Christmas To Watch
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1. The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
A New York City swindler has until Christmas to come up with the $10,000 he owes a gangster, prompting him to go into scamming overdrive.
Directors: Sidney Lanfield, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, Lloyd Nolan, Jane Darwell
Votes: 2,259
2. The Yummy Gummy Search for Santa (2012 Video)
Unrated | 61 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Join internet sensation Gummibar as he dances his way to save Christmas! Filled with fun music & wacky characters, you'll dance & laugh your way through Gummibar's movie adventure!
Directors: Bernie Denk, Jürgen Korduletsch, Rick Jones, Enrique Gato | Stars: Sonja Ball, Holly Gauthier-Frankel, Bruce Dinsmore, Rick Jones
Votes: 469
3. An American Carol (2008)
PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Fantasy
An anti-American filmmaker who's out to abolish the July Fourth holiday is visited by three ghosts who try to change his perception of the country.
Director: David Zucker | Stars: Kevin P. Farley, Kelsey Grammer, Leslie Nielsen, Trace Adkins
Votes: 10,107 | Gross: $7.00M
4.
The Catherine Tate Show (2004–2009)
Episode:
Nan's Christmas Carol
(2009)
TV-MA | 50 min | Comedy
Catherine Tate's brilliant character gets the Scrooge treatment with an extended Christmas special all to herself... When mean-spirited, two-faced, foulmouthed Nan welcomes the festive ... See full summary »
Director: Gordon Anderson | Stars: Catherine Tate, Roger Lloyd Pack, Ben Miller, David Tennant
Votes: 169
5.
The Suite Life on Deck (2008–2011)
Episode:
A London Carol
(2010)
TV-G | 23 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
London refuses to help out with a charity event, she is visited by ghosts.
Director: Shelley Jensen | Stars: Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse, Brenda Song, Debby Ryan
Votes: 144
6. A Christmas Carol: Scrooge's Ghostly Tale (2006)
Not Rated | 48 min | Animation
This all-animal version of the much-loved classic by Charles Dickens is retold in stunning CGI animation and is destined to become a family favorite for years to come.
Director: Richard Machin | Stars: Tim Bentinck, Brian Bowles, Teresa Gallagher, Adam Rhys Dee
Votes: 78
7. Natale a casa Deejay - A Christmas Carol (2004)
75 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Lorenzo Bassano | Stars: Linus, Albertino, Daria Bignardi, Domenico Di Raffaele
Votes: 141
8. Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)
PG | 77 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Old bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Simon Callow) who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Jimmy T. Murakami | Stars: Simon Callow, Kate Winslet, Nicolas Cage, Jane Horrocks
Votes: 2,174
9.
Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996–2009)
Episode:
A Christmas Carol: Part 1
(2000)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Adventure, Drama
As newly elected Drama Club President, Annie demands that the group perform "I'm Dreaming of a Galactic Christmas" instead of the traditional "A Christmas Carol," and keep all the profits ... See full summary »
Stars: Christopher Judge, Andrew Francis, Adrienne Carter, Michael Donovan
Votes: 28
10. Ebenezer (1998 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama, Fantasy, Western
A Wild West retelling of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol," with Scrooge as a land baron, gunfighter, and card cheat who is visited by three spirits who attempt to teach him the true meaning of Christmas.
Director: Ken Jubenvill | Stars: Jack Palance, Ricky Schroder, Amy Locane, Albert Schultz
Votes: 293
11.
Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–2011)
Episode:
A Very Special Christmas with Beavis and Butt-Head
(1993)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Music
Directors: Mike Judge, Mike de Seve, Yvette Kaplan, Gregg Vanzo | Stars: Mike Judge, Dale Revo
Votes: 156
12.
Beavis and Butt-Head (1993–2011)
Episode:
Beavis and Butt-Head Do Christmas
(1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Animation, Comedy, Music
Beavis and Butt-head spend Christmas watching music videos, reading letters from viewers and spoof popular Christmas movies into their own hilarious shorts, like: "Huh Huh Humbug" and "It's a Miserable Life".
Directors: Mike Judge, Mike de Seve | Stars: Mike Judge, Tracy Grandstaff, Adam Welsh, Kristofor Brown
Votes: 903
13. A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994 TV Movie)
G | 69 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Fred is cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in a stage adaptation of the story, but is acting a bit stingy in real-life.
