Disney has produced or acquired a vast amount of Christmas movies and shorts over the past several decades. We’ve gathered the ultimate list (41 movies, specials, and shorts in total) spanning from 1932 to today to help you start getting into the holiday spirit. So grab your Mickey Santa Hat, a warm hot chocolate and kick back and enjoy!
Santa’s Workshop (1932)
NR | 7min | Released: December 10, 1932
Cast: Walter Geiger, Jesse Delos Jewkes
Santa is assisted by his elves in preparing for the famous sleigh ride on Christmas Eve. As the toys are finished, they come to life and march into Santa’s big bag.
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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
NR | 1h 36min | Released: October 2, 1947
Cast: Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O’Hara, John Payne
In this Christmas classic, an old man going by the name of Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) fills in for an intoxicated Santa in Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day parade. Kringle proves to be such a hit that he is soon appearing regularly at the chain’s main store in midtown Manhattan. When Kringle surprises customers and employees alike by claiming that he really is Santa Claus, it leads to a court case to determine his mental health and, more importantly, his authenticity.
Pluto’s Christmas Tree (1952)
NR | 6m | Released: November 21, 1953
Cast: Ruth Clifford, Pinto Colvig, Dessie Flynn
The tree that Mickey and Pluto chop down to bring home for Christmas is the tree that Chip ‘n Dale live in.
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Babes in Toyland (1961
NR | 1h 46min | Released: December 14, 1961
Cast: Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Annette Funicello
Mary Contrary (Annette) is set to marry Tom Piper (Tommy Sands) when he is kidnapped by Roderigo (Gene Sheldon) and Gonzorgo (Henry Calvin), two goons working for the evil Barnaby (Ray Bolger). Barnaby wants to marry Mary for her inheritance. Instead of killing Tom as instructed, Roderigo and Gonzorgo sell him to Gypsies, which allows Tom to rescue Mary. Soon afterward, Tom and Mary encounter the odd Toymaker (Ed Wynn), who becomes a pawn in Barnaby’s new scheme.
The Small One (1978)
NR | 26min | Released: December 16, 1978
Cast: Sean Marshall, Olan Soule, William Woodson
A young boy discovers the true spirit of the Christmas season when he gives his beloved donkey to a very special passenger on a very special night.
Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983)
G | 25min | Released: December 16, 1983
Cast: Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith
It’s the same old classic Charles Dickens story with an all star Disney cast. Uncle Scrooge McDuck is appropriately enough Scrooge and is visited by his dead partner and 3 spirits one night to remember the joys of Christmas.
One Magic Christmas (1985)
G | 1h 28min | Released: November 22, 1985
Cast: Mary Steenburgen, Gary Basaraba, Harry Dean Stanton
Ginny (Mary Steenburgen) has a difficult time mustering Christmas spirit due to her husband Jack’s (Gary Basaraba) unemployment and her humble position as a grocery store clerk. With the holiday fast approaching, Ginny and Jack’s daughter, Abbie (Elizabeth Harnois), goes to deliver her letter to Santa. On her way, Abbie meets Gideon, an angel intent on saving Christmas from Ginny’s poor attitude. With Gideon’s magical assistance, Ginny learns how things could be much worse.
The Christmas Star (1986)
G | 1h 34min | Released: December 14, 1986
Cast: Edward Asner, Rene Auberjonois, Jim Metzler
Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On the week before Christmas, he escapes from prison dressed as Santa Claus due to his uncanny resemblance to St. Nick resulting from his long white beard and heavyset features. McNickle hides out from the police in a nearby suburban neighborhood where he is befriended and helped by two local children who think he is the real Santa Claus. McNickle takes advantage of the kids naivety to help him get his counterfeit money hidden somewhere in a local department store while he develops kind-hearted feelings for his two con victims that make him slowly understand the true nature of Christmas.
