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There are 10729 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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Vera-Ellen born this day in 1921 and left us on Aug 30 in 1981
American dancer and actress 		June Brown born this day in 1927 and left us on Apr 03 in 2022
English actress and author
Playing:  Mrs. Dilber 1 time
Christopher Eccleston born this day in 1964
English actor
Gift Wrapped (1952)
Sylvester gets a rubber mouse for Christmas, but he much prefers Granny's gift: a new Tweety Bird. /// Looney Tunes short. / Sylvester gets a rubber mouse for Christmas, but he much prefers Granny's gift: a new Tweety Bird.
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1952
02/16/1952
Approved
Film Short Animated
7 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Family
 Director(s):
Friz Freleng
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Mel Blanc / Sylvester (voice)
Mel Blanc / Tweety  (voice)
Mel Blanc / Dog (voice)
Bea Benaderet / Granny (voice)
Daws Butler / Narrator (voice)
 Gift Wrapped (1952)



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Nutcracker and Mouse King (2017)
Visionary choreographer Christian Spuck distances himself from the Dumas/Petipas ballet version of "The Nutcracker", emphasizing the fantastical nature of the original novella written by E.T.A. Hoffmann.
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2017
02/16/2017
Approved
Film
110 minutes
A
Genre:
Musical
 Director(s):
Michael Beyer
Christian Spuck
 Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Cohen Aitchison-Dugas / Mouse King
Anna Khamzina / Lead Flower
Mélissa Ligurgo / Mouse Queen
William Moore / The Nutcracker
Dominik Slavkovsky / Drosselmeyer
Giulia Tonelli / Princess Pirlipat
Michelle Willems / Marie
 Nutcracker and Mouse King (2017)



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Nirvanna the Band the Show (2016– ) 
The Bean (2017)      S1.E3
The guys try to get a float into the annual Santa Claus parade. Challenges abound, leaving them wondering if they will get their Christmas miracle.
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2017
02/16/2017
TV-MA
TV Series Episode
22 minutes
B
Genre:
Comedy
 Director(s):
Matt Johnson
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Matt Johnson / Matt
Jay McCarrol / Jay
Jared Raab / Self
 Nirvanna the Band the Show (2016– ) 



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Each to His Own Way (1948)
A drama about a doctor and his wife. She used to be an actress, but became a housewife when she married. When she resumes her acting career the marriage crashes.
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1948
02/16/1948
Approved
Film
109 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
 Director(s):
Hasse Ekman
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Gunn Wållgren / Birgit Sundell
Hasse Ekman / Tage Sundell
Uno Henning / Birger Holmberg
Marianne Aminoff / Sonja Collin
Stig Järrel / Nils Brenner
Gunnar Björnstrand / Sture Widman
Eva Dahlbeck / Karin Brofeldt
Åke Grönberg / Gösta Sund
Gösta Cederlund / N.G. Hellsten
Hilda Borgström / Mrs. Lundkvist



AKA: Var sin väg
 Each to His Own Way (1948)



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Land of the Giants (1968-1970)
Night of Thrombeldinbar (1969)      S1.E18
An orphan boy, Garna, takes Fitzhugh back to his orphanage while fleeing a gypsy with a monkey sidekick. Garna and his fellow orphan friend think Fitzhugh is an elf. They try to cope with a mean orphanage director with help from the gypsy.
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1969
02/16/1969
TV-G
TV Series Episode
50 minutes
C
Genre:
Adventure
Comedy
Family
 Director(s):
Sobey Martin
 Writer(s):
Irwin Allen
Bob Mitchell
Esther Mitchell
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Gary Conway / Capt. Steve Burton
Don Matheson / Mark Wilson
Stefan Arngrim / Barry Lockridge
Don Marshall / Dan Erickson
Deanna Lund / Valerie Scott
Kurt Kasznar / Alexander B. Fitzhugh
Alfred Ryder / Parteg
Jay Novello / Okun
Teddy Quinn / Garna
Michael Freeman / Tobek



 Land of the Giants (1968-1970)



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The Transgressor (1974)
In order to investigate her mother's strange death, a woman enters a sacred convent run by hypocritical, perverse nuns.
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1974
02/16/1974
Approved
Film
91 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Thriller
 Director(s):
Norifumi Suzuki
 Writer(s):
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Cast:

