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Other Christmas Movies & TV
Wikipedia's list of Christmas films, 1898-2024
IMDb's Holiday Romance subgenre: 285 movies, only 2 tv specials
A thru F {just below} + on Page 3: G thru M + N thru S + T thru Z
"A Bad Moms Christmas" [2017] /tt6359956/"A Boy Called Christmas" [2021] /tt10187208/
In this origin story of Father Christmas, an ordinary boy - with a loyal pet mouse and a reindeer at his side - sets out on an extraordinary adventure
to find his father, who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of Elfhelm / starring Maggie Smith, Henry Lawfull, Isabella O'Sullivan, Joel Fry,
Eden Lawrence, Ayomide Garrick, Michiel Huisman, Jim Broadbent, Kristen Wiig
"A Carpenter Christmas Romance" TV movie [OWN-TV 2024] /tt32481874/
A novelist escapes to her family farmhouse to write, reuniting with her former crush, a carpenter rebuilding the town; sparks fly as they collaborate
to revive the Christmas spirit / Director Jake Helgren; Stars Sasha Pieterse, Mitchell Slaggert, Kaley McCormack
"A Castle For Christmas" TV movie [M.P.C.A./Netflix 2021] /tt13070602/
bestselling author Sophie travels to Scotland to escape a scandal and falls in love with a castle - and its cranky duke; as sparks fly, she learns the true meaning of home and love
"A Child Is Born" episode [aired Xmas 1955] of General Electric Theater [] /tt0586111/
Ronald Reagan [1911-2004] narrates a retelling of the Nativity story from the viewpoint of the innkeeper's wife; directed by Don Medford,
based on a short story by Stephen Vincent Benét [1898-1943]; stars Nadine Conner, Robert Middleton
"A Child's Dream of Christmas" newsreel segment [British Movietone Dec 1945]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHOCk0yNJSk [7/2015 upload; 4:43]
"A Chipmunk Christmas" anim TV special [1981] featuring Alvin & The Chipmunks /tt1146433/
"A Christmas Cookie Catastrophe" TV Movie (2022) Rachel Boston, Victor Webster
"A Christmas Dream (Vánocní Sen)" [1946] 8m /tt0039088/
Christmas morning has arrived. As a little girl and her parents enter the room, the little girl finds all kinds of toys under the Christmas Tree. She immediately throws her old doll aside and starts playing with her new dolls. But that night she has a dream. Or is it a dream . . . • written & co-directed by Karel Zeman; co-directed by Borivoj Zeman; starring Jana Hrdlicková
"A Christmas Gift From Bob" [2020] /tt9564270/
tagline: 'a true tail of christmas spirit' • Bob the Cat, Luke Treadaway, Kristina Tonteri-Young; based on the intl. bestseller; a struggling street musician
finds himself the target of an animal welfare investigation that threatens to take away his beloved cat at Christmas
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250104963/
Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory" TV movie [1997] /tt0135187/
tells of his early childhood growing up and being nurtured by an aunt; the aunt is played by Geraldine Page, a truly wonderful actress. Capote's narration
within the movie is also wonderful and heartfelt. He is believed to have said it was the best thing he ever wrote.
"A Christmas Prince" TV movie [2017]
Aspiring journalist Amber travels to a fictional European kingdom to cover a prince rumored to abdicate the throne; what starts as a
professional endeavor turns into a fairy-tale romance
"A Christmas Recipe For Romance" TV movie [UPtv Nov 2019] Madeline Leon, Sebastian Sacco /tt11060704/
"A Christmas Reunion" TV movie [Tesera Ent./iTV + ION Media Networks 2015] Denise Richards, Patrick Muldoon /tt5130174/
"A Christmas Snow" TV special [NBC-TV Dec 1986] /tt0257484/
Directed by: Gus Trikonis, starring Katherine Helmond, Melissa Joan Hart, Sid Caesar
http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Snow-Katherine-Helmond/dp/B0007CEXRM/
"A Christmas Snow" TV movie [Trost Moving Pictures 2009, video release 10/2010] /tt1606191/
A woman refuses to celebrate Christmas because of her father abandoning his family during the holiday / Catherine Mary Stewart, Muse Watson
http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Snow-Muse-Watson/dp/B07HGKPNSY/
"A Christmas Star" TV movie [Entertainment One Dec 2017] /tt4591840/
Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson, Kylie Minogue, Robert James-Collier, Erin Galway-Kendrick
"A Christmas Star" TV movie [MPCA/Great American Family 2021] /tt16150878/
"A Christmas Story Christmas" sequel feature [2022] /tt17220704/ Peter Billingsley, Erinn Hayes
"A Christmas Switch" TV movie [2018] Jackie Seiden, Ashley Wood /tt9154566/
"A Christmas Together" [1979] /tt0194989/
with John Denver and The Muppets on Vintage Disney Parks Channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXiS2ydYnB8 58:48
"A Christmas Together With You" TV Movie [2021] /tt15420960/
During the Christmas season, Megan and her father-figure Frank head out on a road trip to find his long-lost love. Will Megan find
the love of her life along the way ? / Laura Vandervoort, Niall Matter, Harry Lennix
"A Christmas Tradition" 30-minute short [2015] /tt4441596/ Jennieva Den Boer, Alta Goodman
Christmas carols and history at Nora Store in Nora, South Dakota
"A Christmas Treat" Xmas horror short [indep Dec 1985] /tt0764225/ Jason Gulisano, David Mele
"A Christmas Tree" aka "Novogodnee Puteshestvie (New Year's Trip)" cartoon [Russia 1959] /tt2588068/
watch English-language cartoon [12/2011 upload; 10:35] online at YouTube
"A Christmas Tree" animated short [Rankin-Bass/Starmaker Ent. Dec 1972] /tt1587526/
based on the Charles Dickens [1812-70] short story originally published in 1843
shown as the 12th episode of their 1972–73 syndicated television series "Rankin/Bass Festival of Family Classics" /tt0246619/
"A Christmas Tree and A Wedding" [indep Nov 2000] /tt0238121/ Oleg Vidov, Truett Griffin
"A Christmas Tree Love Story" [Always Home Prodns Nov 2000] /tt12418270/ Ashley Holliday Tavares, Gregory Piccirilli
"A Christmas Tree Miracle" [Dec 2013] /tt2328727/ Kevin Sizemore, Terry Kiser
"A Christmas Without Snow" [1980] /tt0080532/ starring Michael Learned & John Houseman
A recently-divorced woman moves from Nebraska to San Francisco to start a new life. To make friends, she joins a struggling church's choir that has hired
an exacting choir director (Houseman) who intends to have the choir perform 'Handel's Messiah' at Christmas. As the choir members struggle
with their personal lives, they unite in the face of a heartbreaking incident.
