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- DirectorJeremiah S. ChechikStarsChevy ChaseBeverly D'AngeloJuliette LewisThe Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
- DirectorJames W. HorneLeo McCareyStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyJames FinlaysonOllie and Stanley are two Christmas Tree sales reps who get into one of their usual mutual-destruction fights with a disgruntled homeowner.TCM 12/7
- DirectorElliott NugentStarsMelvyn DouglasMary AstorEdith FellowsA bitter divorce and a grumpy widower find themselves stuck in a hotel cut off by a snowstorm, and begin to fall for each other. Their children, however, are determined to see that the romance never gets off the ground.TCM 12/22
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsEverett ClarkJack MercerMae QuestelAt an orphanage, the children are sad because they received broken toys as gifts. Professor Grampy sees the children while passing by in his sled and has an idea on how to give them a merry Christmas.
- DirectorEdwin L. MarinStarsReginald OwenGene LockhartKathleen LockhartAn elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.TCM 12/8
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaRudolf IsingStarsThe Boswell SistersConnee BoswellMartha BoswellWell, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for a stuffed toy and wakes him up.
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsEdward G. RobinsonJane WymanBroderick CrawfordThree ex-cons buy a luggage shop to tunnel into the bank vault next door. But despite all they can do, the shop prospers...TCM 12/10
- DirectorLew LandersStarsChester MorrisAdele MaraRichard LaneBlackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a Christmas magic show.TCM 12/19
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashDonald Duck, in a battleship made of ice, goes to war against his three nephews, who fight back from their ice fort.
- DirectorPeter GodfreyStarsBarbara StanwyckDennis MorganSydney GreenstreetA food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas.
- DirectorCharles DavidStarsDeanna DurbinRalph BellamyDavid BruceIn New York, a woman who partially witnesses a killing from a train window seeks the aid of a crime novelist to solve the murder.TCM 12/19
- DirectorDon SiegelStarsJ. Carrol NaishDonald WoodsRosina GalliThree cowboys riding across the desert with gifts for no particular recipient see a distant bright light, and find it comes from the Star Auto Court sign where the owners and guests work together to help a young expectant couple.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel BarrymoreAn angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
- DirectorRalph SmartStarsChips RaffertyJohn FernsideStan TolhurstIn Australia, five children pursue horse thieves through the mountains.TCM 12/19
- DirectorGeorge SeatonStarsEdmund GwennMaureen O'HaraJohn PayneAfter a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistaken.
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsLoretta YoungCeleste HolmHugh MarloweTwo nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit various townspeople to help them build a children's hospital.TCM 12/21
- DirectorIrving PichelStarsJimmy DuranteTerry MooreTom DrakeA little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.
- DirectorJack HannahStarsRuth CliffordPinto ColvigDessie FlynnThe tree that Mickey and Pluto chop down to bring home for Christmas is the tree that Chip 'n Dale live in.
- DirectorWilliam D. RussellStarsRobert YoungJane WyattElinor DonahueUpset with his children's materialistic approach to the holiday season, Jim insists his family drive to the mountains to chop down their Christmas tree. His wish for a simple family Christmas becomes an unfortunate reality when their car gets stuck in a snow drift far from the nearest phone. They take refuge in a mountain lodge that's closed for the season and are befriended by a man, apparently the caretaker, who teaches the children the delights of a simple holiday.
- 1955–195630mTV-PG9.0 (437)TV EpisodeDirectorFrank SatensteinStarsJackie GleasonArt CarneyAudrey MeadowsRalph sells his bowling ball to get a last-minute Christmas present for Alice.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAlfred HitchcockJohn WilliamsIsobel ElsomBefore leaving on a trip to America, a man kills his wife and buries her in the basement. Once in the United States, he receives correspondence. Has he gotten away with his crime?
- 1950–196525mNot Rated8.8 (105)TV EpisodeDirectorJames V. KernStarsJack BennyEddie 'Rochester' AndersonDennis DayJack is determined to finish his Christmas shopping in one visit and tortures a wallet salesman with constant changes to his order. Meanwhile, Dennis is having difficulty finding the right present for his mother.
