Have Yourselves a Merry Little Christmas
by vannarsdale2008 | created - 05 Dec 2016 | updated - 10 Dec 2016 | PublicSome of my favorite Christmas stories in (Mostly) alphabetical order.
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1.
CatDog (1998–2005)
Episode:
A Very CatDog Christmas
(1999)
TV-Y | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a bratty preschooler tells Santa she wants CatDog for Christmas, Cat convinces Dog to accept so they can live in opulent splendor - which causes Santa to cancel Christmas!
Stars: Jim Cummings, Tom Kenny, Carlos Alazraqui, Billy West
Votes: 87
2.
ChalkZone (2002–2009)
Episode:
When Santas Collide
(2004)
TV-Y | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
It's Christmas Eve and things aren't going well for the Tabooties: Joe's Santa costume hasn't arrived. Meanwhile, Rudy is convinced that he's not getting the present he wants most. He ... See full summary »
Directors: John Kimball, Monte Young | Stars: Elizabeth Daily, Candi Milo, Hynden Walch, Jess Harnell
Votes: 19
3. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
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: 44,006
4. A Chipmunk Christmas (1981 TV Short)
G | 24 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 »
Director: Phil Monroe | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, June Foray, Frank Welker
Votes: 730
5. A Christmas Carol (2009)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Steve Valentine
Votes: 129,228 | Gross: $137.86M
6. Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
PG | 99 min | Comedy, Family
With their daughter, Blair, away in Peru, Luther and Nora Krank decide to skip Christmas all together until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate it at the last minute.
Director: Joe Roth | Stars: Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, M. Emmet Walsh
Votes: 57,500 | Gross: $73.78M
7.
Danny Phantom (2003–2007)
Episode:
The Fright Before Christmas
(2005)
TV-Y | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When Danny destroys the only copy of a ghostly Christmas story, the book's author turns him into the main character of a new Yuletide tale making Danny hate Christmas even more.
Directors: Wincat Alcala, Butch Hartman, Kevin Petrilak | Stars: David Kaufman, Will Arnett, Dee Bradley Baker, Kimberly Brooks
Votes: 145
8.
Darkwing Duck (1991–1992)
Episode:
It's a Wonderful Leaf
(1991)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Short, Action
After everyone treats Bushroot like "last year's fruit-cake" he decides to wreak havoc on Christmas.
Directors: Tad Stones, Alan Zaslove | Stars: Christine Cavanaugh, Jim Cummings, Dana Hill, Tino Insana
Votes: 208
9. Deck the Halls (2006)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family
Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.
Director: John Whitesell | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Danny DeVito, Kristin Chenoweth, Kristin Davis
Votes: 33,107 | Gross: $35.09M
10. Deck the Halls (2011 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Detective Regan Reilly and cleaning-woman-turned-private-eye Alvirah Meehan, investigate the kidnapping of Regan's father and a young female driver just before the holidays. The race is on ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Anja Savcic, Marco Grazzini, Eric Johnson, Scottie Thompson
Votes: 536
11.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Christmas Invasion
(2005)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
It's Christmas Eve, but this is to be a far from silent night - the cruel Sycorax have come to Earth to enslave mankind and, as ever, only The Doctor can stop them. Unfortunately, he's lying in a coma in Jackie's home...
Director: James Hawes | Stars: David Tennant, Billie Piper, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke
Votes: 8,492
12.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Runaway Bride
(2006)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Doctor is baffled when a young woman is transported to the TARDIS on her wedding day, and attempts to find out how she is connected to an alien plot to destroy Earth.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Sarah Parish, Don Gilet
Votes: 7,997
13.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Voyage of the Damned
(2007)
TV-PG | 71 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new friend called Astrid, can he stop the Christmas inferno?
Director: James Strong | Stars: David Tennant, Kylie Minogue, Geoffrey Palmer, Russell Tovey
Votes: 7,953
14.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Next Doctor
(2008)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Doctor arrives in London on Christmas Eve in 1851 where he encounters the Cybermen and a man who claims he's a Time Lord called the Doctor.
Director: Andy Goddard | Stars: David Tennant, David Morrissey, Dervla Kirwan, Velile Tshabalala
Votes: 5,620
15.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The End of Time: Part One
(2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Ood have given a warning to The Doctor. The Master is returning yet that is not the biggest threat. A darkness is coming which brings with it The End of Time.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: David Tennant, John Simm, Bernard Cribbins, Timothy Dalton
Votes: 6,458 | Gross: $0.25M
16.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The End of Time: Part Two
(2010)
TV-PG | 75 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
With almost everyone on Earth now recast in his image, The Master controls the Earth. He's shocked however when he realises one person hasn't changed; Donna Noble. The Doctor soon ... See full summary »
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: David Tennant, John Simm, Bernard Cribbins, Timothy Dalton
Votes: 7,240
17.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
(2011)
TV-PG | 59 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
On Christmas Eve 1941, the Doctor poses as a caretaker to give recently widowed Madge Arwell and her two children an unforgettable Christmas but things quickly get out of hand when her son Cyril enters a snowy forest world full of dangers.
