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- DirectorBharat NalluriStarsDan StevensMark SchrierPatrick Joseph ByrnesThe journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.
- 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.
- DirectorDavid E. TalbertStarsForest WhitakerKeegan-Michael KeyHugh BonnevilleAn imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power to change their lives forever.
- DirectorRon OliverStarsErin CahillRyan PaeveyBrandi AlexanderCharles Whitley travels from 1903 to 2020 where he meets Megan Turner and experiences a 21st Century Christmas.
- DirectorJacqui MorrisStarsThea AchilleaRuby McMillan-WilsonOliver John LockA radical animated retelling of the holiday classic that starts with a Victorian performance of the Charles Dickens tale before diving into the imagination of one of the children in the audience, taking the story to a darker fantasy realm.
- StarsGuy PearceAndy SerkisStephen GrahamIn Steven Knight's gothic adaptation of Charles Dickens' iconic ghost story, Ebenezer Scrooge experiences a dark night of the soul - past, present and future.
- DirectorSean AndersStarsWill FerrellRyan ReynoldsOctavia SpencerA musical version of Charles Dickens's story of a miserly misanthrope who is taken on a magical journey.
- DirectorArthur Allan SeidelmanStarsKelsey GrammerJesse L. MartinJane KrakowskiAn old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when he is haunted by ghosts on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorMonika MitchellStarsVanessa HudgensJosh WhitehouseEmmanuelle ChriquiA medieval English knight is magically transported to present-day America where he falls for a high school science teacher who is disillusioned by love.
- DirectorPhilippa LowthorpeStarsVanessa RedgraveJudy ParfittJessica RaineNonnatus House is alive with preparations for Christmas. Chummy is arranging a nativity play with the Cub Scouts, Jenny is faced with a difficult case, and a young girl's predicament leads to a big decision.
- DirectorThea SharrockStarsVanessa RedgraveCliff ParisiJessica RaineNonnatus House and the surrounding area is evacuated when an unexploded bomb is found nearby. Meanwhile, Shelagh has doubts about her wedding to Patrick, and Jenny and Trixie help a man who is suffering from shell shock.
- DirectorThaddeus O'SullivanStarsVanessa RedgraveRonald PickupHelen GeorgeAs Christmas approaches, Chummy and Trixie are organizing a concert. Meanwhile, Patsy takes a pair of pregnant girls to a mother-and-baby home which proves to be ill run, and Cynthia is conflicted about her future.
- DirectorJuliet MayStarsVanessa RedgraveJack AshtonJudy ParfittAs Christmas approaches, an outbreak of measles hits Poplar. Meanwhile, Tom receives an intriguing offer from the BBC, a face from Patsy's past returns, and Sister Monica Joan goes missing.
- DirectorSyd MacartneyStarsVanessa RedgraveAlice BrownLaura MainA group from Nonnatus House travels overseas in order to assist a struggling clinic in South Africa.
- DirectorSyd MacartneyStarsVanessa RedgraveJenny AgutterVictoria YeatesAs the year comes to an end, Poplar faces unprecedented and relentless wintry conditions, which pose a challenge to the occupants of Nonnatus House and the community at large.
- DirectorSyd MacartneyStarsVanessa RedgraveMiriam MargolyesLeonie ElliottAs Christmas approaches, Sisters Julienne and Winifred are called to the Mother House, where important decisions must be made. Meanwhile, Trixie returns from Italy, and the midwives help with a difficult birth.
- DirectorSyd MacartneyStarsVanessa RedgraveMiriam MargolyesElla BruccoleriThe midwives answer the call for medical help in the Outer Hebrides.
- DirectorSyd MacartneyStarsVanessa RedgraveElla BruccoleriLaura MainSister Monica Joan is rushed to hospital, while Trixie is less than impressed to receive a subscription to a Marriage Bureau as a Christmas present. Meanwhile, the circus is in town.
- 2014– 1h 26mTV-G8.5 (622)TV EpisodeDirectorNeill FearnleyStarsErin KrakowTerence KellyJack WagnerAn intriguing peddler comes to Hope Valley selling the townspeople his wares and teaching them valuable lessons about joy and giving.
- DirectorNeill FearnleyStarsErin KrakowPascale HuttonJack WagnerThe town has a new tradition to help make the wishes of the townspeople come true. Elizabeth works overtime to make one wish come true, while she waits for her own wishes to come true.
- 2014– 2hTV-PG8.1 (402)TV EpisodeDirectorNeill FearnleyStarsErin KrakowPascale HuttonJack WagnerWhen a group of orphans become stranded in Hope Valley for Christmas, their caretakers lead Bill to investigate the circumstances of their arrival.
- DirectorMike RohlStarsErin KrakowPascale HuttonJack WagnerAs Christmas approaches in Hope Valley, Elizabeth prepares for Little Jack's first Christmas and birthday surrounded by her closest friends, but she misses Jack more than ever. Nathan receives a prestigious job offer in Union City but weighs the promotion against the downside of leaving Elizabeth and taking his niece away from Hope Valley. Lucas holds a Christmas festival to bring some of his family's traditions to Hope Valley... and to impress Elizabeth.
