My Favorite Christmas-Themed Viewing
by rleegray-569-58158 | created - 17 Nov 2016 | updated - 3 days ago | PublicMy favorite films, series, episodes, etc. from films, television and streaming to watch after Thanksgiving and until New Year's Day.
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1. The Christmas Bunny (2010)
PG | 98 min | Drama, Family
When Julia, a lonely foster child, discovers an injured rabbit on Christmas Eve, she forms an unlikely friendship with an eccentric farmwoman (Florence Henderson) who vows to nurse the bunny back to health.
Director: Tom Seidman | Stars: Sophie Bolen, Madeline Vail, Colby French, Derek Brandon
Votes: 865
2. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
A Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean
Votes: 160,145 | Gross: $49.53M
3.
The Brady Bunch (1969–1974)
Episode:
The Voice of Christmas
(1969)
Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy, Family
Carol has laryngitis and will not be able to sing at church on Christmas Day, but a department store Santa Claus promises Cindy that she will get her voice back in time.
Director: Oscar Rudolph | Stars: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Maureen McCormick
Votes: 293
4. Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 85 min | Drama, Family
Last December, just in time for Christmas, Dolly Parton delighted viewers and critics alike with her deeply heartwarming tale drawn straight from her inspiring real life and music.
Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Alyvia Alyn Lind, Ricky Schroder, Gerald McRaney, Jennifer Nettles
Votes: 1,051
5. Reindeer Games (2000)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After assuming his dead cell-mate's identity to get with the other man's girlfriend, an ex-convict finds himself a reluctant participant in a casino heist.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron, James Frain
Votes: 42,384 | Gross: $23.36M
6. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
After 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.
Director: George Seaton | Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Gene Lockhart
Votes: 54,900 | Gross: $2.65M
7. Home Alone (1990)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Family
An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard
Votes: 652,551 | Gross: $285.76M
8. The Family Man (2000)
PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A fast-lane investment broker, offered the opportunity to see how the other half lives, wakes up to find that his sports car and girlfriend have become a mini-van and wife.
Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Piven
Votes: 119,340 | Gross: $75.79M
9. Bad Santa (2003)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.
Director: Terry Zwigoff | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, Lauren Graham, John Ritter
Votes: 155,141 | Gross: $60.06M
10.
Lethal Weapon (2016–2019)
Episode:
Jingle Bell Glock
(2016)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Holiday celebrations are cut short when the precinct is called to examine a homicide linked to the deranged nephew of the drug lord who has ties to Riggs; and Murtaugh has a problem with his neighbor's excessive holiday decorations.
Director: Steve Boyum | Stars: Damon Wayans, Clayne Crawford, Keesha Sharp, Kevin Rahm
Votes: 963
11.
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)
Episode:
Abbott & Costello
(1952)
Comedy, Romance
It's Christmas, what better way than to celebrate with Abbott and Costello.
Director: Ed Sobol | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Margaret Whiting, Fayard Nicholas
Votes: 108
12.
30 Rock (2006–2013)
Episode:
Christmas Special
(2008)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy
Jack accidentally hits his mother with his car and he is nursemaid as she recuperates. So he makes the staff put on a Christmas special. Liz's mom is not hosting a family Christmas so Liz buys toys as part of a 'Letters to Santa' program.
Director: Don Scardino | Stars: Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer
Votes: 994
13. The Gathering (1977 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
A dying father pulls his torn family back together for a last Christmas.
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Edward Asner, Maureen Stapleton, Rebecca Balding, Sarah Cunningham
Votes: 811
14. White Christmas (1954)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A 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.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen
Votes: 51,117 | Gross: $30.00M
15. Little Women (1933)
Passed | 115 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A chronicle of the lives of sisters growing up in 19th-century New England.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas, Edna May Oliver
Votes: 7,932 | Gross: $4.58M
16.
The Liberace Show (1952–1969)
Episode:
Christmas Show
(1953)
26 min | Music
Liberace plays his favorite tunes for his favorite holiday, Christmas. He later invites his family and crew members on stage to sing the final Christmas song.