Director: Farren Blackburn | Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Claire Skinner
Votes: 6,403
18.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Time of the Doctor
(2013)
TV-PG | 61 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Doctor's worst enemies, The Daleks, The Cybermen, The Angels and The Silence, return, as the doctor's eleventh life comes to a close, and his twelfth life begins.
Director: Jamie Payne | Stars: Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, Orla Brady, James Buller
Votes: 7,849
19.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Husbands of River Song
(2015)
TV-PG | 56 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
When a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a chase across the galaxy.
Director: Douglas Mackinnon | Stars: Peter Capaldi, Alex Kingston, Matt Lucas, Greg Davies
Votes: 6,393
20. Elf (2003)
PG | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel
Votes: 310,184 | Gross: $173.40M
21.
Even Stevens (2000–2003)
Episode:
Heck of a Hanukkah
(2000)
TV-Y | 22 min | Comedy, Family
It's Hanukkah in the Stevens home and Louis can't wait to get his eight days of presents. He sneaks them upstairs and out of his bedroom window, smashing them to pieces. Knowing he is an outsider, a spirit grants his wish.
Director: Neal Israel | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Christy Carlson Romano, Nick Spano, Tom Virtue
Votes: 78
22.
The Fairly OddParents (2001–2017)
Episode:
Christmas Every Day!
(2001)
Not Rated | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Everyone loves Christmas. Who wouldn't want to celebrate it every day? Apparently the whole world, that's who.
Director: Butch Hartman | Stars: Tara Strong, Daran Norris, Susanne Blakeslee, Grey Griffin
Votes: 312
23. Fred Claus (2007)
PG | 116 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole to help Santa and the elves prepare for Christmas in exchange for cash.
Director: David Dobkin | Stars: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Elizabeth Banks, John Michael Higgins
Votes: 47,748 | Gross: $72.01M
24. Frosty the Snowman (1969 TV Short)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Jackie Vernon, Billy De Wolfe, Jimmy Durante, Paul Frees
Votes: 21,415
25. Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Frosty's kind of lonely, so the kids think of making him a wife, Crystal. But will Jack Frost let them be happy?
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Andy Griffith, Shelley Winters, Dennis Day, Paul Frees
Votes: 3,619
26. A Garfield Christmas Special (1987 TV Short)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Garfield, Jon, and Odie go to Jon's grandmother's house for Christmas, where Garfield finds a present for Grandma.
Directors: Phil Roman, George Singer | Stars: Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, Pat Carroll
Votes: 3,649
27. Goof Troop Christmas (1992 TV Short)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Goofy and Max celebrate Christmas.
Directors: Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi | Stars: Nancy Cartwright, Jim Cummings, Bill Farmer, Dana Hill
Votes: 191
28.
Hey Arnold! (1996–2004)
Episode:
Arnold's Christmas
(1996)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When 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... See full summary »
Directors: Stark Howell, Steve Socki, Tuck Tucker, Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Toran Caudell, Francesca Marie Smith, Jamil Walker Smith, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 525
29. 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, June Foray, Dal McKennon
Votes: 58,882
30. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Kelley, Jeffrey Tambor
Votes: 290,784 | Gross: $260.04M
31. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
PG | 130 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An 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.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 497,750
32. Jingle All the Way (1996)
PG | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one.
Director: Brian Levant | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson
Votes: 115,935 | Gross: $60.57M
33.
Kim Possible (2002–2007)
Episode:
A Very Possible Christmas
(2003)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After receiving what he thinks is the most "badical" Hanukkah gift from Kim during Christmas, Ron offers to return the favor by making his Christmas gift a break from saving the world so ... See full summary »
Director: David Block | Stars: Christy Carlson Romano, Will Friedle, Nancy Cartwright, Tahj Mowry
Votes: 175
34. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
G | 26 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.
Director: Burny Mattinson | Stars: Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan
Votes: 15,311 | Gross: $21.00M
35. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
G | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
Director: Brian Henson | Stars: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 70,509 | Gross: $27.28M
36. It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
'Twas the night before Christmas and the Muppet Theatre is in danger of being torn down, but with hilarious send-ups of just about every holiday movie ever made, the Muppets discover that what matters most is their love for each other.
