Greatest Christmas Specials and Movies
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- DirectorBill MelendezStarsAnn AltieriChris DoranSally DryerDepressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
- DirectorPhil RomanStarsElmo ShropshireMichele LeeSusan BluA youth embarks on a journey to find his missing grandmother and prove that Santa Claus is real.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsJim CarreyTaylor MomsenKelleyOn the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.
- DirectorDanny AntonucciStarsMatt HillSam VincentTony SampsonAfter discovering he's getting clothes for Christmas, Eddy tries to weasel his way into the holidays of the other children to ensure he gets good presents. Meanwhile, the Kanker sisters follow a light that is reminiscent of the star of Bethlehem while the other Eds try to teach Eddy the true spirit of Christmas.
- 2002–200822mTV-Y78.6 (113)TV EpisodeStarsDee Bradley BakerBen DiskinTom KennyIn "Operation: N.A.U.G.H.T.Y. (Ninnies Almost Undo Greatest Holiday This Year)", the Kids Next Door try to save Christmas when the Delightful Children From Down the Lane frame them for the theft of a gift-creating contraption created by Santa.
- DirectorWalt DohrnPaul TibbittStarsTom KennyBill FagerbakkeRodger BumpassChristmas Who?: Nobody in Bikini Bottom has ever heard of Christmas or Santa Clause until Sandy lets them in on this surface tradition. SpongeBob wants to bring Christmas to Bikini Bottom this year and his enthusiasm is infectious. Everyone gets into the spirit, waiting for Santa to arrive on the big day. Everyone except Squidward, who has scoffed at SpongeBob the whole while. When Santa is a no show on Christmas morning, everyone blames SpongeBob for getting their hopes up. But in a surprise ending, Squidward uncharacteristically saves the day and Christmas ends up coming after all.
- DirectorRobert AlvarezLauren FaustJohn McIntyreStarsTom KennyJennifer HaleMike BellPrincess tries to steal Christmas from the children of the world, and the Powerpuff Girls are to the rescue.
- 2007– 18mTV-MA7.4 (85)TV EpisodeDirectorDoug WalkerStarsDoug WalkerRob WalkerBrad JonesIn this spoof of "It's a Wonderful Life," the Critic's guardian angel arrives on Earth to show him what life would be like if he was never born. And the Critic is shocked to learn that the lives of his fellow reviewers are actually better without him.
- 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.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksChris CoppolaMichael JeterOn Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJim CarreyGary OldmanColin FirthAn animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
- DirectorCharles VisserStarsJoe AlaskeyBob BergenBilly WestGreedy duck hates Christmas but loves money. Throughout the night, he gets visited by three ghosts.
- DirectorCatherine HardwickeStarsKeisha Castle-HughesShohreh AghdashlooOscar IsaacA drama that focuses on the period in Mary and Joseph's life where they journeyed to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.
- DirectorRobert AlvarezVan PartibleStarsJeff BennettMae WhitmanBrenda VaccaroOn Christmas Eve Johnny realizes he forgot to mail his and Momma's wish lists to Santa. In order to ensure that he gets all the "free stuff" he has been looking forward to Johnny decides to head to the North pole himself and has the holiday adventure of a life time and learns the true meaning of Christmas.
- 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.
- DirectorCraig McCrackenStarsKeith FergusonGrey GriffinTom KaneWhen several imaginary Santa Clauses are brought to Foster's, Mac begins to doubt that Santa is real. Bloo and the other friends try to prove to Mac that he exists. Bloo also tries to get Mr. Herriman to hand out more that one present to each person.
- DirectorGreg ColtonJames PurdumPeter ShinStarsSeth MacFarlaneAlex BorsteinSeth GreenDisappointed with the Mall Santa, Stewie and Brian decide to go up to the North Pole to teach Santa a lesson, only to face a shocking revelation.
- DirectorMatt StoneTrey ParkerStarsMary Kay BergmanJennifer HowellJesse Brant HowellThe town is forced to remove anything that either has anything to do with Christmas or is offensive in the least bit to anyone. And Kyle tries to convince everyone of the existence of "Mr. Hankey, the Christmas Poo."
- 2001–201726mNot Rated7.9 (316)TV EpisodeDirectorButch HartmanStarsTara StrongDaran NorrisSusanne BlakesleeEveryone loves Christmas. Who wouldn't want to celebrate it every day? Apparently the whole world, that's who.
- StarsJodi BensonRobby BensonTownsend ColemanAn orphaned lamb named Joshua was born with a crippled leg. In this story, the poor little lamb feels out of place in the world and that God has given him no purpose. But his time comes when he saves the baby Jesus from the cold in the stable of Bethlehem. Joshua finds his purpose through the birth of Jesus Christ.
- DirectorLarry RoemerStarsBillie Mae RichardsBurl IvesLarry D. MannA young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.
