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Cast:Angela Lansbury
1925 to 2022
Irish-British and American actress and singer
Playing:  Mrs. Claus 1 time
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The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975)
A young shepherd, Lucas (David Kelley), is blinded by lightening, and some kindly nuns at a nearby abbey take him in. Sister Catherine (Iris Rainer) describes snow to Lucas, who has never seen it. Lucas gets chosen to play an angel in the abbey's Christmas pageant, and the Christmas snow that falls during the pageant works a small miracle.
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1975
12/19/1975
Not Rated
TV Movie Animated
22 minutes
Rankin Bass
A
Genre:
Family
Fantasy
Musical
Director(s):
Jules Bass
Arthur Rankin Jr.
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Angela Lansbury / Sister Theresa /  Narrator (voice)
Cyril Ritchard / Father Thomas (voice)
David Kelley / Lucas (voice)
Dina Lynn / Louisa (voice)
Greg Thomas / Trickster Boy #1 (voice)
Iris Rainer / Sister Catherine (voice)
Joan Gardner / Sister Jean (voice)
Don Messick / Unknown (voice)
Sean Manning / Trickster Boy #2 (voice)
Hilary Momberger-Powers / Unknown (voice)



The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow  (1975)



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The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story (1983)
After experiencing several stressful situations within a short time - including the failure of the family business and the loss of her mother - Janet Broderick (Lee Remick) becomes ill. Falling into a deep sleep, she dreams of returning to her hometown, taking her children with her to meet her deceased loved ones. Perhaps, during a Christmas reunion with her beloved family, she will find the answer to coping with her troubles.
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1983
12/20/1983
Not Rated
TV Movie
96 minutes
A
Genre:
Drama
Director(s):
Delbert Mann
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Lee Remick / Janet Broderick
Angela Lansbury / Amanda Fenwick
Polly Holliday / Aunt Minerva
Joe Warren / Spencer
Mart Hulswit / Neil
Michael Pearlman / Michael
Samantha Atkins / Dorothy
Michael Higgins / Hanibal
Patricia Berns / Rose
James Dodds / Santa Claus



The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story  (1983)



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Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (1988)
Get ready to celebrate this warm and wonderful time of year and sing along with the Christmas carols you love best. Plus, join in a jolly chorus of new holiday sing alongs -- featuring your favorite Disney characters. Learning the lyrics is easy and fun because the words appear right on the screen. Whether you're having a party, starting a brand-new family tradition, or simply getting into the Yuletide spirit, Disney's VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS SING-ALONG SONGS brings the gift of music and laughter home for the holidays.
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1988
12/20/1988
G
Video Animated
54 minutes
A
Genre:
Family
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Cast:

Roscoe Lee Browne / Narrator (2002 version) (voice)
Wayne Allwine / Mickey Mouse (2002 version) (voice) (archive footage)
Tony Anselmo / Donald Duck (2002 version) (voice) (archive footage)
Gene Autry / Unknown (singing voice) (archive sound)
Jeff Bennett / (2002 version) (voice) (archive footage)
Jodi Benson / Ariel (2002 version) (voice) (archive footage)
Andrew Keenan-Bolger / Chip (2002 version) (singing voice) (archive footage)
Corey Burton / (2002 version) (voice) (archive footage)
Pinto Colvig / Goofy /  Pluto (voice) (archive footage)
Bing Crosby / Unknown (singing voice) (archive sound)



Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs  (1988)



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Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996) 
A Christmas Secret (1992)      S9.E9
The future son-in-law of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in a shooting.
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1992
12/13/1992
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
47 minutes
A
Genre:
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Director(s):
Anthony Pullen Shaw
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Angela Lansbury / Jessica Fletcher
Diane Baker / Mary Forsythe
Corinne Bohrer / Wanda Andrews
Amy Brenneman / Amy Wainwright
Ron Masak / Sheriff Mort Metzger
Sean O'Bryan / Charlie D. McCumber
Eileen Seeley / Elizabeth Forsythe
Ken Swofford / Alan Forsythe
Mary Tanner Bailey / Monica McCumber
Larry Wilcox / Floyd Bigelow



