movies

• Klaus (2019)
• The night before (2015)
• 8-Bit Christmas (2021)
• Red One (2024)

Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

Tangerine

2018's Christmas Chronicles was an instant staple for us.

"Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste" by Günter Rätz. I guess one can understand most of it without speaking German.

Christmas, Again

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas%2C_Again

I have not seen it but it gets good reviews. Love to hear from someone who has.

In the UK The Great Escape (1963) has become synonymous with Christmas through a mixture of nostalgia, seasonal hope and just plain repetition in the broadcast schedules:

https://www.eckleburg.org/the-big-x-why-the-great-escape-still-captures-a-particularly-british-christmas/

Fantastic Fables

This may be too big: Arthur Christmas. It was made by Aardman (Wallace and Gromit, Shawn the Sheep) but using CG instead of claymation. I honestly don't like the animation as much as their claymation, but they did a good job with it.

It's the best representation of the "Christmas spirit" in my opinion. The story is great and the character arcs bring a tear to my eye.

A Clüsterfünke Christmas (2021) is a decent satire on Hallmark Christmas movies

The Ref (1994) and A Wish For Wings That Work (1991)

National Lampoon Christmas Vacation 2 Cousin Eddie’s Island Vacation

Bernard and the genie

Holly Star

A Biltmore Christmas.

Click & Collect starring Asim Chaudhry and Stephen Merchant.