"A Cool Like That Christmas" 22min anim TV movie [Warner Bros.-TV Dec 1993] /tt0260824/ Boyz II Men, Doctor Dré
"A Cosmic Christmas" animated TV short [Nelvana Canada/CBC-TV Dec 1997] /tt0182015/
Three aliens come seeking the meaning of Christmas and find it in this sweet and spacey gem
"A Cozy Christmas Quilt" TV movie [Reel One/Great American Family Nov 2023] Ferelith Young, Harmon Walsh /tt27773299/
"A Dash of Christmas" TV movie aka original title "Christmas Bake-Off" [Great American Family Nov 2023] /tt28152545/
Laura Osnes, Christopher Russell
"A Family Matters Christmas" [Warner Bros./Vision Films Nov 2022] Xavier Alvarado, Laketa Bailey /tt15800610/
"A Flintstones Christmas Carol" anim TV movie [Hanna-Barbera Prodns Nov 1994, 69min] /tt0193164/
"A Ghost Story" [A24 July 2017] /tt6265828/
filmed in texas; David Lowery’s movie starring Rooney Mara as the widow of a musician (Casey Affleck) who returns home posthumously,
also includes a piercing spirit’s-eye view of a family’s Christmas celebration
"A Holiday Affair" [Oct 2000] /tt1047822/ Dylan Hundley, Robert Bagnell
"A Jar Full of Christmas" TV movie [Content Rocket - in dev't for 2025?] /tt29961390/
Rose inherits her mom's home in Lake Placid, NY and reunites her with her childhood friend Summer; sparks fly with old pal Everett, and the trio uses Rose's mom's
jam recipe to save the town church, blending nostalgia, love, and community / Eliza Roberts, Cara Maria Sorbello, Jason Frederick, Brooke Burfitt
"A Kiss On Candy Cane Lane" [2019] /tt7635550/ Jillian Murray, George Stults
"A Lot Like Christmas" TV movie [M.P.C.A./Great American Family 2021] Maggie Lawson, Christopher Russell /tt16150870/
"A Marry Wish For Christmas" TV movie [in dev't 2025] /tt18483786/ written and directed by Rick Walls
"A Merry Friggin' Christmas" [2014] /tt0910885/
tagline 'spend it with the ones you loathe' • Joel McHale, Lauren Graham, Oliver Platt {as Hobo Santa), and Robin Williams
"A Motown Christmas" 2-hour special [NBC-TV 12/2024]
"A Muppet Family Christmas" TV movie [Children's Television Workshop/ABC-TV Dec 1987] Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jim Henson /tt0251282/
"A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter" TV special [Netflix streaming 2024] Sabrina Carpenter, Cara Delevingne /tt33427273/
"A Perfect Christmas" TV movie [2016] /tt5863634/
"A Picture of The Magi" episode [Dec 1957] /tt1101558/
Season 3 | Episode 16 of "Telephone Time" [ABC-TV 1956-58] /tt1101558/
In 1956, a Hungarian family must flee their country during their abortive revolt against the Soviet Union before the Russians can capture them and use them as hostages to force their prominent revolutionary leader son to surrender; the daughter stumbles across a group of smugglers who she confuses with the Three Magi of the Bible and enlists their help in their flight to the Austrian border; hosted by Dr. Frank C. Baxter [1896-1982]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0zP00hykiQ [uploaded 11/2020; 25:24]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyzqD7jwByM 25.18 with ads
"Family Theater" episode "A Picture of The Magi" [1957] /tt0822134/
possibly a duplicate/redundant IMDb listing
"A Present For Santa Claus" 8-minute short [1947] /tt2464440/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUnpa9ms1hE 8:57
"A Rose For Christmas" TV movie [2017] /tt6284950/
"A Royal Christmas Ball" TV movie (ION-TV Dec 2017) Mira Furlan, Ingo Rademacher, Tara Reid, Haley Pullos /tt7605144/
"A Royal Christmas Ballet" TV movie [Great American Family 2024] Brittany Underwood, Jonathan Stoddard /tt32095180/
"A Royal Christmas Crush" TV movie [2023] /tt28077855/ Katie Cassidy, Stephen Huszar
"A Royal Date For Christmas" TV movie [Brad Krevoy TV/Great American Family 2023] Danica McKellar, Damon Runyan /tt28188089/
"A Season To Remember" TV movie [OWN-TV 2024] /tt33091809/
Symone Gibson is a driven Detroit sports journalist in a highly competitive, male-dominated world; she has just a week before Christmas to find
an attention-grabbing story that could take her career to the next level; with the help of a newly hired, free-spirited cameraman, Symone chases down a story
and finds romance, courage, and a new sense of direction along the way - DirectorRoger M. Bobb; Stars Michele Weaver, Nathan Owens, Catherine Bruhier
"A Sesame Street Christmas Carol" video (2006) Caroll Spinney, Joey Mazzarino
"A Shoe Addict's Christmas" TV movie [2018] /tt8634202/
"A Snow Globe Christmas" TV Movie [2013] /tt3118746/
A cynical TV exec looks at the perfect town inside a Christmas globe and is magically transported to it; when she wakes up
in a perfect snow-covered town, married to a local woodsman, she discovers it's not all just a fantasy
"A Snow White Christmas" anim TV Movie (1980) /tt0241966/
The wicked queen creates an ice storm meant to get rid of the younger Snow White, but instead freezes the whole village just barely missing her.
Snow White travels to the land of the Seven Friendly Giants and makes friends with them / voices of Erika Scheimer, Arte Johnson, Melendy Britt
"A Snow White Christmas" TV movie [2018] /tt9274824/
When Blanca Snow is faced with spending Christmas with her dastardly stepmother Victoria, she attempts to fulfill her late father's wishes
and create new memories as a family
"A Snowbound Christmas" [in dev't for 2025?] /tt29928071/
A ranch-owning cowboy is stunned when his little girl prays for a new mom during a snowstorm and a pretty, stranded lawyer arrives on his doorstep needing help; his daughter is ecstatic, but he knows it'll never work
"A Special Sesame Street Christmas" TV movie (1978) Leslie Uggams, Ethel Merman, Michael Jackson, Caroll Spinney
Family Theatre "A Star Shall Rise" episode [aired Xmas 1952] /tt0126672/
starring Raymond Burr, Richard Hale, John Crawford, Donna Martell, Morris Ankrum
 | "A String of Blue Beads" TV pilot [1953] unsold pilot for a proposed color TV anthology series called "Screen Writer's Playhouse" • Directed by Alan Dinehart; adapted by Alexander Greendale from a short story by Fulton Oursler [1893-1952]; starring Louis Jourdan, Ellen Cobb-Hill, Margaret Hamilton • full credits at IMDb 56-minute DVD also contains "A Star Shall Rise" [1952] {just above} Westlake Ent. color/b&w DVD [11/2005] for $9.97 |
"A Sudden Case of Christmas" [Notorious Pictures 2024] /tt32352172/
An American couple bring their 10-year-old daughter to her grandfather's hotel in Italy to tell her that they are separating; hoping to bring them back together, she asks to celebrate one last Christmas together, even though it's August; location filming at Lago de Misurina, Italy / Luca Bagnoli, Treyston Braine, Danny DeVito, Andie MacDowell, Wilmer Valderrama,
Lucy DeVito, introducing Antonella Rose
http://www.notoriouspictures.it/movie/sudden-case-of-christmas/
"A Town Without Christmas" TV movie [2001] /tt0290321/
A child's letter from the small town of Seacliff, WA to Santa Claus captures the nation's attention when the little boy, Chris, writes that he wishes to leave this world
so that he will no longer be a burden to his divorcing parents; a race begins to find him before he harms himself / Patricia Heaton, Rick Roberts
"A Trash Truck Christmas" anim short [Netflix streaming Dec 2020] /tt13458584/
When Santa crash-lands in the junkyard on Christmas Eve, Hank and Trash Truck and their animal friends all have a hand in rescuing the holiday for everyone.
http://www.netflix.com/title/81010807
"A Very British Christmas" TV movie [indep 2019] Rachel Shenton, Mark Killeen /tt9815084/
"A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas" in 3-D [2011 /tt1268799/
Six years after their Guantanamo Bay adventure, stoner buds Harold Lee and Kumar Patel cause a holiday fracas by inadvertently burning down
Harold's father-in-law's prize Christmas tree; Kal Penn, John Cho, Neil Patrick Harris, Danny Trejo
"A Very Country Christmas" TV movie [UPtv 2017]; /tt7001906/
"A Very Country Christmas: Homecoming" TV movie [UPtv 2020]; /tt12389030/
"A Very Merry Swissmas" TV movie [Tizaster Prodns] /tt31180784/
"A Very Murray Christmas" musical TV special [American Zoetrope/Netflix streaming Dec 2015] /tt4537842/
Bill Murray, Paul Shaffer, George Clooney, Miley Cyrus, Amy Poehler
"A Very Special Christmas From Washington, DC" TV Special [1998] /tt0295674/ Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Altman
"A Very Special Christmas From Washington, DC" TV Special [2000] /tt0339858/ Jon Bon Jovi, Kimberly Brewer
"A Very Trash Boys Christmas" short [2017] /tt7227026/
"A Welcome Home Christmas" TV movie (2020) /tt12988016/
Brandon Quinn and Jana Kramer; when a returning soldier needs help re-adjusting to civilian life, Army counselor Chloe Marquee
welcomes him home, only to be swept off her feet just in time for Christmas
"A Wish For Wings That Work" [Amblin TV/CBS-TV Dec 1991/23min] featuring Opus the Penguin /tt0103272/
"A World Record Christmas" TV movie [2023] /tt27698813/ Jason Bourque $16.99
http://www.amazon.com/World-Record-Christmas-Jason-Bourque/dp/B0DHYYR4ZW/
"Alice's Reindeer" 3-minute short film [indep 2012] /tt2638472/
A widow faces decorating the house for her first Christmas alone.
