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There are 10734 movie, TV, and many other titles having to do with Christmas
 
Total number of characters named Santa: 1266
 
Total number of elves represented: 1012
 




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David Niven born this day in 1910 and left us on Jul 29 in 1983
British actor, soldier, memorist, and novelist
Bonnie Franklin born Jan 06 in 1944 and left us on this day in 2013
American actress
Playing:  Cratchit (Family) 3 times , Cratchit (Martha) 1 time
Ron Howard born this day in 1954
American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
Tim Daly born this day in 1956
American actor
Alan Thicke born this day in 1957 and left us on Dec 13 in 2016
Canadian actor, songwriter, and game and talk show host
Sharon Stone born this day in 1958
American actress, producer, and former model
Teresa Gallagher born this day in 1971
American-born British actress
Playing:  Fan 1 time , Ghost of Christmas Past 1 time , Tiny Tim 1 time
The Great Rupert (1950)
A little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles. /// A squirrel accidentally helps two dysfunctional families during Christmas.
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Video Type:
1950
03/01/1950
Passed
Film
87 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Family
Director(s):
Irving Pichel
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Christmas Elements:

00:07:51 Terry Moore they'll have turkey for Christmas, and packages under the tree
00:07:54 never faced a Christmas like us
00:07:59 it ain't Christmas yet
00:08:03 who knows, St Nick may have a bundle for us
00:10:10 Merry Christmas
Cast:

Claudia Michelle Wallace / Yomanji Harris
Jimmy Durante / Mr. Louie Amendola
Terry Moore / Rosalinda Amendola
Tom Drake / Peter 'Pete' Dingle
Frank Orth / Mr. Frank Dingle
Sara Haden / Mrs. Katie Dingle
Queenie Smith / Mrs. Amendola
Chick Chandler / Phil Davis
Jimmy Conlin / Joe Mahoney
Rupert / Rupert the Squirrel



The Great Rupert  (1950)



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Ambient Christmas Day: Journey of Relaxation (2017)
Enjoy watching the ambiance of Christmas while listening to Christmas music. If you need background music and imagery for a party or for family get together this video is perfect for you. Or perhaps you just love Christmas and want to relax to the sights and sound of Christmas.
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2017
03/01/2017
Approved
Video
310 minutes
A
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Unknown / Unknown
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Xmas (2023)
In the shadows of uncertainty, between logic and wonder, shadow and light, Harold Johnson finds himself in the twilight zone.
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2023
03/01/2023
Approved
Film Short
A
Genre:
Drama
Fantasy
Director(s):
Christopher Baiza
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

James L. Brewster / Carl McClure - Doctor
Christian Calloway / Mr. Johnson
Christian Calloway / Santa Claus
Ian Petrella / Boss Randy
Mauricio Mendoza / Mexican Leading General 1846
David Blak / Mexican soldier 1846 #1
Scott Engrotti / General Johnson 1846
Joey Nader / American Soldier 1846 #1
Michael Ryan Whelan / American Soldier 1846 #2
Saphire Blue / Joanne 'Mall Staffer' #1



Xmas  (2023)



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Downton Abbey (2010–2015) 
A Moorland Holiday (2014)      S5.E9
Autumn of 1924. It's grouse shooting season and Rose's father-in-law invites the Crawley family to a shooting party in Northumberland.
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2015
03/01/2015
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
93 minutes
B
Genre:
Drama
Romance
Director(s):
Minkie Spiro
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Hugh Bonneville / Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham
Laura Carmichael / Lady Edith Crawley
Jim Carter / Charles Carson
Raquel Cassidy / Baxter
Brendan Coyle / John Bates
Michelle Dockery / Lady Mary Crawley
Kevin Doyle / Joseph Molesley
Joanne Froggatt / Anna Bates
Lily James / Lady Rose MacClare
Robert James-Collier / Thomas Barrow



