Christmas Classics

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  1. 2. To get in the holiday spirit, he takes his friend's advice and directs the Christmas play. And what's a Christmas play without a Christmas tree? But everyone makes fun of the short, spindly nevergreen hebrings back - until the real meaning of Christmas works its magic once again.
  2. 3. this beloved holiday movie follows the wintry exploits of youngster Ralphie Parker, who spends most of his time dreaming of his ideal Christmas gift, a "Red Ryder air rifle."
  3. 5. A department store Santa Claus must prove that he is, in fact, the real Santa in a court of law.
  4. 8. After George Bailey wishes he had never been born, an angel is sent to earth to make George's wish come true.
  5. 9. A misfit reindeer and his friends look for a place that will accept them.
  6. 10. This made-for-TV Christmas special is a classic. Based on a Dr. Seuss book, it is about a Christmas-hating man who wants to make everyone as miserable on Christmas as he is.
  7. 12. When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
  8. 14. Three Christmas ghosts try to inject some genuine holiday spirit into Ebenezer Scrooge.
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  1. 1. After he accidentally kills a man in a Santa suit, he is magically transported to the North Pole, where an elf explains that he must take Santa's place before the next Christmas arrives.
  2. 4. When Jack accidentally stumbles on Christmastown, all bright colors and warm spirits, he gets a new lease on life -- he plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnapping Santa Claus and taking over the role.
  3. 6. A desperate postman accidentally brings about the genesis of Santa Claus.
  4. 7. A discarded magic top hat brings to life the snowman that a group of children made, until a magician wants it back, and the temperature starts to rise.
  5. 11. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true.
  6. 13. He was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn't fit in, he travels to New York in search of his real father.