MOVIE ROUND

A Muppet Carol A is a short play written by . It was published for the first time on 19th December 1843. One of the most popular Christmas stories of all times, it has since been adapted to theatre, opera, film, radio, and television, innumerable times.

2. elf 2003 It stars Will Ferrell as the film's central character "Buddy". As an infant in a New York orphanage, Buddy had crawled into Santa's bag on , and Saint Nick unwittingly brought him back to the North Pole . Not knowing to whom the child belonged, it was decided that he would be raised by the elves, and it would never be disclosed to him that he was really a human. When Buddy overhears the other elves talking about him being human, he goes to his adoptive father for advice.Buddy's adoptive father acknowledges that Buddy is a hu- man, and tells him the entire story of how he got to be raised by elves. Most importantly, he tells Buddy about his human father, Walter Hobbs, who lives in New York City . Buddy soon decides to go off on a quest to find his father, which leads to all kinds of humorous trou- ble.

3. Home Alone Home Alone, directed by Chris Columbus, is a comedy film that stars Macaulay Culkin in the main lead. The movie was released in the year 1990 and its story revolves around an eight-year-old boy who is mistakenly left behind by his family members, when they leave for France for a Christmas vacation.

4. How the Stole Christmas The movie 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' is based on a book of the same name, written by Dr. Seuss. Another movie based on this book came out in the year 2002, titled 'The Grinch', which starred Jim Carrey.

5. It's a Wonderful Life The movie 'It's a Wonderful Life' is based on the short story '', written by Philip Van Doren Stern. The film, directed by , was released in the year 1946. The script of the movie is based on the world after the end of WW II and is mainly seen through flashbacks.

6. Jack Frost is a beautiful Christmas movie, which was released in the year 1998. It was directed by Troy Miller and stars Michael Keaton and Kelly Preston. The story of Jack Frost revolves around a father (Michael Keaton) who dies and comes back in this world as a snow- man.

7. Jingle All The Way Jingle All the Way is a hilarious comedy film, directed by Brian Levant. The movie was released in the year 1996 and stars Arnold Schwar- zenegger, Sinbad, Rita Wilson, Jake Lloyd and Phil Hartman. The story revolves around a father who wants to fulfill his son's ultimate Christmas wish i.e., getting a Turbo toy as gift.

8. The Nightmare Before Christmas 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' is an animated musical film, directed by Henry Selick. Based on the drawings and a poem by Tim Burton, the movie first came out in the year 1993. A 3-D version of the film was re-released by Walt Disney Pictures on October 20, 2006.

9. The Polar Express

10. The Sound of Music