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An American householder is dismayed when his plans for a traditional festive family holiday are thrown into complete disarray by a succession of annoying neighbours and long-lost relatives, who turn up on his doorstep offering their own brand of Christmas cheer. Comedy, starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Diane Ladd, Juliette Lewis, Miriam Flynn, Johnny Galecki and William Hickey

A stressed businessman just wants to make it home to spend Thanksgiving with his family. However, when his flight is forced to land miles from its destination, he finds himself sharing a disaster-strewn journey across America with an amiable but slobbish salesman. Comedy road movie, starring Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Kevin Bacon and Michael McKean

Santa Claus is excitedly preparing for another busy festive season at the North Pole with his army of helpers, including executive assistant Leo. Action figures of the film character SuperKlaus are especially popular this year, but a blow to the head robs Santa of his memory, and he labours under the illusion that he is SuperKlaus. Can tech-savvy tyke Billie and a robot companion restore Santa's memory before a megalomaniacal businessman takes undeserved ownership of Yuletide? Animated adventure, with the voices of Colm Feore, Harland Williams, Paul Van Dyck and Millie Davis

A woman moves in with her brother and his family after her latest break-up. She begins a relationship with a drug dealer who babysits the couple's two-year-old son, while also trying to persuade her sister-in-law that she needs to try and get more out of her life. Comedy drama, starring Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey and Lena Dunham

A widowed father is coping badly with his wife's death, but his son is convinced that what he really needs is some new romance in his life. He arranges for his dad to go on a radio phone-in show, and his touching story moves a reporter to respond, even though she is already engaged. She returns to her fiance, but the boy, certain she is the woman for his father, plots to bring them together. Romantic comedy, with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan

A Christmas inspector whose job it is to decide whether children have been naughty or nice fall for the widowed father of the girl she's supposed to evaluate. Before she knows it, her job - and her heart - are on the line. Romantic comedy, starring Lacey Chabert and Alessandro Miro

Santa Claus' gift-giving routine has developed into a complex hi-tech operation. However, when one girl is accidentally missed out, his youngest son Arthur takes control of the family sleigh to deliver her gifts the old-fashioned way - but following in his father's footsteps is not as easy as it looks. Animated comedy, with the voices of James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent and Bill Nighy

A boy begins to doubt whether Father Christmas really exists as he waits for the sound of sleigh bells on Christmas Eve. But he and hundreds of other lucky children receive a shock when a magical steam engine arrives in the night to take them to the North Pole and meet the man himself. Robert Zemeckis' animated adventure, based on Chris Van Allsburg's book, features the voices of Tom Hanks, Leslie Zemeckis and Eddie Deezen

A child is taken in by kind-hearted Santa and raised as an elf - so it comes as a shock when he discovers years later that he is in fact human. Deciding to get back to his roots, he heads off for New York in search of his long-lost family, but is ill-prepared for the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple. Fantasy comedy, starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel and Edward Asner