List of Christmas films

Christmas films
List of Christmas films
List of Christmas TV specials
List of U.S. Christmas TV specials
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Many Christmas stories have been adapted to movies and TV specials, and have been broadcast and repeated many times on TV. Since the popularization of home video in the 1980s, their many editions are sold and re-sold every year during the holiday shopping season.

Theatrical[]

Christmas-themed films which received a theatrical release.

Title	Year	Description
3 Godfathers	1948	At Christmastime in the Old West, three outlaws find a woman dying in childbirth, and deliver the baby to civilization in a retelling of The Three Wise Men.
A Bad Moms Christmas	2017	A Christmas sequel to Bad Moms. The plot follows the three moms from the first film, Amy (Mila Kunis), Kiki (Kristen Bell) and Carla (Kathryn Hahn), dealing with their own mothers, Ruth (Christine Baranski), Sandy (Cheryl Hines) and Isis (Susan Sarandon), visiting during the Christmas holidays.
A Christmas Story	1983	Ralphie has to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect gift.
A Christmas Tale (Un Conte de Noël)	2008	The troubled Vuillard family is no stranger to illness, grief, and banishment, but when their matriarch requires a bone-marrow transplant, the estranged clan reunites just in time for Christmas.
A Madea Christmas	2013	Madea (Tyler Perry) dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on rural town when she is coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas.
A Merry Friggin' Christmas	2014	Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas	2011	The third installment in the Harold & Kumar franchise
All I Want for Christmas	1991	A brother and sister attempt to bring their divorced parents back together for Christmas.
All Is Bright	2013	While out of prison on parole, a man reluctantly takes a job selling Christmas trees with his old buddy to make enough money to buy his estranged daughter the piano she has always wanted.
Almost Christmas	2016	A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since their mom died.
Arthur Christmas	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	1961	Disney reinterpreted the Christmas tale about the residents of Toyland in Technicolor in this 1961 musical.
Bad Santa	2003	The crotchety Willie T. Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) and his partner (Tony Cox) reunite once a year for a holiday con. Posing as a mall Santa and his elf, they rip off shopping outlets on Christmas Eve. This year, however, Willie is falling apart. Depressed and alcoholic, his erratic behavior draws the suspicion of mall security (Bernie Mac). But after befriending a small boy, a different side comes out and Willie begins to wonder if there's still some hope for him.
Bad Santa 2	2016	Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed, and hatred, Willie Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity. Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke, who raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
Bada Din	1998	Indian romantic-drama film about troubles faced by a couple during Christmas day.
Believe	2016	A business owner struggles between his desire for financial success and the responsibility of funding the annual Christmas pageant.
Better Watch Out	2016	Ashley travels to the suburban home of the Learners to babysit their 12-year-old son Luke during the holidays. She must soon defend herself and the young boy when unwelcome intruders announce their arrival.
Black Nativity	2013	A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives.
Carol	2015	An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman over the Christmas holidays in 1950s New York.
Christmas Eve	1947	To save her fortune from a designing nephew, Matilda Reid must locate her three long-lost adopted sons in time for a Christmas Eve reunion.
Christmas in Connecticut	1945	A food writer must entertain her boss and a returning war hero for the holidays.
Christmas Rathri	1961	Indian drama film with the climax taking place and pivotal plot resolution taking place on a Christmas eve.
The Christmas Tree	1969	A French-American millionaire (William Holden), his girlfriend (Virna Lisi) and his war buddy (Andre Bourvil) try to grant his dying son's every wish.
Christmas with the Kranks	2004	Finally alone for the holidays, Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis) plan to eschew the Christmas traditions and take a cruise in the Caribbean instead. This doesn't sit well with their Christmas-obsessed neighbors Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd) and Walt Scheel (M. Emmet Walsh), who are determined to win the annual "best-decorated street" competition, and the Kranks soon find themselves social outcasts because of their lack of Christmas spirit.
Cup of Cheer	2020	A comedy film parodying Hallmark Channel Christmas television films, in which a journalist returns to her hometown for Christmas and falls in love with the owner of a hot chocolate shop.
Daddy's Home 2	2017	Dad and step-dad Dusty and Brad plan a together Christmas for the kids with a little help from their real Dads.
Deck the Halls	2006	Rival neighbors duke it out when one of them decides to light his house up so it can be seen from outer space.
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas	2000	A live-action film of the Dr. Seuss story.
Elf	2003	A man raised as an elf in the North Pole searches for his father in New York City.
Ernest Saves Christmas	1988	Ernest helps Santa Claus as he searches for his successor.
Eyes Wide Shut	1999	A New York City doctor embarks on a night-long erotic adventure in this Christmas thriller.
Female Trouble	1974	A spoiled schoolgirl runs away from home at Christmas, gets pregnant while hitch-hiking, and ends up as a fashion model for a pair of beauticians who like to photograph women committing crimes.
Fitzwilly	1967	A butler helps finance his employer's charitable activities through a variety of illicit schemes, including a plan to rob Gimbels department store on Christmas Eve.
Four Christmases	2008	A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day.
Fred Claus	2007	Of the two Claus brothers, Fred (Vince Vaughn) is the troublemaker and polar opposite of his saintly sibling, Nicholas (Paul Giamatti). When Fred's criminal ways finally land him in big trouble, Nicholas bails him out and brings him to the North Pole to work off the debt by making toys. The headaches mount for St. Nick, who not only must deal with his troublemaking brother, but also an efficiency expert who has come to evaluate Santa's operation.
Friday After Next	2002	Craig and Day-Day go after a fake Santa who robs their house on Christmas Eve.
Funny Farm	1988	Andy and Elizabeth Farmer move from New York City to the country. Hijinx ensue that stresses their marriage and they think about divorce and try and sell the house. Towards the end of the movie, they ask the towns people to act out a perfect small town Christmas to help sway the potential buyers to a quick sale.
Gremlins	1984	A boy inadvertently breaks 3 important rules concerning his new Christmas present and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town preparing for Christmas.
Holiday Affair	1949	A fired sales clerk and a young woman fall in love.
Holidate	2020	Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way.
Home Alone	1990	A young boy is forgotten when his large family rushes to catch a plane for Paris at Christmas.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	1992	After snarky youth Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) loses track of his father at the airport, he mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City -- while the rest of the McCallisters fly to Florida. Now alone in the Big Apple, Kevin cons his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel and begins his usual antics. But when Kevin discovers that the Sticky Bandits (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) are on the loose, he struggles to stop them from robbing an elderly man's toy store just before Christmas.
Home for Christmas	2010	Set in the small Norwegian town of Skogli, this film looks at those who are desperately trying to (re)connect with their families.
How the Toys Saved Christmas	1996	The story follows some toys as they struggle to avoid the heartless Mr. Grimm, that plans to auction off the toys to the highest bidder, and to find their true homes.
I'll Be Home for Christmas	1998	A son in college has not been home since his mother died and his father remarried. His father offers his vintage car if he is home by a certain time for Christmas.
I'll Be Seeing You	1944	A traumatized soldier and a woman on a break from serving her prison sentence meet and fall in love during Christmas in this drama set during World War II.
It Happened on 5th Avenue	1947	A hobo who occupies a vacant New York City mansion for the winter unknowingly gets involved with the owner's family.
It's a Wonderful Life	1946	A businessman is shown by his guardian angel on Christmas Eve what the world would be like if he were never born.
Jack Frost	1998	A father passes away but comes back to life in the form of a snowman.
Jingle All the Way	1996	A dad competes with others to get them sold out a hot toy for his son.
Journey to the Christmas star	1976	Norwegian fairy-tale adventure film.
Joyeux Noël	2005	A film set around the informal Christmas truce on the Western Front during Christmas 1914.
Just Friends	2005	While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man (Ryan Reynolds) comes face-to-face with his old high school crush whom he was best friends with—a woman (Amy Smart) whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer.
Lady in the Lake	1947	Private detective Philip Marlowe gets mixed up in a case involving a missing wife and murder at Christmas time.
Last Christmas	2019	A depressed young woman who works in a Christmas supplies store keeps bumping into the same young man.[1]
Less Than Zero	1987	College freshman returns home at Christmas time to find all his high school friends take drugs.
Look Who's Talking Now	1993	In the third film of the series, it's the pets who do the talking.
Love Actually	2003	Nine intertwined stories examine the complexities of the one emotion that connects us all: love. Among the characters explored are David (Hugh Grant), the handsome newly elected British prime minister who falls for a young junior staffer (Martine McCutcheon), Sarah (Laura Linney), a graphic designer whose devotion to her mentally ill brother complicates her love life, and Harry (Alan Rickman), a married man tempted by his attractive new secretary.
