- Director: Unknown
- Genre: Holiday
- Release Date: December 25, 1954
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After leaving the Army after W.W.II, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis team up to become a top song-and-dance act. Davis plays matchmaker and introduces Wallace to a pair of beautiful sisters (Betty and Judy) who also have a song-and-dance act. When Betty and Judy travel to a Vermont lodge to perform a Christmas show, Wallace and Davis follow, only to find their former commander, General Waverly, is the lodge owner. A series of romantic mix-ups ensue as the performers try to help the General.
© 1954, Renewed 1982 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The Ultimate Edition
Dr. Seuss’ timeless classic comes to life in a shiny all-new Ultimate Edition of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, now with 2 newly remastered Grinch Specials: The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat and Halloween is Grinch Night! With Who-ville brimming with joyful anticipation of Christmas, high above in the chilly mountains, the Grinch shares no such warmth for the holiday. Why this green meanie has hatched a plan to do away with Christmas once and for all! Featuring animation by the legendary Chuck Jones, bring home this heartfelt reason for the Yul-tide season.
© 2018 Turner Entertainment Co. and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Neal Page is an advertising executive who just wants to fly home to Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with his family. But all Neal Page gets is misery. Misery named Del Griffith — a loud mouthed, but nevertheless lovable, salesman who leads Neal on a cross-country, wild goose chase that keeps Neal from tasting his turkey. Steve Martin (Neal) and John Candy (Del) are absolutely wonderful as two guys with a knack for making the worst of a bad situation. If it's painful, funny, or just plain crazy, it happens to Neal and Del in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles." Every traveller's nightmare in a comedy-come-true!
© 1987 BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
Mrs. Santa Claus tells the story of the year that Santa Claus, feeling ill and unwanted, decided to take a holiday. But when the elves show Santa all the toys they are preparing--and the children eagerly awaiting Christmas--Santa dons his red suit and drives his gift-laden sleigh for his annual rounds in this stop-motion animated family special.Mrs. Santa Claus tells the story of the year that Santa Claus, feeling ill and unwanted, decided to take a holiday. But when the elves show Santa all the toys they are preparing--and the children eagerly awaiting Christmas--Santa dons his red suit and drives his gift-laden sleigh for his annual rounds in this stop-motion animated family special.
THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all – and it’s Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see his life in flashback. As George is about to jump from a bridge, he ends up rescuing his guardian angel, Clarence. Clarence then shows George what his town would have looked like if it hadn’t been for all of his good deeds over the years. Will Clarence be able to convince George to return to his family and forget suicide?
© 1947 Republic Entertainment Inc.
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Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen star in this lighthearted, action-packed, romantic comedy. Running away to visit their grandmother at Christmastime, the adventurous twins find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when they become entangled with madcap gangsters.
© 1992 Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has a new problem -- Baby New Year has run away from Father Time and Santa has sent Rudolph after him. The future is riding on Rudolph's success -- without a Baby New Year to ring in the next year, December 31st will last forever and thereby eliminate all future Christmases.
© 1975 Warner Bros. All Rights Reserved.
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Enjoy yourself ... it's later than you think! It's advice to follow for shy New Orleans cookware salesclerk Georgia Byrd (Oscar nominee Queen Latifah) when her doctor informs her that she has less than a month to live. With news like that, it's time to give your life a serious makeover! So Georgia jets off on a dream vacation to live life like there's no tomorrow. Enjoy hearty laughs and rollicking comedic misadventures when Georgia shakes up a glamorous European resort spa while enthusiastically embracing a new look ... new moves ... and a new attitude! LL Cool J is the handsome suitor back home who's not about to let Georgia slip away. And Timothy Hutton, Gerard Depardieu, Alicia Witt and Giancarlo Esposito also star in this comedy hit that makes the good times last forever.
© 2005 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
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Spend the holidays with the Coopers in this heartwarming romantic comedy starring Oscar® winners Diane Keaton, Alan Arkin, and Marisa Tomei, Oscar® nominees Timothée Chalamet and Amanda Seyfried, Golden Globe® winner John Goodman, Ed Helms, and Olivia Wilde. When four generations of the Cooper clan gather for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside-down — leading the Coopers toward a joyful rekindling of family ties and the magic of the holiday season.
