❄ Animated Christmas ❄
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1. Klaus (2019)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A simple act of kindness always sparks another, even in a frozen, faraway place. When Smeerensburg's new postman, Jesper, befriends toymaker Klaus, their gifts melt an age-old feud and deliver a sleigh full of holiday traditions.
Directors: Sergio Pablos, Carlos Martínez López | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso
Votes: 189,863
2. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
PG | 76 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey
Votes: 375,322 | Gross: $75.08M
3. Arthur Christmas (2011)
PG | 97 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Santa's clumsy son Arthur sets out on a mission with Grandsanta to give out a misplaced present to a young girl in less than two hours on Christmas Day.
Directors: Sarah Smith, Barry Cook | Stars: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Hugh Laurie
Votes: 67,137 | Gross: $46.46M
4. Prep & Landing (2009 TV Short)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Wayne gets a new rookie partner, Lanny, after his previous partner got the promotion he wanted. Lanny has to remind Wayne of the Spirit of Christmas and the importance of being an elf in Santa's Prep and Landing elite unit.
Directors: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Stars: David Foley, Sarah Chalke, Mason Cotton, David DeLuise
Votes: 4,006
Prep and Landing
5. Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa (2010 TV Short)
PG | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Wayne and Lanny now partners, are called by Magee to meet with a secret contact Mrs. Claus who sends them on a new mission to retrieve a box from Santas secret workshop.
Directors: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Stars: Betty White, David Foley, Derek Richardson, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 2,217
Prep and Landing
6. Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011 TV Movie)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Lanny and Wayne race to recover classified North Pole technology.
Directors: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Stars: David Foley, Derek Richardson, Sarah Chalke, Rob Riggle
Votes: 2,272
Prep and Landing
7. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 26 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam | Stars: Boris Karloff, June Foray, Dal McKennon
Votes: 59,046
8. The Grinch (2018)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville.
Directors: Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones, Pharrell Williams
Votes: 91,188 | Gross: $270.62M
9. The Snowman (1982 TV Movie)
G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
Directors: Jimmy T. Murakami, Dianne Jackson | Stars: David Bowie, Raymond Briggs, Mel Smith
Votes: 16,847
10. Frozen (I) (2013)
PG | 102 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Fearless optimist Anna teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter.
Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee | Stars: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad
Votes: 664,192 | Gross: $400.74M
11. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV Movie)
TV-G | 47 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.
Director: Larry Roemer | Stars: Billie Mae Richards, Burl Ives, Larry D. Mann, Paul Soles
Votes: 37,490
12. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Ann Altieri, Chris Doran, Sally Dryer, Bill Melendez
Votes: 44,111
Charlie Brown
13. It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (1992 TV Short)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Peanuts gang prepares for the holidays in their own unique ways.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Jamie E. Smith, John Christian Graas, Marnette Patterson, Mindy Ann Martin
Votes: 3,068
Charlie Brown
14. Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales (2002 TV Short)
TV-G | 18 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Peanuts gang have more misadventures at Christmas time.
Director: Larry Leichliter | Stars: Wesley Singerman, Serena Berman, Corey Padnos, Megan Taylor Harvey
Votes: 1,411
Charlie Brown
15. I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003 TV Movie)
TV-G | 43 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Linus and Lucy's younger brother Rerun wants a dog for Christmas, and Snoopy's brother Spike may be the answer.
Directors: Larry Leichliter, Bill Melendez | Stars: Jimmy Bennett, Adam Taylor Gordon, Ashley Rose, Corey Padnos
Votes: 1,692
Charlie Brown
16. The Peanuts Movie (2015)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their archnemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home to win the love of his life.
Director: Steve Martino | Stars: Noah Schnapp, Bill Melendez, Hadley Belle Miller, Francesca Capaldi
Votes: 49,848 | Gross: $130.18M
Charlie Brown
17. Angela's Christmas Wish (2020)
TV-Y7-FV | 47 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A sequel to the much loved Angela's Christmas, Angela's Christmas Wish is a heart-warming tale of a determined little girl who sets out to reunite her family in time for Christmas.