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Vanessa, Her Love Story (1935)
The only person that Vanessa wants to marry is Benjamin and they are finally engaged. When a fire sweeps through her father's house, Benjie is able to save Vanessa, but he cannot save her already-dead father. Since Vanessa blames him for her father's death, they separate and Benjie marries Marion, the barmaid. After realizing that she was mistaken, Vanessa finds that he is married and she then reluctantly accepts the proposal of Ellis. However, Ellis is slowly going insane and Vanessa is not told. When her married life becomes intolerable, she tries to leave him, but she cannot divorce him as long as he is insane.
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1935
03/01/1935
Approved
Film
74 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Director(s):
William K. Howard
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Cast:

Robert Montgomery / Benjamin 'Benjie' Herries
Helen Hayes / Vanessa Paris
May Robson / Madame Judith Paris
Otto Kruger / Ellis Herries
Lewis Stone / Adam Paris
Henry Stephenson / Barney Newmark
Violet Kemble Cooper / Lady Herries
Donald Crisp / George - the Inn Owner
Agnes Anderson / Marion - the Barmaid
Lionel Belmore / Will Leathwaite



Vanessa, Her Love Story  (1935)



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Young Man with a Horn (1950)
A young trumpet player is torn between an honest singer and a manipulative heiress.
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1950
03/01/1950
Approved
Film
112 minutes
C
Genre:
Biography
Drama
Musical
Director(s):
Michael Curtiz
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Cast:

Kirk Douglas / Rick Martin
Lauren Bacall / Amy North
Doris Day / Jo Jordan
Hoagy Carmichael / Willie 'Smoke' Willoughby
Juano Hernandez / Art Hazzard
Jerome Cowan / Phil Morrison
Mary Beth Hughes / Marge Martin
Nestor Paiva / Louis Galba
Orley Lindgren / Rick - as a Boy
Walter Reed / Jack Chandler
Young Man with a Horn  (1950)



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Charlotte's Web (1973)
Wilbur is a farm pig who's terrified that he'll end up on the dinner table. His friend Charlotte, a charming spider, comes to his rescue. She weaves words into her web, convincing the farmer that Wilbur is too special a pig to kill.
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1973
03/01/1973
G
Film Animated
94 minutes
C
Genre:
Adventure
Drama
Director(s):
Charles A. Nichols
Iwao Takamoto
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Cast:

Debbie Reynolds / Charlotte (voice)
Paul Lynde / Templeton (voice)
Henry Gibson / Wilbur (voice)
Rex Allen / Narrator (voice)
Martha Scott / Mrs. Arable (voice)
Dave Madden / Ram (voice)
Danny Bonaduce / Avery Arable (voice)
Don Messick / Jeffrey /  Lamb /  Spectators /  Uncle (voice)
Herb Vigran / Lurvy (voice)
Agnes Moorehead / The Goose (voice)



Charlotte's Web  (1973)



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The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978)
A young boy becomes an apprentice for a mysterious sorcerer, working at the sorcerer's strange and sinister mill where secretive black magic is being taught and performed at a very heavy price.
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1978
03/01/1978
Approved
Film Animated
73 minutes
C
Genre:
Family
Fantasy
Director(s):
Karel Zeman
Writer(s):
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Cast:

Ludek Munzar / Narrator (voice)
Jaroslav Moucka / Raven /  Sorcerer (voice)
Christian Brückner / Krabat (Narrator) (voice)
Friedrich Schütter / Master (voice)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice  (1978)



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The Sure Thing (1985)
Walter Gibson is a university freshman going through a dry spell. His old buddy arranges a "sure thing" for him in California. Gibson and his classmate Allison then take a long road trip out to Cali, and both foil each other's plans.
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1985
03/01/1985
PG-13
Film
95 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Director(s):
Rob Reiner
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Cast:

John Cusack / Walter 'Gib' Gibson
Daphne Zuniga / Alison Bradbury
Anthony Edwards / Lance
Boyd Gaines / Jason
Tim Robbins / Gary Cooper
Lisa Jane Persky / Mary Ann Webster
Viveca Lindfors / Professor Taub
Nicollette Sheridan / The Sure Thing
Marcia Christie / Julie
Robert Anthony Marcucci / Bobby



