Christmas carol movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant christmas carol movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out feel good, humorous, semi serious, christmas special, christmas horror and christmas classics films and TV shows about / with christmas, christmas carol, holiday, redemption, ghost, scrooge, christmas eve, xmas, christmas movie and charles dickens plots mostly in Fantasy, Drama and Family genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as christmas carol: It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Christmas Carol (1978), A Christmas Carol (1982), The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), Barbie in 'A Christmas Carol' (2008), A Christmas Carol (2009), Scrooge (1970), A Christmas Carol (1984), Scrooged (1988), Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962).
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List of christmas carol movies
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. ...
Style:
feel good, inspirational, touching, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
christmas, holiday, small town, depression, small town life, angel, friendship, self discovery, second chance, life philosophy, life changing experience, alternate history ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1932, year 1945, 1910s ...
Place:
new york, america, new york state, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
In this one-man show starring Rich Little, Ebeneezer Scrooge (played by Rich as W.C. Fields) hates Christmas, and it's up to the Ghosts of Christmas Past (played by Rich as Humphrey Bogart), Present (played by Rich as Columbo) and Future ...
Style:
parody, funny, sketch comedy, light hearted, christmas horror ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas carol, christmas, holiday, charles dickens, impressionism, monologue, redemption, adaptation, scrooge, heartwarming, variety show, satire ...
Time:
70s, year 1978, victorian era
Place:
london
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Australia
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
In this timeless Charles Dickens Story, Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean, miserly merchant, lacking in any Christmas Spirit, receives ominous warnings from the goshts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Future as they each take him on strange ...
Style:
atmospheric, dark, melancholic, period drama
Plot:
christmas, christmas carol, charles dickens, ghost, redemption, christmas spirit, compassion, ghost story, supernatural, conscience, transformation, miser ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and future.
Style:
funny, christmas special, humorous, talky, christmas classics ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, adult, preschool
Plot:
christmas, holiday, ghost, muppets, childhood, redemption, christmas carol, lost love, charles dickens, puppetry, scrooge, greed ...
Time:
19th century, year 1992, 1840s, 90s, 1800s ...
Place:
england, london, usa, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 43 min.
Story:
Clarkson and guests will celebrate the festive season with a comedic musical take on a traditional Christmas morality tale. Song selection will come directly off her just-released Christmas album, "Wrapped in Red," featuring classics such ...
Style:
satirical, fairy tale, christmas special, captivating, uplifting ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, christmas carol, holiday, magical, female protagonist, music, satire, christmas season, magic, christmas spirit, saving christmas, redemption ...
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Genre: Animation, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
On Christmas Eve, Kelly is reluctant to go to a Christmas Eve ball, so Barbie tells her the story of Eden Starling, a glamourous singing diva in the Victorian England and the owner of a theatre house. However, Eden is self-centred and loves only ...
Style:
feel good, christmas special, light, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
barbie, christmas carol, christmas eve, starting over, family relations, family gatherings, friends, sister sister relationship, sister, holiday, magic, society ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, 2000s, victorian era
Place:
london, england
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge ...
Style:
feel good, christmas special, colorful, light, christmas classics ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, preschool ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, ghost, scrooge, redemption, christmas spirit, snow, christmas eve, regret, victorian england, greed, life changing experience ...
Time:
victorian era, future, year 2009, 1800s, 1830s ...
Place:
england, europe, britain, turkey, united kingdom ...
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The classic Charles Dickens' Christmas ghost tale told in musical form.
Style:
christmas horror, christmas classics, hilarious, christmas special, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
christmas, holiday, scrooge, christmas carol, ghost, charles dickens, dancing, broadway, xmas, redemption, victorian england, destiny ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1840s, 1860s, 1800s ...
Place:
london, tokyo, england
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Style:
atmospheric, touching, christmas classics, sentimental, christmas horror ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night
Plot:
christmas, miser, scrooge, holiday, charles dickens, happy ending, christmas carol, redemption, ghost, xmas, business, christmas eve ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, future, 1800s, 1840s ...
Place:
england, europe, london, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In this modern take on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life, Claire Phillips ...
