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Elf , James Caan, Edward Asner, . 2003. Buddy leaves the North Pole to find his real family after learning he isn’t an . DVD / ELF

Miracle on 34th Street , , Maureen O’Hara, John Payne. 1947. Oddities Is the Macy’s Santa the real Santa? DVD / MIR Uncategorizable Christmas movies

A Christmas Past: Vintage Holiday Film, Polar Express 1901-25 , Leslie Harter. 2004. Was it a train or a dream? This movie is about believing This collection includes digitally remastered silent in the unseen. movies directed by D.W. Griffith, Edwin S. Porter, G.W. DVD / POL Blitzer, and others. A Christmas Film Collection at DVD / CHR The Urbana Free Library Santa Baby Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special Jenny McCarthy, George Wendt. 2006. Santa’s daughter is a successful CEO who returns Paul Reubens. 1988. home when her father falls ill and she begins to A Christmas episode featuring celebrity guests, including implement her own ideas for running Christmas. , Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, DVD / SAN On , the ghosts of Christmas past, present, , Magic Johnson, Little Richard, Joan and future visit a despicable miser. He is totally changed Rivers, and . by the experience and becomes cheerful and TV Series DVD / PEE The Santa Clause benevolent. These films are based on the holiday , . 1994. classic, A , by . A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas After he accidentally kills Santa, Scott grudgingly takes over for him. John Cho, Kal Penn, . 2011. DVD / SAN After years apart, Harold and Kumar are reunited in a George C. Scott. 1984. search for the perfect . Santa Clause 2 DVD / CHR DVD / VER Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold. 2002. A Christmas Carol Santa needs a Mrs. Claus or he loses the gig. Also, his son makes the naughty list. , , Robin Wright Penn, Rudolph, Frosty, Charlie Brown, Elmo, the , DVD / SAN . 2010. Mickey, and other Christmas stories can be found in DVD / CHR Children’s Services on the ground floor. Santa Clause 3: The Escape Claus Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Judge Reinhold, Scrooge Wendy Crewson. 2006. Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns, In-laws and ex-wives . 1951. visit the North Pole, DVD / SCR while tries to steal Christmas. DVD / SAN , Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover, Bobcat Goldthwait. 1988. Adult Services 210 West Green Street • Urbana, Illinois 61801 DVD / SCR 217-367-4405 • urbanafreelibrary.org 11 / 12 ‘Tis the Season Christmas Crime Films about family, friends, and the holidays A Colbert Christmas of All Joyeux Noel Films about Christmas criminals and monsters , Toby Keith, Jon Stewart. 2008. Diane Kruger, Benno Ferman. 2006. Blossoms in the Dust Join the host of as he celebrates the Based on a true story, three armies forge a miraculous Bad Santa Greer Garson, Walter Pigeon. 1941. holidays in his own unique style. Christmas Eve truce in the bloody trenches of World War I. , . 2003. Edna Gladney founds the Texas Children’s Home and DVD / COL DVD / JOY A group of thieves gets jobs at a mall as Santa and his Aid Society and advocates for abandoned and homeless in order to rob the place after hours. children. Un Conte de Noël (A Christmas Tale) DVD / BAD DVD / BLO Catherine Denevue. 2008. , , . 2003. Three young members of the Vuillard family plan a Christmas- Various, connected stories of romantic love that occur A Child’s Christmas in Wales time reunion to bring peace to their damaged clan. around Christmastime. Zach Galligan, Judge Reinhold. 1984. , Mathonwy Reeves. 2005. International Language DVD / CON DVD / LOV Mogwai make bad gifts for people who can’t follow A grandfather shares Christmas stories and memories with directions. his grandson. The Family Stone National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation DVD / GRE DVD / CHI , , Rachel McAdams, Luke Wilson. , Beverly D’Angelo. 1989. 2005. The Griswolds have 25,000 lights on the rooftop, an Christmas Cottage A son’s fiancé is rejected for being too stuck up by his family exploding turkey on the table, and a dozen or so guests for , . 1990. of misfits. Christmas. Jared Padalecki, . 2008 Kevin is forgotten at home when the family goes on vacation DVD / FAM DVD / NAT Home from college for Christmas break, Thomas and sets out to protect the house against burglars. DVD / HOM Kinkade discovers that his mother is on the verge of Nothing Like the Holidays losing the family home. Inspired, he paints a mural of , . 2007. Alfred Molina, Elizabeth Peña, . 2008 How the Grinch Stole Christmas his hometown. Santa bails his brother out of jail on the condition Could this be the last time that the Rodriguez family DVD / CHR Jim Carrey, . 2000. that he work off his debt at the North Pole. gathers together for Christmas? The live action movie version of the popular tale by Dr. DVD / FRE DVD / NOT Seuss. DVD / HOW , . the Halls 1997. , . 1949. Voices of , . 2007. March of the Wooden Soldiers A boy is abandoned by his A mom is drawn to a stranger she unintentionally caused Shrek searches for the perfect gifts for Fiona and their Stan Laurel, . Music by Victor Herbert. parents to live in the south to be fired, which upsets her suitor, but delights her son. children. 1934. with older women cousins. DVD / HOL DVD / SHR It’s Babes in Toyland, with starring as Based on the Truman toy makers who try to prevent the evil Barnaby from Capote story. Holiday Inn The Perfect Holiday marrying Little Bo Peep. DVD / CHR , . 1942. Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union. 2007. DVD / MAR Irving Berlin’s dancing musical story of old friends Three kids each want something different of the relationship competing for the attention of a woman at an inn that is between their divorced parents. Will they get back only open for the holidays. together? The Nightmare before Christmas Melinda Dillon, Darren 1993. DVD / HOL DVD / PER McGavin. 1983. Jack Skellington’s attempt to bring Christmas to Ralphie wants an air rifle, but It Happened on Fifth Avenue Halloweentown fails. everyone he asks tells him, White Christmas Don DeForce, Ann Harding. 1947. Bing Crosby, . 1954. DVD / NIG “you’ll shoot your eye out, This Oscar-nominated film is about a hobo and his friends A song-and-dance duo team up with a sister act to save kid!” who take up residence in a mansion while it’s owners are the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding The DVD / CHR on vacation. general. Merle Park, Rudolf Nureyev, artists of The Royal Ballet, DVD / IT DVD / WHI . 1968. Christmas A young girl dreams that her toy solder transforms into a with the Kranks It’s a Wonderful Life handsome prince who battles a wicked Mouse King. This Tim Allen, . , ballet is a Christmas classic. 2004. . 1947. Music Performance DVCL / TCH sounds Each person’s life touches good to the Kranks, until their the lives of many others The Ref daughter announces a such that when they are not , , . 1994. surprise visit with her new around it may leave an A burglar turns family counselor in his attempt to elude fiancé. awful hole. capture. DVD / CHR DVD / ITS DVD / REF (more on back)