"All I Need For Christmas" TV movie [HMC-TV Dec 2024] /tt33425676/
Struggling singer/songwriter Maggie is worried she's unable to compete with such a tech-savvy world. Upon returning home to help her parents
on their farm, she meets Archer, an entrepreneur who has come back to town to spend the holidays alone / Director David I. Strasser;
Stars Mallory Jansen, Dan Jeannotte, Emily Tennant
"All Mine To Give" [R.K.O./Universal Pictures 1957] /tt0050112/
An immigrant family in 1850's Wisconsin prospers until tragedy strikes / Glynis Johns, Cameron Mitchell, Rex Thompson, Patty McCormack
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Mine_to_Give
TV version "The Day They Gave Babies Away" [CBS-TV Dec 1955] /tt0542630/ starring Brandon deWilde
S2.E14 of the anthology show "Climax!" /tt0046587/
"The Alpha-Bots Christmas" [2004] /tt14271278/
"An American Christmas Carol" [1979] /tt0078764/
Directed by: Eric Till, Starring: Henry Winkler, David Wayne, Chris Wiggins
http://www.amazon.com/American-Christmas-Carol-Eric-Till/dp/B00A5PEY34/
"An Elf's Story: The Elf On The Shelf" anim TV movie [CBS-TV Nov 2011] /tt2094761/
An elf attempts to help a boy believe / voices of Brendan Dooling, Michael May, Doug Williams
http://www.elfontheshelf.com/elfs-story/
"Andrea Bocelli: A Bocelli Family Christmas" video [2022] /tt25389472/
Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli, Virginia Bocelli
"Angel Falls Christmas" TV movie [MPCA/Great American Family Nov 2021] /tt15978102/
A devoted doctor with little time for the Christmas spirit is in desperate need of an intervention from the unlikeliest of places / Chad Michael Murray, Jessica Lowndes
"Angela's Christmas" anim short [Netflix 2017] /tt7829544/
Set in Ireland in the 1910s, based on Frank McCourt's bestseller novel; a funny, heart-warming, and poignant story about the power of family and the innocent desire of a child to ensure everyone is safe, warm, and loved at Christmas time / narrated by Malachy McCourt, voices of Lucy O'Connell, Ruth Negga, Vivian Drew, Anya O'Connor, Brendan Mullins
"Angela's Christmas Wish" anim feature sequel [2020] /tt13260836/
a heart-warming tale of a determined little girl who sets out to reunite her family in time for Christmas / voices of Anya O'Connor, Lucy O'Connell, Ruth Negga, Moe Dunford
"Another Happy Christmas" [Nordisk Film 2020] /tt9024926/ Anne Marit Jacobsen, Otto Jespersen
"The Apartment" [Mirisch/United Artists June 1960] /tt0053604/
directed by Billy Wilder [1906-2002]; like everything in this magnificent film, the Christmas element is wisely, beautifully understated. The film is about Fran (Shirley MacClaine), an elevator operator, and her secret affair with bigwig Jeff Sheldrake (Fred MacMurray). At the company Christmas party - a symbol of corporate excess - Fran learns Sheldrake is stringing her along. At a time for celebrating family and togetherness, she realizes she’s not just the other women, but one of many other women with whom Sheldrake has had affairs. Things take a dark turn - but turn out rather merrily by New Year’s Eve
"Arthur Christmas" anim feature [Aardman/Columbia Pictures Nov 2011] James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent /tt1430607/
 | "Babar and Father Christmas" animated TV show [Atkinson Film-Arts June 1986] The royal elephant children and monkey pal Zephir write Father Christmas a wish list letter and are disappointed when they don't get a reply. This ultimately leads to Babar's realization that the Elephants' Country is not included in Santa's regular route . . . • Co-written & produced by Merilyn Read; directed by Gerry Capelle; based on the 1940 book by Jean de Brunhoff [1899- 1937]; co-written & narrated by {son} Laurent de Brunhoff; music by Gary Morton; voices of James Bradford, Louise Ville-neuve, Rick Jones, Les Lye, Kemp Edwards, Courtney Caroll, Kai Engstad, Brahm Olzynko, Roc Lafortune, Noel Counsil, Derek Diorio, Bridgitte Robinson, Amie Charlebois; won 1987 Gemini Award for Best Animated Program or Series DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb • book series entry at Wikipedia Egmont Books 11&fracx9 pb [2008] out of print/used Random House Children's Choice Bookclub pb [8/1968] out of print/used Random House BFYR 11¼x8½ hardcover [9/2001] for $10.79 Spanish-language edition Hachette 10x7¼ pb [9/1975] out of print/used French-language edition French & European Publns 10x7¼ pb [2010] out of print/used French-language edition French & European Publns 10x7¼ hardcover [4/2016] out of print/used German-language edition Diogenes Verlag pb [2013] out of print/used German-language edition Anaconda Verlag 12x9 hardcover [9/2016] out of print/used |
"Baby In A Manger" TV movie [UPtv 2019] /tt9578428/
"Bad Santa" [2003] with Billy Bob Thornton /tt0307987/
"Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol" TV movie [1994] James Earl Jones, Martin Sheen
"Barbie In The Nutcracker" animated video release [2001], /tt0288441/
"Barbie In A Christmas Carol" animated video release [2008], /tt1314715/
"Barbie: A Perfect Christmas" animated video release [2011], /tt2091240/
 | "Barbie 3-Movie Holiday Collection" DVD Box Set [2016]
Universal Pictures Home Ent. color DVD set [10/2016] 3 disks for $9.99 contains 3 feature-length animated films: "Barbie: A Perfect Christmas" video release [2011], "Barbie In A Christmas Carol" video release [2008], "Barbie In The Nutcracker" video release [2001], bonus material on each disk |
"The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree" TV movie (1979) Ron McLarty, Gabriela Glatzer
"The Best Christmas Ever! video [Price Stern Sloan Dec 1990] /tt0485345/
"Best. Christmas. Ever!" TV movie [Netflix Nov 2023] /tt7038762/
Two former friends reignite their rivalry when one’s seemingly perfect Christmas letter sets off a chain of comical misunderstandings. Amid the laughs, they rediscover what truly matters during the season
"Best Christmas Movies Ever!" TV special [Dec 2024] /tt34967056/
Over 50 stars, writers, athletes, directors, and critics share the spirit of the season
"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" TV movie [ABC-TV/H.B.O. Dec 1983] Loretta Swit, Fairuza Balk /tt0085231/
"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" feature film [Nov 2024] /tt2347285/
the Herdman kids, known as the town’s troublemakers, take over the church Christmas pageant. What starts as a disaster transforms into a moving story of redemption and the true meaning of Christmas. 'film is equal parts hilarious and heartwarming' / Lauren Graham, Judy Greer, Pete Holmes; based on the 1972 book by Barbara Robinson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlB3K_PS7Hc Trailer 2 –
"Beyond Christmas" aka "Beyond Tomorrow" [1940] /tt0032247/ starring Harry Carey & C. Aubrey Smith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xR14Hp3Vig 1:24:05
"The BIG Christmas Tree" video (1999) Roerig Hartrampf
 | "Bing Crosby's White Christmas U.S.O. All Star Show" TV Special [Dec 1958] full credits at IMDb 1-hour Quantum Leap color music DVD [10/2007] 9 tracks for $9.95 1-hour Quantum Leap color music DVD [10/2007] 9 tracks for $27.82 cover graphic exists for VHS version, but no VHS sales link found America's U.S.O. service produced a 90-minute TV special starring Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Dinah Shore, Bob Hope, Lena Horne, George Burns, Jimmy Stewart, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Danny Kaye, Jane Russell, Gregory Peck, Kim Novak, Shirley Maclaine, Kathryn Grant, and many, many others; show was broadcast on all 3 U.S. TV networks, later shown to U.S. troops around the world • Track Listing: Bing Crosby "White Christmas", Lena Horne "Anything", Dinah Shore "They Can't Take That Away From Me", Jane Powell "It's A Most Unusual Day", Betty Hutton "Lullabye of Broadway", Anna Maria Alberghetti "I'm In Love", Frankie Laine "There's No Tomorrow", Martha Rae "Taking A Chance On Love", Louis Armstrong "When They Saints Come Marching In", with the Benny Goodman Quartet |
"The Bishop's Wife" [Samuel Goldwyn/R.K.O. Dec 1947] /tt0039190/
David Niven, Cary Grant, and Loretta Young were a marvelous cast and the movie has the perfect Christmas message
"Black Christmas" 15-minute TV episode /tt13502532/ of the "Everything Emmanuel" podcast [indep Jan 2021] Emmanuel Kikoni, Grace O. Gyamfi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuPD2Gk00uU teaser 0.26
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8mk3X9xYlE 15:06
"Blended Christmas" TV Movie [BET+ Dec 2024] /tt28017624/
A newlywed bride's honeymoon plans get derailed when she takes in her husband's ex-wife and kids, with an angel's guidance
helping them become a family / Director Tamala Baldwin; Stars Victoria Rowell, Jennifer Freeman, Anthony Dalton
"The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas" anim TV short [CTV Network Dec 1991, 30min] /tt0158515/
Nilus The Sandman, Long John Baldry, Zachary Bennett
"Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol" [1992] /tt0494214/
featuring Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear, Brer Fox, and the ghost of Brer Wolf
Directed by: Al Guest & Jean Mathieson, starring Chris Smith and Ginny Tyler
http://www.amazon.com/Rabbits-Christmas-Carol-Chris-Smith/dp/B0788XF6K3/ Prime Video
"Brewster's Millions: Christmas" [BET+ Dec 2024] /tt31955992/
Morgan Brewster is on a quest to inherit her uncle's fortune before Christmas; amid holiday chaos, she discovers love, faith, and family's
importance through giving / Director Patricia Cuffie-Jones; Stars Melissa Cox, Jeffery Croft II, Dante Donaldson
"Call The Midwife Christmas Special" 2-part TV movie [PBS/BBC Dec 2024]
"The Candlemaker" [Cathedral Films 1957] directed by Joy Batchelor & John Halas /tt0495079/
In times gone by, young candlemaker Tom learns a lesson on Christmas Eve in responsibility and using his talents wisely.
