy-drama takes place during, or just prior to, the holiday season.
• Mr. and Mrs. Smith
  Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941 film)
  Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a 1941 screwball comedy film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by Norman Krasna, and starring Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery...
  
  (1941) — Man and woman discover their marriage was not legal. Film takes place in or around the holiday season.
• Mutiny on the Bounty
  Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)
  Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1935 film starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, and directed by Frank Lloyd based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall novel Mutiny on the Bounty.The film was one of the biggest hits of its time...
  
  (1935) — British seamen rebel against their tyrannical captain during 1789 expedition to Tahiti. Includes a Christmas scene.
• My Night at Maud's
  My Night at Maud's
  My Night at Maud's is a 1969 French drama film by Éric Rohmer. It is the third film in the series of the Six Moral Tales.- Plot :The Catholic Jean-Louis, , runs into an old friend, the Marxist Vidal , in Clermont-Ferrand around Christmas...
  
  (1969) — Catholic engineer engages in philosophical conversation with atheist professor friend and seductive divorcee during Christmas season.
• Never Say Goodbye
  Never Say Goodbye (1946 film)
  Never Say Goodbye is a 1946 romantic comedy film about a divorcing couple and the daughter who works to bring them back together.-Cast:* Errol Flynn as Phil Gayley* Eleanor Parker as Ellen Gayley* Lucile Watson as Mrs. Hamilton* S. Z...
  
  (1946) — Artist attempts to win back his ex-wife as Christmas approaches.
• The Night of the Hunter
  The Night of the Hunter (film)
  The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 American thriller film directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters. The film is based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Davis Grubb, adapted for the screen by James Agee and Laughton...
  
  (1955) — The final scenes of the film have the children enjoying Christmas since the capture of their pursuer.
• Noise (2007) — Australian police constable suffers from tinnitus while investigating a brutal mass murder on a suburban commuter train. Film ends on Christmas Eve.
• The Odessa File
  The ODESSA File (film)
  The Odessa File is a 1974 film adaptation of the thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth, about a struggle between a young German reporter and the ODESSA, an organization for ex-Nazis. The film stars Jon Voight and was directed by Ronald Neame, with a score by Andrew Lloyd Webber.- Plot :The plot opens...
  
  (1974) — Political thriller is set around Christmas, and has "Christmas Dream" as its theme song.
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service
  On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)
  On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the sixth spy film in the James Bond series, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. Following the decision of Sean Connery to retire from the role after You Only Live Twice, Eon Productions selected an unknown actor and model, George Lazenby...
  
  (1969) — James Bond
  James Bond
  James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
  
   works to thwart biological-warfare threat. Part of the film takes place in Switzerland during the Christmas season.
• On the Avenue
  On the Avenue
  On the Avenue is a 1937 American musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Dick Powell, Madeleine Carroll, and Alice Faye. All of the songs in this film were composed by Irving Berlin.-Plot:...
  
  (1937) — Features the Christmas scenes and has a famous Christmas song.
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)
  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American drama film directed by Miloš Forman and based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey....
  
  (1975) — Includes a scene where McMurphy throws an illicit Christmas party for the mental ward.
• Ordinary People
  Ordinary People
  Ordinary People is a 1980 American drama film that marked the directorial debut of Robert Redford. It stars Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch and Timothy Hutton....
  
  (1980) — Affluent suburban family struggles with the aftermath of one son's death and the other's attempted suicide. Includes some Christmas scenes.
• Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
  Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
  Our Vines Have Tender Grapes is an American drama film released in 1945, directed by Roy Rowland and starring Edward G. Robinson and Margaret O'Brien.-Background:...
  
  (1945) — Norwegian immigrant farm family in rural Wisconsin. Film includes Christmas scenes.
• P2
  P2 (film)
  P2 is a 2007 thriller film directed by Franck Khalfoun, written and produced by Khalfoun, Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur and starring Rachel Nichols and Wes Bentley....
  
  (2007) — A businesswoman is pursued by a psychopath after being locked in a parking garage on Christmas Eve.
• Pandora's Box
  Pandora's Box (film)
  Pandora's Box is a 1929 German silent melodrama film based on Frank Wedekind's plays Erdgeist and Die Büchse der Pandora . Directed by Austrian filmmaker Georg Wilhelm Pabst, the film stars Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, and Francis Lederer...
  