© 2015 Cbs Films Inc. All Rights Reserved. Artwork &Amp; Supplementary Materials 2016 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Everyone loves the warmth of a crackling fireplace in their home. Now you can experience a perfect crackling fireplace instantly. The Birchwood Fireplace Edition from Fireplace For Your Home offers you a genuine escape without the mess or work of building a real fire. It adds a special ambiance to any party, family gathering or evening, holidays or with that specific person. Enjoy a bright, crackling fireplace on your television or monitor with unbelievable clarity and quality. So crisp and clear – it’s better than the real thing!
© 2019 Fireplace for your Home
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SpongeBob SquarePants: It's a SpongeBob Christmas
It's the SpongeBob Christmas Special, ‘Tis the Season to be Jerky! At Christmastime in Bikini Bottom, everyone's excited except Plankton, who always gets a lump of coal from Santa. But he vows this year he'll finally get his wish – the Krabby Patty formula! And it won't be by being good. He's gonna make everyone in Bikini Bottom bad!
© 2012 Viacom Inc.
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The overwhelming tasks that go along with Christmas have taken the joy out of the holidays for busy single mom Jennifer Cullen. Then her Uncle Ralph arrives at her home with the young, handsome Morgan Derby. Morgan's love of Christmas, and life, is contagious and as Jennifer glumly navigates through the holidays, she soon realizes that what she needs most is right under her nose. Stars Henry Winkler, Brooke Burns and Warren Christie.
© 2008 Dan Wigutow Productions / KZ Productions
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A network TV president is perhaps the most cold-hearted man ever, but his holiday spirit is given a painful booster shot by three vengeful ghosts. In this darkly comic updating of Charles Dicken's Christmas classic "A Christmas Carol," Bill Murray portrays Frank Cross, an evil, crass, executive who caters to the lowest-of-the-lowest common denominators, firing people whenever he wants to and for the flimsiest of reasons. Therefore, to change his cruel and tasteless ways, Cross is taken on a trip through his past to his future, accompanied by ghosts David Johansen and Carol Kane, so that he can achieve redemption.
© 1988 Paramount Pictures Corporation
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Rankin-Bass. Jack Frost, the icy spirit of winter, wants to leave his north pole existence and become human for the beautiful snowwoman-turned-human he's fallen in love with. Father Winter grants his wish, but not until Jack fights an evil giant and finds a home with a pot of gold. Filmed with stop-motion animated puppets (animagic) and featuring the classic songs "Me and My Shadow," "The Christmas Song," and many more.
© 1979 Warner Bros. All Rights Reserved.
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Warner Bros. has provided a feast of laughs this holiday season. First up is "Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet," featuring Bugs as head of a diet clinic specializing in weighty Thanksgiving matters. Then make way for "Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-giving Special," wherein Daffy's thoughts turn to what is nearest and dearest to him: himself!
© Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Joy is just around the corner when Susan Sarandon, Penelope Cruz, Paul Walker, and Alan Arkin fill out an all-star cast in this holiday classic. As five strangers come together on Christmas Eve, a story of peace, companionship, comfort, love, and healing unfolds against the backdrop of New York City. Noel, with its stunning cast and inspirational story, proves miracles are closer than you think.
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Nine-year-old Jessica believes in Heaven, Santa Claus and flying reindeer. One day, she finds a wounded reindeer in the snowy woods. Believing it is the real Prancer, she wants to nurse it back to health so she can 'return it to Santa.' Her effort to save it brings about wonderful changes in the lives of everyone: her father (Sam Elliott), their unusual neighbor (Cloris Leachman), a crotchety veterinarian (Abe Vigoda), a department store Santa (Michael Constantine), and the people of the town.
© 1989 ORION PICTURES CORPORATION.
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When Jesse gets dumped right before the holidays by her boyfriend Shawn, his parents convince her to still spend Christmas with them, and Shawn’s handsome cousin, while Shawn is away. From producers Vince Vaughn and Peter Billingsley, Christmas With The Campbells is “a shockingly hilarious ... spin on cheesy Hallmark holiday Romance” (SlashFilm).
© 2022 CWC Holiday Films LLC
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The world's favorite snowman, Frosty, has lots of young friends, still he's lonely for another snow-person. The children build him a wife named Crystal, but jealous, cold-hearted Jack Frost plots to keep Frosty and Crystal from finding happiness together in this musical, animated family special.
© 2004 Rankin/Bass Production,Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment. All rights reserved.
