Santas, Scrooges, In-laws, and Outlaws
A Christmas Film Collection at The Urbana Free Library
Santa Stories
Films about Santa Claus, imagination, and the powerof believing
Elf
Will Ferrell, James Caan, Edward Asner, Zooey Deschanel. 2003.
Buddy leaves the North Pole to find his real family after learning he isn’t an elf.
DVD / ELF
Miracle on 34th Street
Edmund Gwenn, Natalie Wood, Maureen O’Hara, John Payne. 1947.
Is the Macy’s Santa the real Santa?
DVD / MIR
Polar Express
Tom Hanks, Leslie Harter. 2004.
Was it a train or a dream? This movie is about believing in the unseen.
DVD / POL
Santa Baby
Jenny McCarthy, George Wendt. 2006.
Santa’s daughter is a successful CEO who returns home when her father falls ill and she begins to implement her own ideas
for running Christmas.
DVD / SAN
The Santa Clause
Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold. 1994.
After he accidentally kills Santa, Scott grudgingly takes over for him.
DVD / SAN
Santa Clause 2
Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold. 2002.
Santa needs a Mrs. Claus or he loses the gig. Also, his son makes the naughty list.
DVD / SAN
Santa Clause 3: the Escape Claus
Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson. 2006.
In-laws and ex-wives visit the North Pole, while Jack Frost tries to steal Christmas.
DVD / SAN
'Tis the Season
Films about family, friends, and the holidays
Blossoms in the Dust
Greer Garson, Walter Pigeon. 1941.
Edna Gladney founds the Texas Children’s Home and Aid Society and advocates for abandoned and homeless children.
DVD / BLO
A Child’s Christmas in Wales
Denholm Elliott, Mathonwy Reeves. 2005.
A grandfather shares Christmas stories and memories with his grandson.
DVD / CHI
Christmas Cottage
Jared Padalecki, Marcia Gay Harden. 2008
Home from college for Christmas break, Thomas Kinkade discovers that his mother is on the verge of losing the family home.
Inspired, he paints a mural of his hometown.
DVD / CHR
A Christmas Memory
Patty Duke, Piper Laurie. 1997.
A boy is abandoned by his parents to live in the south with older women cousins. Based on the Truman Capote story.
DVD / CHR
A Christmas Story
Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin. 1983.
Ralphie wants an air rifle, but everyone he asks tells him, “you’ll shoot your eye out, kid!”
DVD / CHR
Christmas with the Kranks
Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis. 2004.
Skipping Christmas sounds good to the Kranks, until their daughter announces a surprise visit with her new fiancé.
DVD / CHR
Un Conte de Noël (A Christmas Tale)
Catherine Denevue. 2008.
Three young members of the Vuillard family plan a Christmastime reunion to bring peace to their damaged clan.
International Language DVD / CON
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
Robert Wagner, Maxwell Perry Cotton, George Newbern, Godfrey. 2007.
Dennis wants to get the perfect gift for Mr. Wilson.
DVD / DEN
The Family Stone
Claire Danes, Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Luke Wilson. 2005.
A son’s fiancé is rejected for being too stuck up by his family of misfits.
DVD / FAM
Fred Claus
Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti. 2007.
Santa bails his brother out of jail on the condition that he work off his debt at the North Pole.
DVD / FRE
Holiday Affair
Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh. 1949.
A mom is drawn to a stranger she unintentionally caused to be fired, which upsets her suitor, but delights her son.
DVD / HOL
Holiday Inn
Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire. 1942.
Irving Berlin’s dancing musical story of old friends competing for the attention of a woman at an inn that is only open for
the holidays.
DVD / HOL
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Don DeForce, Ann Harding. 1947.
This Oscar-nominated film is about a hobo and his friends who take up residence in a mansion while it’s owners are on
vacation.
DVD / IT
It’s a Wonderful Life
James Stewart, Donna Reed. 1947.
Each person’s life touches the lives of many others such that when they are not around it may leave an awful hole.
DVD / ITS
Love Actually
Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Emma Thompson. 2003.
Various, connected stories of romantic love that occur around Christmastime.
DVD / LOV
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo. 1989.
The Griswolds have 25,000 lights on the rooftop, an exploding turkey on the table, and a dozen or so guests for
Christmas.
DVD / NAT
Nothing Like the Holidays
Alfred Molina, Elizabeth Peña, John Leguizamo. 2008
Could this be the last time that the Rodriguez family gathers together for Christmas?
DVD / NOT
Shrek the Halls
Voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy. 2007.
Shrek searches for the perfect gifts for Fiona and their children.
DVD / SHR
The Perfect Holiday
Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union. 2007.
Three kids each want something different of the relationship between their divorced parents. Will they get back together?
DVD / PER
This Christmas
Delroy Lindo, Idris Elba. 2007.
The entire Whitfield clan reunites for Christmas and learns to be a family again.
DVD / THI
White Christmas
Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye. 1954.
A song-and-dance duo team up with a sister act to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
DVD / WHI
Christmas Crime
Films about Christmas criminals and monsters
Bad Santa
Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac. 2003.
A group of thieves gets jobs at a mall as Santa and his elves in order to rob the place after hours.
DVD / BAD
Gremlins
Zach Galligan, Judge Reinhold. 1984.
Mogwai make bad gifts for people who can’t follow directions.
DVD / GRE
Home Alone
Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci. 1990.
Kevin is forgotten at home when the family goes on vacation and sets out to protect the house against burglars.
DVD / HOM
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor. 2000.
The live action movie version of the popular tale by Dr.Seuss.
DVD / HOW
March of the Wooden Soldiers
Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy. Music by Victor Herbert.1934.
It’s Babes in Toyland, with Laurel and Hardy starring as toy makers who try to prevent the evil Barnaby from
marrying Little Bo Peep.
DVD / MAR
The Nightmare before Christmas
1993.
Jack Skellington’s attempt to bring Christmas to Halloweentown fails.
DVD / NIG
The Nutcracker
Merle Park, Rudolf Nureyev, artists of The Royal Ballet, London. 1968.
A young girl dreams that her toy solder transforms into a handsome prince who battles a wicked Mouse King. This fairy tale
ballet is a Christmas classic.
Music Performance DVCL / TCH
The Ref
Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey. 1994.
A burglar turns family counselor in his attempt to elude capture.
DVD / REF
Scrooges
On Christmas Eve, the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future visit a despicable miser. He is totally changed by the experience and becomes cheerful and benevolent. These films are based on the holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens.
A Christmas Carol
George C. Scott. 1984.
DVD / CHR
A Christmas Carol
Kelsey Grammer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Alexander. 2004.
DVD / CHR
Scrooge
Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, Hermione Baddeley. 1951.
DVD / SCR
Scrooged
Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover, Bobcat Goldthwait. 1988.
DVD / SCR
Christmas Oddities
Uncategorizable Christmas movies
A Christmas Past: Vintage Holiday Film, 1901-25
This collection includes digitally remastered silent movies directed by D.W. Griffith, Edwin S. Porter, G.W. Blitzer, and
others.
DVD / CHR
Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special
Paul Reubens. 1988.
A Christmas episode featuring celebrity guests, including Laurence Fishburne, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Whoopi
Goldberg, Magic Johnson, Little Richard, JoanRivers, and Oprah Winfrey.
TV Series DVD / PEE
Rudolph, Frosty, Charlie Brown, Elmo, the Grinch, Mickey, and other Christmas stories can be found in Children’s Services on the ground floor.
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