  (1929) — Seductive young woman brings ruin to herself and those who love her, culminating in her death at the hands of Jack the Ripper on Christmas Eve.
• Penny Serenade
  Penny Serenade
  Penny Serenade is a 1941 film melodrama starring Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Beulah Bondi, and Edgar Buchanan. It was directed by George Stevens and written by Martha Cheavens and Morrie Ryskind. It depicts the story of a loving couple who must overcome adversity to keep their marriage and raise a child...
  
  (1941) — Tearjerker includes a child's Christmas pageant scene.
• Period of Adjustment
  Period of Adjustment (film)
  Period of Adjustment is a 1962 drama film directed by George Roy Hill. his first feature-length film, and based on the play of the same name by Tennessee Williams.-Plot summary:...
  
  (1962) — Two couples hash out their marital difficulties on Christmas Eve.
• Pocketful of Miracles
  Pocketful of Miracles
  Pocketful of Miracles is a 1961 American comedy film that stars Bette Davis and Glenn Ford, directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Hal Kanter and Harry Tugend is based on the screenplay Lady for a Day by Robert Riskin, which was adapted from the Damon Runyon short story "Madame La Gimp".The...
  
  (1961) — Frank Capra remake of his own Lady for a Day
  Lady for a Day
  Lady for a Day is a 1933 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the short story Madame La Gimp by Damon Runyon...
  
  (q.v.).
• Precious
  Precious (film)
  Precious , is a 2009 American drama film directed by Lee Daniels. Precious is an adaptation by Geoffrey S. Fletcher of the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire. The film stars Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, and Paula Patton...
  
  (2009) — Inner-city teen mother struggles to overcome poverty and parental abuse. Film includes a Christmas scene.
• The Proposition
  The Proposition
  The Proposition is a 2005 western film directed by John Hillcoat and written by screenwriter and musician Nick Cave. It stars Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson, John Hurt, Danny Huston and David Wenham. The film's production completed in 2004 and was followed by a wide 2005 release in...
  
  (2005) — In 1880s Australia, a captured outlaw is given until Christmas Day to find and kill his murderous older brother.
• Psycho (1960) — Bank secretary Marion Crane goes on the lam with embezzled money and has a fatal encounter with disturbed motel manager Norman Bates. Christmas decorations are visible in downtown Phoenix in an early scene.
• Rabbit Test
  Rabbit Test (film)
  Rabbit Test is a 1978 comedy motion picture about the world's first pregnant man, directed by Joan Rivers and starring Billy Crystal.Its title is derived from the rabbit test previously used to determine pregnancy.-Plot:...
  
  (1978) — A man gets pregnant and spoofs the Nativity
  Nativity of Jesus
  The Nativity of Jesus, or simply The Nativity, refers to the accounts of the birth of Jesus in two of the Canonical gospels and in various apocryphal texts....
  
  .
• The Ref
  The Ref
  The Ref is a 1994 American black comedy film directed by Ted Demme and starring Denis Leary, Judy Davis, and Kevin Spacey.-Plot:...
  
  (1994) — A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family
  Dysfunctional family
  A dysfunctional family is a family in which conflict, misbehavior, and often abuse on the part of individual members occur continually and regularly, leading other members to accommodate such actions. Children sometimes grow up in such families with the understanding that such an arrangement is...
  
   hostage on Christmas Eve.
• Reindeer Games
  Reindeer Games
  Reindeer Games is a 2000 American film, directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, and Charlize Theron. It was Frankenheimer's final theatrically released film and received poor reviews.-Plot:...
  
  (2000) — A newly-paroled convict is coerced into helping a gang of thieves rob a Native-American casino on Christmas Eve.
• Rent
  Rent (film)
  Rent is a 2005 American musical drama film directed by Chris Columbus. It is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, in turn based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème. The film depicts the lives of several Bohemians and their struggles with sexuality, cross-dressing, drugs, life...
  