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Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas In July
An all-star cast creates the voices for this delightful holiday story featuring everyone's favorite reindeer and snowman. Rudolph and Frosty are pitted against Winterbolt, an icy wizard who plots to make the North Pole his own evil domain, and enlist the help of Jack Frost and many others to fight the evil Winterbolt. Songs include the perennial favorites "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer," "Frosty the Snowman," "Rockin" Around the Christmas Tree" and many others. Filmed using stop-motion animated puppets.
© 1979 Rankin/Bass Productions Inc. Package Design 2007 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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A matchmaker, Nick, reeling from heartbreak, helps a shy client, Emma, prep for dating with “practice dates,” only to catch real feelings. With a new suitor, meddling moms, and a Christmas mix-up, love proves harder to coach than expected.
© 2025 The Love Doctor. All Rights Reserved.
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Tyler Perry's a Madea Christmas: The Movie
She knows who's been naughty, and you better act nice, because Madea (Tyler Perry) is coming with a hilarious holiday comedy! Madea and her friend Eileen (Anna Maria Horsford) pay a surprise visit to Eileen's daughter, Lacey (Tika Sumpter). But the surprise is on them - Lacey has secretly married, and her oddball in-laws (Larry the Cable Guy and Kathy Najimy) are Eileen's worst nightmare! With everyone's tinsel in a tangle, Madea must use her wickedly funny wiles to restore holiday cheer.
© 2013 Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas
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Lucy Shimmers' Christmas Miracle
Second chances start when a hardened criminal crosses paths with a precocious little girl who is helped by an angel to change hearts during the holiday season.
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Join Butterball the Turkey and Missy the Dodo as they rescue Thanksgiving and embark on an unforgettable, clock-racing countdown to a holiday dinner! It's a Thanksgiving Movie for the ages!
© 2020 WowNow Entertainment
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When a driven doctor doesn't get the prestigious job she planned for, she unexpectedly finds herself moving to a remote Alaskan town. She soon warms to the friendly town & it's cast of characters but suspects it's hiding one big holiday secret.
© 2014 HYBRID, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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A big-city cop reluctantly returns with her daughter to her hometown taking a deputy sheriff job. Though determined not to stay, when the town’s Christmas lights, decorations, and tree are stolen, she sets her mind on the case where everyone is a suspect. Solving the holiday mystery, along with the charming sheriff, she may just discover that love is always a gift worth giving.
© 2025 CHRISMYSTERY MOVIE, LLC
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Based on the children's book "Angela and the Baby Jesus", comes a funny, heart-warming, and poignant story; about the power of family and the innocent desire of a child to ensure everyone is safe, warm, and loved at Christmas time.
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Ambitious Wendy (Laura Breckenridge) works nonstop for boss Priscilla (Elisabeth Röhm). After a late-night assignment, Wendy finds herself trapped in an elevator with a handsome stranger and they share an amazing, impulsive kiss, never revealing their identities. When Wendy discovers the mystery man is Priscilla's boyfriend, Adam (Brendan Fehr), things couldn't get more awkward. He doesn't recognize her, but as they spend time together, Wendy realizes she's falling in love. Should she risk everything and tell Adam before it's too late?
© 2011 Atmospheric Pictures, LLC
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Christmas Eve On Sesame Street
It's Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, and everyone is joining in the excitement - until a question from Oscar throws Big Bird into a tailspin. "How does a guy like Santa Claus, who's built like a dump truck, come down all those skinny little chimneys?" Oscar asks. Suddenly Big Bird is worried that if he can't answer the question, there won't be any presents on Christmas! With the help of all his Sesame Street friends, Big Bird attempts to solve the mystery. But in the process, he discovers that the true miracle of Christmas isn't the presents under the tree, but the spirit of loving and sharing.
© Sesame Workshop®, Sesame Street® and associated characters, trademarks and design elements are owned and licensed by Sesame Workshop. 1978 Sesame Workshop. All Rights Reserved.
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Just days before Christmas, 1983, the Oliverio family readies their Feast of the Seven Fishes, an Italian tradition stretching back to the old country. Amidst the festivities, Tony Oliverio, a young man with big dreams and an even bigger heart, is yearning to find love. When he meets the gorgeous Ivy Leaguer Beth, romance blossoms, and it looks like Tony’s holiday might make a turn for the better! But their budding romance faces some serious obstacles, including his Great Grandma Nonnie, who thinks Beth isn’t good enough for him, Tony’s determined and dramatic ex-girlfriend, and Beth's ex-suitor, who is out to steal back her heart!
