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A heartless TV executive is cruel to his employees and sees the festive season as nothing more than an opportunity to make money. However, on Christmas Eve, three ghosts arrive in the night and challenge him to change his cynical ways by showing him his past, present and future. Comedy based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, starring Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, David Johansen and Carol Kane

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 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

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 couple have always managed to avoid family festivities by travelling overseas. However, when their flight is cancelled, each of their divorced parents insists they spend yuletide with them - forcing the pair to get through a quartet of Christmas celebrations on the same day. Comedy, starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon

Two rivals in the bookshop business fall in love over the internet, unaware they know and dislike each other in the real world. While things remain frosty in person, the pair's anonymous online relationship continues to blossom. Romantic comedy, starring Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey and Dabney Coleman.

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

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

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 hard-working, small-town businessman comes to think his life has been a complete waste of time and tries to commit suicide. At the last minute, his guardian angel pays him a visit and makes him realise his true worth by showing him what would have happened to those around him had he never been born. Fantasy drama, starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, Beulah Bondi, Thomas Mitchell and Frank Faylen