How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Summary: "Dr. Seuss' wonderful story of the Grinch who would like to spoil Christmas for the people of Whoville. The story is narrated by Boris Karloff."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 HowTheGr DVD

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Summary: "TOLD AND SUNG BY FRED ASTAIRE WITH MICKY ROONEY, KEENAN WYNN AND THE WESTMINSTER CHILDREN'S CHOIR. THIS HOLIDAY CLASSIC FILLED WITH GOOD CHEER TELLS HOW KRIS KRINGLE GOT HIS START AS THE WORLD'S FAVORITE GIFT GIVER."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 SantaClaus DVD

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Publisher's Marketing: "Christmas will be canceled unless Santa can find a way to guide his sleigh through a blizzard. Frosty the Snowman (Burl Ives) narrates and sings the animated story of a misfit reindeer who saves Christmas."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 RudolphR DVD

The Polar Express - Summary: "A boy's faith that Santa Claus is real is rewarded one Christmas Eve when the Polar Express stops by his house to take him to the North Pole to meet Santa."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 PolarExp DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Pola 2005 DVD

A Charlie Brown Christmas - Summary: "’Tis the season to be jolly, but Charlie Brown, feeling that the Christmas message is lost amid all the seasonal glitter, has the blues. Join the Peanuts gang as they discover for themselves the true meaning of Christmas."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 CharlieBr DVD

Holiday Double Feature - Summary: "In the Star of Christmas, it’s 1880’s London and Cavis and Millward are putting the finishing touches on their first Christmas musical. Filled with spectacle and more electric lights than London has ever seen. Unfortunately, a church pageant is opening the same night, right down the street, featuring a priceless artifact that hasn’t been seen in 80 years! Just how far will Cavis go to make sure his show opens on top? Find out in this hilarious, action-packed adventure which teaches that it’s the true story of God’s love that shows us how to love one another - at Christmas time and throughout the year. In the Toy that saved Christmas, the unscrupulous toy maker, Wally P. Nezzer, appears in his own TV commercials and has convinced all of Dinkletown that "Christmas is when you get stuff!". With the town’s children begging for more toys, it’s sure to be the worst Christmas ever - that is until one brave little Buzz-Saw Louie doll decides to take matters into his own hands!"

Call number: PAL - PN1995.9.C45 VV44hol 2004 DVD

The Nightmare Before Christmas - Publisher's Marketing: "Jack Skellington is the King of Halloween. He becomes bored with the same routine every year. He decides to take a walk in the woods. There, he discovered a door leading to Christmastown and decides to spread Christmas joy to the world. When he is back in Halloweentown he shows his friends what Christmas is like, and he suggests doing Christmas this year instead. But things do not go as planned when Oogie Boogie, an evil gambling boogey man, plots to play a game with Santa Claus’ life and creates a nightmare for all the good little boys and girls everywhere. Although Sally attempts to stop him, Jack embarks into the sky on a coffin-like sled pulled by skeletal reindeer."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 NightmareB DVD

Eight Crazy Nights - Summary: "When a small-town, extremely disgruntled guy, Davey Stone, faces another holiday season in his New England hometown, he does what he always has - he messes up big time and lands in jail. But after a few surprises - including the mysterious reason for Davey’s bad attitude and the reappearance of his childhood sweetheart - Davey might just decide he has a reason or two to change his ways."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 EightCra DVD

Elf - Summary: "Once upon a Christmas Eve, an orphan baby crawled into Santa’s bag of gifts and was taken to the North Pole. Raised by Papa Elf, Buddy comes to realize he doesn’t fit in the other elves. Determined to find a place where he belongs, Buddy searches for his real dad--in New York City. He finds out why his father is on the naughty list and sees that the world is seriously lacking in Christmas spirit, which causes Santa all kinds of problems. So with the help of a department store elf, Buddy tries to teach his dad and the world the true meaning of Christmas spirit and to prove to everyone that Santa really exists."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 Elf DVD

A Christmas Story - Summary: "Ralphie has to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect gift for the 1940's amidst the antics and insanity of the Christmas season."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 ChristmasS DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Chris S86 1999 DVD

It's a Wonderful Life - Summary: "A man is saved from a suicide attempt by an angel and is then shown how important he is to the people who love him. A Christmas classic."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 ItsAWon DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 It I8 2006 DVD

March of the Wooden Soldiers - Summary: "Stan and Ollie rescue Bo-Peep, Tom-Tom and Mother Goose characters from Toyland miser Barnaby."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Marc O97 2006 DVD

Scrooge - Summary: "Albert Finney shines as the title character in this musical version of Charles Dickens' timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, a lonely miser who is visited on Christmas Eve by three spirits who teach him lessons of love and giving. Fun choreography, rich set design, memorable songs, and a distinguished supporting cast (led by Sir Alec Guinness as Jacob Marley's ghost) lend considerable clout to this perennial favorite."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Scro 2003 DVD

A Christmas Carol - Summary: "Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge learns the error of his ways with the intervention of the ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley and of three spirits in this faithful adaptation of the Dickens classic."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 ChristmasC DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Christ C37 2007 DVD

