Friday, 10 October 2025

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE MAGIC CHRISTMAS TREE (1964)

A young boy Mark (Chris Kroesen) is given a special ring, containing a seed, by an old witch (Valerie Hobbs) and strict instructions on how to plant it and what to say.  

He plants the seed, with the Thanksgiving turkey wishbone and a magic tree grows in his garden much to the amazement of his mum and dad (Darlene Lohnes and Richard C. Parish)

As promised the tree grants him three wishes, his first wish is for one hour of absolute power, which he naturally abuses while his second wish is to have Santa Claus and all the presents to himself.

However that means Christmas itself is in jeopardy, so what will he use his third wish for?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MAGIC CHRISTMAS TREE (1964)

A young boy Mark (Chris Kroesen) is given a special ring, containing a seed, by an old witch (Valerie Hobbs) and strict instructions on how to plant it and what to say.  

He plants the seed, with the Thanksgiving turkey wishbone and a magic tree grows in his garden much to the amazement of his mum and dad (Darlene Lohnes and Richard C. Parish)

As promised the tree grants him three wishes, his first wish is for one hour of absolute power, which he naturally abuses while his second wish is to have Santa Claus and all the presents to himself.

However that means Christmas itself is in jeopardy, so what will he use his third wish for?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE SNOWMAN 2 (2012)

The Snowman and the Snowdog is a delightful hand drawn animation of the story by Raymond Briggs, Hilary Audus and Joanna Harrison about a young boy whose dog has just died.

He moves to the house where the “Snowman” was built in the backyard 40 years earlier and finds a photograph of the Snowman he rebuilds him and a Snowdog on Christmas Eve that magically comes to life, and they all fly off in a plane to the North Pole to meet Santa.

Santa gives the boy a special gift, a magical dog collar which will make it a very happy Christmas for him.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE SNOWMAN AND THE SNOWDOG (2012)

 

The Snowman and the Snowdog is a delightful hand drawn animation of the story by Raymond Briggs, Hilary Audus and Joanna Harrison about a young boy whose dog has just died.

He moves to the house where the “Snowman” was built in the backyard 40 years earlier and finds a photograph of the Snowman he rebuilds him and a Snowdog on Christmas Eve that magically comes to life, and they all fly off in a plane to the North Pole to meet Santa.

Santa gives the boy a special gift, a magical dog collar which will make it a very happy Christmas for him.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHILDREN'S CIRCLE: THE SNOWMAN (1982)

The Snowman is a delightful hand drawn animation of the story by Raymond Briggs about a young English boy who builds a snowman on Christmas Eve that magically comes to life and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.

the film has no dialogue apart from the opening narration by Raymond Briggs and song "Walking in the Air".

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE SNOWMAN (1982)

 The Snowman is a delightful hand drawn animation of the story by Raymond Briggs about a young English boy who builds a snowman on Christmas Eve that magically comes to life and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.

the film has no dialogue apart from the opening narration by Raymond Briggs and song "Walking in the Air".

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – FATHER CHRISTMAS GOES ON HOLIDAY (1991)

Father Christmas is a delightful hand drawn animation of the story by Raymond Briggs, Dianne Jackson and Michael Adams about a down-to-earth Father Christmas (Mel Smith) recounting a tale about a past "blooming vacation" from his small British house.

It was after a hard night's work, when he decided to convert his sledge into a caravan and visits France, Scotland and Las Vegas before returning home in time to answer the mail, get the gifts ready for another Christmas and get to the Snowmen’s' party which he makes just on time, but he’s forgotten something.