Home Alone (1990)
PG | 1h 43min | November 16, 1990
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O’Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
G | 1h 25min | Released: December 11, 1992
Cast: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, The Great Gonzo
The Muppets perform the classic Dickens holiday tale, with Kermit the Frog playing Bob Cratchit, the put-upon clerk of stingy Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine). Other Muppets — Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear and Sam the Eagle — weave in and out of the story, while Scrooge receives visits from spirits of three Christmases — past, present and future. They show him the error of his self-serving ways, but the miserable old man seems to be past any hope of redemption and happiness.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
PG | 2h | Released: November 20, 1992
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
After snarky youth Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) loses track of his father at the airport, he mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City — while the rest of the McCallisters fly to Florida. Now alone in the Big Apple, Kevin cons his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel and begins his usual antics. But when Kevin discovers that the Sticky Bandits (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) are on the loose, he struggles to stop them from robbing an elderly man’s toy store just before Christmas.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
PG | 1h 16min | Released: October 29, 1993
Cast: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara
The film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown’s beloved pumpkin king, who has become bored with the same annual routine of frightening people in the “real world.” When Jack accidentally stumbles on Christmastown, all bright colors and warm spirits, he gets a new lease on life — he plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnapping Santa Claus and taking over the role. But Jack soon discovers even the best-laid plans of mice and skeleton men can go seriously awry.
The Santa Clause (1994)
PG | 1h 37min | Released: November 11, 1994
Cast: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson
Divorced dad Scott (Tim Allen) has custody of his son (Eric Lloyd) on Christmas Eve. After he accidentally kills a man in a Santa suit, they are magically transported to the North Pole, where an elf explains that Scott must take Santa’s place before the next Christmas arrives. Scott thinks he’s dreaming, but over the next several months he gains weight and grows an inexplicably white beard. Maybe that night at the North Pole wasn’t a dream after all — and maybe Scott has a lot of work to do.
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
G | 1h 12min | Released: November 11, 1997
Cast: Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach
In this Disney animated sequel, the lovely Belle (Paige O’Hara) and her monstrous beau, Beast (Robby Benson), are in the midst of the holiday season. While Belle has no problem getting into the Christmas spirit, Beast isn’t so easily swayed into a celebratory mood. Meanwhile, the castle’s pipe organ, Forte (Tim Curry), becomes opposed to Belle’s presence, as well as to her holiday decorating, and schemes to put an end to both her relationship with Beast and any Christmas festivities to boot.
Home Alone 3 (1997)
PG | 1h 42min | Released: December 12, 1997
Cast: Alex D. Linz, Olek Krupa, Rya Kihlstedt
When an inept group of criminals tries to get a stolen top-secret computer chip through airport security, it ends up in a toy car in the luggage of the elderly Mrs. Hess (Marian Seldes). Unable to promptly retrieve the chip, the felons follow Hess and the car to her neighborhood. After she gives the toy to young Alex Pruitt (Alex D. Linz), who is home sick from school, he becomes the target of the criminals. However, the precocious kid is on to their schemes and ready to fight the thieves off.
I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
PG | 1h 26min | Released: November 13, 1998
Cast: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jessica Biel, Adam LaVorgna
Estranged from his father (Gary Cole), college student Jake (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) is lured home to New York for Christmas with the promise of receiving a classic Porsche as a gift. When the bullying football team dumps him in the desert in a Santa suit, Jake is left without identification or money to help him make the journey. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Allie (Jessica Biel), does not know where he is, and accepts a cross-country ride from Jake’s rival, Eddie (Adam LaVorgna).
Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish (1998)
G | 1h 24min | Released: November 10, 1998
Cast: David Gallagher, Eugene Levy, Keene Curtis
After Richie Rich (David Gallagher) is blamed for a sleigh crash caused by his mischievous cousin, Reggie Van Dough (Jake Richardson), Richie wishes that he didn’t exist. When a wishing machine invented by professor Keenbean (Eugene Levy) hears Richie’s wish, it grants it magically — and transports him to an alternate universe where Reggie is the master of the house. As Richie struggles to return home in time to celebrate Christmas, he learns to appreciate his privileged former life.
