XMas Movies

A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.

Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.

A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.

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.

Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.

The Martians kidnap Santa Claus because there is nobody on Mars to give their children presents.

A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind.

A mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus.

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.

At a council convened by The Great Ak, the forest being tells the story of Santa Claus to explain why he deserves to be made immortal.

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.

Bing Crosby and his family spend Christmas at the estate of distant relative in England.

The Williams brothers perform a medley of Christmas tunes then harmonize with the Osmond siblings. Andy croons "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire." The Osmonds ice skate. Andy solos "Silent Night", the brothers return for "I'll Be Home for Christmas."

A country-western singer on a trip through the Tennessee mountains runs into a reclusive backwoodsman and a witch.

Mary is forced to work not only on Christmas Day but Christmas Eve, too.

Everyone is getting on each other's nerves when they are trapped in the newsroom by a snowstorm.

It's Christmas and Walter decides to throw his employees a party at the house. Walter is so happy at how tight knit he and his people are, not unlike another business that's shut down because of a union strike. But during the party Maude learns that his people have decided to join a union and Maude thinks it's great. When Walter learns of this, he feels betrayed. He decides to fire them.

With Christmas on the way, Walter has his annual office Christmas party at the house. But he's worried that Maude's feminist friend, Stephanie, who goes out of her way to preach to everyone on women's rights, will put a damper on the festivities. Maude must step in and find the middle ground between standing up for women and free spirited frivolity of some of the party-goers.

With Maude and Walter's finances low, they make homemade gifts to give others for Christmas gifts. Arthur offers Walter a partnership in a new business.

Victoria is unhappy because she is away from her family for the first time during a holiday, and Maude thinks it will be a sad one because everyone has other plans. Maude then finds a baby left on her doorstep and everyone's outlook changes.

Carmine talks the girls into singing at a Christmas show.

Frank DeFazio loses some of his Christmas spirit when he has to cancel his yearly gathering for the homeless and poor. The girls and friends step in to help him keep the holiday meaningful for the less fortunate.

Dave Foley hosts a Christmas Special to convince himself through music, friends, and counsel from the Ghosts, that Christmas retains a special meaning in spite of the trappings of Santa, money and gifts, and Hollywood Star Power.

In this Christmas-themed episode, Gwen Verdon and Jo Stafford join Danny, Harvey Korman and The Tony Charmoli Dancers. Skits include Danny and Gwen playing rejected dolls in a child's bedroom. Danny plays an old Italian tailor waiting for a phone call from his son who lives in the United States. Danny, Gwen and Harvey star in a spy spoof called, "The Spy Who Got Cold". Jo, Gwen and Danny sing several Christmas tunes.