Love the Coopers	2015	When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.
Meet Me in St. Louis	1944	With the activities of the Smith family during 1903, Alonzo Smith (Leon Ames), a banker, might need to move the family to New York. This distresses his daughters, Ether (Judy Garland) and Rose (Lucille Bremer), who have their eyes set on a couple of young men. Esther has decided to marry "the boy next door," John Pruitt (Tom Drake), even though they have not yet met, while Rose is attracted to Warren Sheffield, and a bit impatient because he has not proposed.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence	1983	During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander to avoid bloodshed.
Miracle on 34th Street	1947	An old man claims to be Santa and a lawyer defends him in court to stop him from being institutionalized.
Miracle on 34th Street	1994	A modern remake of the 1947 film.
Mixed Nuts	1994	A comedy centered around a suicide-prevention hotline called Lifesavers on Christmas Eve.
Mr. Soft Touch	1949	A returning war hero who is on the run from the mob learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner.
My Night at Maud's	1969	Devout Catholic Jean-Louis falls in love with a fellow parishioner but encounters temptation at a Christmas dinner hosted by the seductive Maud.
My Santa	2019	Indian children's film about a girl named Isa who, after losing her parents in an accident, lives with her grandfather. He tells her stories of Santa Claus to cheer her up. Soon, Santa arrives to meet her, making her wishes come true.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation	1989	The Griswold family plans turn to disaster, this time at Christmas. The third film in the Vacation series.
Nativity!	2009	Mr Maddens puts on the school nativity play.
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger	2012	The children of St. Bernadette's entering the National 'Song for Christmas' competition.
Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?	2014	The children of St. Bernadette's have to reunite their teacher with his fiancée.
Nativity Rocks! This Ain't No Silent Night	2018	The staff and students at St. Bernadette's Primary School audition for a coveted place in a spectacular rock musical competition.
Never Say Goodbye	1946	A daughter works to bring her parents back together during the holidays, which leads to comedic results. Errol Flynn's first purely comedic role since Footsteps in the Dark.
Noel	2004	Five New Yorkers come together on Christmas Eve, seeking a miracle.
Noelle[2]	2019	The story revolves Santa's daughter (Anna Kendrick) who is forced to take over the family business when her father decides to retire and brother (Bill Hader) ends up getting cold feet prior to his first big Christmas Eve flight.
Nothing like the Holidays	2008	A Puerto Rican family in Chicago gather for their possibly last Christmas together.
Office Christmas Party	2016	When the CEO tries to close her hard-partying brother's branch, he and his Chief Technical Officer must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs.
One Magic Christmas	1985	An angel shows a young mother the true meaning of Christmas.
Period of Adjustment	1962	Two couples hash out their respective marital difficulties on Christmas Eve.
Prancer	1989	Refusing to give up her belief in Santa Claus, a child, Jessica Riggs (Rebecca Harrell), discovers a hurt reindeer in the woods, which she believes to be Prancer.
Rent	2005	Set around Christmas, a group of New Yorkers struggles with their careers, love lives, and the effects of the AIDS epidemic on their community.
Rocky IV	1985	Rocky challenges Drago to an unsanctioned 15-round fight in the Soviet Union on Christmas Day
Rocky V	1990	Rocky mentors a young pugilist named Tommy Gunn, which culminates in a street fight between the two, on or around Christmas Day.
Santa Claus	1959	Santa must stop Satan from ruining Christmas.
Santa Claus: The Movie	1985	The story of where Santa Claus came from and his attempts to save Christmas after his elf gets mixed up with an evil toy tycoon.
Santa with Muscles	1996	Due to an unusual series of events, a bodybuilder with amnesia thinks that he is Santa Claus.
Saving Christmas	2014	A man endeavors to "put Christ back into Christmas".
Serendipity	2001	A man (John Cusack) and a woman (Kate Beckinsale) meet on Christmas Eve circa 1991 and reunite a decade later on the same day.
Six Weeks	1982	A 12-year-old girl dying from leukemia flies to New York City and assumes the lead role of Marie in The Nutcracker with the New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center during Christmas.[3][4][5]
Star in the Night	1945	Modern-day retelling of the Nativity story set on Christmas Eve at a diner and auto court in the desert Southwestern United States. Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).
Surviving Christmas	2004	A lonely millionaire pays a family $250,000 to spend Christmas with him by living in the home that he grew up in.
Susan Slept Here	1954	A bachelor screenwriter finds himself playing host to a teenage delinquent over the holidays.
The Bells of St. Mary's	1945	A priest and a nun who have a friendly rivalry must try to save their school from being shut down on Christmas.
The Bishop's Wife	1947	An angel helps a bishop to change his life and save his marriage before Christmas.
The Christmas Candle	2013	In 1890, an English village copes with the disappearance of a supposedly miraculous candle. Based on the novel by Max Lucado.
The Christmas Chronicles	2018	The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.
The Christmas Chronicles 2	2020	A couple of years later, Kate Pierce and Jack Booker help Santa Claus save the North Pole.
The Christmas Kid	1967	A corrupt sheriff, who was born on Christmas Day, decides to change his ways and go against the most powerful man in town.
The Family Man	2000	A wealthy bachelor wakes up on Christmas to find that he has been transported to an alternate reality where he is a mere tire salesman, with a wife and kids. He is living in a middle-class suburban neighborhood.
The Family Stone	2005	An uptight woman meets her fiancé's free-spirited family for the first time over the Christmas holidays and chaos ensues.
The Great Rupert	1950	A squirrel accidentally helps two dysfunctional families during Christmas.
The Grinch	2018	An animated film of the Dr. Seuss story.
The Holiday	2006	Two women swap homes at Christmastime after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance and romantic comedy ensues, Starring Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Jack Black.
The Holly and the Ivy	1952	An English country vicar hosts his estranged adult children for Christmas.
The Ice Harvest	2005	A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money.
The Lemon Drop Kid	1951	A racetrack tout has a month to pay back the money a gangster lost on a touted horse just before Christmas.
The Lion in Winter[6]	1968	Christmas 1183 is the setting for palace intrigues with Henry II of England and family.
The Man Who Invented Christmas	2017	In 1843, author Charles Dickens sets out to write and self-publish a novel that he hopes will revive his career. He spends the next six weeks bringing Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and other characters to life in "A Christmas Carol."
The Night Before	2015	On Christmas Eve, three lifelong friends spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.
The Night of the Hunter	1955	A religious fanatic marries a naïve widow whose children are reluctant to tell him where their father hid $10,000 he had stolen during Christmas.
The Nightmare Before Christmas	1993	The mascot of Halloween, Jack Skellington grows tired of having to be scary on Halloween and decides to try celebrating/hosting Christmas
The Polar Express	2004	Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump"; "Cast Away") reunite for "Polar Express," an inspiring adventure based on the beloved children's book by Chris Van Allsburg. When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
The Preacher's Wife	1996	A remake of The Bishop's Wife.
The Ref	1994	Bickering spouses annoy the cat burglar who takes them hostage in their Connecticut home before Christmas dinner with the family.
The Santa Clause	1994	When Santa falls off his roof, a dad is required to take Santa's place.
The Santa Clause 2	2002	A sequel to The Santa Clause; Santa must find a Mrs. Claus.
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause	2006	Santa battles Jack Frost to keep his title.
The Star	2017	Animated film about the Nativity and the Christmas star.
This Christmas	2007	At holiday time, family matriarch Ma'Dere Whitfield (Loretta Devine) assembles her large brood for their first reunion in four years. However, family ties show signs of strain when various secrets come to light, especially concerning Marine Claude's (Columbus Short) true military status, Quentin's (Idris Elba) debts, and teenage Baby's (Chris Brown) secret plans to become a singer.
Trading Places	1983	The lives of an upper-class commodities broker and a homeless street hustler cross paths when they are unknowingly made part of an elaborate bet.
Trail of Robin Hood	1950	Roy Rogers and friends come to the aid of a Christmas tree farmer.
Trancers	1984	Jack Deth comes down the line to 1985; Los Angeles, Christmas time. He confronts a Santa squid-faced Trancer; mosh pits to Jingle Bells' punk rendition and even meets The Three Wise Men.
Trapped in Paradise	1994	Three brothers plan a bank robbery on Christmas.
Unaccompanied Minors	2006	A group of unaccompanied minors bond while snowed in at the midwestern Hoover International Airport during the holiday season and ultimately create a makeshift holiday themselves.
Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas	1988	Indian drama film about a man on the lookout for a child who has gone missing on Christmas.
We're No Angels	1955	Three escaped prisoners hide out in the home of a kindly shopkeeper and repay his kindness by helping him and his family out of several crises.
While You Were Sleeping	1995	Lonely transit worker Lucy pulls her longtime crush, Peter, from the path of an oncoming train. At the hospital, doctors report that Peter is in a coma, and a misplaced comment from Lucy causes Peter's family to assume that she is his fiancée. When Lucy doesn't correct them, they take her into their home and confidence.
White Christmas	1954	As in Holiday Inn, musicians bring Irving Berlin's lyrics to a New England lodge, this time in Vermont. (The story is not a remake, however.)
Why Him?	2016	A holiday gathering threatens to go off the rails when Ned Fleming (Bryan Cranston) realizes that his daughter's millionaire boyfriend (James Franco) is about to pop the question.

