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Monday, 9 November 2026

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS IN THE BALLROOM (2025)

After being replaced as head judge on a popular dance show Bella Fox (Kym Johnson Herjavec) she quits live on air and the event goes viral.

So, Bella retreats to a small upstate New York town where her friend Hannah Kyle (Sarah Higgins) has a dance studio where she meets Will Jones (Gilles Marini) the talented property manager, and they fall in love as they rehearse for the Snow Ball, a showcase dance competition.

But the network realise they have made a mistake and want her back as head judge, so will she succumb or stay at the studio for the sake of love.

  

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL (1983)

Disney animated retelling of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol”, The classic tale in which he is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his old partner Jacob Marley (Goofy), who scares him with tales of doom and warns him he will have further visitations.

The first visitor is the ghost of Christmas Past (Jiminy Cricket), the second visitor is the ghost of Christmas Present (Willie the Giant) and the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come (Pete), who teach him the true meaning of Christmas by revealing to him the truth about his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current catalogue of cruelties, his treatment of Bob Cratchit (Mickey Mouse) and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways.

 

Voiced by Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan, Eddie Carroll, Patricia Parris, Dick Billingsley, Clarence Nash and Linda Gary. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MICKEY'S ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS (1999)

 

Disney animated three-part Christmas themed anthology narrated by Kelsey Grammer, the first part, “Stuck on Christmas", is about Donald Ducks nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie who wish it could be Christmas every day, the wish comes true and they must relive Christmas ad infinitum.

The second par, "A Very Goofy Christmas", features Goofy who tries to make Christmas special, and his son Max who is filled with scepticism about Santa Claus.

The Final part, "Gift of The Magi" features Mickey & Minnie's recreate the classic tale of poverty and selflessness.

 

Voiced by Wayne Allwine, Russi Taylor, Tony Anselmo, Diane Michelle, Tress MacNeille, Alan Young, Bill Farmer, Corey Burton, Shaun Fleming, Jim Cummings, Jeff Bennett, Gregg Berger, Kylie Dempsey, Taylor Dempsey, Andrew McDonough, Pat Musick, Frank Welker, Mae Whitman, April Winchell, Nick Balaban, Jayne Eastwood, Anthony Field, Lois Lilienstein, Noel MacNeal, Greg Page, Fred Penner, Sally Preisig, Keith Scott and Jordan Wall.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – LANNY AND WAYNE: THE CHRISTMAS ELVES IN PREP & LANDING: OPERATION SECRET SANTA (2010)

 

The Prep & Landing Elves visit each house ahead of Santa (William Morgan Sheppard) to prepare for his arrival and place landing lights on the roof.

Elf’s Wayne (Dave Foley) and his partner, Lanny (Derek Richardson) are sent on a special holiday mission by Magee (Sarah Chalke) to meet with a secret contact Mrs. Claus (Betty White) who sends them on a new mission to retrieve a box from Santas secret workshop.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MICKEY'S TWICE UPON A CHRISTMAS (2004)

 

Disney animated five-part Christmas themed anthology, with Mickey and all his Disney pals, the first part, “Belles on Ice” is about best friends Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck who threaten their friendship while performing on the ice.

The second part, “Christmas Impossible” follows Donald Ducks nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie who are fearful of being on the naughty list so journey to the north pole.

The third part “Christmas Maximus” is about Goofy and his son Max who is coming home for Christmas with his girlfriend Mona.

Part four is “Donalds Gift” in which stubborn old Donald tries in vain to resist the joys of the season.

The Final part, “Mickey’s Dog-Gone Christmas” is about Mickey and Pluto who learn a powerful lesson about the power of friendship.

 

Voiced by Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, Bill Farmer, Tress MacNeille, Jason Marsden, Chuck McCann, Clive Revill, Russi Taylor, Alan Young, Gregg Berger, Cork Hubbert, Kellie Martin, Edie McClurg, Rob Paulsen, Peter Siragusa, Gene Weygandt and April Winchell.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL 3D (1983)

 

Disney animated retelling of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol”, The classic tale in which he is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his old partner Jacob Marley (Goofy), who scares him with tales of doom and warns him he will have further visitations.