Director: Joanna Romersa | Stars: Henry Corden, Jean Vander Pyl, Frank Welker, B.J. Ward
Votes: 1,631
14. Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol (1992 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 58 min | Animation, Family
When Brer Rabbit learns that Brer Fox is planning to evict Brer Bear on Christmas, he decides to teach the fox a lesson. Brer Rabbit gets the townspeople to stage their own version of "A ... See full summary »
Directors: Al Guest, Jean Mathieson | Stars: Ginny Tyler, Christopher Corey Smith, Tom Hill, David Knell
Votes: 64
15.
A Different World (1987–1993)
Episode:
For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls
(1989)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
It is Christmas time at Hillman and Whitley is acting as bitter as the Grinch. One night Whitley is visited by the ghost of Christmas past, present, and future and told to change her ways, or else.
Director: Debbie Allen | Stars: Jasmine Guy, Dawnn Lewis, Kadeem Hardison, Lou Myers
Votes: 39
16. John Grin's Christmas (1986 TV Movie)
50 min | Family
A present-day adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".
Director: Robert Guillaume | Stars: Robert Guillaume, Ted Lange, Roscoe Lee Browne, Alfonso Ribeiro
Votes: 38
17.
George Burns Comedy Week (1985)
Episode:
Christmas Carol II: The Sequel
(1985)
Comedy
One year later and we see how Ebenezer's changes have impacted his friends and family. A hilarious twist on a well known tale!
Director: Carl Gottlieb | Stars: George Burns, James Whitmore, Roddy McDowall, Samantha Eggar
Votes: 18
18.
The Jetsons (1962–1963)
Episode:
A Jetson Christmas Carol
(1985)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
What do Santa Claus and George Jetson have in common? They both have to work on Christmas eve! That mean old Mr. Spacely forces George to work late, while the family wonders what has ... See full summary »
Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, Ray Patterson | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Daws Butler, Janet Waldo
Votes: 223
19.
The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991)
Episode:
Xmas Marks the Spot
(1986)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The fate of Christmas depends on the Ghostbusters filling in for the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future while Egon attempts to retrieve the real ghosts from the containment unit.
Director: Richard Raynis | Stars: Arsenio Hall, Maurice LaMarche, Lorenzo Music, Laura Summer
Votes: 180
20. Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol (1979 TV Movie)
120 min | Family, Musical
On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. The deceased partner was in his lifetime as mean and miserly as Scrooge ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Hoyt Axton, Lynn Anderson, Larry Gatlin, Julie Gregg
Votes: 54
21.
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
22.
Alice (1976–1985)
Episode:
Mel's Christmas Carol
(1981)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
On Christmas Eve Mel is haunted by a former partner after he fires the waitresses.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Linda Lavin, Vic Tayback, Beth Howland, Philip McKeon
Votes: 73
23. Christmas Carol (1978 TV Movie)
55 min | Comedy, Fantasy
In this one-man show starring Rich Little, Ebeneezer Scrooge (played by Rich as W.C. Fields) hates Christmas, and it's up to the Ghosts of Christmas Past (played by Rich as Humphrey Bogart)... See full summary »
Director: Trevor Evans | Star: Rich Little
Votes: 413
24. A Christmas Carol (1977 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge hates Christmas, but then gets a visit from his companion Jacob Marley, who has been dead for seven years. He urges Scrooge to change his life.
Director: Moira Armstrong | Stars: Michael Hordern, John Le Mesurier, Bernard Lee, Patricia Quinn
Votes: 604
25.
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974–1978)
Episode:
A Bionic Christmas Carol
(1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After an accident at a NASA contractor, Steve uses his bionic abilities to convince the gruff, penny-pinching head of the company to change his callous ways.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Lee Majors, Richard Anderson, Martin E. Brooks, Sheldon Allman
Votes: 125
26.
Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode:
Ebenezer Sanford
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Tightfisted Fred gets a ghostly wake-up call in this spoof of "A Christmas Carol."
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Lynn Hamilton, LaWanda Page
Votes: 153
27. A Christmas Carol (1969 TV Movie)
TV-G | 45 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. The deceased partner was in his lifetime as mean and miserly as Scrooge ... See full summary »
Director: Zoran Janjic | Stars: Ron Haddrick, Bruce Montague, John Llewellyn, Brenda Senders
Votes: 283
28.