Director: Damien O'Connor | Stars: Anya O'Connor, Ruth Negga, Moe Dunford, Lucy O'Connell
Votes: 1,786
18. Yes, Virginia (2009 TV Movie)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An eight-year-old girl living in New York City in 1897 learns about belief and Christmas when her classmates question if Santa is even real.
Director: Pete Circuitt | Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Bea Miller, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Alfred Molina
Votes: 582
19. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970 TV Movie)
TV-G | 48 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, Paul Frees
Votes: 17,512
20. The Polar Express (2004)
G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter, Leslie Zemeckis
Votes: 241,423 | Gross: $183.37M
21. A Christmas Carol (2009)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Steve Valentine
Votes: 129,578 | Gross: $137.86M
22. Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022)
TV-Y7 | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A supernatural, time-travelling, musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's cult Christmas story.
Director: Stephen Donnelly | Stars: Luke Evans, Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn
Votes: 7,679
23. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974 TV Movie)
TV-G | 51 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving
Votes: 11,643
24. Santa's Apprentice (2010)
G | 80 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Santa doesn't want to retire, but rules are rules and he must train someone to replace him. The lucky winner, to be chosen from among millions of children, must be named Nicholas, be an ... See full summary »
Directors: Luc Vinciguerra, Paulette Victor Lifton | Stars: Julie Gayet, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Lorànt Deutsch, Bruno Salomone
Votes: 537
25. The Magic Snowflake (2013)
Not Rated | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young boy named Nicholas is about to become the next Santa Claus, but must first avoid a crisis that's threatening the magic of Christmas before he can succeed in his new role.
Director: Luc Vinciguerra | Stars: Nathan Simony, Benoît Allemane, Vincent Grass, Jean-Claude Donda
Votes: 315
26. Sainsbury's: Mog's Christmas Calamity (2015 Video)
4 min | Short, Comedy
Director: James Rouse | Stars: Eléa Vicas, Raphael Vicas, Emma Thompson, Rob Townsend
Votes: 53
27. A Chipmunk Christmas (1981 TV Short)
Not Rated | 24 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Swept up in a holiday mood, Alvin gives away his cherished harmonica to a sick little boy. Meanwhile, Dave has booked Alvin to perform a harmonica solo at Carnegie Hall. Alvin keeps the ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Monroe | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, June Foray, Frank Welker
Votes: 733
Alvin and the Chipmunks
28. The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales (2017)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Whoever thinks that the countryside is calm and peaceful is mistaken. In it we find especially agitated animals, a Fox that thinks it's a chicken, a Rabbit that acts like a stork, and a Duck who wants to replace Father Christmas. If you want to take a vacation, keep driving past this place.
Directors: Patrick Imbert, Benjamin Renner | Stars: Guillaume Darnault, Damien Witecka, Kamel Abdessadok, Antoine Schoumsky
Votes: 3,692 | Gross: $0.04M
29. Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (2021 TV Movie)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Shaun's seasonal excitement turns to dismay when a farmhouse raid to get bigger stockings for the Flock inadvertently leads to Timmy going missing. Can Shaun get Timmy back before he becomes someone else's present?
Director: Steve Cox | Stars: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Laura Aikman, Marcus Brigstocke
Votes: 2,871
30. Merry Madagascar (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 28 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Santa and his reindeer crash onto Madagascar it's up to Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melvin, and the penguins to save Christmas.
Director: David Soren | Stars: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith
Votes: 6,414
31. A Wish for Wings That Work (1991 TV Movie)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Opus the Penguin struggles to achieve his seemingly impossible dream to be able to fly.
Director: Skip Jones | Stars: Michael Bell, Joe Alaskey, John Byner, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 1,049
32. A Garfield Christmas Special (1987 TV Short)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Garfield, Jon, and Odie go to Jon's grandmother's house for Christmas, where Garfield finds a present for Grandma.
