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Best Christmas Movies

by GrouperTrooper • Created 11 years ago • Modified 11 years ago
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  • Boris Karloff and Dal McKennon in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)

    1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

    196626mApprovedTV Movie
    8.3 (63K)
    A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
    DirectorsChuck JonesBen WashamStarsBoris KarloffThurl RavenscroftJune Foray
  • June Foray, Suzanne Davidson, Billy De Wolfe, Paul Frees, and Jackie Vernon in Frosty the Snowman (1969)

    2. Frosty the Snowman

    196925mApprovedTV Short
    7.3 (23K)
    A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat.
    DirectorsJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsJackie VernonBilly De WolfeJimmy Durante
  • Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, Edmund Gwenn, and John Payne in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

    3. Miracle on 34th Street

    19471h 36mApproved88Metascore
    7.9 (58K)
    After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistaken.
    DirectorGeorge SeatonStarsEdmund GwennMaureen O'HaraJohn Payne
  • Will Ferrell in Elf (2003)

    4. Elf

    20031h 37mPG66Metascore
    7.1 (331K)
    Raised 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.
    DirectorJon FavreauStarsWill FerrellJames CaanBob Newhart
  • Billie Mae Richards in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

    5. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

    196447mApprovedTV Movie
    8.0 (40K)
    A 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.
    DirectorLarry RoemerStarsBillie Mae RichardsBurl IvesLarry D. Mann
  • Ingrid Bergman and Bing Crosby in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

    6. The Bells of St. Mary's

    19452h 6mApproved
    7.2 (10K)
    At a big city Catholic school, Father O'Malley and Sister Benedict indulge in friendly rivalry, and succeed in extending the school through the gift of a building.
    DirectorLeo McCareyStarsBing CrosbyIngrid BergmanHenry Travers
  • Bill Melendez and Peter Robbins in A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

    7. A Charlie Brown Christmas

    196525mTV-GTV Movie
    8.3 (48K)
    Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
    DirectorBill MelendezStarsAnn AltieriChris DoranSally Dryer
  • James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

    8. It's a Wonderful Life

    19462h 10mPG89Metascore
    8.6 (532K)
    An 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.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel Barrymore
  • Rebecca Harrell Tickell and Boo in Prancer (1989)

    9. Prancer

    19891h 43mG
    6.4 (6.8K)
    A farm girl nurses a wounded reindeer she believes is one of Santa's, hoping to bring it back to health in time for Christmas. Her holiday spirit inspires those around her, something her disheartened father is having trouble understanding.
    DirectorJohn D. HancockStarsSam ElliottCloris LeachmanRutanya Alda
  • Michael Caine, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, and Steve Whitmire in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

    10. The Muppet Christmas Carol

    19921h 25mG64Metascore
    7.8 (77K)
    The Muppets put their spin on the tale of an elder, Christmas-hating miser who is visited by spirits who foretell his future and share secrets from his past and present, which helps change his view on life.
    DirectorBrian HensonStarsMichael CaineDave GoelzSteve Whitmire
  • Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen in White Christmas (1954)

    11. White Christmas

    19542hApproved56Metascore
    7.5 (55K)
    A 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.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsBing CrosbyDanny KayeRosemary Clooney
  • Wayne Allwine, Dick Billingsley, and Alan Young in Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)

    12. Mickey's Christmas Carol

    198326mGShort
    8.0 (17K)
    The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.
    DirectorBurny MattinsonStarsAlan YoungWayne AllwineHal Smith
  • Tim Allen and Eric Lloyd in The Santa Clause (1994)

    13. The Santa Clause

    19941h 37mPG57Metascore
    6.6 (141K)
    When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
    DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenJudge ReinholdWendy Crewson
  • Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Jeff Gillen, and Darren McGavin in A Christmas Story (1983)

    14. A Christmas Story

    19831h 33mPG77Metascore
    7.9 (175K)
    In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
    DirectorBob ClarkStarsPeter BillingsleyMelinda DillonDarren McGavin
  • Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Paul Frees, Robie Lester, and Keenan Wynn in Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)

    15. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

    197048mApprovedTV Movie
    7.7 (19K)
    A mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus.
    DirectorsJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsFred AstaireMickey RooneyKeenan Wynn

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