Christmas short films
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1. The Night Before Christmas (1941)
Passed | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Well, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for a stuffed toy and wakes him up.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Rudolf Ising | Stars: The Boswell Sisters, Connee Boswell, Martha Boswell, Vet Boswell
Votes: 2,395
2. Mister and Mistletoe (1955)
TV-PG | 5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Christmas eve; Popeye's nephews are staying over with Olive, and Popeye is helping trim the tree. Bluto dresses as Santa and horns in on Olive until a candle burns off his beard and reveals him.
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Al Eugster | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 131
the 1st Popeye Christmas film was, Seasin's Greetinks(1933)
3. The Fat Albert Christmas Special (1977 TV Movie)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Fat Albert, Mushmouth, Rudy, Bill, and the Cosby kid gang are rehearsing their Christmas play in their junkyard clubhouse when suddenly Mr. Tyrone, who owned the junkyard as well as the ... See full summary »
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: Bill Cosby, Jan Crawford, Gerald Edwards, Eric Suter
Votes: 234
4. Ski for Two (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Woody Woodpecker goes on a ski vacation at the Swiss Chard Lodge where Wally Walrus is the proprietor.
Director: Shamus Culhane | Stars: Mel Blanc, Ben Hardaway, Jack Mather, Lee Sweetland
Votes: 195
aka, Woody Plays Santa
5. Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The tree that Mickey and Pluto chop down to bring home for Christmas is the tree that Chip 'n Dale live in.
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Ruth Clifford, Pinto Colvig, Dessie Flynn, James MacDonald
Votes: 3,471
6. A Garfield Christmas Special (1987 TV Short)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Garfield, Jon, and Odie go to Jon's grandmother's house for Christmas, where Garfield finds a present for Grandma.
Directors: Phil Roman, George Singer | Stars: Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, Pat Carroll
Votes: 3,658
7. A Scooby-Doo! Christmas (2002 TV Movie)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On the way to Daphne's relatives' condominium, the Mystery Inc. gang detours through the town of Winter Hollow, where the vengeful Headless Snowman has destroyed the town's Christmas spirit.
Director: Scott Jeralds | Stars: Mindy Cohn, Grey Griffin, Casey Kasem, Kathy Kinney
Votes: 449
8. Santa's Surprise (1947)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Five children from around the world follow Santa home on Christmas Eve, and decide to give him some extra help around the workshop.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 375
Little Audrey in her 1st film
9. Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962 TV Movie)
Approved | 53 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.
Director: Abe Levitow | Stars: Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Cassidy, Royal Dano
Votes: 3,262
10. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948)
TV-G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Family
Santa and his sleigh crash into some trees while attempting to deliver presents on a foggy Christmas Eve. Rudolph is enlisted to lead the sleigh and is hailed as a hero.
Director: Max Fleischer | Star: Paul Wing
Votes: 888
11. Bedtime for Sniffles (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Family, Short
Christmas eve, and Sniffles is determined to stay awake to see Santa. Not an easy task.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Margaret Hill-Talbot
Votes: 355
12. The Littlest Angel (1997 Video)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Short
Based on the best selling children's classic book by Charles Tazewell. In this holiday special the Littlest Angel demonstrates the timeless lesson of giving as he tries to adapt to life in heaven.
Directors: Don Boone, John Delaney | Stars: Maxine Miller, Blu Mankuma, L. Harvey Gold, William Samples
Votes: 67
try to see the other 2 short films based on this story as well
13. The Juggler of Our Lady (1957)
9 min | Animation, Short
Medieval times. A juggler has little success making a living; he puts on a hair shirt and becomes an ascetic, but attracts only other ascetics. Finally, in desperation, he becomes a monk. ... See full summary »
Directors: Al Kouzel, Gene Deitch | Star: Boris Karloff
Votes: 65
narrated by Boris "How the Grinch..." Karloff
14. La jeune fille aux allumettes (1952)
9 min | Short, Fantasy
Poor girl sells matches with brief flickering flame reflecting her span of life & dreams.
Director: Jean Benoît-Lévy | Stars: Claude Bessy, Janine Charrat
This is a Christmas edition of The Little Match Girl, which is more often a New Year's Eve story
15. Star in the Night (1945)
Not Rated | 22 min | Short, Drama, Family
Three cowboys riding across the desert with gifts for no particular recipient see a distant bright light, and find it comes from the Star Auto Court sign where the owners and guests work together to help a young expectant couple.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: J. Carrol Naish, Donald Woods, Rosina Galli, Richard Erdman
Votes: 1,218
A "3 Wise Men" allegory
16. The Small One (1978)
G | 26 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Ordered by his father to sell his old, small donkey, named Small One, a boy in ancient Palestine takes the donkey to the Jerusalem market. Finding no buyers there, the boy is about to give up when he meets a kind man named Joseph.