- DirectorMichael McGowanStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyWhile investigating the murder of a rich benefactor and the theft of children's presents at a Christmas charity pageant, Murdoch discovers suggestions that a Christmas monster, a Krampus, may be involved.
- 2008– 1h 30mTV-PG8.2 (264)TV EpisodeDirectorT.W. PeacockeStarsYannick BissonThomas CraigHelene JoyMurdoch and Brackenreid investigate a series of brazen robberies targeting Toronto's businessmen just days before Christmas
- DirectorGary HarveyStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigDetective Murdoch and Dr. Ogden travel to Vancouver Island to visit Murdoch's brother, RCMP officer Jasper Linney. There, they investigate a murder connected to an archaeologist who has uncovered an ancient Indigenous settlement, leading to encounters with the Songhees and Haida nations. Meanwhile, the Brackenreids are offered an investment opportunity that may not be all it seems, and Crabtree and Higgins plan a ski holiday with their sweethearts Nina Bloom and Ruth Newsome that may be more dangerous than expected.
- DirectorBrian PercivalStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterChristmas 1919. Downton Abbey is hosting a lavish Christmas party, yet despite being the season of goodwill, tensions are rife and Bates' arrest has cast a shadow over the festivities.
- DirectorMinkie SpiroStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterAutumn of 1924. It's grouse shooting season and Rose's father-in-law invites the Crawley family to a shooting party in Northumberland.
- DirectorMichael EnglerStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterMary endeavors to build bridges with her sister while Edith's secret continues to pose a threat. As Henry settles into the role of husband and stepfather, finding his place at Downton proves more difficult.
- DirectorJohn StephensonStarsHans MathesonSamantha BarksLesley ManvilleA pastor who's suffered a personal loss accepts a position in a town that believes in a Christmas miracle candle, which he strives to abolish.
- DirectorJim LoachStarsZaris-Angel HatorDerek EzenaguLeon StewartChristmas 1846, a pregnant Victoria faces the festive season without her beloved Baroness Lehzen. Albert wants to transform the palace into a magical, seasonal, wonderland, but tensions mount when he invites some unwelcome guests.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsCatherine SteadmanJacqueline BissetLeon OckendenThe story of An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving continues. Isabella and Tilly pay a visit to Ireland, hoping Isabella's long-ago suitor, the Earl of Shannon, can assist Tilly in getting her writing published.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsBing CrosbyDanny KayeRosemary ClooneyA successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
- DirectorLasse HallströmJoe JohnstonStarsMackenzie FoyKeira KnightleyMorgan FreemanA young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice.
- DirectorDamien O'ConnorStarsMalachy McCourtRuth NeggaVivian DrewSet in Ireland in the 1910s, 'Angela's Christmas' is a funny, heart-warming and poignant story about the power of family and the innocent desire of a child to ensure everyone is safe, warm and loved at Christmas time.
- DirectorDamien O'ConnorStarsAnya O'ConnorRuth NeggaMoe DunfordA sequel to the much loved Angela's Christmas, Angela's Christmas Wish is a heart-warming tale of a determined little girl who sets out to reunite her family in time for Christmas.
- DirectorDavid S. Cass Sr.StarsNatalie HallJoBeth WilliamsGreg VaughanWhile mourning the loss of her husband and daughter, recently widowed Ellie King (Natalie Hall) visits her brother Aaron Davis (Greg Vaughan) and his children for Christmas. Ellie does her best to enjoy the holidays, making new friends with Mrs. Thompson (JoBeth Williams), a local shop keeper, and handsome admirer Deputy Strode (Dylan Bruce). When Aaron travels out of town to purchase land, Ellie agrees to watch his children, but the season's festivities are threatened when Aaron goes missing.
- DirectorJoy ChapmanStarsKelly WashingtonAmanda WatersJoanna DanielWhile visiting her school's forbidden attic, Mandie stumbles upon the mystery of a long forgotten Christmas.
- DirectorNadia TassStarsAnnaSophia RobbJordan BridgesRebecca MaderSet in 1904, "American Girls" revolves around Samantha as she moves in with her grandmother and learns how to become a proper Victorian young lady.
- DirectorValerie WeissStarsAlyvia Alyn LindMary McCormackMadison LawlorMaryellen discovers that the best gift is thinking of others first and is determined to make the holiday special for those who need it most.
- DirectorRodney GibbonsStarsLinda HamiltonMatthew HarbourRomano OrzariIn a cabin on a World War II front, a German mom with a young son mediates a truce between three German and three American soldiers so they can all celebrate Christmas Eve 1944 together.
- DirectorClive DonnerStarsGeorge C. ScottFrank FinlayAngela PleasenceA bitter old miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorBrian Desmond HurstStarsAlastair SimJack WarnerKathleen HarrisonEbenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve, he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the error of his ways.
- DirectorEdwin L. MarinStarsReginald OwenGene LockhartKathleen LockhartAn elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorDavid Hugh JonesStarsPatrick StewartRichard E. GrantJoel GreyAn old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorJoshua EnckStarsStephen AtherholtJonathan BlairRachel Day HughesThe inspiring story behind the writing of the beloved Christmas carol and its author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.