Directors: Phil Roman, George Singer | Stars: Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, Pat Carroll
Votes: 3,658
33. The Night Before Christmas (1941)
Passed | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Well, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for a stuffed toy and wakes him up.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Rudolf Ising | Stars: The Boswell Sisters, Connee Boswell, Martha Boswell, Vet Boswell
Votes: 2,400
34.
Ernest and Célestine, The Collection (2017–2021)
Episode:
Joyeux Noël, Célestine
(2021)
Animation, Short, Family
Star: Samantha Hahn
35. Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The tree that Mickey and Pluto chop down to bring home for Christmas is the tree that Chip 'n Dale live in.
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Ruth Clifford, Pinto Colvig, Dessie Flynn, James MacDonald
Votes: 3,473
36. Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962 TV Movie)
Approved | 53 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.
Director: Abe Levitow | Stars: Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Cassidy, Royal Dano
Votes: 3,262
37. A Christmas Carol (1971 TV Short)
28 min | Animation, Short, Drama
An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Richard Williams | Stars: Alastair Sim, Michael Redgrave, Melvyn Hayes, Michael Hordern
Votes: 1,923
38. Toy Tinkers (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Chip and Dale sneak into Donald Duck's house to steal his walnuts. Donald dresses as Santa Claus to have fun with the two thieving chipmunks, but ends up using the war toys underneath the Christmas tree to do battle with them.
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Dessie Flynn, James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,476
39. Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (1991 TV Movie)
TV-G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Christopher Robin writes a letter to Santa and forgets to add what Pooh wanted for Christmas, Pooh tries to get the letter back, and subsequently redeliver the letter to the North Pole.
Director: Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jim Cummings, Peter Cullen, John Fiedler, Michael Gough
Votes: 1,674
40. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
G | 26 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.
Director: Burny Mattinson | Stars: Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan
Votes: 15,365 | Gross: $21.00M
Mickey Mouse
41. Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999 Video)
Not Rated | 66 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Three tales of Christmas past about Donald's nephews reliving the day on repeat, Max Goof's belief in Santa being challenged, and Mickey and Minnie making ends meet.
Directors: Jun Falkenstein, Alex Mann, Bradley Raymond, Toby Shelton, Bill Speers | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Wayne Allwine, Russi Taylor, Tony Anselmo
Votes: 10,404
Mickey Mouse
42. Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001 Video)
TV-G | 65 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Mickey and all his friends hold their own Christmas party at the House of Mouse, after being snowed in.
Directors: Tony Craig, Bobs Gannaway, Burny Mattinson, Rick Calabash | Stars: Carlos Alazraqui, Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Jeff Bennett
Votes: 3,827
Mickey Mouse
43. Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004 Video)
G | 68 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Sequel to Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Directors: Theresa Cullen, Carole Holliday, Peggy Holmes, Matthew O'Callaghan | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings
Votes: 5,944
Mickey Mouse
44. Yogi's First Christmas (1980 TV Movie)
TV-G | 98 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Yogi, Boo Boo and Cindy are awakened from hibernation and join their friends' Christmas activities while interfering with two villains' efforts to ruin the holiday.
Directors: Gerry Chiniquy, Ray Patterson, Hawley Pratt, Alex Lovy, Gerard Baldwin | Stars: Sue Allen, John Richard Bolks, Daws Butler, Paul DeKorte
Votes: 1,051
45. Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In this Christmas Special, Yogi escapes from Jellystone and hides out in a department store, posing as the Store's Santa. He helps a little girl to rediscover her faith in Christmas.
Director: Steve Lumley | Stars: Daws Butler, Mel Blanc, Henry Corden, Georgi Irene
Votes: 286
46. Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999 TV Movie)
TV-G | 45 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When Santa cancels his annual flight because of a hurt reindeer, a young Christmas loving dog named Olive is convinced she has what it takes to get Santa's flight off the ground and save Christmas.
Director: Steve Moore | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Dan Castellaneta, Joe Pantoliano, Edward Asner
Votes: 2,755
47. The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A young shepherd, Lucas (David Kelley), is blinded by lightning, and some kindly nuns at a nearby abbey take him in. Sister Catherine (Iris Rainer) describes snow to Lucas, who has never ... See full summary »
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Cyril Ritchard, David Kelley, Dina Lynn
Votes: 625
48. Louis & Luca and the Snow Machine (2013)
Not Rated | 76 min | Animation, Family
The small town of Flåklypa is experiencing great lack of snow, which is why the inventor Reodor Felgen is asked to create a snow machine. However, things does not go as planned.