Director: Duke Goldstone | Stars: Liberace, George Liberace, Jane Liberace, Gordon Robinson
Votes: 15
17. 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: 3,622
18. Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
PG | 114 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A lawyer and a little girl must prove that a man claiming to be Santa Claus is the real thing.
Director: Les Mayfield | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, J.T. Walsh
Votes: 43,865 | Gross: $17.19M
19. Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Approved | 101 min | Comedy, Romance
A 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.
Director: Peter Godfrey | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, Reginald Gardiner
Votes: 12,015
20. 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: 57,572 | Gross: $73.78M
21. Die Hard (1988)
R | 132 min | Action, Thriller
A 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.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Votes: 945,076 | Gross: $83.01M
22. Die Hard 2 (1990)
R | 124 min | Action, Thriller
John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Bruce Willis, William Atherton, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Votes: 382,920 | Gross: $117.54M
23. A Snow Globe Christmas (2013 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A cynical TV exec looks at the perfect town inside a Christmas globe and is magically transported to it. When she wakes up in a perfect snow-covered town, married to a local woodsman, she discovers it's not all just a fantasy.
Director: Jodi Binstock | Stars: Alicia Witt, Donald Faison, Christina Milian, Trevor Donovan
Votes: 1,318
24. 'Twas the Night (2001 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Family
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.
Director: Nick Castle | Stars: Josh Zuckerman, Brenda Grate, Bryan Cranston, Jefferson Mappin
Votes: 1,248
25.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
A Christmas They Never Forgot
(1981)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Snowbound on the Ingalls homestead on Christmas eve, Caroline, Laura and Hester Sue share memories of Christmases past.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
Votes: 344
26. 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: 44,081
27.
This Is Us (2016–2022)
Episode:
Last Christmas
(2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
At Christmas, Jack and Rebecca are unexpectedly reunited with an old friend, while Kevin, Randall and Kate face different holiday dramas.
Director: Helen Hunt | Stars: Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz
Votes: 3,322
28. A Christmas Memory (1997 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Family
Seven year old Buddy experiences the best of country life, friendship, and the joy of giving during the Christmas season. Based on the story by Truman Capote.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Patty Duke, Piper Laurie, Jeffrey DeMunn, Anita Gillette
Votes: 824
29. Unlikely Angel (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Dolly Parton portrays a country-music performer who meets an untimely demise, but cannot enter heaven until she performs a good deed back on Earth: to reunite a workaholic widower with his children for Christmas.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Dolly Parton, Roddy McDowall, Brian Kerwin, Allison Mack
Votes: 1,225
30. Holiday Inn (1942)
Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
Directors: Mark Sandrich, Robert Allen | Stars: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale
Votes: 17,621 | Gross: $8.18M
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: 498,923
32. Christmas Through the Decades (2015)
Documentary, Family, History
Christmas Through the Decades explores the traditions, fads, and gifts of Christmases past. Each episode includes interviews from pop culture experts and celebrities and covers popular ... See full summary »
Stars: Matt Blake, Bill Adler
Votes: 41
33. 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: 15,349 | Gross: $21.00M
34. Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999 Video)
Not Rated | 66 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Three tales of Christmas past about Donald's nephews reliving the day on repeat, Max Goof's belief in Santa being challenged, and Mickey and Minnie making ends meet.
Directors: Jun Falkenstein, Alex Mann, Bradley Raymond, Toby Shelton, Bill Speers | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Wayne Allwine, Russi Taylor, Tony Anselmo
Votes: 10,391
35. 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: 310,707 | Gross: $173.40M
36. 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: 220,070 | Gross: $71.32M
37. Little Women (1949)
Approved | 122 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The four daughters of a New England family fight for happiness during and after the Civil War.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor
Votes: 8,233 | Gross: $7.47M
38. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
PG | 120 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
One year after Kevin McCallister was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars, he accidentally finds himself stranded in New York City - and the same criminals are not far behind.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara
Votes: 402,335 | Gross: $173.59M
39. 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: 133,389 | Gross: $144.83M
40. Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004 Video)
G | 68 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Sequel to Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Directors: Theresa Cullen, Carole Holliday, Peggy Holmes, Matthew O'Callaghan | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings
Votes: 5,939
41. 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: 241,204 | Gross: $183.37M
42. Meet John Doe (1941)
Passed | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A penniless drifter is recruited by an ambitious columnist to impersonate a non-existent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a social movement begins.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan
Votes: 14,897
43. Casper's First Christmas (1979 TV Movie)
G | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, Huckleberry Hound and more Hanna-Barbera characters get lost and decide to spend Christmas by vising Casper, the friendly ghost. But soon they encounter a not-so-friendly ghost.
