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About This Quiz
For many of us, it's not really a Christmas celebration without Disney. The holiday season gets a boost whenever you're able to spend time with your family and Disney classics that capture the spirit of the season. How can you not enjoy the fun of "The Muppet Christmas Carol" or the atmospheric and delightful "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?These are the type of movies you want to watch every Christmas with friends and family, or even by yourself. They add that extra oomph of festivity!
Disney has been making Christmas movies since the 1930s when Walt Disney voiced the iconic mouse that was to become the brand's signature character. But you now have so many more Disney movies from which to choose. Do you want to check out Tim Allen in the "Santa Clause"? Or maybe you just need "Santa Buddies" And let's not forget Jim Carrey as Ebeneezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' timeless classic, "A Christmas Carol."
Whatever Disney favorite brings home tidings of comfort and joy to you and your family when the holiday season rolls around, let's see how well you remember them by naming as many as you can in this quiz. But don't worry if you can't remember them all. Santa won't be putting coal in your stocking.
"Arthur Christmas"
"The Man Who Invented Christmas"
"The Santa Clause"
Tim Allen takes center stage as a man who becomes Santa in the "Santa Clause" film series of which there were three parts. The entire three-part franchise made about $470 million worldwide at the box office.
"Christmas in Connecticut"
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"Elf"
"Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too"
A 1991 TV special, "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too" is about Pooh and friends trying to get a letter to Santa that left the them out of it. You can find some DVD versions where Christopher Robin's dialogue was been re-dubbed with a different actor.
"A Christmas Story"
"Prancer"
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"Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse"
"Mickey's Magical Christmas" went all out to include every character you could imagine — from Mickey, Donald and Goofy, to Snow White, Jafar, Timon and Pumbaa, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, Cinderella, Ariel, Pinocchio, and many more.
"The Polar Express"
"Prancer"
"Mixed Nuts"
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"The Holiday"
"Mixed Nuts"
"Four Christmases"
"Olaf's Frozen Adventure"
A short sequel to "Frozen," "Olaf's Frozen Adventure" was supposed to be a short film that went before the movie, "Coco," but became a problem for audiences because it was a full 22-minutes long, which most people didn't want to sit through.
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"Krampus"
"The Nightmare Before Christmas"
"A Nightmare Before Christmas" is an animated movie that ingeniously managed to merge two holidays, making it a relevant film across two seasons. It was the first animated film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
"Gremlins"
"The Holiday"
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"Scrooged"
"Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas"
"Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas" is an anthology of tales narrated by Kelsey Grammar. Some of the voice work is done by legendary voice actor Frank Welker, who is probably best known as Scooby Doo.
"Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too"
"Planes, Trains and Automobiles"
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"Polar Express"
"Krampus"
"The Man Who Invented Christmas"
"Lady Gaga and the Muppet Holiday Spectacular"
The oddly appropriate pairing of Lady Gaga and the Muppets in "Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular" aired in 2013. During the course of the movie, Gaga sings classics like "Jingle Bells" with her Muppet co-stars.
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"A Charlie Brown Christmas"
"Santa Buddies"
The fourth film in the "Air Buddies" franchise, "Santa Buddies" was a 2009 movie that featured more adorable dogs than you can shake a stick at. On a sad note, this was the final movie Tom Bosley made before his death.
"Arthur Christmas"
"Krampus"
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"Toy Story That Time Forgot"
Much of the original "Toy Story" cast came back for this short movie that takes place after Christmas. It was meant as a short but was extended to a holiday special. It's also the final role of Don Rickles, who did the voice of Mr. Potato Head.
"Christmas with the Kranks"
"Jingle All the Way"
"Christmas in Connecticut"
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"Christmas with the Kranks"
"Krampus"
"A Christmas to Remember"
"Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas"
A direct-to-video sequel to "Beauty and the Beast," "The Enchanted Christmas" featured the voice work of actors like Jerry Orbach, Angela Lansbury and Tim Curry among several other high-profile names.
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"Trading Places"
"Love Actually"
"The Santa Clause"
"Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa"
A sequel to the award-winning 2009 short, "Prep & Landing," "Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa" came out in 2011. Dave Foley, Sarah Chalke and Betty White provide voices for the short film.
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"The Christmas Chronicles"
"Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street"
Disney's hit show, "Recess," had a direct-to-video Christmas special in 2001. Likely the most memorable part of the movie is at the end when the main characters sing a rendition of "Jingle Bells" about their friends and classmates.