"Candy Cane Lane" [2023] /tt21328106/
Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Genneya Walton, Madison Thomas
Rod Serling's "Carol For Another Christmas" [Telsun/ABC-TV Dec 1964]
 | An adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" [1843 novel] written by Rod Serling released during the final year of the original "Twilight Zone" TV series; controversy followed the project from its inception and it was unavailable for 48 years, until Turner Classic Movies (T.C.M.) broadcast it on 16 December 2012; Daniel Grudge, a wealthy industri-alist and fierce isolationist long embittered by the loss of his son in World War II, is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve who lead him to reconsider his attitude toward his fellow man • Produced & directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz; written by Rod Serling; music by Henry Mancini; starring Sterling Hayden, Peter Sellers, Ben Gazzara, Britt Ekland, Percy Rodrigues, Barbara Ann Teer, Steve Lawrence, Eva Marie Saint, James Shigeta, Pat Hingle, Robert Shaw, Joe Santos, Gordon Spencer
full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia Starry Night Video b&w DVD [12/2016] for $10.00 watch 12/2024 ½-hour podcast review [26:10] online at YouTube watch full b&w movie [12/2021 upload; 1:25:58] online at YouTube |
"Carry On" [Netflix Dec 2024] /tt21382296/
A mysterious traveler blackmails a young TSA agent into letting a dangerous package slip through security and onto a Christmas Day flight
Director Jaume Collet-Serra; Stars Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson
"Catch A Falling Star" TV movie (Alliance Atlantis Canada/CBS-TV 2000] Sela Ward, Rebecca Jenkins /tt0175245/
"Chanukah Lights Live" TV special [Dec 2007] /tt2005176/
the first national TV broadcast of Sacramento's Capitol Menorah lighting with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
"Chasing Christmas" TV movie [2005] /tt0480008/ pChasingChristmas2005.jpg
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. cast: directed by Ron Oliver, written by Todd Berger; stars Tom Arnold, Leslie Jordan, Andrea Roth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasing_Christmas
http://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Christmas-Tom-Arnold/dp/B000ICLRGG/
"Christmas . . ." title movies
"Christmas, Again" [Instrum Intl./Factory 25 Dec 2015] /tt3894188/
Charles Poekel portrays, with a docufictional avidity, the bittersweet romanticism of a lonely Christmas-tree salesman in Brooklyn
whose night-shift duties spark poignant connections; Kentucker Audley, Jason Shelton
http://www.kino-zeit.de/film-kritiken-trailer-streaming/christmas-again-2014
"Christmas Again/...Again?!" TV movie [Disney Channel 2021] /tt13465140/ with Scarlett Estevez, Alexis Carra
"Christmas All Over Again" [2016] /tt3503454/ story borrowed from 'Groundhog Day' movie
Joey Lawrence, Christy Carlson Romano, Jason Frazier, Amber Frank, Sean Ryan Fox, Armani Jackson
"Christmas Angel" video release [Candlelight Media Nov 2009] /tt1369647/
Ashley feels alone at Christmas as she searches for a job; her neighbor Nick offers her a job as his assistant helping others; there's one catch:
she can't tell anyone that her new boss is a sort of Secret Santa / Bruce Davison, K.C. Clyde, Kari Hawker-Diaz
"Christmas Around The World - 1950" newsreel segment [News Magazine of The Screen Dec 1950] - not on IMDb
documentary crews from around the world - USA, England, Holland, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Korea, Japan, Canada, Mexico - wish their viewers a Merry Christmas
watch WeirdoVideo 12/2018 upload with music [5:23] at YouTube
"Christmas Around The World" animated short [1979] directed by Sheila Graber /tt6358708/
Santa Claus and his three robin helpers deliver presents all over the world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQCxRLo8rGs
"Christmas At The Castle" TV special [Mockingbird Film Co. Dec 2020] /tt15502856/
Leading soprano Carly Paoli and special guest tenor Joseph Calleja perform together in a musical celebration of Christmas at Otterburn Castle in Northumberland, England
"Christmas At Washington Cathedral" TV special [Xmas 1984] /tt2678264/
"The Christmas Burro" [1978] /tt0304337/
also widely known as "The Little Brown Burro" which version is coded on Page 3
"Christmas By Candlelight" TV Movie [GAF-TV 2023?] /tt26925662/
Juliet pitches Christmas candles to her boss to earn a promotion and enlists the help of Tom, a candle store owner; he refuses at first but agrees when he realizes
that the money will help make his daughter's Christmas wish come true / Director Brian K. Roberts; Stars Erin Agostino, Harmon Walsh, Anna Douglas
"Christmas By Design" TV movie [in dev't 2025] /tt10418044/
"Christmas Cars" TV movie [Maven Ent. 2019] /tt11437784/
Johnny Lee, Jeffrey Martorell, John Schneider, Lorelei Linklater, Paul Michael Starnes, Mindy Robinson
"Christmas Catch" TV movie [UPtv 2018] /tt8322908/ Emily Alatalo, Andrew Bushell, Franco Lo Presti
"The Christmas Choir" TV movie [2008] /tt1285239/
"The Christmas Chronicles" [2018] /tt2990140/
The opening is set in Lowell, MA; Santa Claus (Kurt Russel), who is in jail, sings "Santa Claus Is Back in Town" backed by the other prisoners.
"The Christmas Chronicles 2" [2020] /tt11057644/
the battle to save christmas is on
 | "Christmas Comes But Once A Year" Technicolor™ cartoon [Fleischer Studios/Paramount 1936] The children at an orphanage are sad because they received broken toys as Christmas gifts; Professor Grampy sees the children while passing by in his sled and has an idea for how to give them a merry Christmas 8½-minute cartoon directed by Dave Fleischer & Seymour Kneitel; voices of Everett Clark, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel • full credits at IMDb New Age Video color VHS [4/2011] 3 cartoons for $20.00 watch color cartoon [12/2022 upload; 8:28] online at YouTube |
"Christmas Comes To Willow Creek" TV movie [ITC Ent./CBS-TV Dec 1987] John Schneider, Tom Wopat /tt0092756/
"Christmas Crime Story" [Gravitas Ventures 2016] Eric Close, Mary-Margaret Humes /tt5813808/
"Christmas Eve" b&w feature film [1947] /tt0039266/
George Raft, George Brent, Randolph Scott [1898-1987], Joan Blondell
"Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point" [Dec 2024] /tt25052668/
Tyler Thomas Taormina’s great independent holiday movie will be available for streaming starting on December 3rd / Transcends the Holiday-Movie Genre;
comedy drama about a Long Island family boasts some of the year’s sharpest characterizations and a strikingly original narrative form.
