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• Elf

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  A human baby accidently ends up at the North Pole and grows up among the elf community. Buddy, as he comes to be known, knows that he's "special". When he's 30, Buddy learns from Santa that he's really a human. He decides to go in search of his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• It's a Wonderful Life

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  A man is saved from a suicide attempt by an angel and is then shown how important he is to the people who love him.

• The Muppet Christmas Carol

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  Miser Ebenezer Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas and reforms his heartless and money-grubbing ways after being visited on Christmas Eve by four ghosts.

• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

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  Clark Griswold vows that his clan will enjoy the "most fun-filled family Christmas ever." However, his plans are a disaster waiting to happen as he installs 25,000 lights on the Griswold rooftop, a turkey explodes on the dining room table, his house…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Scrooged

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  Modern version of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, with Bill Murray portraying a nasty, uncaring, unforgiving TV network president. On Christmas Eve he is visited by three ghosts who show him the error of his ways.

• Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

  The Little Drummer Boy

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  Relates the story of how Santa Claus gained fame as the ultimate gift-giver, and Little drummer boy portrays the spirit of Christmas. [The little drummer boy] A little orphan boy laments that he has no gift to bring the infant Jesus. He finally…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Miracle on 34th Street =

  Le Miracle De La 34e Rue

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  The real Santa is hired by Macy's to play the department store's Santa in the Thanksgiving Day parade, but has to prove in court that he is who he says he is.

• Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer

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  Relive the magic when Rudolph visits the Island of Misfit Toys, and Santa asks Rudolph to guide his sleigh on Christmas Eve.

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

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  The grouchy Grinch tries to stop Christmas from coming to Whoville, but the Whos teach him the true meaning of Christmas instead.

• Christmas in Connecticut

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  A famous food writer lies about living on a farm, raising her children, and being a good cook. In reality she is an unmarried New Yorker who can't boil an egg. When her editor says she will spend Christmas with a heroic sailor, her job is on the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Frosty the Snowman

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  When Frosty comes to life, he must weather a storm of adventures and the plans of an evil magician before he can find safety and happiness at the North Pole.

• Die Hard

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  A team of terrorists has seized a building in L.A. and taken hostages. A New York cop, in town to spend Christmas with his estranged wife, is the only hope for the people held by the savage criminals.

• A Christmas Story

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  In 1940s Indiana, nine-year-old Ralphie dreams of his ideal Christmas gift: a genuine Red Ryder 200-shot carbine action air rifle. But when gruff dad and doting mom regularly respond with "You'll shoot your eye out!" Ralphie mounts a full-scale…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Polar Express

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  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.

• Jingle All the Way

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  It's Christmas Eve and Howard Langston is determined to get his son the year's most popular toy, the Turbo Man action figure. But everywhere he goes, it's sold out. Soon, Howard finds himself in a crazed battle against time, crowds and a maniacal…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Love Actually

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  Funny, charming and heartwarming, this delightful romantic comedy follows eight couples whose lives intersect shortly before Christmas.

• White Christmas

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  Two song-and-dance men team up in show business after the war. Joining forces with a sister act, they trek to Vermont for a white Christmas. The real adventure starts when Crosby and Kaye discover that the inn is run by their old army general who's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Christmas Carol

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  The classic Dickens story about a bitter old man who's given a chance for redemption when three ghosts come to visit him on Christmas Eve.

• The Lion in Winter

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  Christmas, 1168 - Henry II has called his wife and three sons together to determine who will succeed him on the throne.

• The Nightmare Before Christmas

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  Jack Skellington is the King of Halloween. He becomes bored with the same routine every year. He decides to take a walk in the woods. There, he discovered a door leading to Christmastown and decides to spread Christmas joy to the world. When he is…Read moreRead more of this annotation