A Christmas Carol adaptations[]

Title	Year	Description
Scrooge	1935	Early film adaptation of A Christmas Carol, starring Seymour Hicks as Scrooge.
A Christmas Carol	1938	MGM's adaptation of Charles Dickens' story starring Reginald Owen as Scrooge.
Scrooge	1951	Dickens' ghostly tale on Christmas, starring Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge.
Scrooge	1970	A musical adaptation of Dickens' tale, starring Albert Finney in the title role and Alec Guinness as Jacob Marley
A Christmas Carol	1971	Oscar-winning animated adaptation, with Alastair Sim and Michael Hordern recreating their roles as Scrooge and Marley's Ghost, narrated by Michael Redgrave; produced by Chuck Jones.
A Christmas Carol	1984	An adaptation of Dickens' tale, starring George C Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge.
Mickey's Christmas Carol	1983	An animated adaptation of Charles Dickens' story starring Disney characters.
Scrooged[7]	1988	A modern, dark-humored interpretation of Dickens' story, with Christmas spirits visiting a cynical, selfish TV exec, played by Bill Murray.
The Muppet Christmas Carol	1992	Jim Henson's creations tackle Charles Dickens' festive favorite.
A Christmas Carol	2009	Disney's animated adaptation of Charles Dickens' story starring Jim Carrey as Scrooge.

The Nutcracker adaptations[]

Title	Year	Description
The Nutcracker	1967	The Nutcracker is a 1967 Polish film directed by Halina Bielińska and based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's novelette The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture	1986	Designed by Maurice Sendak.
The Nutcracker Prince	1990	Animated film with Keifer Sutherland
The Nutcracker	1993	AKA 'George Balanchine's The Nutcracker' with Macaulay Culkin and narration from Kevin Kline, directed by Emile Ardolino (Dirty Dancing).
The Nuttiest Nutcracker	1999	A group of fruit and veggies try to help the Nutcracker's army get a star upon a Christmas tree while stopping a rodent army from destroying Christmas.
Barbie in the Nutcracker	2001	Little Clara awakes one night to find her new nutcracker doll come to life and battling against the Mouse King. Clara is shrunk by the king, so she must race to find a princess who can reverse the magic.
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale	2007	Dancing with a music-box ballerina, in an enchanted kingdom with candy forests and singing snowflakes, Jerry is as happy can be until Tom crashes the party.
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms	2018	A young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice.

Christmas action films[]

Title	Year	Description
Batman Returns	1992	Batman faces off against both Penguin and Catwoman during the Christmas period in Gotham City.[8]
Die Hard[9]	1988	New York Cop, John McClane, must save the Nakatomi Christmas Party from a group of robbers on Christmas Eve in Los Angeles.
Die Hard 2[10][11]	1990	John McClane returns this time to battle terrorists who have seized control of Dulles airport on Christmas Eve a year after the first film.
Donnie Brasco	1997	A section of the movie takes place during Christmas where Donnie eats dinner at Lefty's house and misses his own family's Christmas.
Exit Speed	2008	Passengers on a bus become entangled in a conflict with a gang of bikers on Christmas Eve.[12]
In Bruges[13]	2008	Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.
Iron Man 3	2013	Tony Stark is dealing with a mysterious terrorist The Mandarin during the Christmas season.
Jurassic World	2015	Two kids are sent to Jurassic World theme park situated on Caribbean island Isla Nublar for Christmas vacation, while their parents are getting a divorce. There, chaos follows when a newly unveiled attraction breaks free and wreaks havoc on the island.[14]
Lethal Weapon	1987	Two cops must set aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.[8]
The Last Boy Scout	1991	A private detective teams up with a former quarterback to expose a corrupt football team's owner and his plot to legalize gambling.
The Long Kiss Goodnight	1996	After a Christmas party turns violent, an amnesiac schoolteacher sets out on a journey to find out who she is with the help of a private detective until they discover a dark conspiracy.
Reindeer Games	2000	Ne'er-do-wells, each dressed as Santa Claus, rob a casino in Reno.
Rambo: First Blood	1982	When Rambo is in the police station at the beginning of the movie, it still has Christmas decorations hanging around it.

Boxing[]

Title	Year	Description
Rocky IV	1985	Rocky Balboa proudly holds the world heavyweight boxing championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. After Drago kills Apollo Creed in the ring, Rocky avenges him and defends the honor of the United States by fighting Drago on Christmas Day in Siberia.