© 2019 FOSF, LLC under exclusive license to Shout! Factory LLC
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Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
Based on the Broadway musical and on the hit Christmas movie, Elf tells the story of Buddy the elf and his quest to reunite with the human father he never knew existed. While Buddy's sincerity and idealism are commonplace at the North Pole, these attributes are rejected in cynical New York City. But through song, dance, and relentless good cheer, Buddy rekindles the spirit of Christmas for the entire city.
© 2015 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Elf Pets: A Fox Cub's Christmas Tale
How does Santa Claus travel the whole world in one night? In this musical adventure, set against the backdrop of the Northern Lights, Scout Elf Newsey Noel investigates the mystery of Santa's once-a-year flight! Join her, a little boy named Michael, the Scout Elves and loads of adorable arctic fox cubs as they find out the top-secret answer and discover for themselves that nothing is more powerful than hope—not even Santa!
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Elf Pets: Santa's St. Bernards Save Christmas
Inside the town of Bellville, Jonah, a small local thrift shop owner struggles to keep his modest business afloat while surrounded by townsfolk who have forgotten that the true spirit of Christmas involves a generous heart. Little do they know that their lack of Christmas cheer is affecting Santa Claus and keeping him from being magical at the North Pole. Without Christmas magic, the sleigh doesn’t glide, toys don’t get made, and the Christmas Eve flight could be delayed. Join Santa, his scout elf friends, and all of the Elf Pets St. Bernard pups as they inspire Jonah’s children to raise Christmas cheer, change their community for the better, and help keep Christmas magical at the North Pole.
© 2018 by CCA and B, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Bah, Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas
In a hilarious take on Charles Dickens' holiday favorite A Christmas Carol, Daffy Duck, the Scrooge-like proprietor of the Lucky Duck megamart, demands that his employees, including his long suffering manager, Porky Pig, work on Christmas Day instead of spending the holiday with their families. Its up to Bugs Bunny and the ghosts of Christmas past (Tweety and Granny), present (Yosemite Sam) and future (Taz) to make sure that Daffy realizes the error of his ways and saves Christmas for the Looney Tunes gang.
© 2006 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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A Hallmark Channel original movie. When her family’s beloved eatery, The Starlight Café, is slated for demolition, Annie vows to put a stop to it before Christmas.
© 2020 Crown Media Productions, LLC 2020
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It's the day before Christmas and the Bedrock Community Players are presenting their version of "A Christmas Carol." Fred, starring as Scrooge, becomes so self-absorbed that he forgets to get Christmas gifts for his family, forgets to pick up Pebbles from the Cave Care center, and accuses Barney of being a snitch. Fred, with an ego the size of a tyrannosaurus, starts to become the role in which he's cast in this animated holiday special.
1994 Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. THE FLINTSTONES and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Hanna-Barbera.
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An ambitious attorney striving to become partner at her New York law firm bumps her head and wakes up in an alternate reality as a wife and mother of two. She unexpectedly finds great joy in having a family and, after being pulled back into the real world, is far less fulfilled as a single woman living only for her career. Realizing how much she is sacrificing, she sets a new direction in life to make room for love and family. Stars Daphne Zuniga and Faye Dunaway.
© 2010 Thankful Films
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Billy Turner, a divorced dad, reluctantly joins his ex-wife's Christmas celebration in Atlanta for his kids' sake. While dreading the holiday with her new fiancé, he unexpectedly meets a lawyer who might help him believe in love again.
© 2025 Mo-tivation Unlimited
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Elf Pets: Santa's Reindeer Rescue
It's almost Christmas and Santa's test flights have run into trouble. Can The Elf on the Shelf, a crew of adorable Elf Pets Reindeer and Santa's gang of trusted Scout Elf friends help him find the answer before it's too late? Join Santa's cast of whimsical characters in this animated Christmas Special full of toe-tapping humor and heart, as they work together to save the holiday season and discover the power of love.
© 2020 by CCA and B, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Celebrate the season Scooby-Doo style as Scooby-Doo and the Mystery, Inc. gang faces off against festive frights, frosty nights, and - jeepers - the ghost of Christmas, who wants to wish everyone a scary Christmas! In this collection of cold-weather capers, Scooby-Doo and the gang unwrap a series of mysteries in order to stop a group of chilling crooks from stealing the spirits of the season!