"Christmas Eve On Sesame Street" TV Movie [CTW/PBS Dec 1978] /tt0331217/ Caroll Spinney, Big Bird, Jim Henson, Frank Oz
"Christmas Every Day" live action TV movie [MTM/Family Channel Dec 1996, 95min] /tt0115891/
"The Christmas Gift" TV movie [2019]
Directed by Bogdan Mure?anu; starring Gabriela Hamzescu, Luca Toma, Adrian Vancica
http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Gift-Bogdan-Mure%C5%9Fanu/dp/B0D9QFR2TJ/
"Christmas In Canal Towne" [in dev't 2025] /tt14292988/
"Christmas In China Town" short [Nov 2015] /tt5792932/ Angie 'Gigi Kremer', Lee Way Lan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXb0yCpuRTE 4:52 3/2016 upload
"Christmas In Connecticut" [1945] /tt0037595/
Barbara Stanwyck, Sydney Greenstreet, Dennis Morgan, S.Z. Sakall
"Christmas In Connecticut" TV remake [1992] directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger
"Christmas In July" [Paramount Oct 1940]
 | Office workers fake a telegram that tells a co-worker that he has won $25,000 in a coffee slogan contest. He gets a promotion, proposes to his girlfriend, and buys presents for family & friends – then the truth is revealed • Written & directed by Preston Sturges [1898-1959]; starring Dick Powell, Ellen Drew, Raymond Walburn, Alexander Carr, William Demarest, Ernest Truex, Franklin Pangborn, Harry Hayden, Rod Cameron, Adrian Morris & Harry Rosenthal •
full credits from IMDb
Kino Lorber Studio Classics b&w Blu-ray [11/2019] for $19.49 Universal Cinema Classics b&w DVD [7/2017] for $9.99 Universal b&w VHS [10/2000] for $24.75 script by Preston Sturges, based on his play "A Cup of Coffee: A Comedy About Business" Contentville Press 10¾x8¼ pb [3/2001] out of print/scarce |
"Christmas In Paris" feature [Belgium Dec 2008] /tt1198337/
filmed in Belgium & France; Gaston Berghmans {last film}, Chris Lomme, Mattias Van de Vijver
"Christmas In Paris" TV movie [UPtv 2019] /tt9347106/ Rebecca Dalton, Karl E Landler
"Christmas In Tattertown" [Nickelodeon Dec 1988, 29min] by animator Ralph Bakshi /tt0268096/
"Christmas In Vienna" TV movie [Ion TV 2019] Elisabeth Harnois, Christian Oliver /tt11422336/
original title: "Best Christmas Ball Ever"
"Christmas In Washington" one-hour concerts for TV, 1982-2014
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [1982] /tt8889374/ Dinah Shore, Debby Boone, Diahann Carroll
1983 Andy Williams, Julio Iglesias, Leslie Uggams
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [1984] /tt2391912/ Nell Carter, Hal Linden
1985 Tom Brokaw, Pat Boone, Natalie Cole, Amy Grant
1986 John Forsythe, Mac Davis, Sandi Patty
1987 Barbara Mandrell, Marilyn McCoo, Jack Jones
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [1988] /tt0412584/ James Stewart, Vikki Carr
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [1989] /tt8889814/ Barbara Bush, George H.W. Bush
1990 John Denver, Reba McEntire, Aretha Franklin
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [1991] /tt0303848/ Anita Baker, Barbara Bush
1992 Julie Andrews, Peabo Bryson, Neil Diamond, Midori
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [1993] /tt0155621/ Mary Chapin Carpenter, Patti LaBelle
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [1994] /tt0155622/ Anita Baker, Kenny G
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [1995] /tt0155623/ Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [1996] /tt0115894/ Jesse Allen, Bill Clinton
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [1997] /tt0155624/ Aaliyah, Jesse Allen
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [1998] /tt0208048/ Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [1999] /tt0252987/ 98 Degrees, Christina Aguilera
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [2000] /tt0271434/ Sarah Michelle Gellar, Marc Anthony
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [2001] /tt0305365/ Reba McEntire, Tony Bennett
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [2002] /tt0353303/ Brooks & Dunn, Alison Krauss
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [2003] /tt0395502/ Patricia Heaton, Ashanti
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [2004] /tt0429777/ Michael McDonald, Phil McGraw
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [2005] /tt0756634/ Michael Butvinik, Ciara
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [2006] /tt0964992/ Corinne Bailey Rae, Chris Brown
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [2007] /tt1171230/
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [2008] /tt1376166/
Kristin Chenoweth, Julianne Hough, Ronald Reagan, Pat Boone, Natalie Cole, Nancy Reagan, Amy Grant, Tom Brokaw
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [2009] /tt1595442/ Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [2010] /tt1781789/ Andrea Bocelli, Mariah Carey
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [2011] /tt2317194/ Conan O'Brien, Justin Bieber, CeeLo Green, The Band Perry, Jennifer Hudson, Victoria Justice
"Christmas In Washington" TV special [2012] /tt2643872/ Conan O'Brien, Diana Ross, Demi Lovato, Megan Hilty, Scotty McCreery, Chris Mann
2013 Hugh Jackman, Backstreet Boys, Sheryl Crow, Anna Kendrick, Janelle Monáe
2014 Dwayne Johnson, Darius Rucker, Aloe Blacc, Christina Perri, Hunter Hayes
"Christmas Is A Contest!" 12-min TV short [France May 2024] Ani Balan, Zach Ramouki /tt32368395/
"Christmas Is Here Again" anim video release [Renegade Animation Oct 2008/74min] /tt0762148/
dir by zappia http://www.christmasishereagain.com/ ; voices Jay Leno, Edward Asner, Andy Griffith
"Christmas Jars" TV movie [Muse Ent./BYUtv 2019] /tt9802890/ Jeni Ross, Markian Tarasiuk
"The Christmas List" [The Family Channel/Buena Vista TV 1997] /tt0136755/ with Mimi Rogers
"Christmas Lucky Charm" TV movie [UPtv 2022]; /tt21374064/
"Christmas Matchmakers" TV movie [Dec 2019] /tt10979386/
Vivica A. Fox, Dorian Gregory, Anna Marie Dobbins, Andrew Rogers
"The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey" video release [Blue Rider Pictures 2007] /tt0498361/
When a heartbroken boy loses the precious wooden treasure that links him to his dead father, his worried mother convinces a carver to create a replacement.
The Little King: "Christmas Night" [1933] directed by Oscar E. Soglow & Jim Tyler /tt0023889/
"Christmas On Candy Cane Lane" TV movie [MPCA/Great American Channels 2022) /tt22072268/
Zahra Alani, Devon Alexander, Andrea Barber, BJ Harrison, Dan Payne, Kerensa Cooper, Katrina Reynolds
"Christmas On Cobbler Street (Den Første Julen I Skomakergata)" [Nordisk Film Norway Nov 2023] /tt15400448/ Jan Sælid, Kåre Conradi
"Christmas On Division Street" TV movie [Guber-Peters/CBS-TV Dec 1991] /tt0101580/ Fred Savage, Hume Cronyn
"Christmas On 5th Avenue" TV movie [UPtv 2021]; /tt15010346/
"Christmas On Maple Street" [in dev't 2025] /tt3816304/
"Christmas On Mars" [Sept 2008] /tt0363240/
Major Syrtis goes insane as he tries to improve morale in an abandoned colony on Mars through a Christmas pageant, where the first colonist baby will be born
written & directed by and starring Wayne Coyne; music by The Flaming Lips; also starring Steven Drozd, Steve Burns • Eight years in the making;
director Wayne Coyne built much of the set in his back yard, as shown in the documentary "The Fearless Freaks" [2005]
"Christmas On Mistletoe Farm" [Netflix Nov 2022] /tt20561114/
After inheriting a farm at Christmas time, a British widowed father makes a bumpy adjustment to village life - while his five kids hatch a plan to stay there forever.
