- Director: Wayne Wang
- Genre: Holiday
- Release Date: May 2, 2006
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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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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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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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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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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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Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
It's Christmas Eve in northern Finland, and an archeological dig has just unearthed Santa Claus. But this Santa isn't one you want coming to town. When local children begin disappearing, Pietari and his father try to capture the evil santa.
© 2010 Cinet, Pomor Film
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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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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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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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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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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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Teacher Georgia Jackson hopes to put on a Christmas showcase with her students, but finds herself in the spotlight when in exchange for a new community center she agrees to pose as the girlfriend of Chase Knightly, the famous son of a billionaire. A teacher finds herself in the spotlight when she poses as the girlfriend of a famous billionaire.
© 2023 Imagicomm Films, LLC.
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Christmas Karma sees one of history’s greatest novels - Charles Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol" transformed into a fresh, festive and feel-good Christmas musical. Mr. Sood is our modern-day Scrooge who we follow on an unforgettable journey with the three Ghosts of Christmas, all of whom help him confront his demons and discover that kindness is the real meaning of Christmas.
Copyright © 2025 CHRISTMAS KARMA LIMITED
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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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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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Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas
A Hallmark Movies & Mysteries original movie. Five guests are mysteriously invited to an inn to celebrate Christmas. With the help of the owner Ben, Sarah discovers that an event from the past may connect them and change their lives forever.
© 2020 Time Road Productions III Ltd.
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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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When a bestselling lesbian Christmas author is paralyzed by writer's block, she returns to her hometown searching for inspiration-and finds it in the form of a charming single mom who owns the local bookstore, forcing her to choose between the life she built and the love she never saw coming.
© @2025 Christmas On Main, LLC
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The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls
A Hallmark Channel original movie. Excited for a calm Christmas, Mike Mitchell (Robert Buckley) unexpectedly gets roped into a Christmas House decorating reality TV show against his brother Brandon (Jonathan Bennett) in an epic brother vs. brother Christmas decorating showdown.
© 2021 Crown Media Productions, LLC
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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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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 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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A military veteran searches for purpose after an injury cuts his career short. He soon develops feelings for a kind woman who runs an animal shelter, and they work together to find animals homes during the Christmas adoption season.
© 2024 Candlelight Media Group, Inc.
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If teenaged Ethan and his younger sister Hallie put every toy in Macy's on their Christmas list, it still wouldn't include what they want most. They want a miracle - they want their divorced parents back together! With lots of humor, heart and yuletide sparkle, All I Want For Christmas is all you could want in a family film treat. Ethan Randall (Dutch) and Thora Birch (Patriot Games) play the siblings who come up with a hilarious plan to reunite their parents (Harley Jane Kozak and Jamey Sheridan). Movie legend Lauren Bacall plays the sympathetic grandmother who assists the kids. And Leslie Nielsen (The Naked Gun. films) appears as Santa Claus. So what is the plan? Ho-ho-ho! Aren't you in for a surprise!
© 1991 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
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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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A Hallmark Channel original movie. As Christmas approaches, Noelle (Bure) is at a crossroads in her life when it seems that love, a connection with her father, and her dream career are out of reach. When she stays late at her job in a department store on a snowy Christmas Eve, she accidentally gets locked in after closing. She isn’t too concerned about the prospect of spending the night in the store... until a quirky woman (Smart) appears out of nowhere in the shoe department and tells Noelle that she’s her guardian angel. Soon, Noelle finds herself revisiting Christmases past, present, and future as she must work with her new neighbor, a handsome, Christmas-loving firefighter, to plan the annual Christmas Charity Gala. Will visiting the holidays of yesterday and tomorrow help Noelle take new chances and discover the true spirit of Christmas? And in realizing that the only thing standing in her way of leading a fulfilling life is herself, will the love she has longed for all her life be the best surprise gift of all? Starring Candace Cameron Bure, Luke Macfarlane and Jean Smart.
© 2018 Shoe Addict Productions (Manitoba) Inc. All Rights Reserved
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A Snow Globe Christmas: Extended Version
A cynical, overworked TV executive rants about how the Christmas movies she produces lie, making you think dreams come can come true. Upset, she flings a heavy snow globe which bonks her on the head, knocking her out. She wakes up in a perfect snow-covered town like the one in the globe. Here she is married to a handsome woodworker and is the mother to two young kids. When she claims to not know where she is, everyone believes she's suffered memory loss from the concussion. With the help of her snow globe family and her charming yet enigmatic guardian angel, she begins to accept that this dream life may actually be real. But as her cynical, big city attitude begins affect those around her, she has to decide if she really belongs in this perfect snow globe life.
© 2014, THE GLOBAL ASYLUM, INC.
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A Hallmark Movies & Mysteries original movie. Zoey (Holly Robinson Pete) is a traveling doctor who prefers short assignments to staying put, so when she is assigned to a small-town clinic for the holidays, she is surprised when she starts to feel at home.
© 2020 Help Road Productions Ltd.
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Cupcakery owner Cassie can't help falling for her hunky new customer. But when he turns out to be action superstar Alex Gray, will their relationship survive Hollywood and the holidays?
© 2012 Mar Vista Entertainment, LLC
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A father's ice sculpture of a princess magically comes to life, causing unexpected disruptions in the lives of those she meets.
© 2024 Candlelight Media Group, Inc.
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Christmas at the Holly Day Inn
Christmas at the Holly Day Inn is a family-friendly, multi-generational romantic comedy about an over-achieving executive who quits her job just before Christmas and goes to her father's country inn to try to find some balance again.
© 2023 101 Films
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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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A New York marketing executive flies back to her hometown for Christmas to help her Dad win a dessert competition in order to keep their family chocolate shop from closing. With the help of a handsome local carpenter and his young daughter, this Christmas is going to be full of sweet surprises.
