LibGuides: Happy Holidays: Movies and Music

Online Holiday Movies

Black Nativity
In a contemporary adaptation of Langston Hughes' celebrated play, the holiday musical drama BLACK NATIVITY follows Langston, a street-wise teen from Baltimore raised by a single mother, as he journeys to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives Reverend Cornell and Aretha Cobbs
Deck the Halls
This holiday comedy is centered around two neighbors in a small New England town who go to war when one of them decides to decorate his house with a so many Christmas lights that they are visible from space. The neighborhood is turned upside down as the families try to discover the true meaning of Christmas.
Jingle All The Way
Dad's Christmas Eve turns into a hilarious nightmare scramble across the city to obtain the virtually impossible-to-find toy.
The Nutcracker
Angels and sugarplums, candy canes and mice...a magic prince, a winsome young girl, a mysterious old man and a Christmas tree that grows and grows and grows...George Balanchine's joyous and beloved holiday fantasy lights up the screen for Christmas in a dazzling feature film.
Miracle on 34th Street
In this retelling of a holiday classic, Kris Kringle is hired on as Macy's department store Santa Claus for the Christmas season. An unscrupulous corporate rival tries to discredit Kris while angling to gobble up the financially beleaguered store in a hostile corporate takeover bid. The result is a sensational trial to determine the state of Kris' health (or lack thereof) and whether Santa Claus actually exists.

Online Holiday Movies for Kids

Home Alone
When eight-year-old Kevin McCallister's family rushes off on a holiday trip to Paris three days before Christmas, they accidentally leave the youngster behind to deck the halls with a barrage of booby traps to keep out a bumbling pair of burglars who have discovered that this tough little tyke is home alone.
A Child's Christmas
In this animated version of Dylan Thomas' classic children's book A Child's Christmas in Wales, a young boy asks an elderly man what Christmas was like when he was a boy.
Ice Age : A Mammoth Christmas
When Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's naughty list, he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends up making things much worse. Now it's up to Manny and his prehistoric posse to band together and save Christmas for the entire world.

Holiday DVDs

It's a Wonderful Life
Call Number: PN1997.C36 F726 1991
ISBN: 9781555268725
Sentimental classic about a young man who attempts to end his own life, only to be shown the error of his ways by his guardian angel.
The Santa Clause
Call Number: PN1997 .S36 1995
ISBN: 0788800442
Comedy/fantasy about single father Scott Calvin and his young son Charlie whose house is visited by Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. When Santa falls off their roof and is injured, Charlie persuades his dad to take over Santa's job.

Streaming Holiday Music

Holiday CDs

Christmas Stays the Same
Call Number: M2065 C47 2000
Christmas stays the same -- Here comes Santa Claus / Santa Claus is comin' to town -- Have yourself a merry little Christmas -- The little drummer boy -- Do you hear what I hear? -- Christmas through a child's eyes -- Silent night -- O come o come Emmanuel / What child is this? -- The Christmas song -- The Christmas medley. I'll be home for Christmas ; Let it snow ; Silver & gold -- Ave Maria / Schubert -- O holy night -- The bells of St. Paul.
A Merry Little Christmas
Call Number: M2065 M47 2000
ISBN: 755962572X
Publication Date: 2000
The Christmas song -- I'll be home for Christmas -- White Christmas -- Have yourself a merry little Christmas -- River -- O come, o come, Emmanuel -- Xicochi, xicochi -- I wonder as I wander -- Away in a manger -- Lo, how a rose e're blooming -- Welsh carol / traditional -- Past three o'clock -- O magnum mysterium -- Silent night