Christmas horror films[]

Title	Year	Description
3615 code Père Noël[15]	1989	A child genius spends Christmas Eve defending himself and his grandfather from a psychotic home invader dressed like Santa Claus.
All Through the House	2015	A Santa-killer terrorizes a neighborhood where a little girl had disappeared from 15 years prior.
Anna and the Apocalypse	2018	Anna struggles to survive the perils of high school, the holidays, and an onslaught of ravenous zombies in this dark comedy musical.
Better Watch Out	2016	A babysitter and the child she is looking after must fight off a home invasion.
Black Christmas	1974	Sorority sisters are terrorized by a mysterious stalker/murderer. Remade in 2006.
Black Christmas	2006	Sorority sisters are stalked and murdered on Christmas Eve in this remake of the 1974 thriller.
Black Christmas	2019	A second remake of the 1974 film, it follows a group of sorority sisters stalked by a cult of deranged killers on Christmas.
A Christmas Horror Story	2015	The film is a series of interwoven stories tied together by a framework story, featuring William Shatner as a radio DJ.
Christmas Cruelty![16][17]	2013	A group of friends are terrorized by a serial killer dressed like Santa Claus.
Christmas Evil (originally titled You Better Watch Out, also known as Terror in Toyland)	1980	A deranged man obsessed with Santa Claus ends up going on a murderous rampage dressed as Santa.
Don't Open till Christmas	1984	A serial killer butchers men dressed as Santa Claus.[18]
Gremlins	1984	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.
Jaws: The Revenge	1987	The beginning of the movie takes place during Christmas. Sean and his Mom talk about decorating the Christmas tree. Then, when Sean goes out in his boat to investigate a piece of wood, Jaws eats him while a chorus onshore sings "The First Noel" in the background, which was too loud for other people onshore to hear his cries for help.
Krampus	2015	Comedy horror film based upon the legendary Christmas demon, and alter ego of Santa Claus
P2	2007	A woman is stalked by a deranged psychopath in a parking garage during Christmas.
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale	2010	In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. A Spielbergian horror romp with a Christmas twist.
Santa's Slay	2005	Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an Angel, so he becomes the giver of toys and happiness. But when the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways.
Silent Night	2012	A psychopath dressed as Santa Claus is on a killing spree in a small town, killing those he sees as naughty.
Silent Night, Deadly Night	1984	A traumatized young man becomes a Santa suit-clad spree killer on Christmas Eve.
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2	1987	The younger sibling of the teenager who was killed while dressed as Santa carries on in his brother's bloody footsteps.
Silent Night, Bloody Night	1972	A series of murders occur in a small New England town on Christmas Eve, after a man inherits a family estate which was once an insane asylum.
Sint	2010	The story distorts the popular traditions of Sinterklaas and portrays him as a ghost who murders large numbers of people when his annual celebration night coincides with a full moon.
The Legend of Hell House	1973	A group of researchers spend the week of Christmas in a haunted English mansion in which previous investigators were killed 20 years earlier.
Wind Chill	2007	An unnamed female student at a Pennsylvania university uses the campus rideshare board to find a ride home to Wilmington, Delaware to celebrate Christmas with her family on Winter Break. She joins an unnamed male student, who is driving home to Wilmington as well. Their car breaks down in the middle of the forest and is stranded. Things escalate when they realize that they are trapped in sub-zero temperature on a Haunted Highway.

Short films[]

Title	Year	Description
Bedtime for Sniffles	1940	Merrie Melodies short.
Broken Toys	1935	Silly Symphonies short.
Christmas Comes But Once a Year	1936	Color Classics short. Featuring Professor Grampy from the Betty Boop series.
Gift Wrapped	1952	Looney Tunes short.
The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper	2005	Madagascar spin-off.
Mickey's Christmas Carol	1983	Short featuring Mickey Mouse.
Mickey's Good Deed	1932	Mickey Mouse short.
The Night Before Christmas	1933	Silly Symphonies short.
The Night Before Christmas	1941	Tom and Jerry short.
Pluto's Christmas Tree	1952	Mickey Mouse short.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	1948	Jam Handy Organization short; produced and directed by Max Fleischer. First adaptation of the original 1939 story by Robert L. May.
Santa's Workshop	1932	Silly Symphonies short.
Seasin's Greetinks!	1933	Popeye The Sailor short.
The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives	1933	Merrie Melodies short.
The Small One	1978	Short based on the book by Charles Tazewell.
The Snowman	1982	A young boy befriends a snowman that he created.
Toy Tinkers	1949	Donald Duck short.

Made-for-television and direct-to-video[]

These are films that were made for television (including streaming services), or for the direct-to-video or direct-to-DVD market.

Family[]