  (2005) — The first half of the film takes place on Christmas Eve and the days leading up to the new year. The second half of the film shows the events of the next year, with the film ending on Christmas Eve.
• Rick
  Rick (film)
  Rick is a 2003 movie based on Verdi's opera Rigoletto. Rick stars Bill Pullman and Aaron Stanford. It is directed by Curtiss Clayton and written by Daniel Handler.-Plot summary:...
  
  (2003) — Adaptation of Verdi's opera Rigoletto
  Rigoletto
  Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. It was first performed at La Fenice in Venice on March 11, 1851...
  
  , set in the Manhattan corporate world during the Christmas season.
• Rocky
  Rocky
  Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but kind-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
  
  (1976) — Small-time boxer is given a shot at the heavyweight championship in a New Year's bout. Film includes a couple of Christmas scenes.
• Rocky IV
  Rocky IV
  Rocky IV is a 1985 American film written by, directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the fourth and most financially successful entry in the Rocky franchise...
  
  (1985) — An epic boxing match between the USSR's Captain Ivan Drago and the USA's Rocky Balboa on Christmas Day.
• Roger & Me
  Roger & Me
  Roger & Me is a 1989 American documentary film directed by Michael Moore. Moore portrays the regional negative economic impact of General Motors CEO Roger Smith's summary action of closing several auto plants in Flint, Michigan, costing 30,000 people their jobs at the time and economically...
  
  (1989) — Documentary about General Motors plant closures in Flint, Michigan climaxes with filmmaker Michael Moore confronting GM chairman Roger Smith at a company Christmas Eve party.
• Ronin
  Ronin (film)
  Ronin is a 1998 action-thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer and written by J.D. Zeik and David Mamet. It stars Robert De Niro and Jean Reno as two of several former special forces and intelligence agents who team up to steal a mysterious, heavily guarded suitcase while navigating a maze of...
  
  (1998) — Espionage thriller features an outdoor Joyeaux Noel celebration scene in the south of France.
• Running Scared (1986) — Lethal Weapon-style cop/buddy comedy takes place largely around Christmas.
• Santa Claws
  Santa Claws
  Santa Claws is a 1996 horror film written and directed by John A. Russo. It stars Debbie Rochon as a Scream Queen B-movie actress who is stalked by an obsessed fan....
  
  (1996) — Horror-film actress is stalked by a fan while shooting a Christmas-themed film.
• Serendipity
  Serendipity (film)
  Serendipity is a 2001 romantic comedy, starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale. It was written by Marc Klein and directed by Peter Chelsom...
  
  (2001) — Opening scene set to Cool Yule at Bloomingdale's
  Bloomingdale's
  Bloomingdale's is an American department store owned by Macy's, Inc. .Bloomingdale's started in 1861 when brothers Joseph and Lyman G. Bloomingdale started selling hoop-skirts in their Ladies Notions' Shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side...
  
   during the Christmas rush. John and Sara meet when they both reach for the same pair of gloves, which they are buying to be Christmas presents.
• The Seven Little Foys
  The Seven Little Foys
  The Seven Little Foys is a 1955 film starring Bob Hope as Eddie Foy. James Cagney reprises his role as George M. Cohan for an energetic tabletop dance showdown sequence. In addition to the famous film, the story of Eddie Foy, Sr...
  
  (1955) — Biographical account of vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy
  Eddie Foy
  Eddie Foy, Sr. , was an actor, comedian, dancer and vaudevillian.-Early years:...
  
   and family. Film includes some Christmas scenes.
• The Silent Partner
  The Silent Partner (1978 film)
  The Silent Partner is a 1978 Canadian crime film directed by Daryl Duke. It stars Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer and Susannah York....
  
  (1978) — Bank teller plays cat-and-mouse with mall Santa-turned-holdup man over money from robbery.
• Since You Went Away
  Since You Went Away
  Since You Went Away is a 1944 film distributed by United Artists, a big-budget epic about the American home front during World War II. It was directed by John Cromwell and adapted and produced by David O. Selznick from the novel Since You Went Away: Letters to a Soldier from His Wife by Margaret...
  
  (1944) — WW2 homefront drama climaxes on Christmas Eve.
• Six Weeks
  Six Weeks
  Six Weeks is a 1982 film drama, directed by Tony Bill and based on a novel by Fred Mustard Stewart. It stars Dudley Moore and Mary Tyler Moore....
  