CBC Show of the Week (1964–1969)
Episode:
Mr. Scrooge
(1964)
Comedy, Music
A retelling of Charles Dickens' novel about a nasty miser who is visited by spirits on Christmas eve.
Director: Bob Jarvis | Stars: Cyril Ritchard, Tessie O'Shea, Alfie Bass, Elizabeth Cole
Votes: 33
29.
Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (1959– )
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(1959)
25 min | Drama
Basil Rathbone stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in a short television Christmas Carol performance. Spare, but elementally complete, its host, Fredric March, provides connecting narratives between the scenes.
Directors: Ross MacKenzie, Neil McGuire | Stars: Fredric March, Basil Rathbone, Alexander Gauge, Michael McCarthy
Votes: 72
30.
The Alcoa Hour (1955–1957)
Episode:
The Stingiest Man in Town
(1956)
60 min | Drama
This is a musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Ebenezer Scrooge is given a chance to reform and save his soul. He is visited by 4 ghosts and is shown visions of his past life and the consequences of his life on others.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: The Four Lads, Johnny Desmond, Basil Rathbone, Robert Weede
Votes: 54
31.
Shower of Stars (1954–1958)
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(1954)
60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A mean and miserly proprietor of a counting house in 1840's London is taken by ghosts to Christmas scenes of his youth, contemporary ones involving his family and employee, and lastly, a ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: William Lundigan, Mary Costa, Fredric March, Basil Rathbone
Votes: 166
32.
Shower of Stars (1954–1958)
Episode:
A Christmas Carol III
(1956)
52 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Re-run of the Shower of Stars adaptation of Dicken's "A Christmas Carol", originally shown Dec. 23, 1954. Scrooge is redeemed through meeting with four ghosts.
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: William Lundigan, Fredric March, Basil Rathbone, Bob Sweeney
Votes: 21
33.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(1952)
60 min | Drama
An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Stars: Eric Berry, Phillip Brady, Eva Condon, Melville Cooper
34.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
A Christmas Dinner
(1955)
60 min | Drama
A homeless man (Barton) and his friend are wandering down Park Avenue on Christmas Day when they encounter a dog. Barton takes the dog in tow and tries to talk the owner of a nearby diner (... See full synopsis »
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: James Barton, Ian Turner
35. Non è mai troppo tardi (1953)
86 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A version of Dickens' A Christmas Carol set in 1950s Italy.
Director: Filippo Walter Ratti | Stars: Paolo Stoppa, Isa Barzizza, Marcello Mastroianni, Giulio Donnini
Votes: 38
36.
Fireside Theatre (1949–1955)
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(1951)
30 min | Drama
An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Gordon Duff | Stars: Ralph Richardson, Arthur Treacher, Melville Cooper, Norman Barrs
Votes: 10
37.
Fireside Theatre (1949–1955)
Episode:
Practically Christmas
(1953)
30 min | Drama
The imminent arrival of a new baby threatens to disrupt the Christmas plans of an Italian family.
Director: Frank Wisbar | Stars: Donna Jo Boyce, Anthony Caruso, Frank Francone, Norma Gene Nelson
38. A Christmas Carol (1950 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. The deceased partner was in his lifetime as mean and miserly as Scrooge ... See full summary »
Stars: Bransby Williams, John Ruddock, John Bentley, Pamela Cameron
Votes: 44
39.
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948–1956)
Episode:
A Christmas Carol
(1948)
Drama
The skinflint Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: John Baragrey, Eric Burtis, Valerie Cossart, Bing Crosby
Votes: 13
40. A Christmas Carol (1947 TV Movie)
Drama, Fantasy
On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. The deceased partner was in his lifetime as mean and miserly as Scrooge ... See full summary »
Director: James Caddigan | Stars: Somar Alberg, David Carradine, John Carradine, Sam Fertig
Votes: 75
41. A Christmas Carol (1947)
80 min | Drama, Fantasy
Director: Manuel Tamayo | Stars: Jesús Tordesillas, Lina Yegros, Emilio Santiago, Fernando Aguirre
Votes: 34
42. A Christmas Carol (1943 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An early experimental television broadcast of Dickens's famous novel.
Director: George Lowther | Stars: Lon Clark, Roger De Koven, Noah Julian, Consuela Lembke
Votes: 51
43. The Right to Be Happy (1916)
50 min | Drama, Fantasy
A heartwarming retelling of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' where Ebeneezer Scrooge is visited by three spirits in an attempt to save his soul.