Directors: Don Bluth, Jack Cutting, Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Sean Marshall, William Woodson, Olan Soule, Hal Smith
Votes: 2,090
17.
The Flintstones (1960–1966)
Episode:
Christmas Flintstone
(1964)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Fred is such a natural as a department store's Santa that news of him reaches the North Pole, where Kris Kringle has him in mind for much more important work on Christmas Eve.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Gerry Johnson
Votes: 343
18.
Davey and Goliath (1960–2004)
Episode:
Christmas Lost and Found
(1965)
TV-G | 28 min | Animation, Family
This Davey & Goliath special involves a boy selling Christmas trees and a sacrifice to be made by Davey.
Directors: Art Clokey, Raymond Peck | Stars: Dick Beals, Hal Smith, Nancy Wible
Votes: 16
19.
The Gumby Show (1956–1969)
Episode:
Scrooge Loose
(1960)
TV-G | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ebeneezer Scrooge escapes from A Christmas Carol, with a diabolical plan to eliminate Christmas forever - unless Gumby and Pokey can stop him.
Stars: Art Clokey, Dal McKennon
Votes: 24
20. The Snowman (1982 TV Movie)
G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
Directors: Jimmy T. Murakami, Dianne Jackson | Stars: David Bowie, Raymond Briggs, Mel Smith
Votes: 16,833
21. Brightest Night (1952)
15 min | Short, Family
Using their own nativity scene, a mother and father tell their children the story of Jesus' birth.
Votes: 27
22. The Bon Bon Parade (1935)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Family
A poor child is transported to Candyland, where he can eat his fill and the candy perform a carnival.
Director: Ben Harrison | Star: The Three Harmonettes
Votes: 101
23. Gift Wrapped (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Sylvester gets a rubber mouse for Christmas, but he much prefers Granny's gift: a new Tweety Bird.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Daws Butler
Votes: 878
24. Snow Foolin' (1949)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Various animals prepare for winter and enjoy a variety of winter sports. A hen invites us to follow her bouncing egg and sing along to Jingle Bells. Finally, a turtle dispenses hot coffee to a bird on her nest.
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Sid Raymond
Votes: 254
with added "new" lines to Jingle Bells
25. The Elf and Mr. Little (1953 TV Short)
12 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
The Elf and Mr. Little (1953) features marionettes in a story 13 minutes long about Mr. Little a grumpy old toy-maker who has lost his Christmas spirit feeling the pressure to make toys ... See full summary »
Stars: Tommy Alexander, Jack Beveridge, Carol Blessing, Molley de Long
Votes: 32
26. The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story (1955)
9 min | Short, Drama, Family
A lamb that had wandered off plays a significant part in the Nativity.
Stars: Morris Ankrum, Maureen O'Sullivan
Votes: 30
27. Alias St. Nick (1935)
Passed | 10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mrs. Mouse is reading "A Visit from St. Nicholas" to her brood when a cat tries to break in and have a feast. The cat overhears them arguing about the existence of Santa, so he dresses up accordingly, but his plans go awry.
Director: Rudolf Ising | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Beatrice Hagen, Geneva Hall, Bernice Hansen
Votes: 263
28. He Cooked His Goose (1952)
Approved | 16 min | Comedy, Short
Larry is seeing Moe's wife while at the same time trying to steal Shemp's fiance. Moe becomes suspicious so Larry attempts to frame Shemp by getting him a job as a door to door pajama salesman and sending him to Moe's apartment.
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Mary Ainslee
Votes: 345
29. Trail of Robin Hood (1950)
Passed | 67 min | Drama, Music, Western
Retired actor Jack Holt is raising Christmas trees for sale at a cost which permits every family to have one. A commercial tree company tries to drive Holt out of business. Roy saves the day, of course.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Penny Edwards, Gordon Jones
Votes: 302
A short movie, not a short film, but included as it is often overlooked.
30. Big Business (1929)
19 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Ollie and Stanley are two Christmas Tree sales reps who get into one of their usual mutual-destruction fights with a disgruntled homeowner.
Directors: James W. Horne, Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Charlie Hall
Votes: 3,393
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