  (1982) — Wealthy cosmetics tycoon and her dying daughter strike up a friendship with a politician and visit New York City for the holiday season.
• Sleepless in Seattle
  Sleepless in Seattle
  The film was originally to have been scored by John Barry, but when he was given a list of 20 songs he had to put in the film, he quit.#As Time Goes By - Jimmy Durante #A Kiss to Build a Dream on - Louis Armstrong #Stardust - Nat King Cole...
  
  (1993) — Woman responds to plea from lonely widower on Christmas Eve radio program.
• Soldier
  Soldier (film)
  Soldier is a 1998 science fiction-action film directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. The film stars Kurt Russell as Sgt. Todd, a soldier trained from birth...
  
  (1998) — Includes a Christmas party among the settlers before Todd's exile.
• Some Girls
  Some Girls (film)
  -Synopsis:The story revolves around a college student Michael who goes to Quebec City, Canada for Christmas at the request of his college girlfriend Gabriella , after months of her stonewalling him after she left college in mid-semester....
  
  (1988) — College student gets more than he bargained for when he visits his girlfriend's family in Quebec for Christmas.
• Splendor in the Grass
  Splendor in the Grass
  Splendor in the Grass is a 1961 romantic drama film that tells a story of sexual repression, love, heartbreak, and manic-depression, which the character Deanie suffers from...
  
  (1961) — Young love, repression, and mental collapse in late-1920s Kansas. Film includes a Christmas scene.
• Stalag 17
  Stalag 17
  Stalag 17 is a 1953 war film which tells the story of a group of American airmen held in a German World War II prisoner of war camp, who come to suspect that one of their number is a traitor...
  
  (1953) — American POWs fight among themselves a few days before Christmas.
• Steel Magnolias
  Steel Magnolias
  Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross that stars Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah and Julia Roberts....
  
  (1989) — Exploring the intersecting lives of several women in small-town Louisiana. One scene takes place at Christmas.
• Stowaway
  Stowaway (1936 film)
  Stowaway is a 1936 American musical film directed by William A. Seiter. The screenplay by William M. Conselman, Nat Perrin, and Arthur Sheekman is based on a story by Samuel Engel. The film is about a young orphan called 'Ching Ching' who stows away on a ship and is adopted by Tommy Randall and...
  
  (1936) — Chinese orphan (Shirley Temple
  Shirley Temple
  Shirley Temple Black , born Shirley Jane Temple, is an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, autobiographer, and former U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia...
  
  ) stows away on a ship and is cared for by an American couple. Temple sings "That's What I Want for Christmas" in the final scene.
• A Summer Place
  A Summer Place
  A Summer Place is a 1958 novel by Sloan Wilson, a follow-on to The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit. It was adapted into a 1959 film of the same name.-Plot summary:...
  
  (1959) — Adultery, divorce, and teen romance between two families who meet at a Maine island resort. Film includes a Christmas scene.
• Sun Valley Serenade
  Sun Valley Serenade
  Sun Valley Serenade is a 1941 musical film starring Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller, Milton Berle, and Lynn Bari. It features The Glenn Miller Orchestra as well as dancing by The Nicholas Brothers and Dorothy Dandridge, performing "Chattanooga Choo Choo", which was nominated for an Academy...
  
  (1941) — Musician falls in love with Norwegian refugee during holiday gig at Idaho ski resort.
• The Sure Thing
  The Sure Thing
  The Sure Thing is a 1985 romantic comedy directed by Rob Reiner, written by Steven L. Bloom and Jonathan Roberts and starring John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Viveca Lindfors, and Nicollette Sheridan...
  
  (1985) — Hostility turns to romance as college students travel cross-country during Christmas break.
• Tales from the Crypt
  Tales from the Crypt (film)
  Tales from the Crypt is a British horror movie, made in 1972 by Amicus Productions. It is an anthology film consisting of five separate segments, based on stories from EC Comics. Only two of the stories, however, are actually from EC's Tales from the Crypt...
  
