❄ Christmas ❄ Animation ❄
by MAthePA | created - 06 Jul 2018 | updated - 22 Jan 2020 | PublicThe list items here follow no ratings, dates or other strict order. The titles are compiled according to the content similarity and mutual complementary in: genre, storyline, emotional background, and so on.
The first third is duplicated to the ❄ Santa Claus Chronicles ❄ list.
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1. Arthur Christmas (2011)
PG | 97 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Santa's clumsy son Arthur sets out on a mission with Grandsanta to give out a present they misplaced to a young girl in less than two hours.
Directors: Sarah Smith, Barry Cook | Stars: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Hugh Laurie
Votes: 53,263 | Gross: $46.46M
2. Prep & Landing (2009 TV Movie)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Wayne gets a new rookie partner, Lanny, after his previous partner got the promotion he wanted. Lanny has to remind Wayne of the Spirit of Christmas and the importance of being an elf in Santa's Prep and Landing elite unit.
Directors: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Stars: Dave Foley, Sarah Chalke, Mason Vale Cotton, David DeLuise
Votes: 2,845
Prep and Landing
3. Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa (2010 TV Short)
PG | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Wayne and Lanny now partners, are called by Magee to meet with a secret contact Mrs. Claus who sends them on a new mission to retrieve a box from Santas secret workshop.
Directors: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Stars: Betty White, Dave Foley, Derek Richardson, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 1,596
Prep and Landing
4. Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011 TV Movie)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Lanny and Wayne race to recover classified North Pole technology.
Directors: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Stars: Dave Foley, Derek Richardson, Sarah Chalke, Rob Riggle
Votes: 1,586
Prep and Landing
5. Klaus (2019)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A simple act of kindness always sparks another, even in a frozen, faraway place. When Smeerensburg's new postman, Jesper, befriends toymaker Klaus, their gifts melt an age-old feud and deliver a sleigh full of holiday traditions.
Directors: Sergio Pablos, Carlos Martínez López | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso
Votes: 110,042
6. Santa's Apprentice (2010)
G | 80 min | Animation, Comedy
Santa doesn't want to retire, but rules are rules and he must train someone to replace him. The lucky winner, to be chosen from among millions of children, must be named Nicholas, be an ... See full summary »
Directors: Luc Vinciguerra, Paulette Victor-Lifton | Stars: Julie Gayet, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Lorànt Deutsch, Bruno Salomone
Votes: 407
7. The Magic Snowflake (2013)
Not Rated | 82 min | Animation
A young boy named Nicholas is about to become the next Santa Claus, but must first avoid a crisis that's threatening the magic of Christmas before he can succeed in his new role.
Director: Luc Vinciguerra | Stars: Nathan Simony, Benoît Allemane, Vincent Grass, Jean-Claude Donda
Votes: 231
8. The Polar Express (2004)
G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter, Leslie Zemeckis
Votes: 182,192 | Gross: $183.37M
9. The Grinch (2018)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A grumpy Grinch (Benedict Cumberbatch) plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville.
Directors: Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones, Pharrell Williams
Votes: 57,032 | Gross: $270.62M
10. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 26 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam | Stars: Boris Karloff, Thurl Ravenscroft, June Foray, Dal McKennon
Votes: 45,666
11. Saving Santa (2013 Video)
Not Rated | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A lowly stable elf finds that he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using the secret of Santa's Sleigh, a TimeGlobe, to travel back in time to Save Santa, twice.
Directors: Leon Joosen, Aaron Seelman | Stars: Newell Alexander, Noel Clarke, Joan Collins, Tim Conway
Votes: 1,783
12. Christmas Is Here Again (2007 Video)
G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When the evil Krad steals Santa's toy bag he crushes the holiday spirit- and the world's children forget about Christmas. Now, an orphan and her friends embark on a polar adventure to try to stop Krad from destroying Christmas.
Directors: Robert Zappia, Darrell Van Citters | Stars: Jay Leno, Edward Asner, Kathy Bates, Madison Davenport
Votes: 303
13. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970 TV Movie)
TV-G | 48 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, Paul Frees
Votes: 12,808
14. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974 TV Movie)
TV-G | 51 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his Elves set out to change his mind.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving
Votes: 8,464
15. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV Movie)
TV-G | 47 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A misfit reindeer and his friends look for a place that will accept them.
