Christmas Movies Links

A Charley Brown Christmas 1965
Music Composed and Performed by Vince Guaraldi. An Emmy and Peabody Award Winner. For Children Of All Ages! This half-hour Christmas show is one of the truly lovable animated specials in TV history, a status proved by its annual network telecast since 1965. A Charlie Brown Christmas was the first, and best, of a series of programs based on the Charles M. Schulz cartoon strip "Peanuts." Hapless hero Charlie Brown finds himself depressed at Christmastime, searching for the true meaning of the holiday amidst the glitz and commercialism of the modern age. Appointed director of the school holiday pageant, Charlie Brown ventures out with Linus to buy "a great, big, shiny aluminum Christmas tree." Instead they bring back a miserable tree--a real one. A Charlie Brown Christmas shows off the "Peanuts" gang doing what they do best: Lucy is bossy, Snoopy is crazy, Linus is sweet, and Pig Pen is, well, filthy. Instead of using adult actors trying to sound like kids, the production features real children providing the voices, an endearing effect. The jazz music score, composed by Vince Guaraldi, has become a classic in its own right; like so much about this program, it's an unexpected but perfectly right choice. Kids and Family Rated TV-G

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1951) Scrooge is the (original title) | 1h 26min An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when he is haunted by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. Stars: Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison Drama, Fantasy

A Christmas Prince
Year: 2017 Rating: PG Running Time (minutes): 88 Description: When a reporter goes undercover as a tutor to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love - but will she be able to keep up her lie? Stars: Rose McIver Ben Lamb Alice Krige Genres: Comedy Romance

A Christmas Proposal
A Christmas Proposal Year: 2008 Running Time (minutes): 118 Description: Two lawyers dueling over a proposal to turn a quaint mountain town into a ski resort discover they are former childhood sweethearts. Lisa is fighting to protect the hamlet, big city attorney Rick represents the developer who wants to plow it under. But when a car accident forces Rick to stick around, the small town, and his former beloved, begin to work their magic on him. Stars: Nicole Eggert ,David O'Donnell and Tom Arnold Genres: Comedy Drama Romance

Call Me Claus
Year: 2001 Rating: PG Running Time (minutes): 90 Description: When Lucy Cullins, a successful but cranky producer at a home shopping network, hires an actor named Nick to play Santa Claus on the network she gets more than she bargained for. Nick really is Santa Claus, and he faces mandatory retirement after 200 years on the job. Nick must find his replacement by Christmas Eve or the world will face dire consequences and he has his sights set on Lucy. Stars: Whoopi Goldberg ,Nigel Hawthorne ,Brian Stokes Mitchell Genres: Comedy Family

Chateau Christmas
Chateau Christmas 2020 Margot, a world-renowned pianist, returns to Chateau Neuhaus to spend the holidays with her family and rediscover her passion for music. While there, her ex-boyfriend and former bandmate Jackson, convinces her to headline the annual Christmas Concert and working together brings back all their old feelings.

Check in for Christmas 2019
Julia comes home to spend the holidays with her family running their inn only to get caught up in a longstanding feud with a rival business. To complicate matters, the competition is an irresistible guy called Ryan.

Christmas At Castle Hart
Christmas at Castle Hart 2021 described Always having wanted to be event planners themselves, New York sisters Brooke and Margot Bennett hit a professional low when they are fired from their server jobs for high end event planner Paige Monaghan during a Christmas party. With nothing now to do for the Christmas season, they decide, with their life savings, to travel to Ireland to search out their unknown Irish roots, of which they were only recently made aware as their now deceased father, adopted, discovered scant information about his biological family before his passing. In Ireland, they meet Aiden Hart, who they eventually learn is the Earl of Glaslough, a title he somewhat reluctantly inherited not feeling he worthy unlike his deceased father, the former Earl. Aiden does his globetrotting work as an architect largely to escape everything associated with being an earl, while his sister, Siobhan Hart, manages the Hart estate centered on Castle Hart. After five years away, he has just unexpectedly returned to Ireland for the holidays. They since converted the castle into a hotel and hold guided tours to pay the bills, their financial situation which has not even allowed them to repair the chapel which was structurally damaged in a storm. Also to pay the bills, they have decided this year to host the more lucrative lavish Christmas gala at the castle on behalf of the Duchess of Abercorn instead of their usual Christmas event, the more community oriented twelfth i.e. last day of Christmas festivity for the town. With their event planner quitting at the last minute, they, on a "vacation lie" told by Margot, beg for the sisters to step in to organize the event to be held in ten days time on the presumption that they are not only high end New York event planners, but that Brooke is *the* Paige Monaghan. While uncomfortable with the lie, Brooke agrees on Margot's urging both to help the Harts out of a bind, and knowing that they indeed could plan an event of this magnitude. While Margot will largely handle the logistics at the castle, Brooke will handle the creative end with Siobhan assigning Aiden to be her liaison for whatever she may need. In spending time together, Brooke, as Paige, and Aiden start to fall for each other. The question then becomes if a relationship between them is even a possibility whenever the truth will come to light that she is not Paige, the lie which would be all the more problematic for Brooke, not only personally but professionally if she ever really does want to be an event planner, if Aiden finds out from someone other than her.