Yumi Takigawa / Maya Takigawa
Emiko Yamauchi / Matsuko Ishida
Yayoi Watanabe / Hisako Kitano
Ryouko Ima / Natarii Guriin (Natalie Green)
Harumi Tajima / Tamao Oka
Natsuko Yashiro / Kaoru Onotsuka
Marie Antoinette / Janetto (Janet)
Emi Jô / Youko Watanabe`
Rie Saotome / Emi Takanami
Sanae Ôhori / Mie Mitsuko



 The Transgressor (1974)



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Amazing Stories (1985–1987) 
Family Dog (1987)      S2.E16
A family takes out their frustrations on their poor dog, watches their Christmas home movie, and sends the dog to guard dog school after a burglary.
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1987
02/16/1987
G
TV Series Episode
21 minutes
C
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Cast:

Stan Freberg / Skip Binford (voice)
Annie Potts / Mrs. Bev Binford (voice)
Mercedes McCambridge / Miss Lestrange (voice)
Scott Menville / Billy Binford (voice)
Brooke Ashley / Buffy Binford (voice)
Brad Bird / Family Dog (voice)
Marshall Efron / Burglar (voice)
Stanley Ralph Ross / Burglar (voice)
Jack Angel / Security Guard (voice)
Charles Jun / Cab driver



 Amazing Stories (1985–1987) 



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Courage Mountain (1990)
In this version of "Heidi," a young Swiss girl is sent off to boarding school at the beginning of World War I.
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1990
02/16/1990
PG
Film
94 minutes
C
Genre:
Adventure
Drama
Family
 Director(s):
Christopher Leitch
 Writer(s):
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Cast:

Juliette Caton / Heidi
Joanna Clarke / Ursula
Nicola Stapleton / Ilsa
Jade Magri / Clarissa
Kathryn Ludlow / Gudrun
Charlie Sheen / Peter
Jan Rubes / Grandfather
Leslie Caron / Jane Hillary
Yorgo Voyagis / Signor Bonelli
Laura Betti / Signora Bonelli



 Courage Mountain (1990)



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In the Best Interest of the Children (1992)
Fact-based story of a legal battle fought over custody of five siblings.
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1992
02/16/1992
Approved
TV Movie
96 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
 Director(s):
Michael Ray Rhodes
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Cast:

Sarah Jessica Parker / Callie Cain
Sally Struthers / Patty Pepper
Lexi Randall / Jessica Cain
Gary Graham / John Birney
Susan Barnes / Donna Evans
Jayne Atkinson / Wanda Birney
John Dennis Johnston / Harlan Pepper
Tom Hodges / Ray Jacobs
Elizabeth Ashley / Carla Scott
Jessica Campbell / Julie Cain



 In the Best Interest of the Children (1992)



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Breach (2007)
FBI upstart Eric O'Neill enters into a power game with his boss, Robert Hanssen, an agent who was put on trial for selling secrets to the Soviet Union.
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2007
02/16/2007
PG-13
Film
110 minutes
C
Genre:
Biography
Crime
Drama
 Director(s):
Billy Ray
 Writer(s):
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Cast:

Chris Cooper / Robert Hanssen
Ryan Phillippe / Eric O'Neill
Laura Linney / Kate Burroughs
Caroline Dhavernas / Juliana O'Neill
Gary Cole / Rich Garces
Dennis Haysbert / Dean Plesac
Kathleen Quinlan / Bonnie Hanssen
Bruce Davison / John O'Neill
Jonathan Watton / Geddes
Tom Barnett / Jim Olsen



 Breach (2007)



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A Vicar's Life (2018– ) 
Episode #1.6 (2018)      S1.E6
The festive season approaches and while their are services to prepare there is also important pastoral work to be done out in the community. In the Black Mountains, Vicar Nicholas is snowed in.
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2018
02/16/2018
Approved
TV Series Episode
29 minutes
C
Genre:
Documentary
 Director(s):
Emma Olver
 Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Jan Ravens / Self - Narrator (voice)
 A Vicar's Life (2018– ) 



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