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Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)
Neglected by her husband during the pre-Christmas rush, Mrs. Claus (Dame Angela Lansbury) takes the reindeer and sleigh out for a drive, only to end up stranded in the multicultural neighborhood of Manhattan's Lower East Side of the early 1900s. // Santa's wife ends up in New York in the early 1900s near Christmastime.
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1996
12/08/1996
G
TV Movie
90 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Director(s):
Terry Hughes
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Angela Lansbury / Mrs. Santa Claus
Michael Jeter / Arvo
Terrence Mann / Augustus P. Tavish
Lynsey Bartilson / Nora Kilkenny
Bryan Murray / Officer Doyle
David Norona / Marcello Damaroco
Debra Wiseman / Sadie Lowenstein
Charles Durning / Santa Claus
Rosalind Harris / Mrs. Lowenstein
Grace Keagy / Mrs. Brandenheim



Mrs. Santa Claus  (1996)



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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
Astonished to find the Beast (Robbie Benson) has a deep-seeded hatred for the Christmas season, Belle (Paige O'Hara) endeavors to change his mind on the matter. /// When the Beast forbids the celebration of Christmas, Belle and friends show him the true meaning of the holiday in this holiday-themed followup to the animated Disney theatrical film.
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1997
11/11/1997
G
Video Animated
72 minutes
A
Genre:
Family
Fantasy
Musical
Director(s):
Andrew Knight
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Paige O'Hara / Belle (voice)
Robby Benson / Beast (voice)
Jerry Orbach / Lumiere (voice)
David Ogden Stiers / Cogsworth (voice)
Bernadette Peters / Angelique (voice)
Tim Curry / Forte (voice)
Haley Joel Osment / Chip (voice)
Frank Welker / Phillippe /  Sultan (voice)
Jeff Bennett / Axe /  Poke (voice)
Jim Cummings / Various (voice)



Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas  (1997)



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Mormon Tabernacle Choir Presents the Joy of Christmas with Angela Lansbury (2002)
The Joy of Christmas combines the talent of the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square with one of the most enduring and beloved stars of film, theater, and television: Angela Lansbury.
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2002
12/01/2002
Approved
TV Special
56 minutes
A
Genre:
Documentary
Musical
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Cast:

Angela Lansbury / Self
Todd Schroeder / Self - Musical Director for Angela Lansbury
Mormon Tabernacle Choir / Themselves
Mormon Tabernacle Choir Presents the Joy of Christmas with Angela Lansbury  (2002)



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25 Songs of Christmas (2016)
Anita, Eric, Mike, Kathryn, Will - and Santa - look back at 25 classic Christmas performances. We Need A Little Christmas - Angela Lansbury / Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses / River - Joni Mitchell / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - It’s a Wonderful Life cast / Gabriel’s Message - Sting / Christmas Time - Bryan Adams / It’s Christmas Time All Over the World - Sammy Davis Jr. / Bells of St. Mary’s - Bing Crosby / Christmas Is A Time to Say I Love You - Billy Squier / Away in a Manger - Manniheim Steamroller / First Snowfall of Winter, Let it Snow - The Carpenters / Riu Riu Chiu - The Monkees / Seasons of Love - The cast of Rent / Christ is Born - Perry Como / The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole / Mary’s Boy Child - Harry Belafonte / Closing of the Year - Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman
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2016
12/01/2016
Unrated
TV Movie
A
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Cast:

Anita Darby / Anita
Eric Christopher Jones / Eric
Mike McDermott / Mike
Mike McDermott / Santa
Kathryn Rose / Kathryn
Will Wu / Will
Angela Lansbury / Self (archive footage)
The Waitresses / Self (archive footage)
Joni Mitchell / Self (archive footage)
Cast of It's A Wonderful Life / Self (archive footage)