A Classic Christmas: Scrooge/Beyond Tomorrow - Summary: "SCROOGE is the 1935 version of the classic Charles Dickens story, "A Christmas Carol", featuring Seymour Hicks as the notorious miser. BEYOND TOMORROW features a trio of ghosts who work together to reunite a couple having marriage problems. Both films are heartwarming Christmas classics."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Clas 2003 DVD

Miracle on 34th Street - Summary: "After finding her hired "Santa" too inebriated to stand, Doris Walker, a Macy's executive, quickly recruits a white-bearded man for the parade float and, later, employs him for the store's holiday rush. The store's psychologist doubts the sanity of the kindly man and brings him to a trial that must decide whether or not there is a Santa Claus."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 Miracle34 1947 DVD

Miracle on 34th Street - Summary: "An updated version of the 1947 classic about a department-store Kris Kringle who brings joy to Christmas, by making Susan, a cynical little girl and her mother believe in Santa Claus. A warm and cozy film with just the right amount of nineties edge."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Mira 2000 DVD

White Christmas - Summary: "Two song-and-dance men team up in show business after the war. Joining forces with a sister act, they trek to Vermont for a white Christmas. The real adventure starts when Crosby and Kaye discover that the inn is run by their old army general who’s now in financial trouble."

Call number: PAL - PN1995.9.M86 W48 2000 DVD

Holiday Inn - Summary: "A song and dance man leaves showbiz to run an inn that is open only on holidays. A former partner joins him and the two find themselves competing for the affections of the same lovely lady."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 HolidayInn DVD

The Santa Clause - Summary: "Scott, a busy toy company executive, and his son Charlie hear a noise on the roof on Christmas Eve. Scott goes out to investigate and accidentally kills Santa Claus. Because of "the Santa clause," Scott inherits the job of Santa. As the next year passes, Scott rapidly gains weight, grows a white beard, and meets the elf Bernard."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 SantaCla DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Santa C53 2002 DVD

The Santa Clause 2 - Summary: "After eight years as jolly Saint Nick, Scott Calvin has learned that the Mrs. Clause requires him to be married by this Christmas or he forfeits his claim to Santa forever. With only a month to make the deadline, Santa has to make some quick moves to find a bride and solve some family trouble that has landed his son on the naughty list."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Santa C532 2003 DVD

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause - Summary: "Tim Allen is back in the big red suit for more adventure and laughs in Disney's hilarious family comedy. Get ready for a thrilling sleigh ride as the reluctant Santa Claus faces his most chilling and hysterical challenge yet. As Christmas nears, Scott Calvin invites his in-laws (Ann-Margret and Alan Arkin) to join the festivities. The holidays take a chaotic turn when Scott discovers a way out of his Santa Clause and the mischievous Jack Frost (Martin Short) puts the big freeze on Christmas' big cheese! Unless Scott can save the day, it's going to be a very chilly Frostmas at the North Pole and all around the world. Will Scott be able to get his job back in the St. Nick of time? Celebrate the holidays with THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE, complete with exclusive bonus materials, including a musical Christmas Carol-oke feature. It's a gift the whole family will treasure."

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .S167.3 2007 DVD

Deck the Halls - Summary: "Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito are hilarious as two neighbors trying to put the win in winter in one of the year's funniest comedies! Determined to unseat Steve Finch's (Broderick) reign as the town's holiday season king, Buddy Hall (DeVito) plasters his house with so many decorative lights that it'll be visible from space! When their wives (Kristin Davis and Kristin Chenoweth) bond, and their kids follow suit, the two men only escalate their rivalry and their decorating. It's anybody's guess whether the holidays will wind up jolly or jostled in this wild and woolly laugh-fest that the whole family will love!"

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .D444 2007 DVD

Christmas with the Kranks - Summary: "When only child, Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora decide to book an cruise and skip Christmas altogether. Their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Chris W58 2005 DVD

Love Actually - Summary: "It's Christmas and all everyone wants for the holiday is a little bit of love. The story of ten couples who attempt and mostly succeed in finding someone special."

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .L773 2004 DVD

The Bishop's Wife - Summary: "The yuletide spirit has yet to warm the home of Bishop Henry Brougham. Struggling to raise funds for a new cathedral, the preoccupied young clergyman has neglected his loving with Julia. Now, only divine intervention can save their marriage."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Bish 2001 DVD

Carols for Christmas - Summary: "Features 24 traditional Christmas Carols enhanced by a rich profusion of paintings, prints, decorative and entertaining illustrations from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Call number: PAL - M2085 .C37 1004 DVD

The Absolutely Ultimate Christmas DVD - Summary: "Includes the music comedy Inspector General starring Danny Kaye plus many holiday cartoons, music and sing alongs."

Call number: PAL - M2085 .A376 2003 DVD

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .A2865 2003 DVD

A Classical Christmas - Summary: "A Classical Christmas combines festive Christmas music performed by the New Philharmonic Masterpiece Orchestra and the UCLA Madrigal Singers with images of the holiday, scenes of winter, and the art of Currier & Ives."

Call number: PAL - M2114.5 .C537 19987 C614 DVD