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Eric Jacobson
Votes: 4,627
37. Christmas Vacation (1989)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy
The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik | Stars: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki
Votes: 219,729 | Gross: $71.32M
38. Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV Movie)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Drama, Family
An outcast donkey in Roman era Judea with overlong ears finds his destiny on the way to Bethlehem.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Roger Miller, Brenda Vaccaro, Paul Frees, Don Messick
Votes: 2,447
39. 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: 240,624 | Gross: $183.37M
40. Prep & Landing (2009 TV Short)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
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: David Foley, Sarah Chalke, Mason Cotton, David DeLuise
Votes: 3,987
41. Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011 TV Movie)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Lanny and Wayne race to recover classified North Pole technology.
Directors: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Stars: David Foley, Derek Richardson, Sarah Chalke, Rob Riggle
Votes: 2,262
42.
Recess (1997–2001)
Episode:
Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave: Part 1
(1998)
TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Mikey is ridiculed when it is discovered he still believes in Santa Claus. So, he tries to prove to his friends that he is real. But will he still play Santa in the school's Christmas pageant?
Director: Susie Dietter | Stars: Andrew Lawrence, Pamela Adlon, Dick Clark, Rickey D'Shon Collins
Votes: 147
43. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV Movie)
TV-G | 47 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A 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.
Director: Larry Roemer | Stars: Billie Mae Richards, Burl Ives, Larry D. Mann, Paul Soles
Votes: 37,393
44.
Rugrats (1991–2006)
Episode:
The Santa Experience
(1992)
TV-Y | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The families escape to a mountain cabin in search of "the perfect Christmas". Things get a little crazy when Tommy and Chuckie lay traps for Santa and Chuckie's dad dresses up as Santa and tries to squeeze his way down the chimney.
Director: Charles Swenson | Stars: Michael Bell, Christine Cavanaugh, Melanie Chartoff, Cheryl Chase
Votes: 204
45.
Rugrats (1991–2006)
Episode:
Chanukah
(1996)
TV-Y | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
During Chanukah, the babies try to help Boris deal with a childhood rival, he is appearing with in a synagogue pageant. Angelica tries to watch a Christmas special.
Director: Raymie Muzquiz | Stars: Elizabeth Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Kath Soucie, Cheryl Chase
Votes: 143
46.
Rugrats (1991–2006)
Episode:
Babies in Toyland Part 1
(2002)
TV-Y | 45 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Rugrats discover that Christmas means more than just presents and tradition when they find themselves stranded in the Stu-inspired displays at a Christmas party.
Director: Broni Likomanov | Stars: Elizabeth Daily, Nancy Cartwright, Kath Soucie, Cheryl Chase
Votes: 107
47. The Santa Clause (1994)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
Director: John Pasquin | Stars: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd
Votes: 133,201 | Gross: $144.83M
48. The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
G | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Scott Calvin has been a humble Santa Claus for eight years, but it might come to an end if he doesn't find a Mrs. Claus.
Director: Michael Lembeck | Stars: Tim Allen, Spencer Breslin, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd
Votes: 63,819 | Gross: $139.24M
49. A Scooby-Doo! Christmas (2002 TV Movie)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On the way to Daphne's relatives' condominium, the Mystery Inc. gang detours through the town of Winter Hollow, where the vengeful Headless Snowman has destroyed the town's Christmas spirit.
Director: Scott Jeralds | Stars: Mindy Cohn, Grey Griffin, Casey Kasem, Kathy Kinney
Votes: 449
50. Scrooged (1988)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover
Votes: 116,250 | Gross: $60.33M
51. 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: 15,831
52.
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999– )
Episode:
Christmas Who?
(2000)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Christmas 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 ... See full summary »
Directors: Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt | Stars: Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown
Votes: 1,447
53.
That's So Raven (2003–2007)
Episode:
Escape Claus
(2003)
TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
When Raven has a vision of getting a necklace for Christmas she opens it early and decides to wear it to school. It ends up falling out a window and breaking, thus leaving Chelsea, Eddie, ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Diamond | Stars: Raven-Symoné, Orlando Brown, Kyle Massey, Anneliese van der Pol
Votes: 121
54. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When a town learns that Santa Claus has struck it off his delivery schedule due to an insulting letter, a way must be found to change his mind.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Joel Grey, Tammy Grimes, John McGiver, George Gobel
Votes: 3,782
55.
The Wild Thornberrys (1998–2004)
Episode:
Have Yourself a Thornberry Little Christmas
(1999)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Eliza takes desperate measures to help animals survive during tough times, but the price she pays is her family's holiday cheer.
Director: Carol Millican | Stars: Lacey Chabert, Jodi Carlisle, Tim Curry, Flea
Votes: 49
56. 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: 11,603
57. 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: 17,466
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