Director: Rupert Julian | Stars: Rupert Julian, John Cook, Claire McDowell, Frankie Lee
Votes: 49
44. A Christmas Carol (1923)
25 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley, as well as the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, in order to help... See full summary »
Director: Edwin Greenwood | Stars: Russell Thorndike, Nina Vanna, Forbes Dawson, Jack Denton
Votes: 113
45. A Christmas Carol (1914)
22 min | Drama, Short
A miser is reformed by visions of past, present and future.
Director: Harold M. Shaw | Stars: George Bellamy, Charles Rock, Edna Flugrath, Franklyn Bellamy
Votes: 105
46. Old Scrooge (1913)
40 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley, who tries to help him change his selfish ways and redeem his soul by showing ... See full summary »
Director: Leedham Bantock | Stars: Seymour Hicks, William Lugg, Leedham Bantock, J.C. Buckstone
Votes: 168
47. Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost (1901)
6 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
It's Christmas Eve. The miser Scrooge and his assistant Bob Cratchit finish their work in the office and go home. When Scrooge is going to open his front door, he sees the face of Marley's ... See full summary »
Director: Walter R. Booth | Star: Daniel Smith
Votes: 595
48. A Christmas Carol (1908)
15 min | Drama, Fantasy, Short
The miser Scrooge passes down a London street the morning before Christmas, on his way to his counting house. So much is he detested that no one speaks to him until a beggar approaches, ... See full summary »
Star: Tom Ricketts
Votes: 102
49. The Man Who Saved Christmas (2002 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Family
A.C. Gilbert figures out a way to keep Christmas alive after the war threatens to take it away in his name.
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson | Stars: Jason Alexander, Kelly Rowan, Ari Cohen, C. David Johnson
Votes: 562
50. The Light Before Christmas (2007 TV Movie)
28 min | Animation
The Candleman teaches Katie and Makean that Christmas is more than just presents.
Directors: Nathan Smith, Christopher Robin Miller | Stars: Ruby Chase, Brock Holman, Christopher Robin Miller, Ken Sansom
Votes: 63
51. Home for Christmas (2010)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
The film looks at those who are desperately trying to connect or reconnect with their families, friends, or anyone who will listen.
Director: Bent Hamer | Stars: Nina Andresen Borud, Arianit Berisha, Joachim Calmeyer, Trond Fausa
Votes: 1,170
52. A Flintstone Christmas (1977 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Animation, Family
When Santa has an accident at Fred's house on Christmas Eve, Fred and Barney have to continue his run for him.
Directors: Sid Marcus, Charles Nichols, Alex Lovy, Gerry Chiniquy, Hawley Pratt | Stars: Mel Blanc, Lucille Bliss, Henry Corden, Virginia Gregg
Votes: 996
53. The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Thoroughly disgruntled, Santa (Goodman) opts to take a year off from delivering presents, until a young man helps him rediscover the meaning of the holidays.
Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: John Goodman, Chris Kattan, Ethan Suplee, Dylan Minnette
Votes: 1,048
54. Off Season (2001 TV Movie)
TV-G | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
After the death of his parents, 10-year-old, Jackson Mayhew (Culkin), moves in with his Aunt. But when he befriends an elderly man (Cronyn), he begins to suspect that the old man is actually Santa Claus.
Director: Bruce Davison | Stars: Sherilyn Fenn, Hume Cronyn, Bruce Davison, Tom McBeath
Votes: 378
55. Snow Day (2000)
PG | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When a school in upstate New York is snowed in, a group of students hi-jack a plow to keep the school closed.
Director: Chris Koch | Stars: Chevy Chase, Mark Webber, Schuyler Fisk, Chris Elliott
Votes: 13,708 | Gross: $60.02M
56. Holiday in Your Heart (1997 TV Movie)
TV-G | 96 min | Drama, Music
LeAnn Rimes plays herself from her childhood in Nashville to her performing around the country as a country-western singer, until she has to make a choice: Does she perform at the Grand Ole... See full summary »
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: LeAnn Rimes, Bernadette Peters, Rebecca Schull, Vernon Grote
Votes: 321
57. Special Delivery (2008 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 88 min | Comedy
A bonded courier transports a bratty teenager on an international flight, but realizes a trap has been set up for them when they reach the U.S.