Christmas At Graceland
Christmas at Graceland 2020 described A Chicago-based business executive travels to Memphis to secure one of the city's oldest family-owned banks. While in Memphis, Laurel reunites with an old flame Clay, a local music promoter with loftier aspirations.

Christmas Bells Are ringing
2018 1 hour 30 minutes Samantha "Emilie Ullerup" is a free lance photographer. She is on her way to Cape Cod to celebrate her father's Christmas Eve wedding. She enlists the help of an old childhood friend Mike to meet a deadline for a big Christmas spread that could very well ignite her career. Along the way she falls in love and realizes that Christmas is wherever your family is.

Christmas Caper
Christmas Caper Year: 2007 Rating: Made For TV Running Time (minutes): 88 Description: A Grinch-like thief retreats to her hometown in Connecticut after a con goes bad and gets stuck baby-sitting her niece and nephew until their parents can make it home for Christmas. She spends most of her time devising ways to even the score with Clive, her partner in crime, until the spirit of the holidays can help put her priorities back on track. Stars: Shannen Doherty ,Ty Olsson and Conrad Coates Genres" Comedy Drama Family.

Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses 2019
A Hallmark Channel original movie: Weeks before Christmas, Abbey is hired to decorate the estate of businessman Nick. But to do her job well, she must figure out how to break down the wall between her and Nick while keeping the holiday spirit alive.

Christmas With The Kranks
Year: 2004 Rating: PG Running Time (minutes): 99 Description: Luther Krank is fed up with the commerciality of Christmas; he decides to skip the holiday and go on a vacation with his wife instead. But when his daughter decides at the last minute to come home, he must put together a holiday celebration. Stars: Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Aykroyd Genres: Comedy | Family

Crazy For Christmas
Year: 2005 Rating: PG Running Time (minutes): 90 Description: On Christmas Eve, Shannon McManus (Andrea Roth) is stuck driving around a wealthy and eccentric client (Howard Hesseman) who is giving away large sums of money with the secret hope of reuniting with his long lost daughter. Stars: Andrea Roth Howard Hesseman Jason Spevack Genres: Comedy Drama Family

Elf 2003
Will Ferrell stars as Buddy in this cute and wacky Christmas movie about a child raised as an elf at the North Pole at Santa's workshop. After he grows to be twice the size of the other elves, he finds out that his biological father (James Caan) lives in New York City. With his child like innocence, Buddy sets out on a long journey to find his father, and when he does, his father is like Scrooge and his stepbrother (Daniel Tay) doesn't believe in Santa. Buddy can't understand why his new family and the people of New York City have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas. Buddy works to bring back the Christmas spirit.

Home Alone
Home alone 1990 described 8-year-old Kevin McAllister is accidentally left behind when his family takes off for a vacation in France over the holiday season. Once he realizes they've left him home by himself, Kevin learns to fend for himself, and eventually has to protect his house against bumbling burglars Harry and Marv, who are planning to rob every house in Kevin's suburban Chicago neighborhood. Kevin's mother Kate is frantic when she realizes that she and the family have unintentionally left Kevin behind in Chicago, and she tries to make it back to Chicago as fast as she can, getting help from a polka band leader named Gus Polinski.

How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Year: 2000 Rating: PG Running Time (minutes): 104 Description: Based on the book by the famous Dr. Seuss. Inside a snowflake exists the magical land of Whoville. In Whoville, live the Who's, an almost mutated sort of munchkinlike people. All the Who's love Christmas, yet just outside of their beloved Whoville lives the Grinch. The Grinch is a nasty creature that hates Christmas, and plots to steal it away from the Whos which he equally abhors. Yet a small child, Cindy Lou Who, decides to try befriend the Grinch. Stars: Jim Carrey , Taylor Momsen and Jeffrey Tambor Genres: Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Its a Wonderful Life
Year: 1946 Rating: NR - Not Rated Running Time (minutes): 130 Description: George Bailey has spent his entire life giving of himself to the people of Bedford Falls. He has always longed to travel but never had the opportunity in order to prevent rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town. All that prevents him from doing so is George's modest building and loan company, which was founded by his generous father. But on Christmas Eve, George's Uncle Billy loses the business's $8,000 while intending to deposit it in the bank. Potter finds the misplaced money and hides it from Billy. When the bank examiner discovers the shortage later that night, George realizes that he will be held responsible and sent to jail and the company will collapse, finally allowing Potter to take over the town. Thinking of his wife, their young children, and others he loves will be better off with him dead, he contemplates suicide. But the prayers of his loved ones result in a gentle angel named Clarence coming to earth to help George... Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore Genres: Drama | Family | Fantasy