Director: Larry Roemer | Stars: Billie Mae Richards, Burl Ives, Larry D. Mann, Paul Soles
Votes: 27,108
16. Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976 TV Movie)
TV-G | 60 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rudolph must find Happy, the baby New Year, before midnight on New Year's Eve.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Red Skelton, Frank Gorshin, Morey Amsterdam, Harold Peary
Votes: 3,665
17. Annabelle's Wish (1997 Video)
54 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A mute boy and a calf with the ability to speak form a deep friendship, learning what it means to love and sacrifice for another.
Director: Roy Wilson | Stars: Randy Travis, Jay Johnson, Jerry Van Dyke, Jim Varney
Votes: 1,668
18. Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999 TV Movie)
G | 45 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When Santa cancels his annual flight because of a hurt reindeer, a young Christmas loving dog named Olive is convinced she has what it takes to get Santa's flight off the ground and save Christmas.
Director: Steve Moore | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Dan Castellaneta, Joe Pantoliano, Edward Asner
Votes: 2,186
19. Yes, Virginia (2009 TV Movie)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation
An eight-year-old girl living in New York City in 1897 learns about belief and Christmas when her classmates question if Santa is even real.
Director: Pete Circuitt | Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Bea Miller, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Alfred Molina
Votes: 509
20. The Night Before Christmas (1941)
Passed | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Well, 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.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Rudolf Ising | Stars: William Hanna, Harry Lang, The Debutantes, Frank Graham
Votes: 1,837
21. A Chipmunk Christmas (1981 TV Movie)
G | 30 min | Animation, Family, Musical
Swept up in a holiday mood, Alvin gives away his cherished harmonica to a sick little boy. Meanwhile, Dave has booked Alvin to perform a harmonica solo at Carnegie Hall. Alvin keeps the ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Monroe | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, June Foray, Frank Welker
Votes: 530
Alvin and the Chipmunks
22.
Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983–1990)
Episode:
Swiss Family Chipmunks/Santa Harry
(1983)
TV-G | Animation, Short, Adventure
Dave takes the Chipmunks camping so they can get back to basics. / Uncle Harry returns as Santa Claus and devises a plan to make Chipmunk robots.
Directors: John Kimball, Rudy Larriva, Charles A. Nichols | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Booker Bradshaw, Johnny Brown
Alvin and the Chipmunks
23.
Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983–1990)
Episode:
Merry Christmas, Mr. Carroll
(1989)
G | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Alvin has to do a report on the true meaning of Christmas by Christmas Eve. Upset, Alvin carelessly speeds away on his bike, causing Simon and Theodore to spin out of control. Alvin runs ... See full summary »
Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Thomas H. Watkins, Dody Goodman
Votes: 35
Alvin and the Chipmunks
24.
Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983–1990)
Episode:
Dave's Wonderful Life
(1989)
G | 89 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Swept up in a holiday mood, Alvin gives away his cherished harmonica to a sick little boy. Meanwhile, Dave has booked Alvin to perform a harmonica solo at Carnegie Hall! Alvin keeps the ... See full summary »
Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Thomas H. Watkins, Dody Goodman
Votes: 14
Alvin and the Chipmunks
25. Frozen (I) (2013)
PG | 102 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When the newly crowned Queen Elsa accidentally uses her power to turn things into ice to curse her home in infinite winter, her sister Anna teams up with a mountain man, his playful reindeer, and a snowman to change the weather condition.
Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee | Stars: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad
Votes: 577,753 | Gross: $400.74M
26. Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017)
G | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A Christmas-themed special featuring characters from Walt Disney Pictures' 53rd full-length animated motion picture, "Frozen (2013)".
Directors: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Stars: Josh Gad, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff
Votes: 11,698
27. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Ann Altieri, Chris Doran, Sally Dryer, Bill Melendez
Votes: 33,126
Charlie Brown
28. It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (1992 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The Peanuts gang prepares for the holidays in their own unique ways.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Jamie E. Smith, John Christian Graas, Marnette Patterson, Mindy Ann Martin
Votes: 2,295
Charlie Brown
29. Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986 TV Movie)
G | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Charlie Brown is obliged to attend Peppermint Patty's New Year's Eve party, even though he has to finish the novel "War and Peace".
Directors: Sam Jaimes, Bill Melendez | Stars: Chad Allen, Kristie Baker, Melissa Guzzi, Aron Mandelbaum
Votes: 1,544
Charlie Brown
30. Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales (2002 TV Short)
TV-G | 18 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Peanuts gang have more misadventures at Christmas time.