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Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
NR | 1h 6min | Released: November 9, 1999
Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Wayne Allwine, Russi Taylor
Mickey and his friends tell three stories including “A Very Goofy Christmas” and “Mickey and Minnie’s Gift of the Magi.”
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999)
G | 1h 10min | Released: November 8, 1999
Cast: Gregg Berger, Brady Bluhm, Jim Cummings
Ring in the season with Winnie The Pooh: Seasons of Giving – the cherished, full-length adventure that celebrates friendship, family and the true meaning of the holidays.
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The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000)
G | 1h 25min | Released: December 1, 2000
Cast: Hallee Hirsh, Spencer Breslin, Hallie Todd
When 13-year-old Allie Thompson and her best friend Sam happen upon a weather-making machine discarded by none other than Santa Claus, they use it to cause a snow day in Los Angeles. But when the machine gets out of hand, it threatens to ruin Christmas.
‘Twas the Night (2001)
G | 1h 24min | Released: December 7, 2001
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When Santa Claus is accidently knocked out on Christmas Even, 14-year-old Danny (Josh Zuckerman) and his uncle (Bryan Cranston) jeopardize Christmas when they take Santa’s sleigh for a joy ride.
Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)
G | 1h 5min | Released: November 6, 2001
Cast: Carlos Alazraqui, Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo
Staring Mickey Mouse and 35 of the world’s most beloved characters, this one-of-a-kind adventure joyously captures the spirit of Christmas and is sure to delight the entire family.
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Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)
G | 1h 5min | Released: November 12, 2002
Cast: Jim Cummings, Peter Cullen, John Fiedler
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but Rabbit will only discover the true spirit of the season after his pals make misguided New Year’s resolutions to change who they are.
The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
G | 1h 44min | Released: November 1, 2020
Cast: Tim Allen, Spencer Breslin, Elizabeth Mitchell
Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) has been in the role of Santa for the past eight years, and his loyal elves consider him the best one ever. But the world of the “Merry Old Soul” turns upside down when he’s dealt a double whammy of news: Not only has his son, Charlie (Eric Lloyd), landed on this year’s naughty list, but Scott discovers that he must marry by Christmas Eve — just a month away! — or he will stop being Santa Claus forever.
Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
G | 1h 8min | Released: November 9, 2004
Cast: Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Jeff Bennett
A computer-animated omnibus featuring five shorts starring classic Disney characters. The shorts include “Belles of Ice,” in which Daisy Duck and Minnie Mouse’s friendship comes under strain during an ice skating competition; “Christmas Impossible,” where Huey, Dewey and Louie travel to the North Pole to try to remove themselves from Santa’s naughty list; and “Mickey’s Dog-Gone Christmas,” in which Pluto runs away from home after ruining Mickey Mouse’s Christmas decorations.
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
G | 1h 37min | Released: November 3, 2006
Cast: Tim Allen, Martin Short, Elizabeth Mitchell
Christmas cheer turns into holiday chaos when Scott Calvin (Tim Allen), aka Santa, invites his in-laws (Ann-Margret, Alan Arkin) for a visit and must, simultaneously, contend with Jack Frost’s (Martin Short) scheme to take over the North Pole. Scott, his family and Head Elf Curtis must join forces to foil the nefarious plot.
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
G | 1h | Released: December 17, 2008
Cast: Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta
Celebrate the season with all your favorite Muppets in this heartwarming and hilarious holiday movie. Join our fuzzy friends on a wild and wacky Christmas adventure full of side-splitting laughs and memorable music.
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Prep & Landing (2009)
G | 22min | Released: December 8, 2009
Cast: Dave Foley, Sarah Chalke, Mason Vale Cotton
Wayne gets a new rookie partner, Lanny, after his previous partner got the promotion he wanted. Lanny has to remind Wayne of the Spirit of Christmas and the importance of being an elf in Santa’s Prep and Landing elite unit.
Santa Buddies (2009)
G | 1h 28min | Released: November 24, 2009
Cast: Craig Anton, Andrew Astor, Charisse Baker
Budderball, B-Dawg, Rosebud, Buddha, and Mudbud help Puppy Paws, the feisty son of Santa Paws, to remember the true meaning of Christmas.
Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009)
PG | 1h 36min | Released: November 6, 2009
Cast: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth
Though London awaits the joyful arrival of Christmas, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) thinks it’s all humbug, berating his faithful clerk and cheerful nephew for their view. Later, Scrooge encounters the ghost of his late business partner, who warns that three spirits will visit him this night. The ghosts take Scrooge on a journey through his past, present and future in the hope of transforming his bitterness.
The Search for Santa Paws (2010)
G | 1h 36min | Released: November 23, 2010
Cast: Kaitlyn Maher, Madison Pettis, Richard Riehle
A talking dog and an orphan (Kaitlyn Maher) must save Christmas after old Saint Nick (Richard Riehle) loses his memory.
Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa (2010)
PG | 7min | Released: December 7, 2010
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Wayne and Lanny now partners, are called by Magee to meet with a secret contact Mrs. Claus who sends them on a new mission to retrieve a box from Santas secret workshop.
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12 Dates of Christmas (2011)
PG | 1h 30min | Released: December 11, 2011
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A story that follows Kate, a young woman who after a horrible blind date on Christmas Eve, wakes up to find she is re-living that same day and date all over again.
Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas! (2011)
G | 1h 30min | Released: December 2, 2011
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The Duncans get separated en route to visit Amy’s parents for Christmas. From hitchhiking and alien abductions to paintball and video games, the family will need a Christmas miracle to reunite in Palm Springs in time for the holiday. Along the way, they’ll learn that quick thinking and kind gestures will pave the way to their Christmas celebration.
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011)
G | 22min | Released: December 5, 2011
Cast: Dave Foley, Derek Richardson, Sarah Chalke
Santa’s stealthiest little elves must race to recover classified North Pole technology, which has fallen into the hands of a computer-hacking naughty kid.
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Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012)
G | 1h 28min | Released: November 20, 2012
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Mischievous puppies stow away on Mrs. Claus’ sleigh to visit the children of Pineville, then must help save Christmas from disappearing.
Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)
G | 22min | Released: December 2, 2014
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Kristen Schaal
During one of Bonnie’s playdates, the Toy Story crew find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional.
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Olaf’s Frozen Adventure (2017)
G | 22min | Released: October 27, 2017
Cast: Josh Gad, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell
When the kingdom of Arendelle empties out for the holiday season, Anna and Elsa realize that they have no family traditions of their own. So Olaf sets out on a merry mission to bring home the very best traditions and save Christmas.
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
PG | 1h 39min | Released: November 2, 2018
Cast: Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman
Young Clara needs a magical, one-of-a-kind key to unlock a box that contains a priceless gift. A golden thread leads her to the coveted key, but it soon disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. In that world, she meets a soldier named Phillip, a group of mice and the regents who preside over three realms. Clara and Phillip must now enter a fourth realm to retrieve the key and restore harmony to the unstable land.
Noelle (2019)
G | 1h 40min | Released: November 12, 2019
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Shirley MacLaine, Bill Hader
Kris Kringle’s daughter is full of Christmas spirit and holiday fun, but wishes she could do something “important” like her beloved brother Nick, who will take over for their father this Christmas. Nick is training to be Santa, but is failing miserably. When Nick is about to crumble like a gingerbread cookie from all the pressure, Noelle suggests he take a break and get away to clear his head…but then he doesn’t return.
Rey leaves her friends to prepare for Life Day as she sets off on an adventure to gain a deeper knowledge of the Force. At a mysterious temple, she is hurled into a cross-timeline adventure. Will she make it back in time for Life Day?
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Lego Star Wars: Holiday Special (2020)
G | 44min | Released: November 17, 2020
Cast: A.J. LoCascio, Anthony Daniels, Ben Prendergast
Rey leaves her friends to prepare for Life Day as she sets off on an adventure to gain a deeper knowledge of the Force. At a mysterious temple, she is hurled into a cross-timeline adventure. Will she make it back in time for Life Day?
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