"Christmas On The Slopes" TV movie [UPtv 2022]; /tt21374548/
"Christmas Romance Recipe" [in dev't 3/2025] /tt31066335/ 
"Christmas Round The World" silent short [British Pathé 1948] - not on IMDb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOCrgk4kN4Q silent 10:51
"The Christmas Spirit" holiday special [Family Films 1956] /tt30700483/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEZAUnpMX0g color upload 12/2024 29:40
Director: William F. Claxton; Stars: Tudor Owen, Chick Chandler, Dorothy Green, Stephen Wootton
"The Christmas Spirit" TV movie [2013] Nicollette Sheridan, Bart Johnson /tt3101386/
"The Christmas Spirit" [Maverick Ent. Group streaming Nov 2022) /tt16985198/ Directed by Marquand Ragland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwVTN8ATYOE 1.29.44 with ads
"The Christmas Spirit" TV movie [indep - streaming 2023] Samantha Espie, Nicolas Grimes /tt10047464/
"Christmas Through The Ages" [Encyclopædia Britannica Films Aug 1954], not on IMDb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb4hKNWv1vo 12:40
"Christmas Time Capsule" TV movie [UPtv 2023] /tt27379141/
"Christmas Together" TV movie [ION-TV 2020] /tt13309552/
A woman leaves New York for Los Angeles after a break-up and falls in love while renting the guest house of a young father - Vivica A. Fox, Anna Marie Dobbins
"The Christmas Toy" Muppet Christmas special [The Jim Henson Company/ABC-TV Dec 1986] /tt0099263/
"Christmas Treasures" 20-minute color anim short [Dreamscape Media 2015] /tt9145100/ narrated by Chris Lutkin
three classic Christmas tales animated by David Cutting: "The Christmas Story", "Twas The Night Before Christmas" [1823] by Clement C. Moore [1779-1863], and "Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus" [1897]
http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Treasures-Various/dp/B0DFZWPGN9
"The Christmas Tree" TV movie [NBC-TV 1958] /tt0595367/ Ralph Bellamy, Ellen Burstyn
"The Christmas Tree" (1966) /tt0060236/ William Burleigh, Kate Nicholls
"The Christmas Tree" (1969) /tt0064037/ Holden, Virna Lisi, Brook Fuller
"The Christmas Tree" 12-minute short [indep 1975] /tt7279270/ Gerald Benson, Bryan Brown
"The Christmas Tree" TV Movie [Yorkshire TV 1986] /tt0271433/ Anna Massey, Simon Callow
"The Christmas Tree" TV Movie (1991) /tt1651146/ William Griffin, Elly Drygas
"The Christmas Tree" [Disney/ABC-TV Dec 1996] /tt0115892/
American made-for-television Christmas drama film directed by Sally Field, starring Julie Harris, Trini Alvarado, Andrew McCarthy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Christmas_Tree_(1996_film)
"The Christmas Tree (A Árvore de Natal)" color short [FAAP Brasil July 1998] /tt27009712/ Zécarlos de Andrade, Bruno Giordano
"Christmas Tree" anim short [Soyuzmultfilm Russia 2016]
charming 3-minute claymotion cartoon based on a famous Russian New Year song
http://www.smfanimation.com/christmas-tree
"Christmas Tree" short (2017) Freya Allan, Dan Crow
"Christmas Tree" Short [2023] Meto Jovanovski, Anastasija Laskovska
"The Christmas Tree: A Silent Film" [2017] by John Gilbert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPj0QToyfqA 7:12
16mm film ASA 400 speed; shot with a Bolex camera
"The Christmas Tree: Christmas Eve In The Ukraine" Short (1975) Mike Mazurki, David Eveson
"Christmas Tree Lane" TV Movie (2020) Alicia Witt, Andrew W. Walker
"Christmas Tree of Might" TV short (2010) Martin Billany, Nick Landis
"The Christmas Tree Lot" (2019) Zackery Young, Nolan Panchuk
"Christmas Tree Lot Massacre" [] Justin Groetsch
"The Christmas Tree Train" 30-minute anim short (1983) /tt0270281/ Barbara Goodson, Kathy Ritter
episode of chucklewood critters [BBC-TV 1998-99] /tt1543354/ DVD has 18 of 26 episodes
"Christmas Truce" TV Movie (2015) Craig Olejnik, Ali Liebert
"Christmas Wedding Planner" TV movie [Brain Power Studio Jan 2023]; /tt7074092/
"Christmas With A Prince" TV movie [Brain Power Studio/Candlelight Media 2018]; /tt8667202/
"Christmas With A Prince: Becoming Royal" TV movie [UPtv 2019]; /tt10481792/
"Christmas With A Prince: The Royal Baby" TV movie [UPtv 2021]; /tt14850192/
"Christmas With A View" TV movie [Netflix streaming 2018]; /tt8041006/
"Christmas With RiffTrax Featuring Magic Christmas Tree" video (2011) Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy
"Christmas With The Kranks" [2004] /tt0388419/ Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tim Allen, Erik Per Sullivan
"Christmas With Tucker" TV movie [2013] /tt2907922/
"Christmas-Time In Toyland" [Castle Films, 1939] Edited by Eugene W. Castle [1897-1960] • not listed at IMDb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRRMaqB04Hs
"Christopher The Christmas Tree" TV movie (1993) Bill Reiter, Lelani Marrell
""The Clause Family (De Familie Claus}" [Dutch FilmWorks streaming Dec 2020] /tt12459520/
"The Clause Family 2" [Dutch FilmWorks streaming Dec 2021] /tt14384176/
"The Clause Family 3" [Dutch FilmWorks streaming Dec 2022] /tt19072084/
Will Vinton's "Claymation Christmas Celebration" [1987/24 min] featuring Quasimodo, California Raisins /tt0272045/
"Confessions of A Christmas Letter" TV movie [Hallmark Channel Nov 2024] /tt33401152/
eccentric matriarch Settie Rose hires struggling novelist Juan to write her holiday contest entry; a mixup sparks gossip of Juan's engagement to Settie's daughter Lily,
leading the family to play along humorously
Angela Kinsey, Alec Santos, Jeff Avenue, Lillian Doucet-Roche
http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/confessions-of-a-christmas-letter
"Cool Cat In The Hollywood Christmas Parade" video [indep Nov 2012] Derek Savage, Anita Marie Curran /tt2507266/
"Cool Like That: The Christmas Special" anim [Warner Bros. 1993] Tommy Davidson, Boyz II Men /tt0260824/
"Coronation Street: A Christmas Corrie" TV Short [2012] Sam Aston, Alex Bain
"Coronation Street At Christmas" TV special (2019) Sue Johnston, Steven Arnold
"Country Hearts Christmas" TV movie [UPtv 2023]; /tt28083244/
"Coupled Up For Christmas" TV Movie [GAF-TV 2023?] /tt26541686/
Two heartbroken strangers pretend to be dating to win the affection of their respective soulmates / Director Dylan Pearce; Stars Sara Canning, Marcus Rosner, Joe Perry
"Crashing Through The Snow" TV movie [Hallmark Channel 2021] /tt14809392/
Amy Acker, Brooke Nevin, Myla Volk, Warren Christie, Kristian Bruun, Summer H. Howell
"Creating Christmas" TV movie [Reel One Ent. streaming Nov 2023] Greer Grammer, Jason Cermak /tt27558065/
films based on "The Cricket On The Hearth" 1845 book by Charles Dickens [1812-70]
novel entry at Wikipedia
"A Very Merry Cricket" [Dec 1973] by Chuck Jones /tt0268745/
"The Cricket On The Hearth" silent film [Biograph Co. May 1909] directed by D.W. Griffith [1875-1948], starring Owen Moore
"The Cricket On The Hearth" silent film [Flying "A" Co./Mutual Film Feb 1914] directed by Lorimer Johnston, starring Sydney Ayres, Vivian Rich, Jack Richardson
"The Cricket On The Hearth" silent 2-reeler film [Biograph Co./General Film Sept 1914] directed by L. Marston, starring Alan Hale, Jack Drumier, Robert Drouet
silent Russian version "Sverchok Na Pechi (Cricket On The Stove)" feature film [1915] directed by Boris Sushkevich & Aleksandr Uralsky,
starring Maria Ouspenskaya, Michael Chekhov, Gregori Chmara, Mariya Durasova
silent French version "Le Grillon du Foyer" [1922] adapted & directed by Jean Manoussi, starring Charles Boyer as Edouard
"The Cricket On The Hearth" silent feature film [Biograph Co./General Film Feb 1923]
directed by Lorimer Johnston, starring Josef Swickard, Fritzi Ridgeway, Paul Gerson, Virginia Brown Faire
details on the Silent Era Christmas Movies Section on Page 1
"Cricket On The Hearth" episode [July 1949] /tt0752778/
Season 1, Episode 25 of the "Your Show Time" [NBC-TV Jan-July 1949] 26-episode TV series /tt0041076/
starring Arthur Shields, Marten Lamont, Heather Wilde
