Tuesday, 6 October 2026

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A VERY MERRY CRICKET (1973)

 

“A Very Merry Cricket” is an animated tale about Harry the Cat and Tucker the Mouse who are unhappy with the New York Christmas cacophony and the anti-social behaviour and mean-spiritedness that went along with it

So, they set off to Sunny Slopes Connecticut to find their friend, Chester C. Cricket, the musical insect and persuade him to return to New York with them to bring back the holiday's warmth.

Chester agrees with this idea, but can he really succeed against the noisy urban melee, it will certainly take all three of them to make a difference.

 

Voiced by Les Tremayne, Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, June Foray, Bob Holt and Don Messick.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – COSMIC CHRISTMAS (1977)

“Cosmic Christmas” is an animated tale about three aliens who come to Earth to discover the true meaning of Christmas.

A little boy named Peter explains what he believes it to be and shows them around, but commercialism and greed seem to contradict his explanation of the meaning of Christmas.

He takes them to his parents’ house so his parents can explain but then Peter's pet goose is kidnapped and a chase ensues but then the thief and Peter fall through the ice and an exciting rescue is needed and it results in a new sense of caring and sharing as the town rediscovers the real spirit of Christmas, and the three visitors from outer space discover the true meaning of Christmas.

 

Voiced by Joey Davidson, Martin Lavut, Richard M. Davidson, Duncan Regehr, Patricia Moffatt, Jane Mallett, Marvin Goldhar, Greg Rogers, Chris Wiggins, Nick Nichols and Marian Waldman. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CONSERVATION CAROL (1979)

 

Patrick Harris stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in this unusual retelling of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol”.

The classic tale in which he is visited on Christmas Eve by a ghost (Annabella Turco), who scares him with tales of doom and warns him he will have further visitations.

The first visitor is the ghost of Christmas Past (Gino Anguillara), and the second visitor is the ghost of Christmas Present (Vince Carroll), but they’re not there to teach him the true meaning of Christmas,

Instead, he is dragged through his past, present and future, all in the name of ride sharing, and weening him off his petroleum habit.

 

Charles Williams, Dennis Schneider, Frank Daly, Ken Weisbarth, Christopher Read, Marianna Bach, Trisha Ioli, Doreena King, Doris Geiger and Allison Ryder, also star.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE (1971)

 

A woodcarver and his wife and two children live in a remote house in the forest where he cuts the wood for his work.

On Christmas Eve he goes into town with all the many toys and gifts he has carved in order to sell them.

In his absence the children decorate the little tree outside their house with painted pinecones, straw bows and other decorations so that their father would see it.

But he was later leaving town than he planned because people still wanted to buy his toys, so it was dark as walked through the forest and he lost his way.

Until he saw a distant light in the darkness which he followed and when he got closer, he could see it was the candle on the Christmas tree that led him home.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – BRIGHTEST NIGHT (1952)

 

Using their own nativity scene, a mother and father tell their children the story of Jesus' birth, from the moment Gabriel appeared to Mary right up until the arrival of the Kings.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CHRISTMAS DEER: A LEGEND RETOLD (1958)

 

An old reclusive woodcarver lives alone in the forest and has been unable to carve since his beloved grandson's death.

Then one day a deer appears during the Christmas season near his home and leads him to a boy lost in the forest.

The old man takes him back to his cabin and looks after him the old man discovers the importance of giving and sets out to give gifts secretly to as many children as he can, his name is Nick.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CHRISTMAS DEER (1958)

 

An old reclusive woodcarver lives alone in the forest and has been unable to carve since his beloved grandson's death.

Then one day a deer appears during the Christmas season near his home and leads him to a boy lost in the forest.

The old man takes him back to his cabin and looks after him the old man discovers the importance of giving and sets out to give gifts secretly to as many children as he can, his name is Nick.