Festive films for a friends' holiday marathon

An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.

Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to find his real father, spreading Christmas cheer in a world of cynics.

The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas go awry when their house is plunged into chaos by eccentric relatives and unforeseen mishaps.

In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie attempts to convince his parents, his teacher, and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun is the perfect Christmas gift.

A divorced adman inadvertently becomes the new Santa Claus and must deal with the responsibilities that come with the job.

Follows the lives of eight very different couples in London during the frantic month before Christmas, exploring various aspects of love.

The Muppets perform their rendition of the classic Charles Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly miser who is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.

An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.

When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the one and only Santa Claus.

On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.

Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.