Title	Year	Description
12 Dates of Christmas	2011	A woman finds herself caught in a Christmas time loop, and tries to figure out how to break the cycle.
12 Men of Christmas	2009	A high-powered New York publicist moves to Montana after losing her job and fiancée and finds romance with a member of the local fire and rescue squad.
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue	1996	In 1932, three children travel to Washington in the hope of convincing President Hoover to release their wrongly convicted father from jail in time for Christmas.
Babes in Toyland	1986	A young girl travels to Toyland. Starring Drew Barrymore and Keanu Reeves.
Bernard and the Genie	1991	Bernard is fired from his job and his girlfriend leaves him, both on Christmas Eve. The girlfriend takes all of his possessions with her, leaving behind only an old lamp. His Christmas suddenly becomes brighter when he rubs it.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever	1983	A church Christmas pageant touches the hearts of a family of juvenile delinquents.
Booky and the Secret Santa	2007	A young girl tries to make a happy Christmas for herself and her family during the 1930s Great Depression.
Borrowed Hearts	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, to impress a visiting old-fashioned tycoon interested in buying his company.
A Boyfriend for Christmas	2004	Santa plays matchmaker and sets up a young couple for Christmas.
Call Me Claus	2001	Santa Claus is preparing to retire, and grooms an American businesswoman (Whoopi Goldberg) to be his replacement.
Catch a Christmas Star	2013	A young girl attempts to reunite her father with his high school sweetheart, who has since become a successful pop singer.
A Chance of Snow	1998	A divorced couple get snowed in at Christmastime.
Chasing 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.
A Child's Christmases in Wales	2009	Comedic reminiscences of three 1980s Christmas, loosely adapted from the Dylan Thomas story.
Christmas at Water's Edge	2004	An angel team with a spoiled college coed to organize a Christmas concert at a community youth center.
The Christmas Blessing	2005	After losing a patient in surgery, medical resident Nathan Andrews takes a break from his career and returns to his small town roots. A chance encounter with an old acquaintance offers him a promise for the future, only for a tragedy to call into question everything he believes.
The Christmas Box	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.
Christmas Caper	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 Card	2006	A soldier serving in Afghanistan receives a Christmas card from a Californian woman he has never met. He visits the town to find the inspiration behind the card.
The Christmas Chronicles	2018	A brother and sister become embroiled in an adventure after they try to catch video evidence of Santa Claus on camera.
The Christmas Chronicles 2	2020	A couple of years later, Kate Pierce and Jack Booker help Santa Claus save the North Pole.
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek	1987	Two truck-driving brothers attempt to transport a load of Christmas gifts from California to an economically strapped Alaska town.
The Christmas Consultant	2012	A stressed-out working couple hires a consultant to help them plan an elaborate Christmas party for the wife's boss and husband's relatives.
Christmas Cottage	2008	Tells the story of the inspiration behind Thomas Kinkade'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	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 firsthand that her unethical ways need to change, and reuniting with a past jilted lover may be the answer.
Christmas Do-Over	2006	In a remake of the plot from Groundhog Day, a man has to repeat Christmas Day over and over until he realizes how selfish he has become and has to change his ways.
Christmas Every Day	1996	In a juvenile reworking of Groundhog Day, a self-centered teenager is forced to relive the same Christmas over and over again after his sister wishes it were Christmas every day.
Christmas Icetastrophe	2014	A small town preparing for Christmas is struck by a meteor that causes extreme, spontaneous ice.[19]
Christmas in Canaan	2009	In rural Cannan, Texas a clash of classmates, one a tough farm boy, the other a bright bookish black boy evokes an unlikely friendship. It's amidst the magic of Christmas the boys learn about family, hope, and love despite living in the shadow of racism. Followed by the sequel Christmas Comes Home to Canaan. Both starring Billy Ray Cyrus.
Christmas in Wonderland	2009	Two children find a bag full of counterfeit money and Santa too.
Christmas in the Highlands	2019	A New York sales manager is sent to the remote Scottish Highlands at Christmas to acquire a limited edition perfume from a dashing Earl preparing for his annual ball and falls in love instead.
The Christmas Heart	2012	Neighbors along a quaint street in Cleveland suspend their annual Christmas tradition of lighting luminaria, out of respect for their neighbours whose son desperately needs a heart transplant. A donor is found but a blizzard threatens the heart's delivery.
A Christmas Kiss	2011	A woman shares an impulsive elevator kiss with a handsome stranger, who turns out to be her boss's boyfriend. They start to care for each other as Christmas approaches.
Christmas Lilies of the Field	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	1997	A woman makes a list of things she wants for Christmas and learns the lesson, "Be careful what you wish for."
A Christmas Memory	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.
A Christmas Memory	1997	A story about a friendship between a boy, Buddy, and his older cousin, Sook, during Christmas time.
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.	1977	Coal miners are trapped in a mine following an explosion on Christmas Eve, 1951.
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.
The Christmas Note	2015	A reclusive workaholic, estranged from her mother for ten years, learns after her death that she has an older sibling who was given up for adoption. Though reluctant, she searches for her sibling with the help of her neighbor (a military spouse who returned home while her husband recovers overseas from a combat injury; their son wants nothing more but for his dad to be home for Christmas).
A Christmas Prince	2017	Christmas comes early for an aspiring young journalist when she's sent abroad to get the scoop on a dashing prince who's poised to be king.
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding	2018	A year after Amber helped Richard secure the crown, the two are set to tie the knot in a royal Christmas wedding - but their plans are jeopardized when Amber finds herself second-guessing whether or not she's cut out to be queen.
The Christmas Secret (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	2002	Trio of interlocking stories, adopted from the hit song of the same name. Followed by sequels The Christmas Blessing and The Christmas Hope.
A Christmas Snow	2010	A woman must face the hurts of her past while trapped with two strangers in her house for Christmas.
A Christmas Story 2	2012	Now-teenaged Ralphie Parker schemes to acquire a car for Christmas in this sequel to the theatrical film.
A Christmas to Remember	1978	During the Great Depression, a young boy is sent to Minnesota to live with his grandparents, who are still grieving the loss of their son in World War I.
Christmas Town	2008	A single mom visits her estranged father for Christmas, and is surprised to discover his hometown oddly resembles the North Pole.
The Christmas Tree	1996	An elderly nun, who's been growing an evergreen tree for decades, forms a bond with a gardener who wants to fell it and display it at New York's Rockefeller Center for the holidays.
A Christmas Tree Miracle	2013	An eccentric Christmas tree farmer takes in a distressed family for the holidays.
A Christmas Visitor	2002	A family hasn't celebrated Christmas since their son died on Christmas Day 1991 serving in the Gulf War, but end up doing so after meeting "Matthew", a hitchhiker who claimed to know their son while deployed.
A Christmas Wedding	2006	Two people who meet on Christmas Day plan to marry on Christmas Day two years later.
The Christmas Wish	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	2010	Small Alaska town erupts into conflict over the public Nativity scene.
Christmas with Holly	2012	Traumatized by her mother's death, a 6-year-old girl stops talking but is cared for by her three uncles. The story unfolds as all of them find the importance of family.
A Christmas Without Snow	1980	Church choir members try to balance personal issues with practice as the holiday approaches.
Clarence	1990	Clarence Odbody tries to help a young mother who is about to commit suicide.
Ebbie	1995	Made by Lifetime Television, this retelling of Dickens' A Christmas Carol features Susan Lucci in the title role of Elizabeth Scrooge, a hard-driven department store owner with no compassion and no time for Christmas joy until she receives a visit from three Christmas spirits. All the major male roles in this version have been changed to female characters.
Comfort and Joy	2003	Single businesswoman wakes up married and a mother after a car accident.
The Custom Mary	2013	A young Latina in East Los Angeles meets an African-American Lowrider and struggles to reconcile her faith and blossoming love affair while becoming dangerously involved in a religious attempt to clone Jesus.
A Dennis the Menace Christmas	2007	Dennis tries to inject his grinchy neighbor Mr. Wilson with the holiday spirit, with the help of an Angel of Christmas Past Present and Future.
Ebenezer	1998	Western adaptation of A Christmas Carol has Scrooge (Jack Palance) as a corrupt land baron in the Old West.
Eloise at Christmastime	2003	Six-year-old Eloise has various adventures at the Plaza Hotel before the holiday, in this adaptation of Kay Thompson's book.
An Evergreen Christmas	2014	Aspiring musician Evie Lee must return home to save the family's Christmas Tree farm and decide what's most important in life.
A Fairly Odd Christmas	2012	A Christmas-themed live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon's animated series The Fairly OddParents.
Finding John Christmas	2003	A woman and a photojournalist try to track down a mysterious Christmas hero with the help of an angel.
The Gathering	1977	A dying man attempts to reconcile with the family he had abandoned years earlier, by having them come to visit for Christmas.
A Golden Christmas	2009	A Christmas romance film, in which a golden retriever helps to reunite old friends.
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!	2011	Based on the Disney Channel Original Series Good Luck Charlie, the film follows the Duncan family, who get separated at Palm Springs on their way to visit Grandma and Grandpa Blankenhooper for Christmas.
A Grandpa for Christmas	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.
The Greatest Store in the World	1999	A family loses their home at Christmas and in desperation, stays in a department store over the Christmas period.
Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever	2014	The Internet sensation Grumpy Cat comes to life in her very first movie.
The Heart of Christmas	2011	The Lockes are devastated when they learn their young son Dax has cancer. But with courage, determination, and faith, they give Dax one last Christmas, even if it's in October.
Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe	2016	It is Christmas and the Zipzer family are preparing for a new baby. Meanwhile, Mr. Rock's Rudolph the Red Nose Rock 'n' Roll Reindeer, is soon turned into a one-woman Christmas Carol by Miss Adolf. Mr. Joy hates Christmas and wants to cancel it altogether but Hank causes a Christmas catastrophe. His catastrophe causing leads to his friends being arrested, and a Christmas tree nearly gets plummeted into a crowd. But will everything go to plan before Hank's new baby brother is born?