© SCOOBY-DOO and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and Hanna-Barbera.
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Elliot, a small but determined horse, travels to the North Pole to compete for a spot alongside the famous reindeer that pull Santa's sleigh. Against all odds, Elliot and his friend Hazel the goat set out to prove that no dream is too big.
© 2018 Littlest Reindeer Productions
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A Hallmark Channel original movie. Two seemingly incompatible game designers team up to create a romantic, city - wide scavenger hunt themed for the '12 Days of Christmas' and start falling for each other in the process.
© 2020 Crown Media Productions, LLC
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Maggie (Natalie Hall) and Jack (Evan Williams) are childhood family friends and now as adults give dating advice together on their popular local radio show. When they find out their show is being shopped around for national syndication, their boss encourages them to introduce their significant others to their families for a live, on-air New Year’s Eve special. Knowing their fathers’ local jazz club, The Magnolia, is struggling financially, Maggie and Jack agree to the special as long as it’s hosted at the club. But when Maggie and Jack are both dumped before the big event, Jack suggests they pretend to be a couple and surprise their listeners with the news during a midnight kiss on New Year’s Eve! Walking in on a “practice” kiss, Maggie and Jack’s families are over the moon that they “finally” got together—so much that Maggie and Jack can’t bear to disappoint them with the truth. But as the two friends masquerade as a pair of lovebirds, they begin to wonder if there might be real feelings between them after all.
© 2020 LEO PRODUCTIONS ULC
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Sesame Street: A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Can a grouch find reason to enjoy the holiday season? It's Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, and Oscar has just received a Ghost-o-Gram. He will be visited by three ghosts tonight: a famous British Grouch, a talking Christmas tree, and a robot. They will help Oscar examine Christmases past, present, and future on Sesame Street. Will their adventures be enough to help Oscar put aside his grouchy ways in favor of the holiday spirit? Join Elmo, Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, and the rest of the cast of Sesame Street in this heart-warming twist on the classic Charles Dickens tale.
© 2006 Sesame Workshop, Sesame Street and associated characters, trademarks and design elements are owned and licensed by Sesame Workshop. Sesame Workshop. All Rights Reserved.
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The spirit of Christmas becomes a musical celebration of life in this rousing Oscar nominated adaptation of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Mean-spirited and stingy, Ebenezer Scrooge has a sour face and a "humbug" for anyone who crosses his path. But on this Christmas Eve, he will learn the terrible fate that awaits him if he continues his miserly ways. Filled with joyous songs, this delightful tale has enriched the lives of young and old alike for generations.
© 1970 Waterbury Films / CBS, Inc.
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Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle
Feeling in over his head when it comes to being a single dad to twin six-year-olds, Seth Webster is in desperate need of a nanny. And it may not be just coincidence when, just as the perfect housekeeper shows up, other important things begin to fall into place as well. Mrs. Merkle, or ‘Mrs. Miracle,’ as the twins dub her, not only cooks and cleans, but wields a mighty snowball-throwing arm and always seems to know the right thing to do, which is just what this family needs. Stars James Van Der Beek, Erin Karpluk, and Doris Roberts.
© 2009 Dan Wigutow Productions, Inc. and KZ Productions, Inc.
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A Hallmark Channel original movie. A photographer whose career is on the fast track yet whose personal life lacks the fulfillment she seeks, finds romance with an unlikely candidate while visiting her grandmother in Bainbridge Island, Washington over the Christmas holiday season.
© 2019 Scenic Road Productions Ltd
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Holly (Danielle C. Ryan) is a young workaholic with no time for romance, or the holidays. She ends up meeting two great guys on the same day, but unbeknownst to her, they turn out to be brothers (Joey and Matthew Lawrence.) While on a holiday ski trip, a sibling rivalry ensues for her affection. Will she find true love this Christmas, or spend another holiday alone?
©2021 Mistletoe Mixup LLC
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A Hallmark Channel original movie. When Anna offers a stranded mother and son shelter in a blizzard, she learns that they are the Royal Family of Galwick. Anna shows the Prince how they do Christmas in her hometown of Kentsbury.
© 2020 Crown Media Productions Inc.
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Fireplace for your Home: Crackling Fireplace
Suitable for any time of the year, this installment of Fireplace For Your Home includes our famous old-fashioned, wood-burning fireplace without music.
© 2017 Fireplace for your Home