"A Christmas Story"
"It's a Wonderful Life"
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"Eloise at Christmastime"
"Eloise at Christmastime" was a book written by Kay Thompson. In 2003, Disney made it into a film. In the years since its release, it has been featured on both ABC Family and the Hallmark Channel during the holiday season.
"Black Christmas"
"Arthur Christmas"
"Four Christmases"
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"Babes in Toyland"
"Jingle All the Way"
"It's a Wonderful Life"
"The Santa Clause 2"
"The Santa Clause 2" takes place eight years after the original movie and followed the same premise. It proved immensely popular and made $172 million at the box office on a $65 million budget.
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"A Christmas Carol"
Based on the Charles Dickens classic, "A Chrismas Carol," is a "performance capture" movie — meaning it's computer generated — but it used real actors to capture their movements, such as Jim Carrey in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge.
"The Holiday"
"Down Home Christmas"
"Prancer"
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"Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups"
"Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups" is another in the "Air Buddies" series and was released in 2012. The movie was generally savaged by critics on pretty much every front with the humor being described by one critic as "forced and unnatural."
"Frosty the Snowman"
"A Charlie Brown Christmas"
"The Muppets Christmas Carol"
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"Father Christmas"
"Broken Toys"
"Babes in Toyland"
"The Nutcracker and the Four Realms"
Based on the classic "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E.T.A. Hoffman, "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" featured an impressive cast that included Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren. The film grossed about $175 million against a $120 million budget.
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"Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas"
A sequel to Mickey's "Once Upon a Christmas," "Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas" features the same anthology theme wth several short stories based around the season. This was the final direct-to-video film of Mickey voice actor Wayne Allwine.
"Four Christmases"
"Mickey Claus"
"Mixed Nuts"
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"Frozen"
"Frozen" is one of those movies that some people consider a holiday film and others don't. It doesn't take place at Christmas, but it has become a fairly strong staple for the season since it came out, and there's even a short film featuring Olaf trying to find gifts for Elsa and Anna.
"A Christmas Carol"
"The Holiday"
"Scrooge"
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"Holiday Inn"
"The Christmas Chronicles"
"Noelle"
Featuring Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader, "Noelle" was one of the movies scheduled to kick off the Disney+ streaming service. It was originally meant to be released theatrically, but Disney decided to hold it back and make it exclusive to its Disney+ service.
"Christmas in Connecticut"
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"Mickey's Orphans"
"Mickey's Orphans" was released in 1931 and features Mickey, Minnie and Pluto who take in a group of orphaned kittens at Christmastime. Walt Disney provided the voice for Mickey in the movie.
"Mixed Nuts"
"Holiday Inn"
"Planes, Trains and Automobiles"
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"The Christmas Chronicles"
"Holiday Inn"
"A Very Merry Pooh Year"
"Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year" is a 2002 film that features Carly Simon singing songs like "Auld Lang Syne" and, of course, the classic "Winnie the Pooh" theme song as well.
"Babes in Toyland"
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"The Holiday"
"Jingle All the Way"
"Love Actually"
"Prep and Landing"
"Prep and Landing" is about veteran elf Wayne and rookie elf Lanny. When a huge snowstorm throws Santa's route out of whack, Wayne and Lanny work to avoid a Christmas disaster. The short won numerous awards, including four Emmys.
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"Holiday Inn"
"Mickey's Christmas Carol"
Based on Charles Dickens' story, "Mickey's Christmas Carol" features Scrooge McDuck as Ebenezer Scrooge along with characters from "Robin Hood," "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" and "Pinnochio."
"Krampus"
"Scrooged"
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"Holiday Inn"
"Miracle on 34th Street"
"The Ultimate Christmas Present"
"The Ultimate Christmas Present" was a 2000 movie with a bit of a bizarre plot that involves teen girls using a weather machine that belongs to Santa Claus to make it snow in Los Angeles for Christmas.
"White Christmas"
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"The Nightmare Before Christmas"
"Jingle All the Way"
"Black Christmas"
"Die Hard"
Not everyone will acknowledge that "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie, but it takes place at Christmastime. When Disney acquired a large portion of FOX properties in 2019, they also snagged the "Die Hard" franchise, so John McClane is technically part of Disney now.
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"Good Luck Charlie: It's Chrismas!"
"Good Luck Charlie: It's Christmas!" premiered in 2011, 10 years after Disney's previous original Christmas-themed movie, "'Twas the Night," which starred Bryan Cranston. 6 million people tuned in, making it the No. 1 live-action cable movie in 2011.