His and Her Christmas	2005	Rival newspaper columnists battle it out (one to save his career advancement at a major newspaper, the other to save the small community newspaper who is her employer) before finding romance.
A Hobo's Christmas	1987	A hobo decides to return home after being away for 25 years.
Hogfather	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 Affair	1996	Romance blooms between a widowed mother and a fired toy salesman. A remake of the 1949 film.
Holiday in Handcuffs	2007	A struggling artist working as a waitress kidnaps one of her customers to bring home and meet her parents at Christmas.
A Holiday Romance	1999	A hard school administrator comes to town to close down the school and falls for the charming school music teacher.
A Holiday to Remember	1995	Carolyn is leaving the big city with her daughter Jordi for her childhood village, deep in the forest.
Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House	2002	A made-for-TV sequel to theatrical original.
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist	2012	Another made-for-TV sequel.
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.
The House Without a Christmas Tree	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.
If You Believe	1999	A Scrooge-like book editor is visited by her inner child, who tries to help rekindle her sense of joy during the holidays.
I'll Be Home for Christmas	1988	A Massachusetts family holds down the World War II home front during Christmas of 1944.
In the Nick of Time	1991	An aging Santa Claus struggles to prepare his cynical would-be successor to take over the job in time for Christmas.
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus	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 Came Upon the Midnight Clear	1984	After suffering a fatal heart attack, a man (Mickey Rooney) is granted a brief return to life so that he can show his California-bred grandson (Scott Grimes) his first white Christmas in New York.
It Happened One Christmas	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 starring the then recently liberated Marlo Thomas.
Karroll's Christmas	2004	A modern "Christmas Carol" adaptation in which the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future mistakenly visit the neighbor of the man they were supposed to teach to love Christmas.
Like Father, Like Santa	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 in the Santa Claus Suit	1979	The lives of three different men are transformed by a magical Santa Claus costume rented to 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 World War I, and is asked to convince consumers to buy bonds instead of toys.
Mary Christmas	2002	Widower's young daughter asks Santa for a new mother.
Miracle on 34th Street	1973	Remake of the original film.
A Mom for Christmas	1990	A young girl who desires to have a mother in her life gets her to wish at the department store.
The Monster's Christmas	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.
Moonlight and Mistletoe	2007	A man runs a year-round Santa Town.
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year	2008	A Retired policeman attempts to kindle romance between his niece and a visiting chef.
Mr. Krueger's Christmas	1980	A widowed apartment janitor daydreams to escape his lonely life.
Mrs. Santa Claus	1996	Santa's wife ends up in New York in the early 1900s near Christmastime.
Mr. St. Nick	2002	An aging Santa Claus is ready to retire but first, he must convince his son to take over his job.
Must Be Santa	1999	Santa must pass his powers on to his chosen successor, but mistakenly passes them on to an ex-con.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure	2003	Cousin Eddie and his family get stranded on what they think is a deserted island for Christmas in this sequel to the 1989 theatrical film. Aired on NBC.
The National Tree	2009	A teenager has his Sitka Spruce tree chosen to be planted outside the White House as the new national Christmas Tree. He and his father end up driving the Tree throughout the country and the tree becomes a national icon.
The Nativity	1978	Biblical account of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Naughty or Nice	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 New Adventures of Heidi	1978	Heidi joins Elizabeth and her busy widowed father for a Christmas in New York City.
The Night They Saved Christmas	1984	An oil company dynamites in the North Pole in search of an oil field, unaware that they are endangering Santa Claus.
Northpole	2014	A young boy and his new friend Clementine try to bring back the happiness of Christmas before it's too late.
November Christmas	2010	A father tries to provide an early Christmas for his seriously ill young daughter.
Once Upon a Christmas	2000	Santa's daughter tries to change a family so they are no longer on the Naughty List, or else Santa will cancel Christmas.
One Christmas	1994	A young man is sent to visit his estranged father for Christmas in 1930 in New Orleans.
One Special Night	1999	Strangers get struck in a cottage during a snowstorm and realize they are drawn together. Starring Julie Andrews and James Garner.
On the 2nd Day of Christmas	1997	Con-woman Trish and her niece/ward Patsy are caught trying to steal from a department store right before Christmas. With the holidays so near, Bert, a store employee, agrees to be responsible for the pair so that Patsy does not need to spend the holidays in social services.
Picking Up & Dropping Off	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.
Patch Town	2014	An employee at a gloomy toy factory discovers that he is really a living doll, and goes on a search to find his "mother" (former owner who bought him).
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish	1998	After getting blamed for spoiling Christmas Richie Rich, the richest kid in the world, wishes he'd never been born.
The 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	1988	Kunta Kinte and Fiddler, from Roots, accompany their owner to another plantation at Christmas time and they learn that the son of the owner helps slaves escape.
Samantha: An American Girl Holiday	2004	A wealthy girl visits an orphanage during the holiday season, and tries to house them.
Santa and Pete	1999	Saint Nicholas and his friend Pete travel from Europe to the newly discovered America to celebrate Christmas with Dutch settlers. While helping the settlers make peace with the Native Americans Nicholas is gifted a sleigh, reindeer, leather boots, and a red hat and coat, creating the legend of Santa Clause.
Santa Baby	2006	Mary Class (Jenny McCarthy) 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 again.
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians	1964	The Martians kidnap Santa because there is nobody on Mars to give their children presents.[20]
Santa Jr.	2002	Santa's son, mistaken for the "Christmas Bandit", is held under house arrest two days before Christmas.
Santa Who?	2000	Santa Claus suffers an attack of amnesia after falling out of his sleigh. Only the innocence of a small child can save Christmas for thousands of people around the world.
Saving Christmas	2017	A middle school student decides to prove that Santa Claus is real.
The Search for Santa Paws[7]	2010	Sequel to Santa Buddies in which Santa loses memory in New York and it's up to his new friend Paws to save him.
A Season for Miracles	1999	A homeless woman and her niece and nephew attempt to outrun the authorities during the holiday season.
Silent Night	2002	Fact-based World War II story set on Christmas Eve, 1944, finds a German Mother and her son seeking refuge in a cabin on the war front.
Silver Bells	2005	A widower who has traveled from Nova Scotia with his children to sell their homegrown Christmas trees in New York City meets a photographer who hasn't celebrated Christmas since the year her husband died.
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 who must find a wife before Christmas because his father wants to retire.
A Smoky Mountain Christmas	1986	A singer retreats to an isolated mountain cabin for a quiet holiday, but finds seven orphaned children there.
Snow	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	2008	Sequel to 2004's Snow.
Snowglobe	2007	A young woman discovers a Christmas-themed dreamworld inside a magical snow globe.
Snow Wonder	2005	Adapted from the short story "Just Like the Ones We Used to Know" by Connie Willis.
The Sons of Mistletoe	2001	A cold businesswoman threatens to close boys' foster home during the holidays when she returns to her hometown to settle her late father's estate.
Special Delivery	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	2003	A criminal hides in a small town and takes a job as a Santa.
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.
Three Wise Guys	2005	Three gangsters are hired as hitmen during the Christmas season.
To Grandmother's House We Go	1992	Twin sisters believe their mother would be better off with a break from them for Christmas so they decide to go visit their grandmother, and their adventures along the way.
A Town Without Christmas	2001	A child of divorcing parents writes a suicidal letter to Santa, prompting a community search. Followed by Finding John Christmas and When Angels Come to Town.
Trading Christmas	2013	A widowed Washington mother and a Boston novelist decide to swap houses for Christmas.
The True Meaning of Christmas Specials	2002	Broadcast on CBC and hosted by Dave Foley, this parody of Christmas specials and many Christmas stories follows David and friends as he seeks to learn the meaning of Christmas Specials, beyond selling knickknacks for $49.99.
'Twas the Night	2001	A mischievous 14-year-old boy and his irresponsible uncle almost ruin Christmas when they decide to take Santa's new high-tech sleigh for a joyride.
Twice Upon a Christmas	2001	Santa's daughter has lost her memory, and her new family is determined to help her get it back.
The Ultimate Christmas Present	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.
Undercover Christmas	2003	An FBI agent visits his parents for the holidays, with the waitress he's protecting posing as his girlfriend.
Unlikely Angel	1996	A singer must work with St Peter to earn her wings at Christmas by reuniting a family.
A Very Brady Christmas	1988	The entire Brady family manages to overcome personal obstacles to spend a happy holiday together. Follow up-to The Brady Bunch and The Brady Brides.
A Very Merry Mix-Up	2013	Shop owner Alice Chapman is nervous about meeting her future in-laws at Christmas, especially because she is arriving ahead of her new fiancé, Will Mitchum. Alice's trip becomes more stressful when her luggage is lost and her phone is damaged, leaving her no way to find Will's family!
When Angels Come to Town	2004	Max the Angel finds himself helping two different families as Christmas approaches.
Will You Merry Me?	2008	A Lifetime film, in which a newly engaged couple, one Christian and the other Jewish, must survive their family meeting for the first time during Christmas.
The Winter Stallion	1992	A man returns to Wales and tries to save his late father's farm from developers by entering a prize stallion in a Christmas race.
Wishin' and Hopin'	2014	Coming of age Lifetime comedy set in 1964 - Felix Funicello and his fifth-grade class at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parochial School have a momentous fall semester after a substitute teacher and a new student from Russia arrive. Competition ensues for key roles in the school's Christmas pageant.

