Christmas Animated Movies
by mainemoviefanaticDaisy | created - 25 Aug 2011 | updated - 04 Sep 2011 | PublicThese are Christmas Movies that are animated. Be sure to check out my other Christmas lists.
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1. 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: 37,477
Part of "The Original Christmas Classics" 7 pack.
2. Frosty the Snowman (1969 TV Short)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Jackie Vernon, Billy De Wolfe, Jimmy Durante, Paul Frees
Votes: 21,468
Part of "The Original Christmas Classics" 7 pack.
3. 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: 17,508
Part of "The Original Christmas Classics" 7 pack.
4. The Little Drummer Boy (1968 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Family
An orphan drummer boy who hates humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men en route to Bethlehem.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr., Takeo Nakamura | Stars: José Ferrer, Paul Frees, June Foray, Ted Eccles
Votes: 6,395
Part of "The Original Christmas Classics" 7 pack.
5. 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
Part of "The Original Christmas Classics" 7 pack.
6. Cricket on the Hearth (1967 TV Movie)
TV-G | 60 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A cricket seeks to rescue a poor toymaker and his blind daughter from an exploitative miser.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Danny Thomas, Marlo Thomas, Ed Ames, Hans Conried
Votes: 827
Part of "The Original Christmas Classics" 7 pack.
7. Frosty Returns (1992 TV Movie)
TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
The continuing exploits of the famous snowman as he goes up against a more powerful force which threatens all of Christmas.
Directors: Evert Brown, Bill Melendez | Stars: Jonathan Winters, Jan Hooks, Andrea Martin, Brian Doyle-Murray
Votes: 3,757
Part of "The Original Christmas Classics" 7 pack.
8. Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Frosty's kind of lonely, so the kids think of making him a wife, Crystal. But will Jack Frost let them be happy?
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Andy Griffith, Shelley Winters, Dennis Day, Paul Frees
Votes: 3,623
DVD double feature with 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
9. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When a town learns that Santa Claus has struck it off his delivery schedule due to an insulting letter, a way must be found to change his mind.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Joel Grey, Tammy Grimes, John McGiver, George Gobel
Votes: 3,785
DVD double feature with Frosty's Winter Wonderland
10. 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: 11,642
DVD triple feature with Rudolph's Shiny New Year and Nestor
11. 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: 4,576
DVD triple feature with The Year Without a Santa Claus and Nestor
12. Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV Movie)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Drama, Family
An outcast donkey in Roman era Judea with overlong ears finds his destiny on the way to Bethlehem.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Roger Miller, Brenda Vaccaro, Paul Frees, Don Messick
Votes: 2,450
DVD triple feature with The Year Without a Santa Claus and Rudolph's Shiny New Year
13. Jingle Bells (1999 Video)
Not Rated | 48 min | Animation, Family
A family with little money worries about not being able to buy presents for each other - until they receive a little inspiration from a Christmas legend.
Director: Bert Ring | Stars: Jason Alexander, James Eckhouse, Don Knotts, Shelley Long
Votes: 141
DVD triple feature with We Wish You a Merry Christmas and O' Christmas Tree
14. We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1999 Video)
TV-G | 48 min | Animation, Family
Brought to life with the voices of Nell Carter, Lacey Chambert, and Travis Tritt, this wonderfully animated holiday treat reveals how Christmas carols came to be- and how an entire town rediscovered the true spirit of the season.
Director: Bert Ring | Stars: Nell Carter, Lacey Chabert, John Forsythe, Tahj Mowry
Votes: 116
DVD triple feature with Jingle Bells and O' Christmas Tree
15. O' Christmas Tree (1999 Video)
TV-G | 48 min | Animation, Family, Musical
Featuring the voices of Edward Asner, Tim Conway and Marie Osmond, this tale is set in a snowy forest on Christmas Eve where a forlorn pine tree feels she is too homely to ever realize her dream of becoming a real Christmas tree.
Director: Bert Ring | Stars: Edward Asner, Tim Conway, Marie Osmond, Debi Derryberry
Votes: 144
DVD triple feature with Jingle Bells and We Wish You a Merry Christmas
16. 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: 59,025
17. Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)
G | 65 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Ring in the season with Winnie The Pooh in a holiday adventure.
Directors: Gary Katona, Ed Wexler, Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jim Cummings, Peter Cullen, John Fiedler, Michael Gough
Votes: 3,086
18. Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)
PG | 77 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Old bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Simon Callow) who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Jimmy T. Murakami | Stars: Simon Callow, Kate Winslet, Nicolas Cage, Jane Horrocks
Votes: 2,175
19. 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: 241,321 | Gross: $183.37M
20. The Candlemaker (1957)
13 min | Animation, Short
A candlemaker entrusts his young son with the task of making candles for their church on Christmas Eve.