Director: Michael M. Scott | Stars: Lisa Edelstein, Brenda Song, Stan Egi, Michael Cowell
Votes: 356
58. The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold (1981 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
An Irish sailor is stranded on an island full of Leprechauns and soon finds himself aiding them in protecting their gold from a greedy Hag.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Art Carney, Peggy Cass, Bob McFadden, Ken Jennings
Votes: 766
59. Santa's Last Christmas (1999 TV Movie)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Santa and his helpers oversleep and risk causing a toy shortage at Christmas.
Director: Henri Heidsieck | Stars: John Franklyn-Robbins, Richard Tate, Ellie Beaven, Anthony Jackson
Votes: 47
60. A Carol of Christmas (2005)
101 min | Comedy
Only Charles Dickens himself has told the tale of Scrooge better then Green 7's A Carol of Christmas. This rendition of Dickens' classic tale stays true to the story, while adding some laughs along the way.
Director: Andy Pesek | Stars: Nathan Michalski, Sean Rocco, Mike Richardson, Holly Pesek
Votes: 26
61. Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (1959– )
30 min | Drama
Fredric March presents tales from Charles Dickens.
Stars: Fredric March, Robert Arditti, Martin Stephens, John Salew
Votes: 41
62. Carry on Christmas (1969 TV Movie)
49 min | Comedy, Family
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Sid James) makes the life of his clerk, Bob Cratchit (Bernard Bresslaw) a misery. A visit from the spirit of Christmas Past (Charles Hawtrey) warns him that he will ... See full summary »
Director: Ronnie Baxter | Stars: Sidney James, Terry Scott, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques
Votes: 333
63. Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings (2000 TV Special)
52 min | Comedy
The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.
Director: John Birkin | Stars: Victoria Wood, Caroline Aherne, Susie Blake, James Bolam
Votes: 252
64. The Night Before Christmas Carol (2010 TV Movie)
57 min
Charles Dickens is portrayed conceiving the story of A Christmas Carol, in his study at 1AM on Friday, October 13, 1843.
Directors: Serena Ebhardt, Scott Davis | Star: David Zum Brunnen
Votes: 23
65. Let It Snow (1999)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
Two young lovers meet on a series of snowy days in high school.
Director: Adam Marcus | Stars: Kipp Marcus, Bernadette Peters, Alice Dylan, Larry Pine
Votes: 643 | Gross: $0.02M
66. Finding Christmas (2013 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Drama, Romance
Sean, who runs a New York City advertising agency, and Owen, a small-town handyman and musician, swap residences for the holidays. Mia, who works for Sean, helps Owen get settled into his ... See full summary »
Director: Harvey Crossland | Stars: Tricia Helfer, J.T. Hodges, Mark Lutz, Cristina Rosato
Votes: 2,101
67. A Pink Christmas (1978 TV Movie)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The Pink Panther employs various strategies in an effort to get himself a big holiday dinner.
Director: Bill Perez
Votes: 451
68. Scoot & Kassie's Christmas Adventure (2013)
Not Rated | 86 min | Family
Luke Perry stars in this heartwarming "tail." Kassie, her friends and her dog, Scoot, organize a holiday fundraiser, but must protect the cash from some crooks in order to save Christmas.
Director: Benjamin Gourley | Stars: Luke Perry, Ariana Bagley, Taylor Negron, Adam Johnson
Votes: 420
69. Dear Santa (1998)
G | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A greedy, workaholic father with little time for his family discovers the meaning of Christmas when he is whisked off to the North Pole by an enterprising elf named Lillith.
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: D.L. Green, Harrison Myers, Debra Rich, Robert Quarry
Votes: 219
70.
After Henry (1988–1992)
Episode:
A Week of Sundays
(1989)
24 min | Comedy
Christmas at home is not the same without Henry, so when Sarah, Eleanor, and Clare are invited elsewhere for the day, they all accept.
Director: Peter Frazer-Jones | Stars: Prunella Scales, Joan Sanderson, Janine Wood, Jonathan Newth
Votes: 17
71.
Alas Smith & Jones (1984–1998)
Episode:
Alas Sage & Onion
(1988)
40 min | Comedy
This is the Smith and Jones Christmas Special for Xmas 1988,
Director: John Kilby | Stars: Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Lindsay Duncan, The Foxes
Votes: 12
72.
Billy Liar (1973–1974)
Episode:
Billy and the Gift of the Magi
(1973)
25 min | Comedy
Billy has his heart set on a pair of bright yellow trousers for Christmas, but there are two problems. One - they're expensive, and two - his Dad is determined that he should never wear such horrible things.