  (1972) — The first segment in this horror anthology is about a woman who kills her husband in their house on Christmas Eve, and is thus unable to call the police when a madman in a Santa costume is outside of the house.
• The Thin Man
  The Thin Man (film)
  The Thin Man is a 1934 American comic detective film starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a flirtatious married couple who banter wittily as they solve crimes with ease. Nick is a hard drinking retired detective and Nora a wealthy heiress...
  
  (1934) — Comic murder mystery includes several Christmas scenes.
• This Sporting Life
  This Sporting Life
  This Sporting Life is a 1963 British film based on a novel of the same name by David Storey which won the 1960 Macmillan Fiction Award. It tells the story of a rugby league footballer, Frank Machin, in Wakefield, a mining area of Yorkshire, whose romantic life is not as successful as his sporting...
  
  (1963) — Rugby player looks back while recovering from getting his teeth knocked out in a Christmas Eve match.
• Three Days of the Condor
  Three Days of the Condor
  Three Days of the Condor is a 1975 American action thriller film produced by Stanley Schneider and directed by Sydney Pollack. The screenplay, by Lorenzo Semple Jr...
  
  (1975) — Espionage thriller takes place during the holiday season.
• To All a Good Night
  To All a Good Night
  To All a Goodnight is a slasher film created in 1980 and directed by horror film veteran David Hess, it was written by Alex Rebar and stars Jennifer Runyon and Jennifer Howard.-Plot:...
  
  (1980) — Killer Santa stalks sorority girls.
• Tokyo Godfathers
  Tokyo Godfathers
  is a 2003 anime film by the late Japanese director Satoshi Kon.Tokyo Godfathers was Kon's third animated movie, which he wrote and directed. Keiko Nobumoto, noted for being the creator of the Wolf's Rain series and a head scriptwriter for Cowboy Bebop, co-wrote the script with Kon.Tokyo Godfathers...
  
  (2003) — A homeless trio (an alcoholic ex-athlete, a teenaged runaway, and an aging drag queen) are redeemed when they discover an abandoned infant at Christmas.
• Tom & Thomas
  Tom & Thomas
  Tom & Thomas is a 2002 English-language family film starring Aaron Johnson and Sean Bean. The film was directed by Esmé Lammers and was released on January 24, 2002 in Netherlands.-Plot:...
  
  (The Christmas Twins) (2002) — Long-separated identical twins reunite, fight child-trafficking ring. Film takes place during Christmas season.
• Toy Story
  Toy Story
  Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated film released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is Pixar's first feature film as well as the first ever feature film to be made entirely with CGI. The film was directed by John Lasseter and featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen...
  
  (1995) — The final scene takes place on Christmas Day.
• Toy Story 3
  Toy Story 3
  Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated comedy-adventure film, and the third installment in the Toy Story series. It was produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Lee Unkrich. The film was released worldwide from June through October in Disney Digital...
  
  (2010) — The final scene takes place on Christmas Day.
• Toys (1992) — Man battles his war-loving brother for control of their dead father's toy factory. Film begins at Christmas.
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
  A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (film)
  A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a 1945 film, the first film directed by Greek-American director Elia Kazan, starring James Dunn , Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, and Peggy Ann Garner .The film is based on an American novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith first published in 1943...
  
  (1945) — Memoir of girl's coming of age in turn-of-the-century Brooklyn includes scene of her impoverished father bringing home a vendor's discarded Christmas tree for the holiday.
• Two Family House
  Two Family House
  Two Family House is a 2000 film based on the story of the uncle of the film's writer and director Raymond De Felitta . The film won the Audience Award at Sundance 2000...
  
  (2000) — Blue-collar worker dreams of singing career and serves as landlord to a young Irish mother in 1950s Staten Island. Film ends on Christmas Eve.
• The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) — Young romance is thwarted by war and arranged marriage in this musical film. Final scene takes place on Christmas Eve.
• The Unholy Three
  The Unholy Three (1925 film)
  The Unholy Three is a 1925 American silent film melodrama involving a crime spree, directed by Tod Browning.The film was remade in 1930 as a talkie. In both the 1925 and the 1930 version, the roles of Professor Echo and Tweedledee are played by Lon Chaney and Harry Earles respectively...
  