25 Songs of Christmas (2016)



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The Grinch (2018)
A grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville.
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2018
11/09/2018
PG
Film Animated
85 minutes
A
Genre:
Adventure
Comedy
Director(s):
Yarrow Cheney
Scott Mosier
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Benedict Cumberbatch / The Grinch (voice)
Cameron Seely / Cindy-Lou Who (voice)
Rashida Jones / Donna Who (voice)
Pharrell Williams / Narrator (voice)
Tristan O'Hare / Groopert (voice)
Kenan Thompson / Mr. Bricklebaum (voice)
Sam Lavagnino / Ozzy (voice)
Ramone Hamilton / Axl (voice)
Angela Lansbury / Mayor McGerkle (voice)
Scarlett Estevez / Izzy (voice)



The Grinch  (2018)



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Kind Lady (1951)
Mary Herries (Ethel Barrymore) has a passion for art and fine furniture. Even though she is getting on in years, she enjoys being around these priceless articles. One day she meets a strange young painter named Harry Springer Elcott (Maurice Evans), who uses his painting skill to enter into her life. Little does she expect that his only interest in her is to covet everything she has.
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1951
06/20/1951
Approved
Film
78 minutes
B
Genre:
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Director(s):
John Sturges
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Ethel Barrymore / Mary Herries
Maurice Evans / Henry Springer Elcott
Angela Lansbury / Mrs. Edwards
Keenan Wynn / Edwards
Betsy Blair / Ada Elcott
John Williams / Mr. Foster
Doris Lloyd / Rose
John O'Malley / Antique Dealer
Henri Letondal / Monsieur Malaquaise
Moyna MacGill / Mrs. Harkley



Kind Lady  (1951)



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Buttons, A New Musical Film (2018)
Follow the heartwarming journey of two orphan girls whose only wish is to find a home for Christmas. With a little help from their guardian angels (Dick Van Dyke and Dame Angela Lansbury), they discover miracles can happen when you believe.
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2018
12/08/2018
PG
TV Movie
115 minutes
B
Genre:
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Director(s):
Tim Janis
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Alivia Clark / Annabelle (Buttons)
Kate Winslet / Narrator (voice)
Robert Redford / Narrator (voice)
Dick Van Dyke / The Angel
Abigail Spencer / Annabelle (Adult)
Paul Greene / Mr. Hill
Reilly Anspaugh / Sister Mary
Julia Burrows / Sarah Kingsley
John de Lancie / Doctor Johnson
Angela Lansbury / Rose



AKA: Buttons: A Christmas Tale
Buttons, A New Musical Film (2018)



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Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
While a man was in prison, a little girl who is very close to him was told that he was traveling the world. What will happen if she discovers the truth?
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1948
02/20/1948
Approved
Film
74 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Director(s):
Roy Rowland
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00:32:14 4th of July block party
00:45:53 Labor Day
00:45:56 Thanksgiving
00:49:55 one more shopping day to Christmas (sign)
00:53:56 all the chumps will be out celebrating Christmas Eve
Cast:

Margaret O'Brien / Flavia Mills
Angela Lansbury / Susan Bratten
George Murphy / Steve Abbutt
Phyllis Thaxter / Helen Mills
Warner Anderson / Joseph Mills
Rhys Williams / Blind Mac
Barry Nelson / Al Parker
Connie Gilchrist / Mrs. Murphy
Tom Trout / Daniel Oliver Madson
Richard Tyler / Jimmy Madson



Tenth Avenue Angel  (1948)