Director: Stuart Allen | Stars: Jeff Rawle, George A. Cooper, Pamela Vezey, May Warden
Votes: 12
73. All This, and Christmas Too! (1971 TV Movie)
51 min | Comedy
Sid's daughter may be pregnant, but he is more interested in catching a pesky mouse. Things are further complicated by visits from an assortment of strange neighbours and relatives.
Director: Bill Hitchcock | Stars: Sidney James, Beryl Mason, Juliet Kempson, Katie Allan
Votes: 58
74. Coming Home for Christmas (2013 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 87 min | Family
A young woman wants to reunite her estranged family for the holidays.
Director: Vanessa Parise | Stars: Carly McKillip, Britt McKillip, Amy Jo Johnson, George Canyon
Votes: 874
75. A Christmas Wedding (2013)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy
Tiffany and Marcus decide to wed during the holiday season in the rural town where Tiffany grew up. After spending time with Tiffany's sisters and their husbands, the couple has second thoughts about their wedding.
Director: Tyler Maddox | Stars: Vivica A. Fox, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Hawthorne James, Michael Colyar
Votes: 73
76.
Boon (1986–1992)
Episode:
The Night Before Christmas
(1991)
TV-14 | 78 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Harry falls hard for Jo Beckett, who owns a jazz club, Smoky Jo's. He plans to marry her and to invest in the club - and even makes preparations to sell his share of CBS to a rival security firm.
Director: John Woods | Stars: Neil Morrissey, Gerard Horan, Alfred Molina, David Daker
77.
The Californians (1957–1959)
Episode:
Truce of the Tree
(1957)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Lord Charlie fights for tolerance and brotherhood in San Francisco.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Adam Kennedy, Sean McClory, Nan Leslie, Melville Cooper
Votes: 11
78.
Crossroads (1955–1957)
Episode:
Our First Christmas Tree
(1956)
30 min | Drama
In Pre-Civil War America, an immigrant minister wants to introduce his congregation to a tradition from the Old Country -- The Christmas Tree. The children are excited about the idea but their Puritanical parents are having none of it.
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Don Taylor, Rhys Williams, Jean Willes, Lester Matthews
Votes: 14
79.
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)
Episode:
The Gifts of the Magi
(1966)
Drama
Christmas 1929. A young girl at the hospital may not live until Christmas so the staff call upon Drs Cameron, Finlay and Snoddie to provide a special festive show for the children's ward. ... See full summary »
Director: Joan Craft | Stars: Andrew Cruickshank, Barbara Mullen, Bill Simpson, Helen Christie
80.
Nearest and Dearest (1968–1973)
Episode:
Compliments of the Season
(1970)
25 min | Comedy
Nellie had planned a surprise Christmas lunch at a nice hotel for herself and Eli, but her plans are scuppered by Mother Nature.
Director: Bill Podmore | Stars: Hylda Baker, Jimmy Jewel, Joe Gladwin, Madge Hindle
Votes: 9
81.
Get Real (1999–2000)
Episode:
Denial
(1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Stephen Cragg | Stars: Jon Tenney, Debrah Farentino, Eric Christian Olsen, Anne Hathaway
Votes: 14
82.
George and the Dragon (1966–1968)
Episode:
Merry Christmas
(1966)
Comedy
The Colonel gets it all wrong when he hands out his Christmas presents, Gabrielle accepts a long forgotten invitation to stay with her sister, and George is given the chance to spend some time with his latest girlfriend.
Director: Shaun O'Riordan | Stars: Sidney James, Yootha Joyce, Peggy Mount, John Le Mesurier
Votes: 14
83.
Get Some In! (1975–1978)
Episode:
Christmas at the Camp
(1975)
Comedy
C Flight have to stay behind when they're picked for maintenance duty, boredom kicks in when everything is found to have been locked up, and Alice falls ill after insisting that she is cooking Christmas dinner for six.
Director: Robert Reed | Stars: Tony Selby, Gerard Ryder, Brian Pettifer, David Janson
Votes: 20
84. The Girls Aloud Party (2008 TV Special)
40 min | Music
Stars: Cheryl, Girls Aloud, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding
Votes: 30
85.