The first visitor is the ghost of Christmas Past (Jiminy Cricket), the second visitor is the ghost of Christmas Present (Willie the Giant) and the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come (Pete), who teach him the true meaning of Christmas by revealing to him the truth about his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current catalogue of cruelties, his treatment of Bob Cratchit (Mickey Mouse) and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways.

 

Voiced by Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan, Eddie Carroll, Patricia Parris, Dick Billingsley, Clarence Nash and Linda Gary.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – PREP & LANDING: OPERATION SECRET SANTA (2010)

 

The Prep & Landing Elves visit each house ahead of Santa (William Morgan Sheppard) to prepare for his arrival and place landing lights on the roof.

Elf’s Wayne (Dave Foley) and his partner, Lanny (Derek Richardson) are sent on a special holiday mission by Magee (Sarah Chalke) to meet with a secret contact Mrs. Claus (Betty White) who sends them on a new mission to retrieve a box from Santas secret workshop.

 

Tuesday, 3 November 2026

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS TALES – UP ALL EVE (2023)

 

Disney animation about Mickey and his friends who want to stay up past their bedtime so they can be awake to surprise Santa when he comes down the chimney.

But will any of them be able to stay awake?

 

Voiced by Bill Farmer, Kaitlyn Robrock, Debra Wilson, Tony Anselmo, Bret Iwan, Brock Powell and Camryn Grimes.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – LANNY AND WAYNE: THE CHRISTMAS ELVES IN PREP & LANDING: NAUGHTY VS. NICE (2011)

 

The Prep & Landing Elves visit each house ahead of Santa (William Morgan Sheppard) to prepare for his arrival and place landing lights on the roof.

Elf’s Wayne (Dave Foley) and his partner, Lanny (Derek Richardson) are sent on a special holiday mission by Magee (Sarah Chalke) to recover a piece of classified North Pole technology from a child on the naughty list before they manage to overload the system and put all the children in the world on the naughty list and ruin Christmas.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MICKEY AND MINNIE WISH UPON A CHRISTMAS (2021)

 

Disney animation about Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Cuckoo Loca who are skiing in the Alps and are looking forward to getting back to Hot Dog Hills by Christmas Eve.

However, after a series of mishaps the gang are separated and end up in a variety of countries.

So, it’s up to a mysterious and jolly stranger who along with the Wishing Star to get everybody home in time to celebrate together.

 

Voiced by Bret Iwan, Bill Farmer, Daniel Ross, Tress MacNeille, Kaitlyn Robrock, Jim Cummings, Brock Powell, Nika Futterman, April Winchell and Dee Bradley Baker.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MICKEY'S TWICE UPON A CHRISTMAS 3D (2004)

 

Disney animated five-part Christmas themed anthology, with Mickey and all his Disney pals, the first part, “Belles on Ice” is about best friends Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck who threaten their friendship while performing on the ice.

The second part, “Christmas Impossible” follows Donald Ducks nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie who are fearful of being on the naughty list so journey to the north pole.

The third part “Christmas Maximus” is about Goofy and his son Max who is coming home for Christmas with his girlfriend Mona.

Part four is “Donalds Gift” in which stubborn old Donald tries in vain to resist the joys of the season.

The Final part, “Mickey’s Dog-Gone Christmas” is about Mickey and Pluto who learn a powerful lesson about the power of friendship.

 

Voiced by Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, Bill Farmer, Tress MacNeille, Jason Marsden, Chuck McCann, Clive Revill, Russi Taylor, Alan Young, Gregg Berger, Cork Hubbert, Kellie Martin, Edie McClurg, Rob Paulsen, Peter Siragusa, Gene Weygandt and April Winchell.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – PREP & LANDING: NAUGHTY VS. NICE (2011)

 

The Prep & Landing Elves visit each house ahead of Santa (William Morgan Sheppard) to prepare for his arrival and place landing lights on the roof.

Elf’s Wayne (Dave Foley) and his partner, Lanny (Derek Richardson) are sent on a special holiday mission by Magee (Sarah Chalke) to recover a piece of classified North Pole technology from a child on the naughty list before they manage to overload the system and put all the children in the world on the naughty list and ruin Christmas.

 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS TALES – SLIP N' SLEIGH (2023)

 

Disney animation about Jingle and Jolly who accidentally break Santa's sleigh ahead of the big event.

