Holiday Movies
A Charlie Brown Christmas 

With the help of his best friend Linus, Charlie Brown seeks the true meaning of Christmas amidst rampant commercialism
A Christmas Story

In Depression-era Indiana, nine-year-old Ralphie wishes for a Red Ryder BB-gun for Christmas over his parents' objections
Christmas in Connecticut

A female newspaper columnist who writes about being a housewife scrambles to keep her job when her publisher invites himself to her alleged home for the holidays, and must find a "Husband" and family in short order
The Christmas Train

A disillusioned journalist traveling by train from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles, reconnects with a former lover along the way
How the Grinch stole Christmas!

The Grinch decides that he can't take anymore happiness from the Who village, so he and his dog Max steal everything from trees and ornaments down to the last can of Who hash, but in the process learns that Christmas is more than presents
Elf 

A human child raised by elves at the North Pole learns of his human family and goes to live with them in New York City
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas 

Struggling to make ends meet, Mrs. Otter and her son, Emmet, face yet another bleak Christmas until Emmet secretly decides to enter Frog Town Hollow's first annual talent contest
The Family Stone

Everett Stone brings his girlfriend home during Christmas to meet his family, who are less than welcoming to her
The Holiday

Two women, one in Los Angeles and the other in London, exchange homes during the Christmas holiday to forget the men in their lives, only to fall in love again
Holiday Affair 

A young widow falls in love with an unemployed sales clerk during the Christmas season
Holiday Inn 

Two song and dance men leave showbusiness to open a Connecticut inn, but conflict arises when they fall for the same woman
Home Alone

When eight-year-old Kevin is inadvertently left at home when his family leaves for Paris for Christmas, he does his best to defend the house against burglars.
I'll be home for Christmas

A self-centered college student is desperate to get home for Christmas dinner to claim the Porsche his father promised if he makes it
It's a Wonderful Life

Broke and depressed, George Bailey contemplates suicide, but is brought back from the edge by an angel who shows him the impact he has made on the lives of others
Last Christmas 

A woman sees her life take a sudden turn when she finds a new love interest while working as Santa's elf in a department store
Mrs. Miracle

Mrs. Merkle mysteriously appears as widower Seth Webster is looking for a nanny and housekeeper to help with his twin boys, and she quickly becomes irreplaceable as an employee, friend, and matchmaker
Miracle on 34th Street 

When Kris Kringle takes a takes a job at Macy's during the Christmas season, his true identity is questioned
The Muppet Christmas Carol

A Muppet version of Charles Dicken's famous Christmas story
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 

The Griswolds are determined to have an old-fashioned family Christmas including a large light display and a hand-cut tree, but when Clark's relatives show up unannounced, they add to the strained holiday spirit around the house
The Nightmare Before Christmas

Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, tries to bring the magic of Christmas to Halloween Town and kidnaps Santa Claus
The Original Christmas Classics

Collection of favorite television holiday specials, mostly from the production house of Rankin-Bass
Remember The Night

Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.
Road to Christmas

About to miss her storybook Christmas Eve wedding and with no transportation in sight, a fashion photographer accepts the kindness of a man and his young daughter, who offer her a ride
The Santa Clause

After Santa has a fatal accident, Scott Calvin dons Santa's suit and assumes his role and identity
White Christmas 

Two former soldiers form a song-and-dance team, join forces with two women singers, and travel to Vermont to put on a Christmas show for the inn owned by their old army general
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