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All Fall Down (1962)
Ralph (Karl Malden) and Annabell Willart (Dame Angela Lansbury) are a feuding couple who are constantly bickering over their worthless, good-for-nothing son Berry-Berry (Warren Beatty). When Berry-Berry begins yet another meaningless love affair, this time with an older woman named Echo O'Brien (Eva Marie Saint), he really gets his parents at each others' throats.
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1962
03/29/1962
Approved
Film
111 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Director(s):
John Frankenheimer
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Eva Marie Saint / Echo O'Brien
Warren Beatty / Berry-Berry Willart
Karl Malden / Ralph Willart
Angela Lansbury / Annabell Willart
Brandon De Wilde / Clinton Willart
Constance Ford / Mrs. Mandel
Barbara Baxley / Schoolteacher
Evans Evans / Hedy
Madame Spivy / Bouncer
Albert Paulsen / Captain Ramirez
All Fall Down  (1962)



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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
An American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.
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1962
10/24/1962
PG-13
Film
126 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Thriller
Director(s):
John Frankenheimer
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

01:03:08 12 Days of Chriistmas (music) - Frank puts a record on
01:03:10 Christmas
01:03:20 Christmas
01:03:30 I would have send him a Christmas card
01:03:40 send him a card this time of year
Cast:

Frank Sinatra / Major Bennett Marco
Laurence Harvey / Raymond Shaw
Janet Leigh / Eugenie Rose Chaney
Angela Lansbury / Mrs. Eleanor Shaw Iselin
Henry Silva / Chunjin
James Gregory / Senator John Yerkes Iselin
Leslie Parrish / Jocelyn Jordan
John McGiver / Senator Thomas Jordan
Khigh Dhiegh / Dr. Yen Lo
James Edwards / Corporal Allen Melvin



The Manchurian Candidate  (1962)



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The World of Henry Orient (1964)
A mischievous, adventuresome fourteen-year-old girl and her best friend begin following an eccentric concert pianist around New York City after she develops a crush on him.
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1964
03/20/1964
Approved
Film
106 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
Director(s):
George Roy Hill
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

00:16:30 discussion of Christmas
00:58:33 Lansbury back for the holiday
01:00:37 Christmas lights across the city
01:02:05 have an egg nog
01:02:30 just a smidgen higher on that angel
Cast:

Peter Sellers / Henry Orient
Paula Prentiss / Stella Dunworthy
Angela Lansbury / Isabel Boyd
Tom Bosley / Frank Boyd
Phyllis Thaxter / Avis Gilbert
Bibi Osterwald / Erica Booth
Merrie Spaeth / Marian Gilbert
Tippy Walker / Val Boyd
John Fiedler / Sidney
Al Lewis / Tobacconist



The World of Henry Orient  (1964)



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Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel.
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2011
06/17/2011
PG
Film
94 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Director(s):
Mark Waters
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

00:10:20 Already working on the Christmas bonus
00:55:00 Christmas trees / lights
00:55:20 Ice rink, skating
00:59:15 Jim Carrey singing, Let It Snow
01:01:26 Snowmen
Cast:

Jim Carrey / Mr. Popper
Carla Gugino / Amanda
Angela Lansbury / Mrs. Van Gundy
Ophelia Lovibond / Pippi
Madeline Carroll / Janie
Clark Gregg / Nat Jones
Jeffrey Tambor / Mr. Gremmins
David Krumholtz / Kent
Philip Baker Hall / Franklin
Maxwell Perry Cotton / Billy



Mr. Popper's Penguins  (2011)



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Little Women (2017)
Dramatization of Louisa May Alcott's novel about the lives of the four March sisters during the American Civil War as they learn to navigate love, loss, and the trials of growing up.
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2017
12/26/2017
TV-PG
TV Miniseries
180 minutes
C
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Maya Hawke / Jo March
Willa Fitzgerald / Meg March
Annes Elwy / Beth March
Kathryn Newton / Amy March
Dylan Baker / Mr. March
Patrick Flannery / Soldier
Fode Simbo / Bandaged Young Man
Emily Watson / Marmee March
Jonah Hauer-King / Laurie Laurence
Michael Gambon / Mr. Laurence



Little Women  (2017)



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