"The Cricket On The Hearth" episode [June 1952] /tt0622497/
Season 5, Episode 40 of the "Kraft Television Theatre" [NBC-TV 1947-58, ABC-TV 1953-55] TV series /tt0039123/
adapted by Helen Jerome; starring Russell Hardie, Grace Kelly
"Jackanory" [BBC-TV 1965-96] /tt0177448/
"The Cricket In Times Square: Part 1 - Mario" [May 1967] /tt0775264/
"The Cricket In Times Square: Part 2 - Harry Cat" [May 1967] /tt0775265/
"The Cricket In Times Square: Part 3 - The Chinese Dinner" [May 1967] /tt0775266/
"The Cricket In Times Square: Part 4 - The Fire" [May 1967] /tt0775267/
"The Cricket In Times Square: Part 5 - Fame and Farewell" [May 1967] /tt0775268/
 | "Cricket On The Hearth" animated TV movie [Rankin-Bass/Thomas-Spelling Prodns 1967] Charming rendition of the 1845 holiday tale by Charles Dickens [1812-70]; this version has a courageous cricket named Crocket (voiced by Roddy McDowall) trying to overcome the misfortunes of a put-upon toymaker (Danny Thomas) and his blind daughter (Marlo Thomas) as he comes to spend the season with them; debuted as Season 1, Episode 12 of "The Danny Thomas Hour" TV show of co-producer & voice actor Danny Thomas • also features voices of Hans Conried, Ed Ames, Abbe Lane, Paul Frees, and The Norman Luboff Choir • full credits at IMDb Universal Studios Home Ent. color Blu-ray [11/2019] for $14.49 Universal Studios Home Ent. color DVD [11/2019] for $14.49 Classic Media color DVD [10/2010] for $4.21 + 2 bonus music videos Universal Studios Home Ent. color DVD [10/2010] out of prodn/used |
"The Cricket In Times Square" aka "A Cricket In The City" anim TV short [1973] /tt0069927/
Chester Cricket gets trapped inside a picnic basket and transported from his home in Connecticut to the middle of New York City. Alone and lost, he meets up with Harry and Tucker, a cat and mouse that have somehow become friends, and with Mario, a young boy who works with his father at a Times Square newsstand. When it's discovered that Chester can play songs that he hears from the radio just by rubbing his legs, people begin to come from all around to listen • Co-produced, written & directed by Chuck Jones from the 1960 book by George Selden & Garth Williams; voices of Mel Blanc, Les Tremayne, June Foray, Kerry MacLane
"Jackanory" [BBC-TV 1965-96] /tt0177448/
"The Cricket In Times Square: Part 1 - Chester In New York" [May 1973] /tt12253082/
"The Cricket In Times Square: Part 2 - Chinatown" [May 1973] /tt12253084/
"The Cricket In Times Square: Part 4 - Fame" [May 1973] /tt12253080/
"The Cricket In Times Square: Part 3 - Chester's Dream" [May 1973] /tt12253086/
"The Cricket In Times Square: Part 5 - Chester Goes Home" [May 1973] /tt12253078/
"Yankee Doodle Cricket" aka "A Chosen Cricket" [ABC-TV Jan 1975] /tt0438664/
"Cross Country Christmas" TV movie [2020] /tt13040330/
"Daddy’s Home" TV movie [2015] /tt1528854/
"Dash & Lily" 8-episode TV series [2020] /tt1758589/
A whirlwind holiday romance builds as cynical Dash and optimistic Lily trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook
that they pass back and forth at locations all across New York City.
"Dashing Home For Christmas" TV movie [UPtv 2020] /tt12965420/
"Dashing Through The Snow" TV movie [Disney+ streaming Nov 2023] Lil Rel Howery, Ludacris /tt5608166/
"David and The Elves" [Netflix 2021] /tt15565714/
"The Day Henry Met ... A Christmas Tree" [2017]
S2.Episode19 of the "The Day Henry Met" TV Series (2015)
"Deadly Games / Dial Code Santa Claus / 36•15 Code Père Noël" holiday horror movie [U.G.C. France Jan 1990] /tt0096741/
A wicked French Xmas late night story predating "Home Alone!" - only filled with more style, a literally killer Saint Nick, bloodshed, and Rambo references!
// On Christmas Eve, a resourceful young boy has to defend himself and his grandfather from a killer dressed as Santa Claus.
"Dear Santa . . ." title movies
"Dear Santa" TV movie [HTV-UK 1978] /tt10897484/ by Stephen Lyons
"Dear Santa" [1998] /tt0129360/
A greedy, workaholic father with little time for his family discovers the meaning of Christmas when he is whisked off to the North Pole
by an enterprising elf named Lillith / D.L. Green, Harrison Myers, Debra Rich
"Dear Santa" TV Special [2002] /tt0338902/ Jim Belushi, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
"Dear Santa {Letters}" TV Special [2005] /tt0757877/
based on a selection of the most compelling letters the U.S. Postal Service receives from children asking for Santa's help. Their dramatic
and heartwarming stories will be told as their holiday dreams are fulfilled / Clay Aiken, Hilary Duff
"Dear Santa {Letters}" TV Movie (2006) /tt0926064/
based on a selection of the most compelling letters the U.S. Postal Service receives from children asking for Santa's help. Their dramatic
and heartwarming stories will be told as their holiday dreams are fulfilled.
Kristen Bell, Sarah Chalke
"Dear Santa" TV movie [2011] /tt1893218/ Amy Acker, David Haydn-Jones, Emma Duke
"Dear Santa" short (2013) /tt2948924/ Kelley Curran, Samantha Eddy
"Dear Santa" horror short [2016] /tt8226700/
A young girl tempts the spirit of Christmas as she risks staying up all night to catch a glimpse of Santa; what she discovers
changes her life forever / Arrow Sherman, Travis Sherman
"Dear Santa {Letters}" (2020) /tt12590534/
shines a light on the 100-year-old 'Operation Santa' Program of the United States Postal Service. Each year, hundreds of thousands of letters to Santa
arrive at Post Offices around the country. Through Operation Santa, the United States Postal Service makes it possible for the public to safely adopt
these letters and make children's dreams come true / Damion DiGrazia, Orlando Mendez
"Dear Santa!" short (2020) /tt11448192/ Lexi Marie Hawks, Jacoline Frank, Phoebe Sawyer
"Dear Santa {Letters}" short (2022) /tt22475152/
a family-oriented docu-series that takes audiences on an inspiring holiday journey as children across America write letters to Santa and kindhearted
human 'elves' step up in unexpected ways to make their Christmas wishes come true / Allison Kiehl, Stephanie Panisello
"Dear Santa" 6-minute Short (2022) /tt25166116/
When a woman finds a letter that she wrote to Santa asking to be just like the girl who lives next door, she just may get what she asked for
"Dear Santa {Letters}" TV Mini Series (2022) /tt22475152/
a family-oriented docu-series that takes audiences on an inspiring holiday journey as children across America write letters to Santa and kindhearted
human 'elves' step up in unexpected ways to make their Christmas wishes come true / Sandi Hemmerlein, Michael Muñoz
"Dear Santa (2024)[Now Streaming on Paramount+ ] /tt2396431/
a young boy mails his Christmas wish list to Santa with one crucial spelling error {'dear satan'} and a devilish Jack Black arrives
to wreak havoc on the holidays // Jack Black, Robert Timothy Smith
"Dear Santa, I Need A Date" TV Movie [2019] /tt10943978/
Jay DeVon Johnson, Aisha Duran, Ray J, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Anne-Marie Johnson
"Dear Secret Santa" TV Movie (2013) /tt3210984/
Ernie Hudson, Tatyana Ali, Bill Cobbs, and Jordin Sparks
"Death At The Christmas Tree Party" (2016) Maria Altarriba, Meritxell Arbiol
"Deck The Halls On Cherry Lane" TV Movie [Hallmark+ Dec 2024] /tt34355959/
Director Ali Liebert; Stars Sam Page, Brooke D'Orsay, Erin Cahill
"Deliver By Christmas" TV movie [2020] /tt11847642/
"Designing Christmas" TV movie (Discovery+ 2022) Hilary Farr, Jessica Szohr, Marco Grazzini /tt21821322/
"Designing Christmas With You" TV movie [Great American Family 2023] Susie Abromeit, Liam McIntyre /tt28449295/
"Desperately Seeking Santa" TV movie [2011] /tt1967688/
"Die Hard" [1988] - action-disaster-thriller takes place on xmas eve in Los Angeles
"Doctor Who: Vastra Investigates - A Christmas Prequel" video [2005] Paul Hickey, Mickey Lewis
"Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas" [NBC-TV Dec 2024] Willie Nelson, Miley Cyrus
"Dolly Parton's Smokey Mountain Christmas" []
"Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular" cartoon short [2010] /tt1830577/
voices of Mark Moseley, André Sogliuzzo, Aron Warner, Conrad Vernon, Cody Cameron - Christmas is underway,
and Donkey and his friends have a Christmas sing along
"Double Holiday" TV movie [Hallmark 2019] /tt10768328/
"Duck The Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special" [Disney+ streaming Dec 2016] /tt24580526/ 22-minute TV special
http://www.disneyplus.com/movies/duck-the-halls-a-mickey-mouse-christmas-special/2ueowyUEFDss
"8-Bit Christmas" TV movie [HBOmax + streaming Nov 2021]
 | Set in suburban Chicago in the late 1980s, the story centers on ten-year-old Jake Doyle’s herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas . . . • Written & co-produced by Kevin Jakubowski, based on his book; directed by Michael Dowse; starring Neil Patrick Harris {as adult Jake Doyle}, Winslow Fegley {as young Jake Doyle}, Steve Zahn, June Diane Raphael, Bellaluna Resnick, Sophia Reid-Gantzert, Che Tafari, Santino Barnard, Max Malas, Brielle & Braelyn Rankins, Cyrus Arnold, Chandler Dean, Jacob Laval, Katia Edith Wood, Tom Rooney, David Cross, Kathryn Greenwood, Louise Nicol, Erica Levene, David MacInnis, Monica Dottor, Jordan Oladimeji, William Poulin, Sofie Michal Maiuri, Alex Spencer, James McDougall {as Santa Claus}, Michael Dyson, Dan Darin-Zanco, Gordon Fulton, Jackson Reid, Maya Misaljevic, Danielle Bourgon, PeterGail Williams, Kevin Dennis, Miles Kerim, Luca Doulgeris, Mike Wilmot, José Arias, Christy Bruce, Dwight Ireland, Amanda Smith, Agi Gallus, Smillie Buckland, Peter Deiwick, Lorna Wilson, Brenda Somers, voice of Christopher Marren, Tinsel the Dog, Blaze the Dog • full credits at IMDb
Warner Home Video color DVD [10/2022] out of prodn/used "Jakubowski captures the late 1980s Nintendo craze with hilarious precision" Kindle Edition from D.B. Press [10/2013] for $7.99 D.B. Press 8x5¼ pb [10/2013] for $16.00 |
"El Camino Christmas" [Netflix streaming 2017] /tt3255590/
tagline: 'Bullets. Beer. Holiday cheer.' • Eric comes to El Camino looking for his unknown dad; he's harassed, hit, and jailed by a drunk local cop, who later shoots at a liquor mart with Eric and others inside; the sheriff and deputy then shoot up the place, answering each other's fire / Vincent D'Onofrio, Tim Allen, Kurtwood Smith, Dax Shepard, Luke Grimes, Michelle Mylett
"The Elf" holiday horror movie [2016] /tt7136736/
Directed by: Justin Price, starring Gabriel Miller, Lassiter Holmes, Lisa May
http://www.amazon.com/Elf-Gabriel-Miller/dp/B0778V9B58/
"Elf Bowling The Movie: The Great North Pole Elf Strike" anim feature (Film Brokers International 2007) /tt0460811/ Tom Kenny, Joe Alaskey
sequel "Elf Bowling 2: The Great Pumpkin Heist" was to be released Fall 2007 but was canceled
films based on "The Elf On The Shelf: A Christmas Tradition" 2005 bestseller children's book
by Carol Aebersold & her daughter Chanda A. Bell
entry on Wikipedia •
official website
visit the The Elf on the Shelf Store at Amazon
 | "The Elf On The Shelf Presents: An Elf's Story" [CBS-TV Nov 2011] Santa assigns an elf to help a boy believe • 12 total producers are listed; co-written & directed by Chad Eikhoff; co-written by Christa Pitts, Tara Burtchaell, Kenneth M. Waddell; voices of Brendan Dooling, Michael May, Doug Williams, Leslie Bellair, Shameik Moore, Cory Rouse, Matt Henson, Tatiana Guy, Evie Eikhoff, Julia Walters • Blu-ray package includes both 2-D & 3-D versions of the 23-minute holiday special and a 2-D DVD; both include the TV trailer, behind-the-scenes short, and filmmaker's commentary • full credits at IMDb The Elf On The Shelf color Blu-ray/DVD combo [2012] out of prodn/used The Elf On The Shelf color DVD [2012] for $8.69 |
"Elf Pets: Santa’s St. Bernards Save Christmas" [2018] /tt9233904/
"Elf Pets: A Fox Cub’s Christmas Tale" [2019] /tt10485928/
"Elf Pets: Santa’s Reindeer Rescue" [2020] /tt13020758/
 | "The Elf On The Shelf Elf Pets Tri-Pack" [Nov 2020]
"Santa’s St. Bernards Save Christmas" [2018], "A Fox Cub’s Christmas Tale" [2019], "Santa’s Reindeer Rescue" [2020] The Lumistella Company color Blu-ray/DVD combo [11/2020] for $16.18 The Lumistella Company color DVD [11/2020] for $20.00 |
Sesame Street "Elmo Saves Christmas" video [1996], which came out on video that same year
Charles Durning, Harvey Fierstein, Kevin Clash
"Evening Romance In Christmas Town" [indep - status uknown 2025] Courtnè Alyssa, Joel Paul Reisig /tt31529876/
"Extreme Christmas Trees" TV movie (2011) Jay Anderson, Jereme Anselm
"Falling For Christmas" aka "Snowcapped Christmas" TV movie [UPtv Nov 2016] /tt5574012/
An injured figure skater is sent to the mountains to recover from an injury. Once there, she meets an ex-hockey player and his young daughter
and begins to realize that something is missing from her life / Leah Renee, Niall Matter, Gracyn Shinyei
"Falling For Christmas" TV movie [M.P.C.A./Netflix streaming Nov 2022] Lindsay Lohan, Chord Overstreet /tt14715170/
"Father Christmas" 25-minute animated TV short [Channel 4 TV Dec 1991] /tt0180691/
"Following Yonder Star" TV Movie [DaySpring/Hallmark Dec 2024] /tt33903431/
Abby Marshall (D'Orsay), once celebrated for her role as an inspirational mother on TV, is finding her real life in shambles after dealing with a scandal. She retreats to a luxury Vermont resort for Christmas only to find herself without a room due to a booking mishap. All the local hotels are booked up due to a rare astronomical event - a beautiful star said to mirror the Star of Bethlehem will appear on Christmas Eve. Thankfully, Abby finds a room at a quaint B&B, owned by Tom Maguire (Brotherton), who is also a high school astronomy teacher. Since his wife's passing, Tom has taken on a lot of extra responsibilities, including running the inn and directing the local church's Christmas pageant. Empathizing with Tom, Abby offers to help with the pageant and various activities around the inn and finds herself enjoying both the projects and Tom's company. Through newfound community, family and love, Abby discovers that hope sometimes comes in the most unexpected ways / Director Jeff Beesley; Stars John Brotherton, Adam Hurtig, Jacob Blair
"For The Love of Christmas 2: A Heart For The Holidays" TV movie [Maverick Ent. Nov 2023] Ron Way, Donald Ross Jr. /tt28367701/
"Four Christmases" [New Line Cinema 2008] starring Vince Vaughn & Reese Witherspoon /tt0369436/
"Fred Claus" [2007] starring Vince Vaughn /tt0486583/
"From Minnesota To Washington DC: The 2014 Capitol Christmas Tree" TV special [2014] /tt5874844/
http://www.lptv.org/local-show/from-minnesota-to-washington-dc-the-2014-capitol-christmas-tree/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl6oD3wO6sA 58.01
"Frosty The Snowman" beloved animated holiday classic [Rankin/Bass 1969] /tt0064349/
A snowman named Frosty comes to life one Christmas Eve thanks to an extraordinary top hat that was tossed aside by the inept magician Professor Hinkle; but Frosty
needs the help of some school kids to get to the frigid North Pole, all the while trying to avoid the clutches of the chapeau's original, nasty owner; based on
the 1950 hit song, features the voices of Jackie Vernon, Billy DeWolfe, June Foray, Jimmy Durante
"Frosty's Winter Wonderland" animated holiday short [Rankin/Bass 1976] /tt0134661/
lovable snowman Frosty is lonely, so his young friends decide to make him a female companion; Frosty's plans to marry the (snow)woman of his dreams are then
threatened by the wicked Jack Frost, who doesn't want to see anyone live happily ever after; voices of Jackie Vernon, Andy Griffith, Shelley Winters
"Frozen In Love" TV movie [2018] /tt7756492/
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