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- DirectorMark SandrichRobert AllenStarsBing CrosbyFred AstaireMarjorie ReynoldsAt an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
- 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.
- DirectorJon FavreauStarsWill FerrellJames CaanBob NewhartRaised 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.
- 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.
- DirectorLes MayfieldStarsRichard AttenboroughElizabeth PerkinsDylan McDermottA lawyer and a little girl must prove that a man claiming to be Santa Claus is the real thing.
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsAnn AltieriChris DoranSally DryerDepressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
- DirectorYarrow CheneyScott MosierStarsBenedict CumberbatchCameron SeelyRashida JonesA grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville.
- DirectorChuck JonesBen WashamStarsBoris KarloffJune ForayDal McKennonA grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
- 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.
- DirectorWilliam R. Kowalchuk Jr.StarsRichard DreyfussJamie Lee CurtisRick MoranisWhen the Evil Toy Taker takes all of Santa's toys, it's up to Rudolph and his friends Hermey, Yukon Cornelius and the Abominable Snowman "Bumbles" to stop him and bring Christmas to the children of the world.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsShirley BoothMickey RooneyDick ShawnWhen 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.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsFred AstaireMickey RooneyKeenan WynnA mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus.
- DirectorTim HodgeStarsDan AndersonMatthew HodgeTim HodgeBob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber appear as Cavis Appythart and Millward Phelps, respectively--two jingle writers based loosely on Gilbert and Sullivan. The setting is 1880s London, and they've written a musical called "The Princess and the Plumber", which they plan to open on Christmas Eve. Cavis thinks the production will "teach London how to love". But children at nearby St. Bart's Church are planning a nativity play for the same evening, and they plan to feature the Star of Christmas, a religious artifact unseen by the public for decades. The London Post Gazette writes a front-page story about the nativity play and the Star, and Cavis and Millward hatch a plan to make their musical better than the children's play. In the end, they learn about the true meaning of Christmas.
- DirectorChris OlsenPhil VischerMike NawrockiStarsDan AndersonLesley BenodinKristin BlegenThe town of Dinkletown is spoiled by Mr. Nezzer's toy company, because Mr. Nezzer convinced everyone that Christmas is when you get stuff. When Mr. Nezzer makes the new toy Buzz-Saw Louie everyone wants one. But one brave Buzz-Saw Louie decides that getting is not the true meaning of Christmas, and he is determined to find what is.
- DirectorJohn WhitesellStarsEmma RobertsLuke BraceyKristin ChenowethFed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way.
- DirectorNancy MeyersStarsKate WinsletCameron DiazJude LawTwo women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.
- DirectorRichard CurtisStarsHugh GrantMartine McCutcheonLiam NeesonFollows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
- DirectorBrian HensonStarsMichael CaineDave GoelzSteve WhitmireThe Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
- DirectorBert KishStarsKatrina LawJordan BelfiPatricia RichardsonGreta Kaine (Katrina Law) is always in search of juicy gossip. As a gossip-tabloid reporter in Los Angeles, it's her job to expose the rich and famous. So when word gets out that the late Senator Tannenhill's sons might be proposing marriage at their family's Big Bear compound during Christmas, Greta and her chief rival Wes (Tom Lenk) are challenged by their old-school editor to get the scoop. There's incentive to be the first, too: the editorship of the magazine's new online incarnation. Greta's assistant tells her that Wes has a head start to snowy Big Bear, so she dashes to the mountain resort. When she mistakenly ends up as a guest of the family, she's in the middle of what could be her best story yet. However, she discovers that the family, including matriarch Maggie Tannenhill (Patricia Richardson) and caretaker Peters (Robert Curtis Brown) are more down-to-earth than she had assumed. Increasingly guilt-ridden about her game of subterfuge, Greta must decide how far she will go for a story.
- DirectorPaul HoenStarsTia MowryJonathan Patrick MooreAndy GalaA talented singer forms a musical group and challenges her rivals to a competition on Christmas Eve.
- 1997–20231h 29mTV-G6.9 (2.6K)TV EpisodeDirectorKevin LimaStarsJulie AndrewsSofia VassilievaKenneth WelshA 6-year-old girl tries to reunite a young woman with a former boyfriend before she marries another.
- DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsSandra BullockBill PullmanPeter GallagherA hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit Authority ticket booth operator is mistaken for the fiancée of a comatose patient.
- DirectorSharon MaguireStarsRenée ZellwegerColin FirthHugh GrantBridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.