Directors: Carl Urbano, Chris Cuddington | Stars: Daws Butler, Ida Sue McCune, Paul DeKorte, Julie McWhirter
Votes: 276
44.
Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode:
You Better Watch Out
(1987)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
The Bundys' Christmas is rudely interrupted when a parachuting mall Santa crash-lands into their backyard, attracting the neighborhood kids.
Director: Linda Day | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, David Garrison, Amanda Bearse
Votes: 847
45.
Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode:
It's a Bundyful Life Part 1
(1989)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy
Al has finally saved up a lot of cash to buy his family a ton of presents they want this year. Unfortunately, a mob of late customers in the shoe store prevents him from getting to the bank and retrieving the money he needs.
Director: Gerry Cohen | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, David Garrison, Amanda Bearse
Votes: 728
46.
Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode:
It's a Bundyful Life Part 2
(1989)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy
His guardian angel decides pay Al a visit and shows him what life is like without him born. The Jablonskys are a perfect family and The Rhoades are more like the Bundys except without Al.
Director: Gerry Cohen | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, David Garrison, Amanda Bearse
Votes: 742
47.
Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode:
Christmas
(1992)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
In the company of his peers at a bar with other Santas, mall Santa Al recalls Christmases past when he managed to avoid buying gifts for Peggy, Kelly, and Bud by turning them against one ... See full summary »
Director: Gerry Cohen | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse, Christina Applegate
Votes: 563
48.
I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode:
The I Love Lucy Christmas Show
(1956)
TV-Y | 26 min | Comedy, Family
On Christmas Eve, the Ricardos and the Mertzes recall past events in their lives, as seen in clips from past episodes.
Directors: James V. Kern, William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley
Votes: 558
49.
Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode:
I Can't Believe It's Butter
(1995)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
During the Christmas season, Griff becomes quite fond of a phone sex partner named "Butter," whom Al discovers is really Peg's mother.
Director: Sam W. Orender | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse, Christina Applegate
Votes: 531
50. A Christmas Carol (1984 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A bitter old miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward
Votes: 18,337
51.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas
(1986)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The girls all plan to visit their respective families for Christmas, but their plans are ruined when they are held hostage by a man dressed as Santa Claus at the Grief Counseling Center.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 582
52.
The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode:
Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The girls volunteer at a homeless shelter on Christmas day and learn that Stan has been thrown out on the streets by his current wife.
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty
Votes: 408
53.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Road to the North Pole
(2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Animation, Comedy
Disappointed with the Mall Santa, Stewie and Brian decide to go up to the North Pole to teach Santa a lesson, only to face a shocking revelation.
Directors: Greg Colton, James Purdum, Peter Shin, Steve Beers | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,556
54.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Christmas Guy
(2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter fills Carter with the spirit of Christmas. Meanwhile, Stewie goes back in time to save Brian.
Directors: Greg Colton, Dominic Bianchi, James Purdum | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 2,016
55. Penny Serenade (1941)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unexpected sadness and unexpected joy.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Beulah Bondi, Edgar Buchanan
Votes: 8,057
56.
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971)
Episode:
Home for Christmas
(1962)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Family
Jed, Elly May, Jethro, and Granny take their first airplane flight back home for Christmas to visit cousin Pearl who's busy cooking up a feast to win Mr. Brewster's unwilling heart.
Director: Richard Whorf | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr.
Votes: 208
57.
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971)
Episode:
The Christmas Present
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
In order to buy Mrs. Drysdale a special Christmas present, the Clampetts take seasonal jobs in a department store.
Director: Guy Scarpitta | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr.