- DirectorRichard QuineStarsJames StewartKim NovakJack LemmonA modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonShirley MacLaineFred MacMurrayA Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsArt CarneyJohn FiedlerRobert P. LiebAfter a derelict Santa Claus is fired on Christmas Eve, he finds a mysterious bag that gives out presents. With this bag he sets out to fulfill his one wish - to see the less fortunate inherit the bounties of Christmas.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsCrotchety old businessman Ben Weaver wants moonshiner Sam Muggins locked up for Christmas but, after seeing the holiday spirit in Andy's jail, he tries to be arrested himself.
- DirectorKen AnnakinStarsLeslie PhillipsStanley BaxterWilfrid Hyde-WhiteForsdyke, a pathological petty thief subjects himself to a strict correction course run by a wealthy ex-con Widdowes and his Crooks Anonymous organization. Forsdyke's young and innocent girlfriend Babette, holds the hopes for his recovery and promises that she'll marry him if he'll reform. However, Forsdyke loses control when he's locked in a department store over Christmas.TCM 12/20
- DirectorRobert Ellis MillerStarsDonald PleasenceLiam SullivanPhilippa BevansAfter being forced to retire, Professor Fowler contemplates suicide when he doesn't feel he's made a difference in the world.
- DirectorAbe LevitowStarsJim BackusMorey AmsterdamJack CassidyThis musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.
- 1961–196630mTV-G7.7 (301)TV EpisodeDirectorJerry ParisStarsDick Van DykeRose MarieMorey AmsterdamIt's the first Christmas presentation of The Alan Brady Show where he turns the spotlight upon his talented staff to entertain the TV public.
- DirectorAlan RafkinStarsElizabeth MontgomeryDick YorkAgnes MooreheadWhen an orphan visits the Stevens' for Christmas who doesn't believe in Santa Claus, Samantha takes him to the North Pole to visit the man himself.
- DirectorLarry RoemerStarsBillie Mae RichardsBurl IvesLarry D. MannA young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.
- DirectorSidney LanfieldStarsCarolyn JonesJohn AstinJackie CooganMr. Thompson next door tells Wednesday and Pugsley there's no Santa Claus and the family volunteers Uncle Fester to play Santa for their benefit. But when he gets stuck in the chimney and is a no show, the whole family sets to work to prove to the kids that there is a Santa Claus.
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsAnn AltieriChris DoranSally DryerDepressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
- DirectorJohn ErmanStarsMarlo ThomasTed BessellLew ParkerWhile on a break from her job at a department store as one of Santa's helpers, Ann tells Donald about a Christmas she spent with one of her students while she was a teacher at a boarding school. A little boy name Tommy, who has always spent Christmas in hotels, is stuck at the school while his parents finish working on a movie. Since she's isn't allowed to bring him home with her, Ann stays at the school with him to give him his first happy Christmas.
- DirectorChuck JonesBen WashamStarsBoris KarloffJune ForayDal McKennonA grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
- DirectorRonald NeameStarsAlbert FinneyAlec GuinnessEdith EvansA musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
- 1970–197730m8.1 (286)TV EpisodeDirectorJay SandrichStarsMary Tyler MooreEdward AsnerValerie HarperMary is forced to work not only on Christmas Day but Christmas Eve, too.
- DirectorFielder CookStarsPatricia NealRichard ThomasEdgar BergenOn Christmas Eve 1933, the Waltons prepare for the holiday, but they are becoming increasingly worried because John Walton, who was forced to take work in another part of the state, has not yet returned home.
- DirectorPaul BogartStarsJason RobardsMildred NatwickLisa LucasIn 1946 Nebraska, a young girl named Addie desperately craves a Christmas tree, but her bitter widower father refuses because of events from the family's past.
- DirectorPeter BaldwinStarsBob NewhartSuzanne PleshettePeter BonerzIt's Christmas time and Bob's therapy group is not a happy bunch. Bob invites his patients to share Christmas Eve with him and Emily. Bob worries about what to give Emily for a gift.
- DirectorSydney LotterbyStarsRonnie BarkerBrian WildeFulton MackayChristmas Special. Fletcher discovers that his fellow inmates are planning to escape.