- DirectorArlene SanfordStarsBridgit MendlerLeigh-Allyn BakerBradley Steven PerryIdiocy strikes when a woman and her daughter get separated from their family during the holidays.
- DirectorRon OliverStarsAutumn ReeserAntonio CupoApril TelekAn eager Thanksgiving parade coordinator is shocked when a wealthy consultant is hired to analyze its finances. Faced with teaching him that the parade means so much more to her than money, she finds herself reluctantly falling for him.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsMacaulay CulkinJoe PesciDaniel SternAn eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsMacaulay CulkinJoe PesciDaniel SternOne 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.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenJudge ReinholdWendy CrewsonWhen a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
- DirectorMichael LembeckStarsTim AllenSpencer BreslinElizabeth MitchellScott 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.
- DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsBill MurrayPaul ShafferMichael CeraBill Murray worries no one will show up to his TV show due to a terrible snowstorm in New York City.
- DirectorChris HoweStarsKacey MusgravesDan LevyJames CordenThis holiday season, join Kacey Musgraves for a holiday variety show featuring special guests, new songs and time-honored classics. Kacey is sure to bring holiday cheer with this modern update on the classic holiday variety special.
- DirectorBrian LevantStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerSinbadPhil HartmanA 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.
- DirectorSarah SmithBarry CookStarsJames McAvoyJim BroadbentBill NighySanta's clumsy son Arthur sets out on a mission with Grandsanta to give out a misplaced present to a young girl in less than two hours on Christmas Day.
- DirectorJoe DanteStarsZach GalliganPhoebe CatesHoyt AxtonA young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
- DirectorDavid DobkinStarsVince VaughnPaul GiamattiElizabeth BanksFred 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.
- DirectorSavage Steve HollandStarsKendall SchmidtJames MaslowCarlos PenaVegaFive hours before their flight home for Christmas, Arthur Griffin demands that the boys record three holiday songs before they go, leaving Katie alone to eek out Christmas cheer at the deserted Palm Woods.
- 2005–200830mG7.5 (200)TV EpisodeDirectorRichard CorrellStarsDylan SprouseCole SprouseBrenda SongIt's Christmas. Everybody gets snowed in the hotel while a pregnant Mexican woman and her husband stays there. As there is no way for the hotel to receive any oil, Arwin has to do what he can to keep everybody warm.
- DirectorDon ScardinoStarsTina FeyTracy MorganJane KrakowskiJack gets attached to Liz's nurturing parents because they provide the love and support he never got from his mom. The staffers get ready for their raunchy holiday party, but Kenneth changes their plans at the last minute.
- DirectorSteve HoeferStarsMiranda CosgroveJennette McCurdyNathan KressPaying homage to "It's a Wonderful Life" and "The Twilight Zone Person or Persons Unknown," and lifting dialogue from "A Charlie Brown Christmas," when Spencer builds a metal Christmas tree containing an electromagnet that sets the gifts that Carly plans to give on fire, she wishes that her brother had been normal. An angel named Mitch hears her wish and grants it, which teaches her a valuable lesson.
- DirectorDeclan LowneyStarsJason SudeikisHannah WaddinghamJeremy SwiftIt's Christmas in Richmond. Rebecca enlists Ted for a secret mission, Roy and Keeley search for a miracle and the Higginses open up their home.
- DirectorJohn BowabStarsJohn StamosBob SagetDave CoulierThe family gets snowed in at an airport on Christmas Eve. Meanwhle, Stephanie worries that Santa won't be able to find her.
- 1970–197730m8.1 (286)TV EpisodeDirectorJay SandrichStarsMary Tyler MooreEdward AsnerValerie HarperMary is forced to work not only on Christmas Day but Christmas Eve, too.
- 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.
- DirectorJames V. KernWilliam AsherStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceOn Christmas Eve, the Ricardos and the Mertzes recall past events in their lives, as seen in clips from past episodes.
- DirectorBrennan ShroffStarsKat DenningsBrenda SongShay MitchellThe girls fear a potential major earthquake hitting Los Angeles, while Jules fears a different "Big One": running into your EX with a new girl. Stella rebels against Madison's need to control her friends' lives during an outing to SantaCon.
- 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.
- DirectorJason BatemanStarsJason BatemanPortia de RossiWill ArnettWhile Buster looks for ways to get out of serving in Iraq, Lindsay's quest to score a date at the Bluth Company Christmas party backfires after Gob's sexual harassment speech. Michael and Maeby get in trouble singing Afternoon Delight, but are quickly overshadowed by Oscar and Lucille's afternoon delight.
