“Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer”: A Christmas favorite, Rudolph was created in 1964.
“A Charlie Brown Christmas”: (1965) A Peanuts Christmas story.
“Frosty the Snowman”: An animated special based on a popular song. First use of traditional cell animation opposed to stop-motion animation.
“Elf”: (2003) A Christmas comedy, starring Will Farrell as a naïve human who thinks he’s Santa’s elf.
“Home Alone”: A Christmas family film, starring Macaulay Culkin. Home Alone was nominated for the Golden Globe Award. Culkin was the youngest actor nominated at age 11.
“Miracle on 34th Street”: (1947) Won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a supporting role, Best Writing, Original Story, and Best Writing Screenplay. A short novella version was published in 1947.
“A Christmas Story”: (1983) All one boy wants for Christmas in a Red Ryder BB Gun, but will he get it?
“How the Grinch Stole Christmas”: (1965) Written by Dr. Seuss. A story about a grouchy green creature that doesn’t have much Christmas spirit.
“The Santa Clause”: (1994) Starring Tim Allen, this comedy’s main character accidentally kills Santa; he is forced to become the new Santa.
“The Muppet Christmas Carol”: The Muppets retell their version of the classic of A Christmas Carol.
“The Nightmare before Christmas”: A Disney movie about Jack Skellington who just wants to spread some Christmas cheer.
“Scrooge”: (1970) A musical retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic story.
“It’s a Wonderful Life”: It was nominated for 5 Academy Awards; the snow effect was created by a mixture of soap and water called foamite.
“A Christmas Carol”: A version of Charles Dickens’ classic, a grouchy old man’s ways are changed by a visit by three ghosts.
“Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause”: (2002) A romantic comedy sequel starring Tim Allen.
“The Little Drummer Boy”: (1968) an orphaned boy who hated humanity is changed by three wise men on their way to Bethlehem.
“The Polar Express”: (2004) A lovely story starring Tom Hanks, a young boy is whisked away on a magical train to the North Pole.
“Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”: The main character, Kevin, supposedly spent over nine hundred dollars on room service while he stayed in a hotel in New York.
“Love Actually”: (2003) eight romantic stories tied together by a Christmas bow.
“Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”: (2006) this third sequel features Santa Clause vs. Jack Frost.
“Bad Santa”: A comedy not for everyone, Bad Santa is about a con artist pretending to be Santa is drastically changed by a desperate boy.
“Nutcracker Fantasy”: A movie version of the famous ballet.
“Toy Tinkers”: (1949) The chipmunks, Chip and Dale, harass Donald Duck in good Christmas cheer.
“Christmas with the Kranks”: When the Kranks decide to skip Christmas that year, trouble ensues as their college bound daughter comes home for Christmas.
“Jingle All the Way”: (1996) Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in this comedy about a father attempting to by a popular toy for a Christmas present for his son.
“Unaccompanied Minors”: A few unaccompanied kids get snowed into an airport over the Christmas holiday and get a bit rowdy.
“Arthur Christmas”: (2011) The Santa according to this movie, is the 20th Santa in history.
“Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer”: (2000) A short movie based on the song which is its namesake.
“Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas”: Three Christmas shorts featuring all of the favorite Mickey characters.
“Santa Buddies”: (2009) The loveable pups are at it again for a Christmas sequel.
“White Christmas”: (1954) Was the top grossing film of the year.