Director: Larry Leichliter | Stars: Wesley Singerman, Serena Berman, Corey Padnos, Megan Taylor Harvey
Votes: 1,178
Charlie Brown
31. I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003 TV Movie)
TV-G | 43 min | Animation, Family
Linus and Lucy's younger brother Rerun wants a dog for Christmas, and Snoopy's brother Spike may be the answer.
Directors: Larry Leichliter, Bill Melendez | Stars: Jimmy Bennett, Adam Taylor Gordon, Ashley Rose, Corey Padnos
Votes: 1,379
Charlie Brown
32. The Peanuts Movie (2015)
G | 88 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their archnemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home to win the love of his life.
Director: Steve Martino | Stars: Noah Schnapp, Bill Melendez, Hadley Belle Miller, Francesca Capaldi
Votes: 42,706 | Gross: $130.18M
Charlie Brown
33. The Nutcracker (1973)
27 min | Animation, Short, Romance
A young chambermaid finds a neglected nutcracker under a Christmas tree. It comes to life, but the Nutcracker is really an enchanted prince.
Director: Boris Stepantsev | Stars: Hans Conried, Shirley MacLaine
Votes: 857
34. The Snowman (1982 TV Movie)
G | 26 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
Directors: Jimmy T. Murakami, Dianne Jackson | Stars: Peter Auty, David Bowie, Raymond Briggs, Mel Smith
Votes: 13,046
35. The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012 TV Movie)
G | 24 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A young boy whose dog has just died moves into the house in whose backyard the snowman was built. Finding a photograph of the snowman the boy rebuilds him and also a snowdog with the surprise that they come alive.
Director: Hilary Audus
Votes: 2,594
36. Cleo (2015)
PG | 82 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
When winter break arrives, a boy and his friends are joined by the new girl in town for a prolonged snowball fight.
Directors: Jean-François Pouliot, François Brisson | Stars: Angela Galuppo, Mariloup Wolfe, Lucinda Davis, Nicholas Savard-L'Herbier
Votes: 1,276
37. Racetime (2018)
PG | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Musical
A spectacular sled race through the village. Frankie-Four-Eyes and his team, including Sophie as the driver, take on the newcomers: the mysterious and conceited Zac and his athletic cousin ... See full summary »
Directors: Benoît Godbout, Jean-François Pouliot, François Brisson | Stars: Lucinda Davis, Dawn Ford, Don W. Shepherd, Tod Fennell
Votes: 394 | Gross: $1.87M
38. Solan og Ludvig - Jul i Flåklypa (2013)
76 min | Animation, Family
The small town of Flåklypa is experiencing great lack of snow, which is why the inventor Reodor Felgen is asked to create a snow machine. However, things does not go as planned.
Director: Rasmus A. Sivertsen | Stars: Kari Ann Grønsund, Trond Høvik, Trond Brænne, Kåre Conradi
Votes: 1,636
39. The Bear and the Hare (1948)
Approved | 7 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
Barney Bear hunts a snowshoe rabbit, whose white fur makes him impossible to see in the snow and whose wiliness makes him impossible to catch.
Directors: Preston Blair, Michael Lah | Stars: Billy Bletcher, William Hanna
Votes: 99
40. Toy Tinkers (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Chip and Dale sneak into Donald Duck's house to steal his walnuts. Donald dresses as Santa Claus to have fun with the two thieving chipmunks, but ends up using the war toys underneath the Christmas tree to do battle with them.
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Dessie Flynn, James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,164
41. Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The tree that Mickey and Pluto chop down to bring home for Christmas is the tree that Chip 'n Dale live in.
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Helen Seibert, Ruth Clifford, Pinto Colvig, Dessie Flynn
Votes: 2,422
42. Shrek the Halls (2007 TV Short)
TV-PG | 21 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
This half-hour animated TV special features the Shrek characters putting their own spin on holiday traditions.
Director: Gary Trousdale | Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas
Votes: 12,912
43. Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular (2010)
TV-PG | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Christmas is underway, and Donkey and his friends have a Christmas sing along.
Directors: Walt Dohrn, Raman Hui | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers, Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz
Votes: 1,352
44. Merry Madagascar (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 28 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Santa and his reindeer crash onto Madagascar it's up to Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melvin, and the penguins to save Christmas.
Director: David Soren | Stars: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith
Votes: 5,289
45. The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005)
G | 11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The penguins of the Central Park Zoo have an adventure in the city on Christmas Eve.
Director: Gary Trousdale | Stars: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, John DiMaggio
Votes: 6,152
46. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
G | 26 min | Animation, Short, Comedy