The Sure Thing  (1985)



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Království za kytaru (1990)
A 16-year-old budding rock enthusiast, looks at a beautiful guitar, but soon discovers that he does not have enough money. In vain he asks his parents to help him. After that, he tries to get the necessary finances on his own...
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1990
03/01/1990
Approved
Film
80 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Family
Musical
Director(s):
Drahomíra Králová
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Martin Kukla / Hynek
Magdaléna Ucíková / Adélka
Lenka Termerová / Engel
Oldrich Vízner / Engel
Monika Herbichová / Petra
Martin France / Felix
Jirí Strach / Igor
Magdaléna Platzová / Vladka
Tomás Juricka / príslusník VB
Lubomír Bryg / Dusek



Království za kytaru  (1990)



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Chopin: Desire for Love (2002)
The biography of world famous Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin.
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2002
03/01/2002
R
Film
134 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Musical
Romance
Director(s):
Jerzy Antczak
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Piotr Adamczyk / Fryderyk Chopin
Danuta Stenka / Georg Sand
Adam Woronowicz / Maurice
Bozena Stachura / Solange
Sara Muldner / Young Solange
Andrzej Zielinski / Albert Grzymala
Marian Opania / Jan
Jerzy Zelnik / Nicholas Chopin
Jadwiga Baranska / Justine Chopin
Agnieszka Sitek / Izabela Chopin



Chopin: Desire for Love  (2002)



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Killer Bash (2005)
Terror strikes a campus after the vengeful spirit of a murdered collegian possesses a student.
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2005
03/01/2005
TV-14
TV Movie
96 minutes
C
Genre:
Horror
Director(s):
David DeCoteau
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Raquel Riskin / Becky Jeckyl
Cory Monteith / Douglas Waylan Hart
Tara Wilson / Krista
Alicia Jones / Nicki
Lindsay Maxwell / Viv
Lisa Marie Caruk / Megan
Sebastian Stewart / Matt Kelly
Caz Odin Darko / Craig Grant
Alex Caithness / Derek Johnson
Aleks Holtz / Sean Bradford



Killer Bash  (2005)



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Detached (2009)
Detached is a contemporary Scrooge tale set in the Hollywood Hills that follows Chadh Campbell, an unscrupulous mortgage broker, as he receives a stream of anonymous holiday greetings during Christmas Eve and Day. As Chadh searches for the perpetrator of this "festive" assault he must face the unfavorable reality of just how many people he's harmed during his life, forcing him to confront how emotionally detached from those around him he's become.
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2009
03/01/2009
Not Rated
Film
86 minutes
C
Genre:
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Director(s):
Chris Bessounian
Tianna Majumdar-Langham
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Sascha Rosemann / Chadh Campbell
Kris Lezetc / Laura
Mieke Buchan / Selena
Ryan McGee / Eddie
Andrew Hamrick / Mitchell
Manny Montana / Manuel Sabatar
Melissa Santos / Lorina
Mr. Monyea / Mr. Monyea
Ruby / Ruby
Aroussiak Baltaian / Party Guest



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Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Identity (1979)      S5.E21
The precinct is asked to assist a thief who is entering a witness relocation program. Harris quickly regrets the fact that Dietrich has saved his life.
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1979
03/01/1979
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
30 minutes
M
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Cast:

Hal Linden / Capt. Barney Miller
Max Gail / Det. Stan 'Wojo' Wojciehowicz
Ron Glass / Det. Ron Harris
Steve Landesberg / Det. Sgt. Arthur Dietrich
Ron Carey / Officer Carl Levitt
Don Calfa / Calvin J. Kendall
David Clennon / Justice Department Counsel Chester Monahan
Jack Somack / Mr. Cotterman
Kip King / Nicholas Baskin
Barney Miller  (1975–1982)



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