Christmas Season
Films and shows to watch during the Christmas season, spotlighting some lesser known titles.
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- StarsTommy AlexanderJack BeveridgeCarol BlessingThe Elf and Mr. Little (1953) features marionettes in a story 13 minutes long about Mr. Little a grumpy old toy-maker who has lost his Christmas spirit feeling the pressure to make toys during the season. The toy-maker makes a deal with an elf to help him make toys at Christmastime in exchange for letting the elf have anything in the shop that he wants when his work is done. Throughout the season the elf works away while each night a little girl accompanying a group of carolers peers at a doll in the shop window. Once the elf completes his work, he asks Mr. Little for the doll in the window. Curious to know what the elf wanted with the doll, Mr. Little follows him to a church where the elf presents the doll to the little girl. After witnessing the selfless exchange, Mr. Little's heart is changed, and his Christmas spirit is returned. An unusual production, The Elf and Mr. Little was filmed in the Boys Club of Phoenix using a boys choir to sing the songs of the marionette choir. Some releases show it in black-and-white, others with a blue tint.
- DirectorJames WilliamsonA poor young girl tries to sell matches in a snowstorm. After being robbed by bullies, she lights matches which illuminate visions of a far happier Christmas than the one she faces.
- DirectorÉlie ChouraquiStarsJean-Hugues AngladeJacqueline BissetChristine BoissonIn this bittersweet tale of couplings and uncouplings, a group of friends hole up for their annual Christmas gathering in Chamonix.
- DirectorStacie PassonStarsMatt BomerKelsey GrammerLily CollinsStahr encourages Kathleen to join Lang's secluded rehearsal, leaving him alone on Christmas Eve to contemplate his choices. Brady hopes for a Christmas miracle as he schemes to boost ticket sales for "Angels on the Avenue." Kathleen must pay a sinister price for stardom. Rose helps Kitty prepare for a dangerous surgery. Celia and Max are brought closer by tragedy.
- DirectorJames ParrottStarsCharley ChaseEugenia GilbertNoah YoungCharley has several dilemmas facing him at Christmas, all posed by his greedy, heartless landlord Noah and his family. He wants to get an expensive wristwatch for his wife, but his landlord takes it, then his other presents are switched with Noah's, and then he and Noan battle back and forth for a long white beard for their Santa Claus costumes.
- DirectorArthur PiersonStarsVincent PriceTaylor HolmesPatrick WhyteDickens' classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and three Christmas Ghosts that change his perception of life. Narrated by Vincent Price.
- DirectorAsh PryceStarsDavid FisherLinda McDonaldFreda McGlynnMr. Barton was the brother of Mrs. Reid, last Edwardian owner of Lauriston Castle. He has invited an English friend to Lauriston for the festive season and introduces new Christmas traditions to the family.
- DirectorCorey AllenStarsFred AstaireGary BurghoffJohn BynerThe mysterious owner of a costume shop rents a Santa Claus suit to three very different men: a math teacher trying to get the nerve to propose, a homeless restaurateur trying to hide from the mob, and a harried political speech writer visiting with his estranged wife and son. Their lives are inexorably changed by their experience of playing Santa Claus.
- DirectorAlex GruenbergAxel GruenbergStarsMaria PalmerRay MontgomeryHouseley StevensonDisgusted that he's been moved from the hardware department to duties as a department store Santa Claus and angry that his wife wants to go to work and earn money, young father Joe Peters deserts his family. While in his Santa role, Joe chances to meet his daughter and discovers what she really wants for Christmas.
- DirectorJ. Searle DawleyCharles KentAshley MillerStarsMarc McDermottCharles OgleWilliam BechtelBased on the story by Charles Dickens: Ebenezer Scrooge is well known for his harsh, miserly ways, until he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, and then by three other spirits.
- A family of seven entertain themselves by putting on a pageant on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorGeorge Albert SmithStarsLaura BayleyDorothy SmithHarold SmithBrother and sister are sent to bed on Christmas Eve, and while they are asleep, Santa Claus comes down the chimney and fills their waiting stockings with toys.
- DirectorJ. Searle DawleyEdwin S. PorterStarsGitchner HartmanMr. LehapmanBessie SchredneckyA generous boy tries to help a girl who does not believe in Santa Claus because of her family's poverty.
- DirectorWladyslaw StarewiczA Christmas ornament comes alive and goes to a forest where he creates and decorates a Christmas tree for the forest creatures. He then invites all the insects to come and enjoy the gifts he has prepared and to celebrate Christmas.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsAllan WatsonKenny BakerA narrator sings the opening stanzas of the classic poem while we see the house at rest. Santa lands on the roof, comes down the chimney, and opens his bag. The toys march out and decorate the tree, with the toy soldiers shooting balls from their cannon, a toy airplane stringing a garland like skywriting, and the toy firemen applying snow. A blimp delivers the star to the top. Meanwhile, Santa fills the stockings. His laughter awakens the children, who sneak out. The toys rush to their places, and Santa escapes up the chimney just in time. The closing verse is sung.
- DirectorRalph LevyStarsBuddy EbsenIrene RyanDonna DouglasThe 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.
- DirectorJames W. HorneLeo McCareyStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyJames FinlaysonOllie and Stanley are two Christmas Tree sales reps who get into one of their usual mutual-destruction fights with a disgruntled homeowner.
