Essential Christmas Titles
TV episodes and movies I love watching during the Christmas season!
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- DirectorChuck JonesBen WashamStarsBoris KarloffJune ForayDal McKennonA grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
- DirectorJon FavreauStarsWill FerrellJames CaanBob NewhartRaised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.
- DirectorJames V. KernWilliam AsherStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazVivian VanceOn Christmas Eve, the Ricardos and the Mertzes recall past events in their lives, as seen in clips from past episodes.
- DirectorCharles McDougallStarsSteve CarellRainn WilsonJohn KrasinskiSeeing the party is headed for disastrous boredom, Michael breaks corporate policy to buy alcohol for the staff.
- DirectorBob SweeneyStarsAndy GriffithRon HowardDon KnottsCrotchety old businessman Ben Weaver wants moonshiner Sam Muggins locked up for Christmas but, after seeing the holiday spirit in Andy's jail, he tries to be arrested himself.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanOn "Tool Time": Tim gives a Yuletime tip - never plug in a frayed wire - and grunts "Jingle Bells". He also demonstrates his great invention, a rotating Christmas tree, with the usual results. At home: Tim has decided to beat Doc Johnson in the neighborhood Christmas decoration contest. The competition soon gets out of control. Jill is upset that Randy did not get the part of Joseph but rather the inn-keeper in the school Christmas pageant, and decides to make Randy stand out by making him an outstanding costume. Mark learns a shocking secret from his brothers: There is no Santa Claus... Or is there?
- 1991–199930mTV-PG7.7 (336)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTim decorates his house in typical "more power" fashion. Brad and Randy collect money for charity but decide to keep a portion of the money for themselves. Jill & Tim find out, and tell them they have to return the money to charity.
- 1991–199924mTV-PG7.8 (286)TV EpisodeDirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanMark performs in the Christmas play at school. A neighbor puts up decorations a day before Tim does it, and it is because Randy is sharing Tim's secrets with that neighbor's granddaughter. Brad wants to go skiing instead of staying home.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanWhen Jill's parents come to visit for Christmas, her mother complains that Jill's father just wants to spend his retirement sitting around the house.
- 1991–199923mTV-PG8.1 (283)TV EpisodeDirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTim and Al are sent to Kinross for a Binford sponsored Christmas festival, leaving the Taylor boys to decorate for the holiday judging contest. Al's mother wants to join Al and Ilene on their romantic getaway on New Years Eve.
- DirectorPeter FilsingerStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanThe Tim Taylor family and Tim's brothers travel to their mother's home since she is moving. The brothers reminiscence over childhood items and things the dad built. The new owners come to see the house, the brothers find it hard to let go.
- DirectorPeter BonerzStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanJill's mother is visiting for Christmas. It is the first one since her husband died. Jill has a hard time seeing her mother with another man. Meanwhile, Tim decorates for Christmas in his usual, over-the-top, way.
- DirectorPeter BonerzStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanIt's Christmas time, and that means decorating in Tim's neighborhood. Al is excited to decorate his home for the first time, and proves to be competition for Tim. Randy comes home for Christmas and finds things changed since he left.
- DirectorGary TrousdaleStarsMike MyersEddie MurphyCameron DiazThis half-hour animated TV special features the Shrek characters putting their own spin on holiday traditions.
- 2000–202326mTV-G8.7 (79)TV EpisodeDirectorSimon GriffithStarsRick StevesJoin Rick Steves for a colorful, musical celebration of Christmas across Europe. From England to Wales, France, Norway, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, you'll see the bright Christmas markets, hear local choirs, share holiday traditions with families...and even play in the snow.
- DirectorJack SpillumStarsThomas McHughConstance ShulmanDoris BelackDoug worries that his family has forgotten about Christmas, because they are too busy preparing for the arrival of the new baby.
- DirectorCharles SwensonStarsMichael BellChristine CavanaughMelanie ChartoffThe families escape to a mountain cabin in search of "the perfect Christmas". Things get a little crazy when Tommy and Chuckie lay traps for Santa and Chuckie's dad dresses up as Santa and tries to squeeze his way down the chimney.
- DirectorGreg BaileyStarsMichael YarmushOliver GraingerBruce DinsmoreArthur, D.W., and their family and friends prepare to make the best Christmas ever in Elwood City - but obstacles get in their way.
- DirectorBrian HensonStarsMichael CaineDave GoelzSteve WhitmireThe Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
- DirectorJon StoneStarsJim HensonFrank OzJerry NelsonBig Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents.
- DirectorRichard CurtisStarsHugh GrantMartine McCutcheonLiam NeesonFollows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
- DirectorJun FalkensteinAlex MannBradley RaymondStarsKelsey GrammerWayne AllwineRussi TaylorThree tales of Christmas past about Donald's nephews reliving the day on repeat, Max Goof's belief in Santa being challenged, and Mickey and Minnie making ends meet.
- 1999– 30mTV-147.6 (2.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorBrian HoganPete MichelsStarsSeth MacFarlaneAlex BorsteinSeth GreenHoliday mishaps include Lois going ballistic after losing her Christmas cheer and Peter not being able to watch the KISS Christmas special.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel BarrymoreAn angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
- 2007–201921mTV-PG9.1 (7K)TV EpisodeDirectorMark CendrowskiStarsJohnny GaleckiJim ParsonsKaley CuocoLeonard is disappointed when Penny develops an interest in an attractive physicist at the university. Meanwhile, Sheldon struggles to find an appropriate Christmas gift for Penny.
- DirectorJohn BowabStarsJohn StamosBob SagetDave CoulierThe family gets snowed in at an airport on Christmas Eve. Meanwhle, Stephanie worries that Santa won't be able to find her.
- DirectorKevin BrightStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowPhoebe tracks down her father, but isn't sure whether she should meet him.
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowRoss wants to introduce Ben to Hanukkah. In order to entice Rachel to move back into their refurbished apartment, Phoebe must drive a wedge between Rachel and current roomie Joey.
- DirectorKevin BrightStarsJennifer AnistonCourteney CoxLisa KudrowChandler must spend Christmas in Tulsa, which Monica thinks he might have an affair with a former Miss Oklahoma runner-up while he is there. Chandler comes home early to announce that he quit his job.
- DirectorNadia TassStarsAnnaSophia RobbJordan BridgesRebecca MaderSet in 1904, "American Girls" revolves around Samantha as she moves in with her grandmother and learns how to become a proper Victorian young lady.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsEddie MurphyDan AykroydRalph BellamyA snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.