Votes: 87
58.
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971)
Episode:
Christmas in Hooterville
(1968)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The Clampetts return to Hooterville to celebrate Christmas. Mr. Drysdale, convinced that Mr. Clampett intends to move all of his money to Mr. Drucker's bank, drives to Hooterville to stop him.
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr.
Votes: 95
59.
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971)
Episode:
The Week Before Christmas
(1968)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The Clampetts prepare to go to Hooterville for Christmas.
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr.
Votes: 79
60.
Designing Women (1986–1993)
Episode:
I'll Be Home for Christmas
(1987)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
At Christmastime, Mary Jo is upset because her son Quinton doesn't believe in Santa Claus and sets up a trap to prove it. Charlene, who plays Santa at her church, stops by to give him a ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Thomason | Stars: Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Jean Smart
Votes: 100
61.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
P.S. Murry Christmas
(1971)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Handyman Titus Spangler rescues seven orphans from an overly stern headmistress, Emma Grundy, and winds up in Dodge City at Christmas time.
Director: Herb Wallerstein | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 257
62. The Spirit of Christmas (2015 TV Movie)
Unrated | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
12 days before Christmas, Kate is trying to close the sale of a historic inn, only to find Daniel, the ghost of a man who died a century ago, and he needs her help to unravel the mystery of his annual holiday haunting.
Director: David Jackson | Stars: Thomas Beaudoin, Kati Salowsky, Steven A. Miller, Jen Lilley
Votes: 7,901
63. Enemy of the State (1998)
R | 132 min | Action, Thriller
A lawyer becomes targeted by a corrupt politician and his N.S.A. goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a politically motivated crime.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet
Votes: 258,816 | Gross: $111.55M
64. The Family Stone (2005)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An uptight, liberal businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.
Director: Thomas Bezucha | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Claire Danes, Diane Keaton
Votes: 75,201 | Gross: $60.06M
65.
Chopped (2007– )
Episode:
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Chopping Block
(2010)
TV-G | 42 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV
In honor of the holidays, the chefs are asked to keep with a seasonal theme. The holiday dishes are made using non-traditional ingredients, such as gingerbread oysters and a sweet jarred fruit.
Director: Michael Pearlman | Stars: Ted Allen, Patricio Sandoval, Kenneth Collins, Laura Simpson
Votes: 22
66. It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
Passed | 116 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles, Victor Moore
Votes: 6,299
67. Holiday Baking Championship (2014– )
TV-G | 60 min | Family, Game-Show, Reality-TV
Eight bakers compete in making delicious and innovative holiday treats for a chance to be named the Holiday Baking Champion and win $50,000.
Stars: Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller, Lorraine Pascale, Jesse Palmer
Votes: 466
68.
Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode:
God Help Ye Merry Bundymen
(1996)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
It's Christmas. Al doesn't want a Christmas tree, the rest of the family do. Marcy is determined to win the neighborhood decorating contest. Gary hires two young guys, Hal and Biff, to help... See full summary »
Director: Amanda Bearse | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse, Christina Applegate
Votes: 490
69.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The St. Nicholas Story
(1959)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Almost Christmas eve, the wagon train deals with a happy time, the perils that go with hostile Indians and a little lost boy who may have already been captured by those same hostiles.
Director: Bretaigne Windust | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Elisabeth Fraser, Robert Emhardt
Votes: 92
70. A Madea Christmas (2013)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Madea dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on a rural town when she's coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tyler Perry, Chad Michael Murray, Tika Sumpter, Larry the Cable Guy
Votes: 7,147 | Gross: $52.44M
71.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode:
Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid II
(1970)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Mary is forced to work not only on Christmas Day but Christmas Eve, too.
Director: Jay Sandrich | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Valerie Harper, Gavin MacLeod
Votes: 284
72.
The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode:
The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis
(2008)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance
Leonard is disappointed when Penny develops an interest in an attractive physicist at the university. Meanwhile, Sheldon struggles to find an appropriate Christmas gift for Penny.
Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg
Votes: 7,001
73.