Style:
parody, light, humorous, christmas horror, funny ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids
Plot:
christmas, ghost, christmas eve, greed, holiday, supernatural, santa claus, xmas, happy ending, redemption, new year, christmas carol ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, future, 70s, 60s ...
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
An animated, magical, musical version of Dickens' timeless classic "A Christmas Carol." The nearsighted Mr. Magoo doesn't have a ghost of a chance as Ebenezer Scrooge, unless he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the three ...
Style:
christmas classics, christmas horror, feel good, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, preschool
Plot:
christmas, christmas carol, holiday, scrooge, christmas spirit, xmas, charles dickens, redemption, supernatural, christmas season, christmas eve, gold ...
Time:
20th century, future
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Scrooge is a miserly old businessman in 1840's London. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of Marley, his dead business partner. Marley foretells that Scrooge will be visited by three spirits, each of whom will attempt to show Scrooge ...
Style:
christmas special, christmas classics, christmas horror, gothic horror, semi serious ...
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, scrooge, miser, redemption, regret, ghost, charles dickens, christmas carol, clerk, benefactor, transformation, holiday ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1840s, future, 1800s
Place:
turkey, london
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 69 min.
Story:
Fred is cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in a stage adaption of the story, but is acting a bit stingy in real life.
Style:
christmas special, christmas horror, christmas classics, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
christmas, christmas carol, holiday, charles dickens, scrooge, flintstones, xmas, christmas time, new year, ghost, anti hero, religions or cults ...
Time:
prehistory, prehistoric times, stone age, 19th century
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Fantasy, Romance, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A remake of the Dicken's classic, "A Christmas Carol" featuring a very nasty pop singer who gets a reality check by three Christmas spirits.
Style:
sentimental, semi serious, feel good, humorous, christmas classics ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
christmas, christmas carol, ghost, supernatural, unlikely couple, couples, workplace situations, change of heart, lifestyle, self discovery, redemption, performer's life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Hungary, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, emotional, captivating, christmas horror ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
scrooge, christmas, ghost, christmas carol, self discovery, road not taken, human spirit, introspection, charles dickens, supernatural, family relations, disorder ...
Time:
victorian era
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
One of the best-loved holiday stories of all time is back in this animated, musical version of Charles Dickens' most famous tale. An all-star voice lineup features Whoopi Goldberg, Ed Asner, Michael York and Tim Curry as Scrooge. Come share the ...
Style:
christmas classics, christmas horror, independent film, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, christmas carol, xmas, scrooge, holiday, charles dickens, ghost, redemption, disorder, power relations, hopes, misfit ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, victorian era
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Television movie updating Charles Dickens' story, "A Christmas Carol." Businesswoman Ebenita Scrooge treats her employees and customers poorly. She has no time for Christmas or the holiday spirit. On Christmas Eve, she is visited by ...
Style:
captivating, touching, thought provoking, sad
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, time travel, christmas carol, miser, scrooge, change of heart, ghost, boy, regret, xmas, elderly woman, city ...
Time:
90s
Place:
rhode island
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Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
The film begins with a live-action sequence set in Boston in 1857, the site of a live reading by renowned novelist Dickens. As he begins his 'story of ghosts' a woman in the audience screams because she has seen a mouse and Dickens points ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, christmas special, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
scrooge, christmas, ghost, christmas carol, holiday, redemption, hopes, self discovery, family life, orphan, mischievous children, friendship ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, future, 1840s
Place:
england, london, europe
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Western, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
No overview found.A Wild West retelling of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol," with Scrooge as a land baron, gunfighter, and card cheat who is visited by three spirits who attempt to teach him the true meaning of Christmas.
Style:
christmas horror, semi serious, offbeat, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, christmas carol, charles dickens, scrooge, xmas, ghost, small town, misfit, hopes, supernatural, redemption, starting over ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 44 min.
Story:
Dave Foley hosts a Christmas Special to convince himself through music, friends, and counsel from the Ghosts, that Christmas retains a special meaning in spite of the trappings of Santa, money and gifts, and Hollywood Star Power.