"Arthur Christmas"
"Phineas and Ferb at the North Pole"
"Christmas in Connecticut"
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"Trading Places"
"The Santa Clause"
"Scrooged"
"I'll be Home for Christmas"
Featuring teen actor Johnathan Taylor Thomas in the lead role, "I'll be Home for Christmas" was made in 1998, and it did not do well for Disney. Of the $30 million budget, the movie only made back $12 million.
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"The Muppet Christmas Carol"
This was the first Muppet movie made after the death of their creator, Jim Henson. The movie was dedicated to the memory of Jim Henson and was the first Muppet film to be produced by Disney, even though the company hadn't gotten exclusive rights to the property at that time.
"Babes in Toyland"
"Mixed Nuts"
"The Christmas Chronicles"
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"The Little Matchgirl"
A short film released by Disney in 2006, "The Little Matchgirl" is a the sad and poignant story about a little girl who dies of hypothermia on the streets of Saint Petersburg, Russia, in the middle of the winter during the Russian Revolution. The spirit of her grandmother then takes her to heaven. It's not much for Christmas cheer.
The Snow Princess
Scrooge
The Grinch
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"A Mom for Christmas"
"A Mom for Christmas" was a Disney TV movie from the '90s that starred Olivia Newton-John as a mannequin that was wished to life by a little girl at Christmas. The magic in the movie comes courtesy of Doris Roberts, who is most famous for playing Ray's mom on "Everybody Loves Raymond."
"I'll Be Home For Christmas"
"The Nightmare Before Christmas"
"Edward Scissorhands"
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"Snow Buddies"
"The Search for Santa Paws"
"The Search for Santa Paws" is the 10th movie in the "Air Bud" series which was originally a movie about a dog that played basketball. It's quite a long way to get to this one about Santa and a dog trying to save Christmas.
"Up on the Rooftop"
"The Man Who Invented Christmas"
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"Arthur Christmas"
"Four Christmases"
"A Charlie Brown Christmas"
"The Santa Clause 3"
"The Santa Clause 3" features Martin Short as Jack Frost who is displeased that he has no holiday to call his own. It's fairly similar in theme to "Rise of the Guardians," from Dreamworks, that came out several years later.
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"A Christmas to Remember"
"The Christmas Wish"
"Miracle on 34th Street"
"The Night Before Christmas"
"The Night Before Christmas," sometimes called "Santa's Toys," is a very early Disney short that was part of what was called "Silly Symphonies." There were 75 Silly Symphonies produced between 1929 and 1939.
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"Jingle All the Way"
"Holiday Inn"
"Four Christmases"
"'Twas the Night"
Several years before he starred as Walter White — but after he had made a name for himself in comedy on the show, "Malcolm in the Middle" — Bryan Cranston starred in the Disney original "'Twas the Night."
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"A Christmas Story"
"Babes in Toyland"
"Babes in Toyland" began as an operatta in 1903 and has since been adapted numerous times as a film. Laurel and Hardy did one in 1934, Disney made a musical version in 1961, and in 1986, it was a TV movie with Drew Barrymore and Keanu Reeves.
"White Christmas"
"Holiday Inn"
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"Miracle on 34th Street"
"Four Christmases"
"Love Actually"
"One Magic Christmas"
Arguably inspired by "It's a Wonderful Life," "One Magic Christmas" is a curiously dark movie from Disney that features a shooting and a car going off a bridge all in an effort to prove a point about Christmas. It misses the mark a little, though.
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"Super Sleuth Christmas"
"Super Sleuth Christmas" is a Winnie the Pooh movie featuring Chloe Grace Moretz voicing the character Darby, who may or may not be the sister of Christopher Robin; it's never really explained.
"The Christmas Plan"
"Country Christmas"
"Holiday Night"
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"One Magic Christmas"
"A Disney Christmas Gift"
"From All of Us to All of You"
"From All of Us to All fo You" aired in 1958 and is an anthology series of shorts. Each one is presented as a Christmas card from the characters portrayed in the story to the viewers.
"Elf"
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"Arthur Christmas"
"Mickey's Good Deed"
"Mickey's Good Deed" is a 1932 film. It takes place during the Great Depression and involves Mickey trying to bring Christmas to a poor family by selling Pluto to a rich family so he can buy things for the poor family.
"Winter Wonderland"
"Mickey's Christmas Miracle"
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