- 1978–198225mTV-PG8.3 (163)TV EpisodeDirectorRod DanielStarsGary SandyGordon JumpLoni AndersonChristmas 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 dismayed that the rest of the staff don't want to celebrate Christmas as a family. The gang joins together to give Jennifer a warm Christmas.
- DirectorBruce PittmanStarsMegan FollowsKate ParrDoris PetrieWhile at her grandmother's house, a ten-year-old girl finds a coat in the closet. As she inspects it, she is suddenly taken back in time.
- DirectorGuy ScarpittaStarsBea BenaderetEdgar BuchananJeannine RileyThe Bradleys, Sam Drucker, Herby, Charlie and Floyd are decorating the Cannonball for it's annual Christmas Eve trip of caroling, gift-giving and merriment around the valley, but Homer Bedloe is determined to be a Scrooge and take possession of the train on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorRod DanielStarsGary SandyGordon JumpLoni AndersonMr 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.
- StarsTony RobinsonGillie CharlsonNeil FraserHow did some Christmas traditions develop? Shepherding. Boar's head? Goose? Turkey? All the finery meant hard hours in sweatshops, poor pay, and unsafe conditions. These are some of the Christmas traditions Tony Robinson explores.
- DirectorMaria BiltzMonica BiltzStarsChris AndersenTanya AndersonJeremy BiltzA group of pre millennials arrange a secluded Christmas party to put the romance back into a friend's life. Unbeknownst to them an investigative journalist and a soviet spy are among the guests.
- DirectorGrant HarveySteven HobanBrett SullivanStarsWilliam ShatnerGeorge BuzaRob ArcherInterwoven stories that take place on Christmas Eve, as told by one festive radio host: A family brings home more than a Christmas tree, a student documentary becomes a living nightmare, a Christmas spirit terrorizes, Santa slays evil.
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsOlivia HusseyKeir DulleaMargot KidderDuring their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.
- DirectorPaul GordonRegensburger Domspatzen stars in a story of a Texas boy who tours Bavaria, then falls asleep during a concert and has visions of Santa and angels.
- DirectorMichael PeelingStarsMichael PeelingLeo SciaraMelanie McKechnieSanta Claus is coming to town - and there's only one man who can stop him.
- DirectorGraham M. SheppardStarsStefan KucharChristopher LewisCourtney O'ConnorIt's Christmas Eve, Becky Swanson has just been dumped, and notorious homicidal maniac Christmas Steve has escaped from the Asylum For the Violently Insane. When Steve targets Becky for some yuletide terror a thump on the roof announces the arrival of an unlikely action hero. Santa Claus is coming to town and he's taking care of business.
- DirectorGene McPhersonStarsSeth GreenCallan EganClaire SlemmerA 10-year-old newspaper carrier meets various customers who struggle with everyday life. As Christmas approaches, he comes up with a plan to to try to make the holidays brighter for them.
- DirectorJerry LondonStarsTim MathesonMelissa GilbertMichelle TrachtenbergA man is sent to a small town to assess which of the workers in the local factory that supplies the town with jobs should get the boot when the downsizing begins. He gets sidetracked when he falls in love with a local, a cute single mom.
- 1959– 25m5.5 (72)TV EpisodeDirectorRoss MacKenzieNeil McGuireStarsFredric MarchBasil RathboneAlexander GaugeBasil 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.
- StarsMichael J. NelsonBill CorbettKevin MurphyMike, Bill and Kevin crack wise at this bizarre adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol S told by the maniacs at Coronet Films
- DirectorSebastián LelioStarsManuela MartelliDiego RuizAlicia RodríguezA young couple are shocked to find a teen runaway collapsed in their abandoned rural home. Unable to leave her alone, they allow her to join them on a strange night as they recover a few family items, and try to come to terms with their individual situations.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsHenry B. WalthallMarion LeonardGladys EganThe children set a trap for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, knowing he has to come through the window because their estate has no chimney. Their father, who abandoned them and his wife before she inherited her fortune, plans to burglarize that very house, unaware of the occupants or the trap.
- DirectorCharles M. SeayStarsBarry O'MooreJulian ReedRichard NeillWhen a burglar dressed as Santa Claus steals a family's Christmas presents, amateur detective Octavius sets out to recover the loot.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsThe entire story of Christmastide is here depicted. The scene opens in a large boudoir of an apparently wealthy man's home. His children, assisted by their governess, are about to retire. Before lying down they hang up their stockings on the edge of the bed. The picture changes and night appears. We see the housetops of the town and angels are flying about depositing packages in each of the chimneys. Santa Claus is also busy and furnishes our little friends with numerous presents. Again a change in the picture and we see the corridor of the old village church. The sexton, an old grey haired man, stands by, while a number of lusty boys pull the rope attached to the great bell in the belfry. The bell tolling in the steeple bursts into view, after which the interior of the church is seen with the full choir accompanied by the organist and choir boys singing the Christmas hymn. Another change and the boudoir is again before us and the children are looking over their presents while their parents are receiving the congratulations of their friends who have come to visit them. The picture changes into that of the great dining hall with the guests sitting around the table and the beggar is brought in and given a place at the table. The conclusion of this beautiful subject is a pretty tableau. We cannot speak too highly of the dissolving effects of this film. One picture dissolves into the other and thus the story is continuous from beginning to the end. Artistically beautiful.