Style:
christmas special, feel good, semi serious, christmas comedy, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, satire, christmas carol, holiday, christmas spirit, music, christmas season, xmas, self discovery, friendship, family values, nostalgia ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, War
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Known as America’s Poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow leads an idyllic life – until the day his world is shattered by tragedy. With a nation divided by Civil War and his family torn apart, Henry puts down his pen, silenced by grief. But it’s the ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, period drama
Plot:
christmas carol, christmas, holiday, fire, church, accidental death, poet, death, death in the family, wounded soldier, death of wife, person on fire ...
Time:
1860s, 19th century
Place:
boston, new england
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In Depression-era New England, a miserly businessman named Benedict Slade receives a long-overdue attitude adjustment one Christmas eve when he is visited by three ghostly figures who resemble three of the people whose possessions Slade had seized ...
Style:
christmas classics, atmospheric, touching, emotional, serious
Audience:
adult
Plot:
christmas, christmas carol, scrooge, ghost, christmas eve, christmas season, great depression, winter, charles dickens, xmas, holiday, redemption ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
new england, usa
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In this updated retelling of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," ruthless business-woman and shopping store owner Elizabeth "Ebbie" Scrooge is taught the true spirit of Christmas by three Spirits who visit her.
Style:
sentimental, uplifting
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
christmas, scrooge, christmas carol, christmas eve, ghost, female protagonist, redemption, corporate greed, adaptation, shopping mall, supernatural, urban ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Taiwan, Canada, Spain, Thailand
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Charlie B. Barker and Itchy Ford are back with Sasha and the gang having a Dicken's of a time as they try to save Christmas from Carface and an evil spirit that wishes to use dogs all over the world to ruin Christmas forever.
Style:
christmas special, christmas classics, exciting, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
christmas, dog, christmas carol, xmas, christmas eve, anthropomorphic dog, cartoon dog, holiday, scrooge, orphan, partner, friends ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place:
california, san francisco
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Genre: Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Scrooge & Marley is a modern variation on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Recounted from a gay sensibility with heart, comedy & music, the magic of Dickens' timeless tale of a man's redemption comes alive from a ...
Style:
uplifting, independent film, emotional, humorous, dark comedy ...
Plot:
christmas, gay, family love, redemption, lgbtq, christmas carol, scrooge, christmas eve, holiday, ghost, adaptation, second chance ...
Place:
chicago
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
London, 1843. Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old man, despises the Christmas holiday. Over the course of Christmas Eve night he is visited by three ghosts to show him his past, present and future.
Style:
anthology, christmas horror, costume drama, sincere, serious ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
scrooge, ghost, christmas eve, employer employee relationship, miser, christmas, spirit, christmas carol, charles dickens, greed, poor family, introspection ...
Time:
victorian era, 1840s, 19th century, future
Place:
london, england
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The story of driven, heartless, publishing executive, Carol Huffman, who on Christmas eve is visited by the ghost of her former boss, Eve. Eve tells Carol that she has lost sight of the things that are truly important in life and that she is there ...
Style:
feel good, sincere, captivating, exciting, light ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, ghost, christmas carol, boss and employee, supernatural, power relations, ambition, obnoxious boss, workplace, relationship vs career, miraculous event, businesswoman ...
Time:
year 2000, 80s, year 1985, 2000s, 2010s ...
Place:
usa, chicago, illinois
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Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
Oscar the Grouch is visited by three ghosts in an attempt to teach him the true meaning of Christmas.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, christmas horror, exciting
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, ghost, christmas carol, disorder, fish out of water, eccentric family, androids and robots, hopes, family gatherings, social misfits, mad scientist, mischievous children ...
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Genre: Comedy, History
Country: UK
Duration: 43 min.
Story:
Pleasant Ebenezer Blackadder is turned into a cruel and witty miser after seeing visions of his ancestors and descendants.
Style:
humorous, witty, melancholic, talky, tense ...
Plot:
ghost, dark humor, satire, crime gone awry, storytelling, secrets, queen, christmas carol, holiday, good versus evil, scrooge, charles dickens ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, victorian era, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
england, europe, london
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
In this adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Daffy Duck is the greedy proprietor of the Lucky Duck Mega-Mart and all he can think about is the money to be made during the holiday season.
Style:
christmas special, humorous, light, sincere, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
looney tunes, scrooge, christmas, holiday, christmas carol, self discovery, workplace, obnoxious boss, disorder, time travel, anthropomorphism, duck ...
Time:
future
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