Mom (2013–2021)
Episode:
An Epi-Pen and a Security Cat
(2017)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After their home is robbed at Christmastime, Christy and Bonnie's search for the thief leads to an unlikely door.
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Anna Faris, Allison Janney, Mimi Kennedy, Beth Hall
Votes: 349
74.
Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
Episode:
Santa's Village of the Damned
(2005)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Alan's girlfriend Sandy is Malibu's answer to Martha Stewart, causing Alan and Charlie to pack on the pounds. Their desire for her fabulous culinary output is ultimately overwhelmed by her craziness.
Director: Rob Schiller | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Conchata Ferrell
Votes: 1,579
75.
Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
Episode:
Walnuts and Demerol
(2006)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Charlie's quest to get laid on Christmas Eve threatens to fall apart when everybody shows up at his house and refuses to leave.
Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Marin Hinkle
Votes: 1,626
76.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Mary Ellen Thomas Story
(1958)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Mary Ellen is an orphan traveling west to join family, but members of the train reject her due to her surly disposition. Her only friend is Sally Mayhew, another girl traveling west with her family dying of consumption.
Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, Patty McCormack, Jenny Hecht
Votes: 139
77.
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007)
Episode:
The Christmas Show
(2006)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Drama
Danny helps Jordan with her pregnancy--but what ulterior motives does he have? Meanwhile, Matt tries to put together a Christmas-themed show without being too L.A.-phony, and Harriet gets a movie offer that could advance her career.
Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Bradley Whitford, Steven Weber
Votes: 469
78.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Abu el Banat
(2003)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
The entire Bartlet family tries to gather for an early Christmas dinner at the White House, but inevitable delays occur as the president must deal with an overseas crisis. Ellie is held up ... See full summary »
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina
Votes: 687
79.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Holy Night
(2002)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama
Toby's estranged father appears in his office a couple of nights before Christmas. Leo and Jed find themselves trying to fix problems as well as their consciences.
Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina
Votes: 812
80.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Noël
(2000)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
Josh speaks to a psychiatrist about the events of the last three weeks: Toby hired musicians for the foyer, an Air Force pilot disobeyed orders, Yo-Yo Ma performed at the White House, and Josh managed to cut his hand quite badly.
Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 1,941
81.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
In Excelsis Deo
(1999)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama
When a homeless veteran dies on the National Mall and his body remains uncollected for hours, Toby becomes fixated on getting him a proper burial.
Director: Alex Graves | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 1,906
82.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
We Two Kings
(2002)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
Frasier and Niles bicker over which of their two households should host Christmas dinner for the Crane family. When Martin is appointed the tie-breaker, each brother tries to bribe him.
Director: Jerry Zaks | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 733
83.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
Mary Christmas
(2000)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Frasier butters up the local morning TV host to let him co-host the Seattle Christmas parade with her, but when she comes down with food poisoning (from his cooking, perhaps?), he learns that Dr. Mary will be his new partner.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 828
84.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
The Fight Before Christmas
(1999)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Daphne is unsure how to deal with Niles's feelings for her. Roz assures her there's nothing to worry about: Niles has a girlfriend now, and Daphne is engaged to Donny.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 899
85.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz
(1998)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
A Jewish woman sets Frasier up with her daughter because she thinks he's Jewish as well.
Director: Kelsey Grammer | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 1,207
86.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
Perspectives on Christmas
(1997)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
While receiving massages for their holiday stress, each member of the Crane family relates the story of the last few days, with subtle differences based on their own perspectives.
Director: David Lee | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 1,048
87.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
Frasier Grinch
(1995)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
Frasier eagerly awaits a visit from Frederick for Christmas, but a crisis occurs when the gifts he has mail-ordered go astray. He has no choice but to fight his way into the mall on Christmas Eve.
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 1,030
88.
Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode:
Miracle on Third or Fourth Street
(1993)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Frasier's plans for a merry Christmas with Frederick, Martin and Niles are derailed after Lilith cancels the plans to take Frederick to Austria.
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin
Votes: 1,368
89.
