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There are 10756 movie, TV, and many other titles having to do with Christmas
 
Total number of characters named Santa: 1267
 
Total number of elves represented: 1012
 




For 4/11
 
 
Jonathan Winters born Nov 11 in 1925 and left us on this day in 2013
American comedian, actor, author, television host, and artist
Playing:  Santa Claus 2 times
Joel Grey born this day in 1932
American actor, singer, dancer, photographer and theatre director
Playing:  Ghost of Christmas Past 1 time
Derek Martin born this day in 1933
English actor
Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956) 
Markheim (1956)      S1.E23
Late on Christmas Day, a man coaxes an antiques shopkeeper to let him in under the pretense of needing a gift for his fiancée, but it is soon clear he wants something else. To his surprise, what he gets is a battle with his own conscience.
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1956
04/11/1956
Approved
TV Series Episode
30 minutes
B
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Director(s):
Fred Zinnemann
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Cast:

Ray Milland / Markheim
Rod Steiger / Visitor
Jay Novello / Shopkeeper
Marilee Phelps / Maidservant
Fred Zinnemann / Self
Rex Evans / Unknown
Screen Directors Playhouse  (1955–1956) 



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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994) 
The Cardboard Box (1994)      S1.E6
Susan Cushing asks Holmes' help in solving the disappearance of her sister Mary Browner, but it doesn't seem Holmes' type of case until he is told of a Christmas present's grisly contents.
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1994
04/11/1994
TV-PG
TV Series Episode
51 minutes
B
Genre:
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Director(s):
Sarah Hellings
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Christmas Elements:

00:04:43 drop by Christmas Eve
00:04:50 Holmes Christmas
00:05:32 think up another present for Watson
00:06:33 Season's Greetings
00:11:00 Holmes, Watson What is that? It is a Christmas tree, a Norway Spruce
Cast:

Jeremy Brett / Sherlock Holmes
Edward Hardwicke / Doctor Watson
Rosalie Williams / Mrs. Hudson
Ciarán Hinds / Jim Browner
Joanna David / Susan Cushing
Deborah Findlay / Sarah Cushing
Lucy Whybrow / Mary Browner
Tom Chadbon / Inspector Hawkins
Thierry Harcourt / Marcel Jacottet
Richard Dixon / Mr. Bradbrook



The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes  (1994) 



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A Message From Mars (1921)
Horace Parker is a wealthy young man who is exceedingly selfish and self-centered. He is engaged to Minnie Talbotr who has discovered his selfishness and she is on the brink of calling off the engagement. On Christmas Eve, a messenger from Mars comes to Earth to show Parker the error of his ways.
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1921
04/11/1921
Passed
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69 minutes
C
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Cast:

Bert Lytell / Horace Parker
Raye Dean / Minnie Talbot
Maud Milton / Martha Parker
Alphonse Ethier / The Messenger
Gordon Ash / Arthur Dicey
Leonard Mudie / Fred Jones
Mary Beaton / Mrs. Jones
Frank Currier / Sir Edwards
George Spink / The Butler
A Message From Mars (1921)



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Men of Boys Town (1941)
Mickey Rooney and Spencer Tracy return in this sequel to the original Boys Town. This time the school faces financial trouble as Father Flanagan tries to help every little boy he meets. Larry Nunn and Dwayne Hickman join in this time around as Flanagan discovers a reform school that has neither reforming nor schooling. It's up to Flanagan, Whitey, and the rest of the school to teach them there's no such thing as a bad boy.
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1941
04/11/1941
Passed
Film
96 minutes
C
Genre:
Biography
Drama
Family
Director(s):
Norman Taurog
Writer(s):
James Kevin McGuinness
Christmas Elements:

00:00:00 Gloria, In Excelsius Deo (traditional Christmas song), played and sung by the St Luke's Episcopal Church Choristers, reprised at Beau Hunk's funeral
01:30:05 was gonna buy you somethin' for Christmas
Cast:

Spencer Tracy / Father Flanagan
Mickey Rooney / Whitey Marsh
Bobs Watson / Pee Wee
Larry Nunn / Ted Martley
Darryl Hickman / Flip
Henry O'Neill / Mr. Maitland
Mary Nash / Mrs. Maitland
Lee J. Cobb / Dave Morris
Sidney Miller / Mo Kahn
Addison Richards / The Judge
Men of Boys Town  (1941)



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Maggie vaknar på balkongen (2008)
Maggie wakes up on the balcony...
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2008
04/11/2008
Approved
Film
72 minutes
C
Genre:
Documentary
Director(s):
Ester Martin Bergsmark
Mark Hammarberg
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Cast:

Beatrice Andersson / Self - Presenter
Trivia: aka Maggie in Wonderland (2008)
Maggie vaknar på balkongen  (2008)



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Smart People (2008)
Into the life of a widowed professor comes a new love and an unexpected visit from his adopted brother.
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2008
04/11/2008
R
Film
95 minutes
C
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Comedy
Drama
Romance
Director(s):
Noam Murro
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Cast:

Dennis Quaid / Lawrence Wetherhold
Sarah Jessica Parker / Janet Hartigan
Thomas Haden Church / Chuck Wetherhold
Elliot Page / Vanessa Wetherhold
Ashton Holmes / James Wetherhold
Christine Lahti / Nancy
Camille Mana / Missy
David Denman / William
Don Wadsworth / Hadley
Robert Haley / Roth



Smart People  (2008)



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The Amateur (2025)
When his supervisors at the CIA refuse to take action after his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a decoder takes matters into his own hands.
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2025
04/11/2025
PG-13
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122 minutes
M
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Cast:

Rami Malek / Heller
Rachel Brosnahan / Sarah
Jon Bernthal / The Bear
Evan Milton / Slater
Nick Mills / Finn
Tiffany Gray / Esther
Adrian Martinez / Carlos
Kate Sumpter / Channel 6 Anchor
David Mills / NBNC Anchor
Anita Anand / CNC Anchor



The Amateur (2025)



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