  (1925) — Circus sideshow performers enter a criminal alliance that leads to murder. Silent film remade as a sound film in 1930
  The Unholy Three (1930 film)
  The Unholy Three is a 1930 melodrama involving a crime spree, directed by Jack Conway. It is a remake of the 1925 film The Unholy Three. Both were based on the novel of the same name by Clarence Aaron "Tod" Robbins....
  
  ; both versions have Christmas Eve/Christmas scenes.
• The Victors
  The Victors (film)
  -Overview:The film follows a group of U.S. soldiers through Europe during World War II, from Britain in 1942, through the fierce fighting in Italy and France, to the uneasy peace of Berlin. It is adapted from a collection of short stories called The Human Kind by British author Alexander Baron,...
  
  (1963) — The scene in which Private Slovik is executed for desertion is accompanied by Frank Sinatra
  Frank Sinatra
  Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
  
   singing Christmas carols on the soundtrack.
• The War of the Roses
  The War of the Roses (film)
  The War of the Roses is a 1989 American comedy film based upon the 1981 novel The War of the Roses by Warren Adler. It is a black comedy about a wealthy couple with a seemingly perfect marriage. When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and...
  
  (1989) — Includes several Christmas scenes.
• Welcome to L.A.
  Welcome to L.A.
  Welcome to L.A. is a 1976 film directed by Alan Rudolph and starring Keith Carradine.-Plot:The theme of romantic despair and shallowness is displayed utilizing a La Ronde-like circle of sexual adventures and failed affairs centered around songwriter Carroll Barber, played by Keith Carradine, which...
  
  (1976) — Depicts relationships, sexual and otherwise, among a group of alienated young Los Angelinos. Film includes some Christmas scenes.
• We're Not Married!
  We're Not Married!
  We're Not Married! is a romantic comedy film released by 20th Century Fox. The featured was directed by Edmund Goulding, and released on July 11, 1952....
  
  (1952) — Several different couples are wed on Christmas Eve by a justice of the peace, but later discover that the marriages aren't legally valid.
• When Harry Met Sally (1989) — Includes several Christmas– and New Year's-related scenes.
• The World of Henry Orient
  The World of Henry Orient
  The World of Henry Orient is a 1964 American comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Nora Johnson. It was directed by George Roy Hill and stars Peter Sellers, Paula Prentiss, Angela Lansbury, Tippy Walker, Merrie Spaeth, Phyllis Thaxter, Bibi Osterwald, and Tom Bosley.Filming started in...
  
  (1964) — Two prep-school girls follow philandering concert pianist around Manhattan. Film includes several Christmas scenes.
• Yours, Mine and Ours
  Yours, Mine and Ours (1968 film)
  For the remake of this film starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo see Yours, Mine and Ours Yours, Mine and Ours is a 1968 film, directed by Melville Shavelson and starring Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda and Van Johnson...
  
  (1968) — Follows the lives of two families joined into one, all 22 of them. Includes a scene on Christmas morning with the ensuing confusion of 19 children opening presents.
• You've Got Mail
  You've Got Mail
  You've Got Mail is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Nora Ephron, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. It was written by Nora and Delia Ephron based on the play Parfumerie by Miklós László. The film is about two letter-writing lovers who are completely unaware that their sweetheart is in...
  
  (1998) — Internet-era update of The Shop Around the Corner
  The Shop Around the Corner
  -External links:* Movie: A Journal of Film Criticism, Issue 1, 2010...
  
  includes Christmas– and Thanksgiving-related scenes.

See also

• Christmas in the media
  Christmas in the media
  Christmas themes have long been an inspiration to artists, writers, and weavers of folklore. Moviemakers have picked up on this wealth of material, with both adaptations of literary classics and new stories.-Films:...
  
  
• List of Christmas television specials
• Christmas music
  Christmas music
  Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
  
  
• Lists of films
• Genre studies
  Genre studies
  Genre studies are a structuralist approach to literary theory, film theory, and other cultural theories. The study of a genre in this way examines the structural elements that combine in the telling of a story and finds patterns in collections of stories...
  
  

External links

• Auburn list of Christmas Movies
• 100 Greatest Christmas Movies
• The 20 Best Christmas Movies
• Top 10 Disney Movies for Christmas
• Top 10 Alternative Movies for Christmas
• If Your Life Were a Christmas Movie, It Would Be...