Directors: Joy Batchelor, John Halas
Votes: 139
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
21. Christmas Comes But Once a Year (1936)
G | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
At an orphanage, the children are sad because they received broken toys as gifts. Professor Grampy sees the children while passing by in his sled and has an idea on how to give them a merry Christmas.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Everett Clark, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 778
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
22. Vánocní sen (1946)
8 min | Animation, Short, Family
Christmas has arrived. As a little girl and her parents enter the room, the little girl finds all kinds of toys under the Christmas Tree. She immediately throws her old doll aside and ... See full summary »
Directors: Borivoj Zeman, Karel Zeman | Star: Jana Hrdlicková
Votes: 526
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
23. Christmas Night (1933)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Family
On Christmas Eve, the Little King sneaks two tramps into the castle. The next morning, the three men are thrilled by the presents Santa left behind.
Directors: Oscar E. Soglow, James Tyer
Votes: 208
AKA Christmas Night Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
24. The Christmas Visitor (1959)
7 min | Short, Animation, Family
T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
Director: John Halas
Votes: 132
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
25. The Elf and Mr. Little (1953 TV Short)
12 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
The Elf and Mr. Little (1953) features marionettes in a story 13 minutes long about Mr. Little a grumpy old toy-maker who has lost his Christmas spirit feeling the pressure to make toys ... See full summary »
Stars: Tommy Alexander, Jack Beveridge, Carol Blessing, Molley de Long
Votes: 32
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
26. The First Christmas (1913)
Short, Drama
In the days when Herod was king in Judea, there lived in the city of David, which Is Bethlehem, a rich young man who, wearying of the emptiness of life, passed his nights and days in ... See full summary »
Star: Rice Cassidy
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
27. Hector's Hectic Life (1948)
Passed | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Hector is a dog with an easy life and the run of the house when the lady of the house gives him a warning...one more mess and you're out. Hector would be okay if not for the fact that three... See full summary »
Directors: Bill Tytla, George Germanetti | Star: Mae Questel
Votes: 296
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
28. Jack Frost (1934)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Family
A young grizzly bear, undaunted by his mother's warnings of the coming winter, runs away from home only to be confronted by Old Man Winter himself.
Directors: Ub Iwerks, Shamus Culhane, Al Eugster
Votes: 494
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
29. Jingle Bells (1927)
2 min | Animation, Short, Music
A sing-along cartoon to the song "Jingle Bells".
Director: Dave Fleischer
Votes: 24
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
30. The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story (1955)
9 min | Short, Drama, Family
A lamb that had wandered off plays a significant part in the Nativity.
Stars: Morris Ankrum, Maureen O'Sullivan
Votes: 30
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
31. The Little Match Girl (1937)
8 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A dying girl dreams of a better place in the next life.
Directors: Arthur Davis, Sid Marcus | Stars: Beatrice Hagen, Gertrude Lawrence, Ethelreda Leopold
Votes: 420
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
32. Snookums' Merry Christmas (1926)
Comedy, Short
The family go Christmas shopping. Snookums, whether through hereditary influence or not, is a kleptomaniac. He takes unto himself a train of cars without the formality of paying for the ... See full summary »
Director: Gus Meins | Stars: Syd Saylor, Ethlyne Clair, Sunny Jim McKeen, Charles King
I think this is the right one - some others I could not find on imdb. Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
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: 2,397
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
34. O Little Town of Bethlehem (1950)
TV-G | 3 min | Animation, Short, Music
Director: Neil McGuire
Votes: 24
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
35. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948)
TV-G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Family
Santa and his sleigh crash into some trees while attempting to deliver presents on a foggy Christmas Eve. Rudolph is enlisted to lead the sleigh and is hailed as a hero.
Director: Max Fleischer | Star: Paul Wing
Votes: 888
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
36. Santa and the Fairy Snow Queen (1951)
26 min | Short, Family, Fantasy
One of Santa Claus' "brownies" (elves) introduces the story of the Fairy Snow Queen, who plays a trick on Santa Claus by bringing all the toys to life just before Claus is due to deliver ... See full summary »
Director: Sid Davis | Stars: Rochelle Stanton, Edmund Penney, Margo Von Leu, Jenny Neal
Votes: 101
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
37. Santa and the Three Bears (1970)
G | 46 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
When a park ranger tells two bear cubs about Christmas and Santa Claus, they want to skip hibernation to celebrate, but their mother doesn't believe in Saint Nick and wants them to sleep.
Directors: Tony Benedict, Barry Mahon | Stars: Hal Smith, Jean Vander Pyl, Chris Gilmore, Bobby Riha
Votes: 727
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
38. Snow Foolin' (1949)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Various animals prepare for winter and enjoy a variety of winter sports. A hen invites us to follow her bouncing egg and sing along to Jingle Bells. Finally, a turtle dispenses hot coffee to a bird on her nest.
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Sid Raymond
Votes: 254
Part of Holiday Family Favorites: 27 Christmas Cartoons
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