Father Dowling Mysteries (1989–1991)
Episode:
The Christmas Mystery
(1990)
TV-PG | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
After leaving her son with Father Dowling and Sister Stephanie at St. Michael's Parish, a woman is shot and wounded badly. The trail leads Father Dowling and the police to a department ... See full summary »
Director: James Frawley | Stars: Tom Bosley, Tracy Nelson, James Stephens, Mary Wickes
Votes: 60
90.
Murphy Brown (1988–2018)
Episode:
Brown in Toyland
(1994)
TV-PG | Comedy
Murphy wants to give Avery a memorable Christmas, but she becomes desperate when an impossible-to-find toy is at the top of his wish list. Murphy is not above pleading, cajoling and threats to make Avery happy.
Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Candice Bergen, Pat Corley, Grant Shaud, Faith Ford
Votes: 59
91.
Murphy Brown (1988–2018)
Episode:
I'm Dreaming of a Brown Christmas
(1992)
TV-PG | Comedy
Murphy is looking forward to her first Christmas as a mother, and intends to do every tradition. But the arrival of her father and her Aunt Brooke turns Murphy into a referee as they resume their years-long feuding.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Candice Bergen, Pat Corley, Faith Ford, Charles Kimbrough
Votes: 66
92.
Murphy Brown (1988–2018)
Episode:
Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way
(1990)
TV-PG | Comedy
Getting co-workers Christmas gifts is causing unhappiness, so Murphy suggests they donate to charity instead. But after Murphy secretly buys presents anyway, the rest become frantic trying to purchase items at the last minute.
Director: Barnet Kellman | Stars: Candice Bergen, Pat Corley, Faith Ford, Charles Kimbrough
Votes: 75
93.
Simon & Simon (1981–1989)
Episode:
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Liberace
(1984)
TV-PG | Action, Crime, Drama
AJ and Rick decide to help Ginny, a little girl trying to locate her father. As they travel around the not very holiday like Las Vegas, they begin to develop and spread some Christmas cheer.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Jameson Parker, Gerald McRaney, Mary Carver, Tim Reid
Votes: 60
94.
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982)
Episode:
Bah, Humbug
(1980)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy
Mr Carlson eats one of Johnny's special brownies and falls asleep at the station. He has a Christmas Carol dream about being a Scrooge for not giving the radio staff a Christmas bonus.
Director: Rod Daniel | Stars: Gary Sandy, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Richard Sanders
Votes: 145
95.
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982)
Episode:
Jennifer's Home for Christmas
(1979)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy
Christmas is coming up and everyone at the station is anxious to leave and start their holiday plans...everyone, except for Jennifer. Jennifer seems as if she has no holiday plans and is ... See full summary »
Director: Rod Daniel | Stars: Gary Sandy, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Richard Sanders
Votes: 162
96.
Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode:
Homeless
(1981)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The precinct is overrun with vagrants on Christmas. A merchant uses a cattle prod as his weapon of choice. A greeting card writer snaps.
Director: Lee Lochhead | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg
Votes: 107
97.
Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode:
Toys
(1978)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Combatting toy makers create a disturbance. A claustrophobic prisoner has a problem with the jail cell. Barney faces his first holiday as a separated man.
Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Jack Soo
Votes: 110
98.
Daniel Boone (1964–1970)
Episode:
The Christmas Story
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Western
Just before Christmas a blizzard drives everyone from their homes to the safety of Boonesborough. Tempers are as short as food when an Indian couple, about to have a baby at any time, show up seeking shelter.
Director: Maurice Geraghty | Stars: Fess Parker, Ed Ames, Patricia Blair, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 54
99.
Dragnet 1967 (1967–1970)
Episode:
The Christmas Story
(1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Friday and Gannon investigate the theft of a statue of the baby Jesus from a church's nativity scene on Christmas Eve. The figure itself has little monetary value. Father Xavier Rojas ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, Harry Bartell, Bobby Troup
Votes: 182
100.
Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode:
Christmas Story
(1976)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Fish goes undercover to catch a mugger who's targeting Santas. Wojo doesn't know how to tell Yemana that his Christmas Eve date is a call girl. Luger fishes for an Christmas Day invitation from Barney.
Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Hal Linden, Abe Vigoda, Max Gail, Ron Glass
Votes: 153
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