- DirectorRandall EinhornStarsAmy PoehlerRashida JonesAziz AnsariLeslie tries to keep herself busy during her suspension from the department, but gets some bad news about her campaign. Meanwhile, Ben searches for a job in the private sector, and the office makes the perfect Christmas gift for Leslie.
- DirectorHarold RamisStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiTrouble among the members of the party planning committee results with Pam and Karen hosting a rival Christmas party, but Michael isn't interested in celebrating after being dumped by Carol.
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiPhyllis blackmails Angela into doing the work for the Christmas party, which Michael turns into an intervention after Meredith gets drunk and sets her hair on fire. Meanwhile, Dwight corners the market on a popular Christmas gift.
- DirectorRandall EinhornStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael gets upset when Jim promises Phyllis that she can be the office Santa, but the office Christmas party may be overshadowed by some bad news from David Wallace.
- DirectorRainn WilsonStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiMichael throws an elaborate Christmas party to celebrate Holly's temporary return to the Scranton branch, but is disappointed when he learns that she still has a boyfriend.
- DirectorPeter AvanzinoBret HaalandRich MooreStarsBilly WestKatey SagalJohn DiMaggioFry learns how Christmas has changed and remained the same over the last 1000 years when a Robot Santa terrorizes New New York.
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsSteve MartinJohn CandyLaila RobinsA 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.
- 1989–199223mUnrated7.9 (394)TV EpisodeDirectorDon BarnhartStarsMark-Paul GosselaarMario LopezDustin DiamondZack, Slater, Screech, Kelly, and Jessie are working at the mall for the holidays, where they befriend a homeless man and his daughter.
- DirectorAlfonso Gomez-RejonStarsDianna AgronChris ColferJessalyn GilsigFinn tries to get everyone at McKinley High into the holiday spirit. Sue paints herself up as the Grinch to steal back presents.
- DirectorJames BurrowsThomas LofaroStarsTed DansonKirstie AlleyRhea PerlmanIt's the Christmas season. Frasier is in a anti-Christmas bah-humbug mood much to Lilith's chagrin. Norm has a part-time job he fails to mention. And Cliff is collecting food for the needy all in an effort to win a trip to Disney World. Rebecca has Carla, Woody and Sam all working Christmas Eve as will she. Carla doesn't mind the extra money. Woody isn't going back to Hanover so he doesn't mind. But Sam hates working what he considers the holiday. When it's close to closing time on Christmas Eve, Carla, Woody and Sam decide to exchange their gifts with each other. That's when Sam learns that everyone seems to have a present for Rebecca - which he doesn't - and in turn Rebecca has a gift for everyone. In a panic, Sam rushes out trying to find somewhere - anywhere - that is still open so he can get a gift for her. The second problem may be to find something appropriate, which strikes that perfect balance of being not too expensive but still saying "I want to sleep with you". He may get his wish with the latter.
- 1994–202044mTV-148.9 (475)TV EpisodeDirectorGareth CarrivickStarsDawn FrenchGary WaldhornJames FleetGeraldine is so popular that everybody wants her round for Christmas dinner so she won't be alone - Jim and Frank, Alice and her family, who are even more bizarre than Alice herself and the Hortons. Geraldine is protective of Hugo when David bullies him and indulges in a sprout-eating contest. And then Owen turns up wanting company since he has spent every Christmas alone since 1971. As a consequence she has to be taken home on a bulldozer to sleep it off.
- DirectorAndrew CividinoDan LevyStarsEugene LevyCatherine O'HaraDan LevyJohnny is hoping to ring in the holidays with a traditional Rose Christmas party like they used to. However, getting everyone to participate will be easier said than done.
- DirectorMichael SpillerStarsEd O'NeillSofía VergaraJulie BowenPhil proposes that the entire family celebrate "Express Christmas" together on December 16, when they discover that they won't be spending Christmas Day together.
- DirectorHenry ChanStarsRandall ParkConstance WuHudson YangJessica loves the holidays, but feels that Santa could use some improvements. So she and Louis convince Evan that Santa is a scientist with multiple post-graduate degrees from Princeton and has a close relationship with his mother. Meanwhile, Eddie and Emery are struggling to find the perfect Christmas gift for their mother.
- DirectorJon LucasScott MooreStarsMila KunisKristen BellKathryn HahnAs their own mothers drop in unexpectedly, our three under-appreciated and over-burdened moms rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas.
