THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE WILLOWS IN WINTER (1996)

 

“The Willows in Winter” is a delightful, animated Christmas tale featuring characters created by Kenneth Grahame.

In the depths of winter Mole (Alan Bennett) responds to what he thinks is an urgent summons from his friend Rat (Michael Palin) and disappears in a snowstorm and falls in the river.

So, Rat, Badger (Michael Gambon) Otter (Enn Reitel), Nephew Mole (Adrian Scarborough) and Portly (Zoot Lynam) form a frantic search party to try to find him, they even reluctantly enlist the help of Toad and his new airplane to find their friend.

 

Other voices provided by James Villiers, David Sinclair, Mark Lockyer, Ronald Fraser, Peter Cellier, Windsor Davies, Mike Grady, Simon Williams, Bill Oddie, Kate Robbins, Megan Nicol, Dan Russell, Bob Saker, Vanessa Redgrave, Jemima Ffyne, Jordan Hollywood and Tom Stourton.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR (1984)

 

When retired Manhattan cop Mike Halligan (Mickey Rooney) is widowed he moves to California with his daughter Kate Westin (Barrie Youngfellow) and her husband Rick (Gary Bayer) and he bonds with his grandson Robbie (Scott Grimes).

This Christmas as soon as school breaks up for Christmas, he is taking Robbie to New York because he has never seen snow before so he can experience a real white Christmas.

But while Robbie is walking home from school Mike dies from a sudden heart attack.

While he is queuing to go through the pearly gates, he makes a deal with the Archangel of Heaven (George Gaynes) to return to Earth for a week until Christmas to find a missing angel, Wiley Boggs (William Griffis) and show his grandson the seasonal glories of New York City at the same time.

So, after stunning his family and the paramedics he comes back to life and then kidnaps Robbie and heads to New York.

So, will they track down Wiley Boggs and save Christmas?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HOW TO TRAIN A PRINCESS (2024)

 

After learning she has been dating Prince Alex (Theo J Paul), Dana Charles (Kemberley Fenton) now has to be trained to become a Princess by the royals, and finds herself rubbing shoulders with Kings, Queens and Princes so is it possible to make a silk purse from a sow’s ear and transport her from rags to riches?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS WITH THE PRINCESS (2024)

 

After learning she has been dating Prince Alex (Theo J Paul), Dana Charles (Kemberley Fenton) now has to be trained to become a Princess by the royals, and finds herself rubbing shoulders with Kings, Queens and Princes so is it possible to make a silk purse from a sow’s ear and transport her from rags to riches?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK (2005)

Ari (Stefano Crescentini), a jungle boy of the fifth oracle, journeys to New York City accompanied by his talking dogs Winner (Sergio Luzi) and Fox (Fabrizio Mazzotta). Arriving in a snowy Christmas landscape they set off to find Father Christmas and help many people along the way. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MEGAN'S CHRISTMAS MIRACLE (2018)

 

Following the death of her mother 14-year-old Megan (Brooklyn Nelson) is forced to move from LA to West Virginia with her father Carl (Timothy E. Goodwin) to his old childhood home.

When her mother died, she stopped dancing, which was a passion they both shared, but they are welcomed into the community and supported by the church and it’s at the church in the nativity display where her Christmas miracle happens and she is able to dance again.

Dean Cain, Katherine Elise Shaw, Gant Montgomery, Davis Osborne, Barry Michael Dailey, Veronica Rogers, Deven Bromme and Ronda Suder also star

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – SANTA'S CASTLE (2018)

 

While attempting to write a new story, L. Frank Baum (Robert Notman), is interrupted by his youngest son, Kenneth (Evan O'Donnell), their dog, Dorothy and Butler Wilson (Paul Nicholas Mason) and he is persuaded to write a tale about Santa Claus.

So, he spins them a yarn about the Christmas Eve “Santanapping” which prevents Santa Claus (Donald G. Baker) from performing his annual duties.

So, it’s up to his second in command Holly (Diana Chrisman) to execute Santa's emergency orders which name the ambitious young Elf, Whisk (Carter Treneer), to full fill Santa's deliveries, with Kilter (Winny Clarke) the pixie and Nutter the knock (Morgan Neundorf).

When they were finished, they find Queen Lulea (Samantha Walkes) who tells them that the Nogooders, Hatred, Envy and Regret (Reece Presley, Matthew Hawkins and Keith Cooper) were the Santanappers, so they have to rescue Santa.