© 2022 QC Gingerbread Christmas Productions ULC
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Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) uneager to spend another lonely Christmas in his own home. Longing for holidays past, Drew travels to his childhood home intending to relive the experience of a family Christmas — unfortunately, his family no longer lives there. This represents only a small snafu to Drew, who offers the Valco patriarch and his wife (Sopranos star James Gandolfini and Catherine O'Hara) a huge amount of money if they consent to pretend they are his parents and that he is a cherished member of the family. This entails participating in Latham family traditions, such as Christmas tree selection and crowded holiday shopping excursions. Though the Valcos reluctantly go along with Drew's requests, Alicia, their eldest daughter, arrives at home and refuses to comply with her "brother's" wishes.
© 2004 DreamWorks LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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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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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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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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Legend has it every 25 years an angel visits the English village of Gladbury's candlemaker and touches a single candle. Whoever lights this candle receives a miracle on Christmas Eve. But in 1890, at the dawn of the electric age, this centuries old legend may come to an end. When David Richmond (Hans Matheson), a progressive young minister, arrives in Gladbury, the villagers discover a new formula for miracles: good deeds and acts of kindness. While David's quest to modernize Gladbury sets him at odds with the old world candlemaker, he finds an unlikely ally in the lovely skeptic, Emily Barstow (Samantha Barks). Now, the fiery candlemaker must fight to preserve the legacy of the Christmas Candle. From bestselling author Max Lucado.
© 2013 Christmas Candle Productions Ltd
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A Hallmark Channel original movie. Working through some difficult decisions, a mother and father summon their two grown sons home for the holidays.
© 2020 Crown Media Productions, LLC
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Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
Based on an original idea by creator, Joe Barbera, Tom and Jerry find themselves in a fantastic wonderland brought to life by holiday magic and set to the music of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker". In an empty opera house, Jerry wishes for his chance to perform and magically his dream comes true. The little mouse is whisked away to an enchanted kingdom where anything is possible... candy forests, singing snowflakes, even the toys spring to life! Jerry has a great time with his new friends and when Jerry dances with a music box ballerina, he is as happy as happy can be. Unfortunately, a group of alley cats led by Tom, crash Jerry's party, kidnap the music box ballerina, and wreak havoc in the holiday kingdom. It's up to Jerry to set things right and send those mean old cats back to the alley where they belong. With some help from a mouse named Tuffy and all his newfound friends... Jerry just might win the day!
© TOM AND JERRY and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and Turner Entertainment Co.
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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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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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Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas
A musical special featuring outstanding performances of holiday songs by the incomparable pop diva herself – Mariah Carey, including a duet with 11-time Grammy Award winner Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds.
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Celia Banks has given her whole life to seven-year-old daughter Lilly. After losing her husband three years ago, Celia has also given up on love...but Lilly doesn't want her mother to spend another holiday season alone. She decides to send a letter to Santa, Inc., a service that answers children's North Pole bound mail, wishing for her mom to be happy again. When struggling children's author Jake Platt ("Santa") receives Lilly's letter, he is inspired to write for the first time in years. Once Celia reads Jake's heartfelt response, the two begin an old-fashioned correspondence and fall more in love with each letter, just in time for Christmas.
© 2016 Mar Vista Entertainment, LLC
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This classic tale takes place on the night before Christmas, when Clara and Franz receive a Nutcracker as a gift from their uncle. This present sparks a magical dream, and a night filled with amazing stories and characters. The Mouse King, Sugar Fairies, Chime Puppets and other timeless characters, makes this ballet, set to Tchaikovsky’s music, an unforgettable experience. Ballet of the Slovak National Theatre, Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Boris Spassov, Conductor. Filmed at the Slovak National Theatre Bratislava- June 30, 1995 & July 1, 1995.
© 2009 Cobra Entertainment LLC
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A life-sized nativity leads a man to learn about his past and lost family.
© 2004 Impact Pictures, LLC
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Christmas is just around the corner and Molly (Molly McCook) is ready to start a business with her best friend when she gets a worrisome call from her father, Fred (John McCook): The family resort chain is going under! Knowing Molly is desperate for investment money, Fred recommends she sell her late mother’s childhood home. To that end, Molly travels to the small town of Peppermint Hollow. When she goes to the house, she finds herself reluctantly becoming attached to the Winter family, especially Noah (Aaron O’Connell). Although she needs the money, she tries to find a way for the family to keep the house. But when the realtor drops off comps to sell the house, Molly must decide whether her career or a life with Noah is more important.
© 2021 MAR VISTA ENTERTAINMENT LLC
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Christmas with a Prince: Becoming Royal
Dr. Tasha is off to St. Savarre to spend Christmas with Prince Alex, where he proposes. She says yes, but Princess Miranda concocts a plan to halt the nuptials.
© 2019 HQ 13 CWAP Royal Wedding Productions Inc.
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It is Christmas Eve and the Silberhaus children are excited for the festivities to begin. Marie and Fritz are playing in the children's room when their godfather Drosselmayer arrives and presents them with an early Christmas gift, a Nutcracker. Marie witnesses a great battle between a vast army of toy soldiers led by the Nutcracker against a terrible platoon of mice commanded by the Mouse King. Follow Marie and Fritz's journey in the Kingdom of Dolls, through the Christmas Forest, past the Almond Milk Sea, and the Palace of the Marzipans.
© 2015 Aronnax Animation Studios
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Sam hates the holidays. Bailey loves the holidays. On a lonely Valentine’s Day the two meet-cute, quickly bond, and become friends. With every passing holiday Sam and Bailey spend together, they fall further in love with each other.