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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
 
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Shirley Maclaine born this day in 1934
American actress, author and former dancer
Playing:  Elf 1 time 		Kelly Clarkson born this day in 1982
American singer, songwriter, author and television personality
Penny Serenade (1941)
A couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unexpected sadness and unexpected joy.
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Rating:
Video Type:
1941
04/24/1941
Not Rated
Film
119 minutes
B
Genre:
Drama
Romance
 Director(s):
George Stevens
 Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

00:00:53 From me to you at X-mas
00:14:00 New Year's Eve Party
00:17:11 snow; Happy New Year! Auld lang syne
01:33:00 play / manager / angel
01:34:52 Christmas play / Manger / Silent Night
Cast:

Irene Dunne / Julie Gardiner
Cary Grant / Roger Adams
Beulah Bondi / Miss Oliver
Edgar Buchanan / Applejack
Ann Doran / Dotty
Eva Lee Kuney / Trina (at the Age of 6 Years)
Leonard Willey / Doctor Hartley
Wallis Clark / Judge
Walter Soderling / Billings
Jane Biffle / Trina (at the Age of 1 Year)
 Penny Serenade (1941)



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A Midnight Clear (1992)
This WW2 psychological drama plays out at Christmas. US GIs hold an isolated cabin in the Ardennes against a handful of Germans cut off from their main force. Combat-weary and short of rations, both sides are determined to survive.
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Rating:
Video Type:
1992
04/24/1992
R
Film
108 minutes
B
Genre:
Drama
War
 Director(s):
Keith Gordon
 Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Peter Berg / Bud Miller
Kevin Dillon / Cpl. Mel Avakian
Arye Gross / Stan Shutzer
Ethan Hawke / Sgt. Will Knott
Gary Sinise / Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
Frank Whaley / Paul 'Father' Mundy
John C. McGinley / Major Griffin
Larry Joshua / Lieutenant Ware
David Jensen / Sergeant Hunt
Curt Lowens / Older German Soldier
 A Midnight Clear (1992)



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Portlandia (2011–2018) 
3D Printer (2014)      S4.E9
Mr. Mayor (Kyle MacLachlan) unveils Portland's official 3D Printer. Santa is concerned about the future of Christmas. A minister (Ed Begley Jr.) reminds us that church is an option.
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Release Date:
Rating:
Video Type:
2014
04/24/2014
TV-14
TV Series Episode
23 minutes
B
Genre:
Comedy
 Director(s):
Jonathan Krisel
 Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Fred Armisen / Various Characters
Carrie Brownstein / Various Characters
Kyle MacLachlan / Mayor
Ed Begley Jr. / Priest
Michael Nesmith / Father of the Mayor
Sam Adams / Mayor's Assistant
 Portlandia (2011–2018) 



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Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
A widower with ten children falls for a widow with eight, and they must decide about forming a huge, unconventional family.
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Rating:
Video Type:
1968
04/24/1968
Unrated
Film
111 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Family
 Director(s):
Melville Shavelson
 Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Lucille Ball / Helen North Beardsley
Henry Fonda / Frank Beardsley
Van Johnson / Darrell Harrison
Louise Troy / Madeleine Love
Sidney Miller / Dr. Ashford
Tom Bosley / Family Doctor
Nancy Howard / Nancy Beardsley
Walter Brooke / Howard Beardsley
Tim Matheson / Mike Beardsley
Gil Rogers / Rusty Beardsley



 Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)



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The Hand (1981)
A comic book artist loses his hand, which in turn takes on a murderous life of its own.
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Rating:
Video Type:
1981
04/24/1981
R
Film
104 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Horror
Thriller
 Director(s):
Oliver Stone
 Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Michael Caine / Jonathan Lansdale
Andrea Marcovicci / Anne Lansdale
Annie McEnroe / Stella Roche
Bruce McGill / Brian Ferguson
Viveca Lindfors / Doctress
Rosemary Murphy / Karen Wagner
Mara Hobel / Lizzie Lansdale
Pat Corley / Sheriff
Nicholas Hormann / Bill Richamn
Edward Marshall / Doctor



 The Hand (1981)



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Obsessed (2009)
A successful asset manager, who has just received a huge promotion, is blissfully happy in his career and in his marriage. But when a temp worker starts stalking him, all the things he's worked so hard for are placed in jeopardy.
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Rating:
Video Type:
2009
04/24/2009
PG-13
Film
108 minutes
C
Genre:
 Director(s):
 Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Idris Elba / Derek
Beyoncé / Sharon
Ali Larter / Lisa
Jerry O'Connell / Ben
Bonnie Perlman / Marge
Christine Lahti / Reese
Nathan Myers / Kyle
Nicolas Myers / Kyle
Matthew Humphreys / Patrick
Scout Taylor-Compton / Samantha



 Obsessed (2009)



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Blind Turn (2012)
Samantha Holt is forced to confront her dark secrets when she is kidnapped and held prisoner by a man from her past out for revenge.
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Rating:
Video Type:
2012
04/24/2012
Not Rated
Film
80 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
 Director(s):
Robert Orr
 Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Rachel Boston / Samantha Holt
Jay Dee Walters / Bruce
John Gabriel Rodriquez / Mark O'Brien
Christian Stokes / Bartender
George Wilson / 50 Something man
Margaret Whitney / Michelle
Isabella Walters / Allison
Brandon Walters / Eric
Dean Denton / Samantha's Father
Mary Alfred Thoma / Samantha's Mom



 Blind Turn (2012)



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Riverdale (2017– ) 
Chapter One Hundred and Six: Angels in America (2022)      S6.E11
After learning that Percival's plan to reinvigorate Riverdale would lead to the demise of Pop's, Tabitha searches for a way to fight back. But when she is targeted by one of Percival's accomplices, the incident sends her back in time and searching for answers.
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Rating:
Video Type:
2022
04/24/2022
TV-14
TV Series Episode
42 minutes
C
Genre:
Crime
Drama
Mystery
 Director(s):
Claudia Yarmy
 Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

K.J. Apa / Archie Andrews
Lili Reinhart / Betty Cooper /  Raphael
Camila Mendes / Veronica Lodge
Cole Sprouse / Jughead Jones /  Raphael
Madelaine Petsch / Cheryl Blossom
Casey Cott / Kevin Keller
Vanessa Morgan / Tracy /  Raphael
Drew Ray Tanner / Flynn
Erinn Westbrook / Tabitha Tate
Mädchen Amick / Alice Cooper



 Riverdale (2017– ) 



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The Soloist (2009)
A newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.
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2009
04/24/2009
Approved
Film
M
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 Director(s):
 Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Jamie Foxx / Nathaniel Ayers
Robert Downey Jr. / Steve Lopez
Catherine Keener / Mary Weston
Tom Hollander / Graham Claydon
LisaGay Hamilton / Jennifer Ayers
Nelsan Ellis / David Carter
Rachael Harris / Leslie Bloom
Stephen Root / Curt Reynolds
Lorraine Toussaint / Flo Ayers
Justin Martin / Young Nathaniel



 The Soloist (2009)



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