- DirectorRobert CannonJohn HubleyStarsDorothy ComptonBeatrice HagenTemple HandlesonAn animated musical number of the beloved classic song based off everyone's favorite snowman Frosty.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsAndy GriffithShelley WintersDennis DayFrosty's kind of lonely, so the kids think of making him a wife, Crystal. But will Jack Frost let them be happy?
- DirectorGreg SullivanStarsKenny BlankJeannie EliasBill FagerbakkeFrosty the Snowman befriends a young boy in the town of Evergreen.
- DirectorMichael GrossmanStarsDrake BellJosh PeckMiranda CosgroveStep brothers Drake and Josh must give a foster family the best Christmas ever or face years in jail for a Christmas party gone wrong.
- DirectorEric StoughStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneMary Kay BergmanStan, Kyle and Kenny go to Nebraska to spend Christmas with Eric's family. Meanwhile, Charlie Manson escapes from prison with Eric's uncle, and the boys help teach him the true meaning of Christmas.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsRoger MillerBrenda VaccaroPaul FreesAn outcast donkey in Roman era Judea with overlong ears finds his destiny on the way to Bethlehem.
- 2007– TV-MA7.3 (77)TV EpisodeDirectorDoug WalkerStarsDoug WalkerRob WalkerThe Critic tries to refrain from gay jokes as he watches He-Man and She-Ra share a holiday.
- 2003–200743mTV-Y78.2 (160)TV EpisodeDirectorRussell CalabreseShaun CashmanRobert HughesStarsRichard Steven HorvitzGrey GriffinGreg EaglesSanta has been turned into a vampire, and only Billy and Mandy can turn him back and save Christmas.
- DirectorTroy MillerStarsMichael KeatonKelly PrestonJoseph CrossA father who can't keep his promises is killed in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman who has the final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenJudge ReinholdWendy CrewsonWhen a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
- DirectorMichael LembeckStarsTim AllenSpencer BreslinElizabeth MitchellScott Calvin has been a humble Santa Claus for eight years, but it might come to an end if he doesn't find a Mrs. Claus.
- DirectorMichael LembeckStarsTim AllenMartin ShortElizabeth MitchellSanta, a.k.a. Scott Calvin, is faced with double-duty: how to keep his new family happy and how to stop Jack Frost from taking over Christmas.
- DirectorGary TrousdaleStarsMike MyersEddie MurphyCameron DiazThis half-hour animated TV special features the Shrek characters putting their own spin on holiday traditions.
- DirectorMichael CooneyStarsChristopher AllportEileen SeeleyChip HellerThe mutant killer snowman Jack Frost returns to kill more people during Christmas.
- 2007–202433mTV-G8.7 (418)TV EpisodeDirectorZac MoncriefStarsVincent MartellaAshley TisdaleThomas Brodie-SangsterDuring Christmas vacation, Phineas and Ferb's quest to show gratitude to Santa during Christmas may be doomed for failure, when Dr. Doofenshmirtz uses an invention that puts the entire town of Danville on Santa's naughty list.
- DirectorSteve MooreStarsDrew BarrymoreDan CastellanetaJoe PantolianoWhen Santa cancels his annual flight because of a hurt reindeer, a young Christmas loving dog named Olive is convinced she has what it takes to get Santa's flight off the ground and save Christmas.
- DirectorEddy HouchinsMike MiloStarsNicky JonesDwight SchultzTara StrongChowder worries he won't receive the gift he wants on Knishmas. Meanwhile, Mung wants to make a perfect Schmingerbread house, but he may have to buy one from Mrs. Endive instead.
- DirectorLee DannacherStarsGregory HinesPatti LaBelleVanessa WilliamsNoel Royce (GREGORY HINES), a onetime successful songwriter, becomes a sidewalk Santa in the hope of breaking his writer's block. With the help of a wisecracking Christmas partridge named Melody (PATTI LABELLE), his wife Alicia (VANESSA WILLIAMS), and a hep cat named Emerald (EARTHA KITT), Noel discovers the very soul of Christmas. By the story's end, an entire community is transformed and a struggling animal shelter gets a second chance.
- DirectorMichael GrossmanStarsDrake BellJosh PeckMiranda CosgroveStep brothers Drake and Josh must give a foster family the best Christmas ever or face years in jail for a Christmas party gone wrong.
- DirectorPeter WernerStarsBruce GreenwoodLinda EmondNoel FisherA developmentally challenged young man with a penchant for caring for animals in need sets out to convince his family - and their whole rural community - to participate in a local shelter's inaugural "Adopt a Dog for Christmas Program."
- DirectorBrian HensonStarsMichael CaineDave GoelzSteve WhitmireThe Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
- DirectorKirk R. ThatcherStarsSteve WhitmireDave GoelzBill Barretta'Twas the night before Christmas and the Muppet Theatre is in danger of being torn down, but with hilarious send-ups of just about every holiday movie ever made, the Muppets discover that what matters most is their love for each other.