- DirectorJim HensonStarsJerry NelsonFrank OzMarilyn SokolA poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.
- DirectorJon StoneStarsJim HensonFrank OzJerry NelsonBig Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents.
- DirectorJames BurrowsStarsJudd HirschJeff ConawayDanny DeVitoLouie's gambling brother, Nick from Las Vegas, comes to visit the garage. Irritated that Nick refuses to spend time with their mother, Louie bankrolls Alex in a card game to try and get back at him.
- DirectorJean-Marie PoiréStarsAnémoneJosiane BalaskoMarie-Anne ChazelTwo neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a transvestite visit their office.
- DirectorAsaad KeladaStarsHarry AndersonKaren AustinJohn LarroquetteHarry must deal with a pair of volatile teenage runaways and an old man who believes he's the real Santa Claus.
- DirectorJoel ZwickStarsBronson PinchotMark Linn-BakerErnie SabellaLarry and Balki are going to visit Larry's family in Madison for Christmas, but a snowstorm threatens to ruin their plans.
- DirectorEric TillStarsDave GoelzSteve WhitmireKathryn MullenThe toys in the playroom of the Jones household magically come to life when their owners aren't looking. On Christmas Eve, as the toys eagerly await the arrival of a new toy, Rugby the tiger plots to make sure he remains the favorite toy.
- DirectorPhil RomanGeorge SingerStarsLorenzo MusicThom HugeGregg BergerGarfield, Jon, and Odie go to Jon's grandmother's house for Christmas, where Garfield finds a present for Grandma.
- DirectorWill VintonStarsTim ConnerJohnny CounterfitTwo hosting prehistoric dinosaurs, Rex and Herb, guide you along a typical small town's Christmas choral celebration. There's just one catch, the entire town population is made out of clay. Special guest stars: the California Raisins.
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie BedeliaA New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer is forced to become a department store Santa when Marge spends the family's Christmas savings on removing Bart's tattoo.
- DirectorSkip JonesStarsMichael BellJoe AlaskeyJohn BynerOpus the Penguin struggles to achieve his seemingly impossible dream to be able to fly.
- DirectorJohn BirkinStarsRowan AtkinsonMatilda ZieglerC.J. AllenChristmas adventures of Mr. Bean include shopping, Christmas Eve at home, and preparing the Christmas turkey.
- DirectorBrian HensonStarsMichael CaineDave GoelzSteve WhitmireThe Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
- 1990–199623mTV-PG7.4 (643)TV EpisodeDirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidBaby Nicky is being christened on Christmas Eve. Will tells everyone he is going to get the music group Boyz II Men to perform.
- 1994–199546mTV-148.2 (293)TV EpisodeDirectorDominic BrigstockeStarsSteve CooganRebecca FrontKevin EldonAlan presents a one-off Christmas edition of "Knowing Me, Knowing You".
- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsMichael MaloneyRichard BriersHetta CharnleyA group of theatre actors plays "Hamlet" in a provincial village, faced with their own temptations, disappointments, and joys.
- DirectorStark HowellSteve SockiTuck TuckerStarsToran CaudellFrancesca Marie SmithJamil Walker SmithWhen Arnold receives Mr. Hyunh's name in the boarding house's annual Secret Santa draw, he decides to make it the most special Christmas ever for the lonely boarder, and tries to reunite Mr. Hyunh with his long-lost daughter. Meanwhile, Helga agonizes over what would make the perfect present for Arnold.
- DirectorMatt StoneTrey ParkerStarsMary Kay BergmanJennifer HowellJesse Brant HowellThe town is forced to remove anything that either has anything to do with Christmas or is offensive in the least bit to anyone. And Kyle tries to convince everyone of the existence of "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo."
- DirectorWalt DohrnPaul TibbittStarsTom KennyBill FagerbakkeRodger BumpassChristmas Who?: Nobody in Bikini Bottom has ever heard of Christmas or Santa Clause until Sandy lets them in on this surface tradition. SpongeBob wants to bring Christmas to Bikini Bottom this year and his enthusiasm is infectious. Everyone gets into the spirit, waiting for Santa to arrive on the big day. Everyone except Squidward, who has scoffed at SpongeBob the whole while. When Santa is a no show on Christmas morning, everyone blames SpongeBob for getting their hopes up. But in a surprise ending, Squidward uncharacteristically saves the day and Christmas ends up coming after all.