Going My Way (1962–1963)
Episode:
Keep an Eye on Santa Claus
(1962)
60 min | Drama, Family
Ex-con grandfather may repeat his past mistakes.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Gene Kelly, Dick York, Leo G. Carroll, James Dunn
86.
Hallelujah! (1983–1984)
Episode:
A Goose for Mrs. Scratchitt
(1984)
25 min | Comedy
Emily tells her friends the story of Christmas Past, when the Salvation Army fought to save the souls of Ebenezer Dickens and Ella Scratchit.
Stars: Thora Hird, Patsy Rowlands, David Daker, Martin Pitman
Votes: 13
87.
Hebburn (2012–2013)
Episode:
Sleep in Hebburnly Peace
(2013)
29 min | Comedy
Ben, Susan and her monstrous mother Millie are stranded in Hebburn for Christmas.
Director: Jonathan Gershfield | Stars: Curtis Appleby, Jason Cook, Pat Dunn, Victoria Elliott
Votes: 6
88. I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
The Bundy family try to have a good family Christmas, despite World War 2.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Eva Marie Saint, Nancy Travis, Peter Gallagher
Votes: 307
89. In the Nick of Time (1991 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Santa Claus is up for retirement after his 300 years, and he searches New York City for a replacement.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Michael Tucker, Cleavon Little, Conrad Bergschneider
Votes: 109
90.
Just Good Friends (1983–1986)
Episode:
Special
(1984)
92 min | Comedy
In a feature length episode Penny recalls how she first met Vince when he was selling ice creams from a van, their subsequent courtship and the events that led up to his jilting her on her ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Butt | Stars: Paul Nicholas, Jan Francis, Shaun Curry, Ann Lynn
Votes: 25
91.
Kiss Me Kate (1998–2000)
Episode:
Christmas
(2000)
Comedy
Kate and crew scrabble to get their act together for the Christmas Concert, with a Tom Jones impersonation; and, last minute gifts for each other.
Director: Nick Wood | Stars: Caroline Quentin, Chris Langham, Amanda Holden, Darren Boyd
92.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
The Other Wise Man
(1957)
60 min | Drama
This is the story of Ariaban, a fourth priest who also saw the star over Bethlehem. He sold all of his belongings to buy gifts for the Christ, but was detained from joining the other wise ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Morgan | Stars: Richard Kiley, Noel Leslie, Vitina Marcus, Robert Pastene
93.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Hansel and Gretel
(1948)
60 min | Drama
Based on the fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm. Hansel and Gretel are trapped in the deceptively decorated house of the witch Griselda who wishes to fatten Hansel so that he may be baked into a delicious gingerbread treat.
Stars: Dean Mundy Bate, Sara Carter, Florence Forsberg, Bill McLockin
94.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
Incident on Fifth Avenue
(1951)
60 min | Drama
An invisible elfin creature, a troll, teaches a hardened New Yorker about Christmas.
Stars: Gene Lee, Hildy Parks, Joseph Sweeney
95.
Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
Episode:
The Wonderful Gift
(1956)
60 min | Drama
A stubborn old woman woman at a residence for the elderly sacrifices much to create a good home for an abandoned child.
Director: Alan Anderson | Stars: Valerie Cossart, Mildred Dunnock, Ruth McDevitt, Conrad Nagel
96. Vanessa Williams & Friends: Christmas in New York (1996 TV Special)
Music
Director: Louis J. Horvitz | Stars: Vanessa Williams, Joe Cipriano, Kevin Clash, Phil Collins
Votes: 20
97.
The Max Headroom Show (1985–1986)
Episode:
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
(1986)
Animation, Comedy, Music
Stars: Matt Frewer, Luis Cardenas, Dave Edmunds, Bob Geldof
Votes: 11
98.
The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968)
Episode:
'Twas the Night Before...
(1960)
60 min | Music
Stars: The American Ballet Theatre, The Bell Telephone Orchestra, Mel Brandt, The Columbus Boys Choir
99.
The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968)
Episode:
The Gift of Music
(1959)
60 min | Music
Director: Bill Hobin | Stars: The Agnes DeMille Dance Theatre, Penny Ambrose, Rosemary Clooney, Lisa della Casa
100.
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973–1974)
Episode:
Compliments of the Season
(1974)
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A penniless man tries to claim a reward from a millionaire at Christmas, and finds it's not as easy as he thought it would be.
Directors: Philip Saville, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Eli Wallach, Hildegard Neil, Ed Bishop
Votes: 36
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