Director: Rasmus A. Sivertsen | Stars: Kari Ann Grønsund, Trond Høvik, Trond Brænne, Kåre Conradi
Votes: 2,082
49. Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976 TV Movie)
TV-G | 60 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rudolph must find Happy, the baby New Year, before midnight on New Year's Eve.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Red Skelton, Frank Gorshin, Morey Amsterdam, Harold Peary
Votes: 4,578
50. Alien Xmas (2020 TV Special)
E | 40 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
When extraterrestrials attempt to steal Earth's gravity, only the gift-giving spirit of Christmas -- and a small Alien named X -- can save the world.
Director: Stephen Chiodo | Stars: Keythe Farley, Dee Bradley Baker, Kaliayh Rhambo, Michelle Deco
Votes: 1,585
51. Saving Santa (2013 Video)
Not Rated | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A lowly stable elf finds that he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using the secret of Santa's Sleigh, a TimeGlobe, to travel back in time to Save Santa, twice.
Directors: Leon Joosen, Aaron Seelman | Stars: Newell Alexander, Noel Clarke, Joan Collins, Tim Conway
Votes: 2,807
52. The Chubbchubbs Save Xmas (2007)
PG | 5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Meeper and the Chubbchubbs go to the North Pole; when Santa Claus is injured and can't deliver his presents, he is replaced by Meeper.
Director: Cody Cameron | Stars: Cody Cameron, Mandy Freund, Zachary Gordon, Brad Simonsen
Votes: 464
53. Trolls Holiday in Harmony (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Queen Poppy plans the first annual Trolls Kingdom Secret Holiday Gift Swap, but, things don't go as expected.
Directors: Sean Charmatz, Tim Heitz | Stars: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Kenan Thompson, Travis Scott
Votes: 730
54. Annabelle's Wish (1997 Video)
54 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A mute boy and a calf with the ability to speak form a deep friendship, learning what it means to love and sacrifice for another.
Director: Roy Wilson | Stars: Randy Travis, Jay Johnson, Jerry Van Dyke, Jim Varney
Votes: 2,045
55. Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night (1998 Video)
G | 48 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A whimsical animated tale that tells the story of how the beloved holiday hymn Silent Night was created. Join our heroes, Buster and Chauncey, two musical mice who accidentally create a holiday miracle and make musical history.
Director: Buzz Potamkin | Stars: Phil Hartman, Marie Osmond, Tom Arnold, Judith Blazer
Votes: 304
56. Shrek the Halls (2007 TV Short)
TV-PG | 21 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
This half-hour animated TV special features the Shrek characters putting their own spin on holiday traditions.
Director: Gary Trousdale | Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas
Votes: 15,904
57. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever (2023)
PG | 62 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
For Greg the winter vacations are going a little rough, after getting stuck with his family in the snow and worrying about getting the new console.
Director: Luke Cormican | Stars: Erica Cerra, Christian Convery, Chris Diamantopoulos, Hunter Dillon
Votes: 1,260
58. The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus (2022 TV Movie)
TV-Y7 | 45 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Christmas Eve takes a twisty turn when the Boss Baby accidentally swaps places with one of Santa's elves and gets stranded at the North Pole.
Directors: Matt Engstrom, Christo Stamboliev | Stars: JP Karliak, Pierce Gagnon, Amaryllis Aubel, Jodi Benson
Votes: 837
59. Christmas Is Here Again (2007 Video)
G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When the evil Krad steals Santa's toy bag he crushes the holiday spirit- and the world's children forget about Christmas. Now, an orphan and her friends embark on a polar adventure to try to stop Krad from destroying Christmas.
Directors: Robert Zappia, Darrell Van Citters | Stars: Jay Leno, Edward Asner, Kathy Bates, Madison Davenport
Votes: 380
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