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Animation Christmas movies bring their own kind of holiday magic. Our catalog profiles 14 of them, from 1964 to 2019, across CBS, Walt Disney Pictures, ABC and more — each with its full cast, story, ratings and where to watch it this season.
14 profiled films
A spoiled postman and a reclusive toymaker accidentally invent Santa Claus.
Benedict Cumberbatch voices the Grinch in Illumination's bright, musical retelling of the Seuss classic.
Santa's clumsy youngest son has one night to deliver one forgotten bike.
Jim Carrey plays Scrooge — and all three ghosts — in Zemeckis's dark motion-capture Carol.
All aboard — the definitive Santa's-workshop train ride.
The Pumpkin King discovers Christmas — and nearly ruins it, beautifully.
Scrooge McDuck was literally born for this role.
A boy must sell his beloved old donkey — and finds the one buyer who matters.
Santa takes a year off — and the Miser brothers steal the show.
Fred Astaire, a mailman, and the whole origin story of Santa Claus.
A silk hat, a magician who wants it back, and a race to the North Pole.
Chuck Jones, Boris Karloff, and three sizes too small.
Charlie Brown just wants to know what Christmas is all about.
The longest-running Christmas special in television history.
Start with the highest-rated: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966, ★ 8.3/10 on IMDb); A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965, ★ 8.3/10 on IMDb); Klaus (2019, ★ 8.2/10 on IMDb). Every rating shown on this site is checked against its source — see each film's profile for the full picture.
Our catalog profiles 14 animation Christmas movies so far, and the complete A–Z catalog lists many more titles. The profiles below are the essentials — start there.
The animation titles profiled here come from CBS, Walt Disney Pictures, ABC. Each film's profile links to its current streaming, rental and purchase options.
