1. Christmas Vacation – The Griswold family’s plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
  2. A Christmas Story – Ralphie has to convince his parents, his teacher, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect gift for the 1940s.
  3. The Santa Clause – When a man inadvertently kills Santa on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
  4. Jingle All the Way – A father decides to dream the impossible; to get a Turbo Man action figure for his son just before Christmas.
  5. Home Alone – An 8-year-old boy who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas must defend his home against idiotic burglars.
  6. How the Grinch Stole Christmas – A creature is intent on stealing Christmas.
  7. Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town – A mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus.
  8. Bad Santa – A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot.
  9. Elf – After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity.
  10. Die Hard – John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save wife Holly Gennaro and several others, taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
  11. The Muppet Christmas Carol – The Muppet characters tell their version of the classic tale of an old and bitter miser’s redemption on Christmas Eve.
  12. Love Actually – Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
  13. Scrooged – A selfish, cynical T.V. executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
  14. Gremlins – A boy inadvertently breaks 3 important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
  15. The Nightmare Before Christmas – Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn’t quite understand the concept.