A Christmas Carol adaptations[]

Title	Year	Description
A Carol for Another Christmas	1964	This modernization of A Christmas Carol was produced to promote American support for the United Nations.
An American Christmas Carol	1979	In this adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the "Scrooge" figure is a miserly businessman in Depression-era New England.
Rich Little's Christmas Carol	1979	Comedian Rich Little 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	1984	Starring George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Ebbie	1995	A TV movie that brought the first portrayal of Scrooge as a female, with Susan Lucci as Elizabeth "Ebbie" Scrooge, owner of a huge department store, and some of her own employees doubling as the three Christmas Spirits.
Ms. Scrooge	1997	A TV movie starring Cicely Tyson as "Ebenita Scrooge", the managing director of a loan company, and Katherine Helmond as her deceased business partner Maude Marley.
A Christmas Carol	1999	A Hallmark Channel adaptation of the famous story. Starring Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge and Richard E. Grant as Bob Cratchit.
A Diva's Christmas Carol	2000	A TV movie that premiered on VH1, now on Lifetime, portraying Vanessa Williams in the Scrooge role as "Ebony" Scrooge, one-third of a late-'80's pop trio called "Desire" and now an egotistical, arrogant, grouchy solo diva.
A Carol Christmas	2003	Another TV movie portraying Scrooge as an arrogant female celebrity, this time as a TV star named "Carol Cartman", played by Tori Spelling, with her own talk show. Also featured were Dinah Manoff as Marla, Carol's stage-mother type aunt, and two of the three Christmas Spirits portrayed by Gary Coleman (Christmas Past) and William Shatner (Christmas Present).
A Christmas Carol	2004	Kelsey Grammer is Scrooge in this musical adaptation of the Dickens story.
It's Christmas, Carol!	2012	A workaholic businesswoman is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future in a modern update of A Christmas Carol.

Christmas animals[]

Title	Year	Description
A Dog Named Christmas	2009
A Doggone Christmas	2016	A dog with telepathic powers are hunted down by the CIA near Christmas time.
Alone for Christmas (AKA Bone Alone)	2013	When a family visits Grandma's house on Christmas Eve, they leave their dog at home alone. And when three thieves try to take the presents from under the Christmas tree, the dog must use every trick it knows to stop them.
Benji's Very Own Christmas Story	1978	Popular screen pooch meets Kris Kringle while preparing for a Christmas parade in Switzerland.
The Dog Who Saved Christmas	2009	The Bannister family's new addition, Zeus, the yellow Labrador, appears to be less than the dependable guard dog the family needs. However, when two burglars set out to break into the Bannister's home while they're away for Christmas, Zeus seizes the chance to be a hero, proving every dog - even this one - has his day.
The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation	2010
Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever	2014
Santa Buddies	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.
The Search for Santa Paws	2010	Prequel to Santa Buddies
Shelby	2014

Children's[]