Miracle On 34th Street
Year: 1947 Rating: NR - Not Rated Running Time (minutes): 96 Description: 1947 Oscar Winner! 1947 Oscar Best Supporting Actor: Edmund Gwenn At the Macy's Department Store Thanksgiving Day parade, the actor playing Santa is discovered to be drunk by a whiskered old man. Doris Walker, the no nonsense special events director, persuades the old man to take his place. The old man proves to be a sensation and is quickly recruited to be the store Santa at the main Macy's outlet. While he is successful, Ms. Walker learns that he calls himself Kris Kringle and he claims to be the actual Santa Claus. Despite reassurances by Kringle's doctor that he is harmless, Doris still has misgivings, especially when she has cynically trained herself, and especially her daughter, Susan, to reject all notions of belief and fantasy. And yet, people, especially Susan, begin to notice there is something special about Kris and his determination to advance the true spirit of Christmas amidst the rampant commercialism around him and succeeding in improbable ways... Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara John Payne Genres: Comedy Drama Family

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
Year: 1989 Rating: PG-13 Running Time (minutes): 97 Description: It's Christmas time and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration, but things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon. Stars: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Juliette Lewis Genres: Comedy

Office Christmas Party
Year: 2016 Rating: R Running Time (minutes): 105 Description: When the CEO (Jennifer Aniston) tries to close her hard-partying brother's branch, he (T.J. Miller) and his Chief Technical Officer (Jason Bateman) must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs. Stars: Jennifer Annison, Jason Bateman Olivia Munn T.J. Miller Genres: Comedy

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Year: 1964 Rating: Made For TV Running Time (minutes): 47 Description: Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his beaming honker, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudoph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa's sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea... Stars: Billie Mae Richards, Burl Ives and Paul Soles Genres: Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Musical

The Christmas Life
Year: 1988 Rating: Made For TV Running Time (minutes): 73 Description: This movie seems like a play on a stage. It is warm and cute, with many warm moments to make a warm smile come to your face. The movie is all about letting go and Iris teaching John how to do this. It is a story of two people not getting what they expected but getting something even deeper in return. Stars: Jason Robards, Julie Harris and Don Francks

The Christmas Secret
Year: 2014 Rating: PG Running Time (minutes): 74 Description: While her life is falling apart, single mom Christine finds a magical family heirloom that leads to love and good fortune during Christmas. Stars: Bethany Joy Lenz John Reardon Susan Hogan Genres: Drama Family Romance

The Christmas Shoes
Year: 2002 Rating: Made For TV Running Time (minutes): 100 Description: Two separate stories mesh - in the first, a young music teacher, Maggie Andrews, begins dying of a heart condition and her son Nathan tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for her before she dies. In the second, lawyer Robert Layton and his wife Kate are slowly drifting apart and the matter comes to a head during Christmas when Kate takes over for Maggie for the school choir and declines a job in Robert's firm. When Robert's mother passes away, he begins to reconsider things and his and Nathan's paths cross on Christmas Eve as Nathan tries to raise the money for the shoes and Robert tries to get a present for his daughter. Stars: Rob Lowe, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Max Morrow Genres: Drama

The Polar Express
A boy's fantastical train journey to the North Pole 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. Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, and Josh Hutcherson

The Santa Claus
Year: 1994 Running Time (minutes): 97 Description: The adventures of a divorced father who has to care for his son on Christmas. As everybody knows these days are always full of surprises... Stars: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold and Wendy Crewson Genres: Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy

White Christmas 1954
After leaving the Army after W.W.II, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis team up to become a top song-and-dance act. Davis plays matchmaker and introduces Wallace to a pair of beautiful sisters (Betty and Judy) who also have a song-and-dance act. When Betty and Judy travel to a Vermont lodge to perform a Christmas show, Wallace and Davis follow, only to find their former commander, General Waverly, is the lodge owner. A series of romantic mix-ups ensue as the performers try to help the General.


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