- DirectorTodd HaynesStarsCate BlanchettRooney MaraSarah PaulsonAn aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
- DirectorMichael M. ScottStarsJoey LawrenceEmily HampshireLinda DarlowAn attractive pair agrees to be each other's supposed significant other throughout the holidays to keep their meddling families at bay.
- DirectorMichael DowseStarsWinslow FegleyNeil Patrick HarrisSteve ZahnIn 1980s Chicago, a 10-year-old sets out on a quest to get the Christmas gift of his generation: the latest and greatest video-game system.
- DirectorMichael MayerStarsMichael UriePhilemon ChambersLuke MacfarlaneDesperate to avoid his family's judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter convinces his best friend Nick to join him for the holidays and pretend that they're now in a relationship.
- DirectorPeter DeLuiseStarsYael GrobglasJeremy JordanLinda DarlowCan a Hanukkah miracle keep fresh couple Molly and Jacob together after they realize that they are actually competing delicatessen owners?
- DirectorClay KaytisStarsKurt RussellDarby CampJudah LewisThe story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.
- DirectorMary LambertStarsBrooke ShieldsCary ElwesLee RossTo escape a scandal, a bestselling author journeys to Scotland, where she falls in love with a castle - and faces off with the grumpy duke who owns it.
- CreatorJack BurdittStarsTim AllenElizabeth MitchellAustin KaneScott Calvin is about to turn 65. Realizing that he can't be Santa forever, he sets out to find a suitable replacement Santa while preparing his family for a new life adventure south of the North Pole.
- DirectorJason WinerStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldThe gang attends Schmidt's holiday office party and Jess frets when she receives an expensive gift from Paul.
- DirectorAli LiebertStarsJonathan BennettGeorge KrissaChelsea HobbsSam babysits his niece and nephew before the holidays, and when he recruits help from their handsome neighbor Jason, he finds himself in an unexpected romance.
- DirectorCharles ShyerStarsJustin HartleyBarrett DossBonnie BedeliaThe story of a man who returns home on Christmas to settle his estranged mother's estate. Once there, he discovers a diary that may hold secrets to his own past and of a beautiful young woman on a mysterious journey of her own.
- 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.
- DirectorAlexander PayneStarsPaul GiamattiDa'Vine Joy RandolphDominic SessaA cranky history teacher at a prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a grieving cook and a troubled student who has no place to go.
- DirectorSam BoydStarsMelissa McCarthyPaapa EssieduDenée BentonThe film is a fairy-tale comedy about a workaholic man who enlists the help of a magical genie to help win his family back before Christmas.
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsDenzel WashingtonWhitney HoustonCourtney B. VanceAn angel comes to Earth to help a preacher save his church and his family.
- DirectorReginald HudlinStarsEddie MurphyTracee Ellis RossJillian BellA man is determined to win the neighborhood's annual Christmas decorating contest. He makes a pact with an elf to help him win--and the elf casts a spell that brings the 12 days of Christmas to life, which brings unexpected chaos to town.
- DirectorBrett RatnerStarsNicolas CageTéa LeoniDon CheadleA 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.
- DirectorPablo LarraínStarsKristen StewartTimothy SpallSally HawkinsDiana Spencer, struggling with mental-health problems during her Christmas holidays with the Royal Family at their Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, decides to end her decade-long marriage to Prince Charles.
- DirectorWayne WangStarsQueen LatifahLL Cool JTimothy HuttonUpon learning of a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to sell all her possessions and live it up at a posh Central European hotel.
- 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.
- 2006–201122mTV-G6.0 (207)TV EpisodeDirectorRichard CorrellStarsMiley CyrusEmily OsmentMitchel MussoMiley meets a guy named Conner while Christmas shopping. She accepts his offer to go on a date with him, but he's shorter than herself.
- 2006–201123mTV-G6.4 (191)TV EpisodeDirectorShannon FlynnStarsMiley CyrusEmily OsmentJason EarlesWhile Hannah is taping a Christmas TV Special with singer Sheryl Crow, brother Jackson is pining away for his new girlfriend Sienna who is overseas on a photo shoot in Peru. Best friends Lilly and Oliver are afraid to tell Hannah/Miley that her boyfriend Jake has cheated on her while he is on location filming a new movie.
- DirectorBob KoherrStarsBridgit MendlerJason DolleyBradley Steven PerryTeddy has been assigned the task of taking Charlie to see Santa.