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsFanny ArdantEmmanuelle BéartDanielle DarrieuxA man is murdered in an isolated chalet, and the eight female residents are all suspects; their secrets are revealed as they try to determine who is guilty.
- DirectorHarold RamisStarsJohn CusackBilly Bob ThorntonConnie NielsenA shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
- DirectorChristian CarionStarsDiane KrugerBenno FürmannGuillaume CanetIn December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life.
- DirectorArnaud DesplechinStarsCatherine DeneuveJean-Paul RoussillonMathieu AmalricThe 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.
- DirectorJim HoskinsonStarsStephen ColbertElvis CostelloRich DahmJoin Stephen Colbert and his friends--Toby Keith, Elvis Costello, John Legend, Feist, Willie Nelson, and Jon Stewart --for a yuletide evening of song, dance and nog-induced dementia.
- DirectorJack BenderStarsNaveen AndrewsHenry Ian CusickJeremy DaviesDuring the helicopter ride to the ship, Desmond's consciousness begins jumping back and forth between present day 2004 and 1996. He is forced to find Daniel Faraday in 1996 in order to get answers and stop the jumps.
- DirectorDuke JohnsonStarsJoel McHaleGillian JacobsDanny PudiWhen Abed wakes up to discover that everything is in stop motion animation, Professor Duncan and the study group help him try to discover the true meaning of Christmas.
- DirectorKasi LemmonsStarsForest WhitakerAngela BassettJennifer HudsonA 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, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.
- DirectorJennifer CoyleBernard DerrimanStarsH. Jon BenjaminDan MintzEugene MirmanAfter spending Christmas Eve outrunning a candy cane truck with their last-minute tree, the Belchers find that Bob's friend gets caught in the kids' Santa trap.
- DirectorCarl TibbettsStarsJon HammRafe SpallOona ChaplinThree interconnected tales of technology run amok during the Christmas season are told by two men at a remote outpost in a frozen wilderness.
- DirectorMabel BeatonStarsMabel Beaton MarionettesAlexander ScourbyIn this family film short, a nearly all marionette cast perform a dramatization of "The Night Before Christmas" and a performance of the Nativity.
- DirectorTony BenedictBarry MahonStarsHal SmithJean Vander PylChris GilmoreWhen a park ranger tells two bear cubs about Christmas and Santa Claus, they want to skip hibernation to celebrate, but their mother doesn't believe in Saint Nick and wants them to sleep.
- DirectorJim ClarkStarsWilliam BurleighKate NichollsAnthony HonourOutpatient Gary determines to get a tree for the children who will be in hospital for Christmas. He enlists the aid of brother and sister and they set out to find one.
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsVictor MatureBrian DonlevyColeen GrayA crook arrested for a jewelry heist initially refuses to give up his accomplices, but he changes his mind once his wife dies under worrying circumstances.
- DirectorGarson KaninStarsGinger RogersDavid NivenCharles CoburnAn unemployed woman discovers an abandoned baby on the steps of an orphanage, and accepts an offer to take responsibility for the child in return for a job.
- DirectorMordicai GersteinStarsRon McLartyGabriela GlatzerJonathan LewisPapa Bear and the cubs search the woods for the perfect Christmas tree, but run afoul of the woodland animals who live in the trees they aim to cut down.
- 1999–200221mTV-Y76.5 (20)TV EpisodeDirectorBob JaquesStarsBilly WestMark HamillAndrea MartinA Very Woody Christmas: In an effort to win over Santa, Woody videotapes himself doing good deeds. It's A Chilly Christmas After All: Smedley vies to be Santa's #1 elf, but Chilly sabotages his plans. Yule Get Yours: With their gift-wrapping sham, Buzz and Tweaky turn Woody's sentiments into stones
- 2001–201726mNot Rated7.9 (316)TV EpisodeDirectorButch HartmanStarsTara StrongDaran NorrisSusanne BlakesleeEveryone loves Christmas. Who wouldn't want to celebrate it every day? Apparently the whole world, that's who.