Title	Year	Description
Annabelle's Wish	1997	A young mute boy is given a calf who aspires to become one of Santa's flying reindeer.
An All Dogs Christmas Carol	1998	An animated adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, featuring the cast of All Dogs Go to Heaven.
Babes in Toyland	1997	An animated adaptation of the Herbert operetta.
Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas	2006	This animated parody of A Christmas Carol casts Daffy Duck in the Scrooge-like role, with all of the other Looney Tunes characters offering support.
The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas	1973	When all other bears sleep through Christmas, one specific bear named Ted E. Bear is curious about Christmas and discovers the true meaning of the holiday.
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas	1997	When the Beast forbids the celebration of Christmas, Belle and friends show him the true meaning of the holiday in this holiday-themed followup to the animated Disney theatrical film.
Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol	1979	An animated adaptation of Dickens' story featuring the Looney Tunes characters, with the role of Scrooge going to Yosemite Sam.
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night	1998	An animated story about the creation of the song "Silent Night".
Caillou's Holiday Movie	2003	This adventure follows Caillou as he helps his family get ready for the holidays and learns what Christmas is like in other countries around the world.
Care Bears Nutcracker Suite	1988	The Care Bears and their Cousins must help a Nutcracker save Toyland from an evil Vizier and his rat minions.
Casper's Haunted Christmas[7]	2000	Casper the Friendly Ghost must scare someone before Christmas Day or be banished from the mortal realm.
A Charlie Brown Christmas	1965	A 28-minute animated special in which Charlie Brown searches for the true meaning of Christmas, by directing a Christmas play while shunning the hyper-commercialization of the holiday.
A Child's Christmas in Wales	2008	Based on the Dylan Thomas poem. Directed by Dave Unwin and narrated by Matthew Rhys. It has Welsh and English language versions, although I assume both have the same video but different audio. Also, has a couple of live-action sections. It is said to be broadcast on S4C under the title Nadolig Plentyn yng Nghymru. It is a co-production between independent producers Brave New World and Cwmni Da. Alternate title is Nadolig I Blentyn Yng Nghymru.
A Chipmunk Christmas	1981	A sick boy makes Alvin realize the true meaning of Christmas.
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street	1978
Christmas Is Here Again	2007	A disabled orphan girl sets out to find Santa's stolen toy sack.
The Christmas Toy	1986	Jim Henson tale of toys who come to life on Christmas Eve.
Christopher's Christmas Mission	1975
A Cosmic Christmas	1977	Three aliens visit Earth to learn about the true meaning of Christmas.
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas	2014	A stop motion retelling of the 2003 film Elf.
Elmo Saves Christmas	1996	Inspired by the 1892 short story "Christmas Every Day" by William Dean Howells, Elmo learns that Christmas does not occur every day.
Elmo's Christmas Countdown	2007
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas	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 to give the other the perfect gift for Christmas.
Father Christmas	1991	The story of what Father Christmas does the 'other' 364 days a year.
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow	1975	Stop Motion special.
The Forgotten Toys	1995	Animated special, based on the children's book The Night After Christmas by James Stevenson; a teddy bear and a rag doll embark on journey to find a new home and owners, overcoming complicated obstacles along the way. A sequel series to the special was broadcast from 1997 until 1999.
Frosty Returns	1992	Animated special. A Summer Wheeze aerosol spray threatens Frosty.
Frosty the Snowman	1969	Animated special, adapted from the famous song. Magic that brings a snowman to life.
A Garfield Christmas	1987	Animated special. Garfield, Jon, and Odie go to Jon's grandmother's house for Christmas, where Garfield finds a present for Grandma.
Gift of the Night Fury	2011	The Vikings are prepared to celebrate their annual holiday when all of a sudden all the dragons disappear, now Hiccup must figure out why while also trying to make a gift for Toothless.
Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes	2006	Animated special. Holly Hobbie and her friends help a widow and her twin boys to celebrate the Christmas holidays.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!	1966	Animated musical. A mean and stingy green creature wants to ruin Christmas.
How the Toys Saved Christmas	1996	The story follows some toys as they struggle to avoid the heartless Mr. Grimm, that plans to auction off the toys to the highest bidder, and to find their true homes.
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie	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.
Jack Frost	1979	Stop Motion A Groundhog named Pete tells the story of how Jack Frost wanted to become human so he can fall in love.
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together	1979	The Muppets join the singer for Christmas songs and sketches.
Kung Fu Panda Holiday[7]	2010	Po is put in charge of hosting a holiday feast for other Kung Fu Masters, but wants to try to spend the holiday with his dad.
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus	1985	Stop Motion Rankin/Bass Special. The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. And to justify it, he tells the history of Santa Claus.
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus	2000	A human orphan raised by the Faire Folke becomes the benefactor of all human children.
Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure	2012	A sequel to Niko and the Way to the Stars.
The Little Drummer Boy	1968	Stop Motion special. An orphan drummer boy who hates humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men en route to Bethlehem.
The Magic Snowflake	2013	A young boy named Nicholas is about to become the next Santa Claus, but he must first avoid a crisis that's threatening the magic of Christmas.
A Martian Christmas	2009
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse	2001	A snowstorm leaves everyone stranded and Donald has no Christmas spirit so Minnie comes up with the idea to show old Christmas cartoons.
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas	1999	In this three-segment film, Huey, Dewey, and Louie open their gifts early, Goofy tries to prove to Max that Santa exists, and Mickey and Minnie attempt to get gifts for each other after Mickey loses his job.
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas	2004	Stars Mickey Mouse.
A Miser Brothers' Christmas	2008	Stop Motion sequel to The Year Without a Santa Claus. After Santa is injured, Heat Miser and Snow Miser must put aside their differences and work together to save Christmas.
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol	1962	An animated and musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous book, A Christmas Carol, with Mr. Magoo as Scrooge.
The Muppet Christmas Carol	1992	The Muppets version of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'.
A Muppets 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	1987	Kermit and his friends spend Christmas staging a surprise visit to Fozzie Bear's mother's farm. Muppets from both The Muppet Show and Sesame Street are featured, as are Fraggles. Includes a rare cameo appearance by Jim Henson himself.
My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas	2005	My Little Pony film.
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey	1977	Stop Motion special.
Niko & The Way to the Stars (known as The Flight Before Christmas in North America)	2008	A young reindeer must overcome his fear of flying.
Nilus the Sandman: The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas	1991	While dreaming, a boy is taken by the Sandman to the North Pole to visit Santa Claus, but once there he discovers that children's increasing demand for more toys has forced Santa out of work, and Santa's duties are now performed by a robotic clown and his industrialized high-tech factory.
Olive, the Other Reindeer	1999	A dog called Olive wants to be a reindeer at Christmas time.
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer	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 the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys	2001	Sequel to Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964).
Rudolph's Shiny New Year	1976	Rudolph helps Father Time find Baby New Year so that the New Year can start.
Santa Claus and the Magic Drum	1996	While reading his usual gift wish mail Santa Claus stumbles upon an unusual letter which everyone assumes to be a gift wish letter from a boy called Vekara, at the same time odd things are happening around Santa's village, and strange accidents follow Santa.
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town	1970	Stop Motion A mailman tells the story of how a young orphan Claus is adopted by elves and tries to bring toys to sad children in a town where toys are banned.
Santa's Apprentice	2010
Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays	2012	Scooby-Doo film.
Shrek the Halls	2007	Animated special. An ogre prepares to celebrate Christmas with family.
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol	2011	Based around The Smurfs.
The Snowman	1982	The tale of a boy who builds a snowman one winter's day. One night, at the stroke of twelve, the snowman comes to life and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole.
A Special Sesame Street Christmas	1978
Super Sleuth Christmas Movie	2007	Winnie the Pooh film.
The Swan Princess: Christmas	2012	Princess Odette, Prince Derek, and their trusted woodland friends return for their first Christmas celebration! But with the villainous Rothbart striving to destroy Christmas itself, will they be able to stop him and save the day?
The Trolls and the Christmas Express	1981
'Twas the Night Before Christmas	1974	A mouse and a clockmaker try to appease a disgruntled Santa after he has received an insulting letter.
Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas	1979
VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas	2002	Playwrights Cavis Appythart (Bob the Tomato) and Millward Phelps (Larry the Cucumber) attempt to teach London to love through a musical spectacular but are threatened when they learn that a nearby church will be re-unveiling a priceless artifact during its Christmas pageant on Christmas Eve, Cavis and Millward's opening night.
VeggieTales: The Toy that Saved Christmas	1996	Grandpa George (In a role similar to S.D. Kluger from Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town) tells a bedtime story to his granddaughter Annie. In the story, Mr. Nezzer is the owner of a toy company that makes "Buzz-Saw Louie", who tells kids to get more toys. As Buzz-Saw Louie dolls roll off the production line, one of them inexplicably comes to life and escapes the factory to search for the true meaning of Christmas.
Will Vinton's A Claymation Christmas Celebration	1987	A stop motion claymation featuring the California Raisins and many Christmas songs.
Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year	2002	Winnie the Pooh film.
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving	1999	Winnie the Pooh film.
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too	1991	Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too is a Christmas television special based on the Disney television series The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, originally broadcast on Saturday, December 14, 1991, on ABC.
The Year Without a Santa Claus	1974	(Stop Motion) 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	2009	CGI animated version of Yes Virginia, aired on CBS and produced in association with Macy's and Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus	1974	An animated account of young Virginia.
Ziggy's Gift	1982	Ziggy and his faithful dog Fuzz take a job as a street Santa to raise money for the poor.

Adult/horror[]

Title	Year	Description
Jack Frost	1997	A serial killer is turned into a snowman.[21]
Krampus: The Reckoning	2015	A child psychologist investigates the connection between a mysterious young girl and Krampus, the Christmas Devil.[22]
Krampus Unleashed	2016	A family is terrorized by Krampus while visiting relatives for Christmas.[23]

See also[]

• List of highest grossing Christmas films
• List of Christmas television specials
• Christmas by medium
• Santa Claus in film

References[]