But Mrs. Claus comes to the rescue when she gives Santa a new sleigh, Jingle, Jolly, and Santa take it for a test spin, but disaster almost strikes because he did the man thing and didn’t read the instruction manual.

 

Voiced by Bill Farmer, Kaitlyn Robrock, Debra Wilson, Tony Anselmo, Bret Iwan, Brock Powell and Camryn Grimes.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE NAUGHTY NINE (2023)

 

When Andy Winslow Fegley finds out he's on Santa's "naughty list," he pulls together a group of "naughty list" kids, Dulce, Rose, Jon Anthony, Bethany, Ha-Yoon, Albert, Laurel, and Lewis

(Camila Rodriguez, Clara Stack, Deric McCabe, Liyou Abere, Imogen Cohen, Ayden Elijah, Madilyn Kellam, and Anthony Joo) to get the presents they think they deserve, but they still need to reckon with Santa Claus (Danny Glover).

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – LANNY AND WAYNE: THE CHRISTMAS ELVES IN PREP & LANDING: THE SNOWBALL PROTOCOL (2025)

 

The Prep & Landing Elves visit each house ahead of Santa (William Morgan Sheppard) to prepare for his arrival and place landing lights on the roof.

Things go awry when Elf’s Wayne (Dave Foley) and his partner, Lanny (Derek Richardson) on their holiday mission he enacts the Snowball Protocol and Magee (Sarah Chalke) tells Wayne he’s in big trouble with Santa.

When he sees Santa, he’s so nervous he reveals a whole raft of merry mishaps from the past.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS TALES – HOLIDAY HIDEAWAY (2023)

 

Disney animation about Minnie and her Christmas cookies which she needs to keep away from Donald, so she searches for the perfect spot in the cabin to hide them.

But she needs to keep her wits about her to ensure Donald doesn't eat her special holiday cookies before dinner again this year.

 

Voiced by Bill Farmer, Kaitlyn Robrock, Debra Wilson, Tony Anselmo, Bret Iwan, Brock Powell and Camryn Grimes.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – RHAPSODY IN BLEI (1959)

 

After retiring from his military service during World War II as an Ex-OSS operative in Czechoslovakia Larry Brennan (Eddie Constantine) joins the merchant marine.

Years later he is ashore in Hamburg where he is reacquainted with Rudi Siebert (Marius Goring) who was aide to a German General (Willy Witte) who was complicit in the plot to kill Hitler, when he realised he had been discovered he gives Larry a box containing a fortune in jewel to be hidden at the San Teresa Convent.

After meeting Siebert, he is persuaded to return to Czechoslovakia with (Hedi von Hartmann), his former lover and daughter of the General and the rightful owner of the gems.

But he doesn’t know who he can trust.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – PREP & LANDING: THE SNOWBALL PROTOCOL (2025)

 

The Prep & Landing Elves visit each house ahead of Santa (William Morgan Sheppard) to prepare for his arrival and place landing lights on the roof.

Things go awry when Elf’s Wayne (Dave Foley) and his partner, Lanny (Derek Richardson) on their holiday mission he enacts the Snowball Protocol and Magee (Sarah Chalke) tells Wayne he’s in big trouble with Santa.

When he sees Santa, he’s so nervous he reveals a whole raft of merry mishaps from the past.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE TREASURE OF SAN TERESA (1959)

 

After retiring from his military service during World War II as an Ex-OSS operative in Czechoslovakia Larry Brennan (Eddie Constantine) joins the merchant marine.

Years later he is ashore in Hamburg where he is reacquainted with Rudi Siebert (Marius Goring) who was aide to a German General (Willy Witte) who was complicit in the plot to kill Hitler, when he realised he had been discovered he gives Larry a box containing a fortune in jewel to be hidden at the San Teresa Convent.

After meeting Siebert, he is persuaded to return to Czechoslovakia with (Hedi von Hartmann), his former lover and daughter of the General and the rightful owner of the gems.

But he doesn’t know who he can trust.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS TALES – HOW TO BUILD A SNOWMAN (2023)

Disney animation about Goofy who is making a 'How To' video about how to build a snowman.

But in the great tradition of Goofy nothing goes to plan, and his video records the hilarious and disastrous results.

 

Voiced by Bill Farmer, Kaitlyn Robrock, Debra Wilson, Tony Anselmo, Bret Iwan, Brock Powell and Camryn Grimes.