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The Grinch and his loyal dog, Max, live a solitary existence inside a cave on Mount Crumpet. His main source of aggravation comes during Christmastime when his neighbours in Whoville celebrate the holidays with a bang. When the Whos decide to make Christmas bigger and brighter, the disgruntled Grinch realises there is one way to gain peace and quiet. With help from Max, the green grump hatches a scheme to pose as Santa Claus, steal Christmas and silence the Whos' holiday cheer once and for all.

A primary school teacher, who was once a failed actor in a former career, is given the task of directing the school's Nativity play, which doesn't have a positive track record. Attitudes change, however, when it transpires that a Hollywood producer is coming to film the play.

A young boy who has grown sceptical of Santa Claus is shocked to see a train stop outside his window on Christmas Eve, destined for the North Pole. When he accepts an invitation from the conductor to climb on board, he embarks on a white-knuckle ride to Santa's headquarters, where he makes fast friends and learns an invaluable lesson about the true spirit of Christmas.

Shunned by the relentlessly happy citizens of Whoville, the Grinch retreats to his gloomy lair on Mt Crumpit. Come December, the only one smiling is the Grinch, who's stolen everyone's presents. However, a little girl sees some good in the furry grouch, so there may be a merry Christmas after all.

Finding out that he's actually human, Buddy the elf leaves the North Pole to find his real dad in bustling New York, but when he gets there, his mean old dad doesn't want to know. While he's trying to convince his father, he gets a job as a department store elf, which he should be perfectly cut out for.

A gadget salesman is looking for a special gift for his son and finds one at a store in Chinatown. The shopkeeper is reluctant to sell him the 'mogwai' but sells it to him with the warning to never expose him to bright light, water, or to feed him after midnight. All of this happens and the result is a gang of gremlins that decide to tear up the town on Christmas Eve.

A young boy who has grown sceptical of Santa Claus is shocked to see a train stop outside his window on Christmas Eve, destined for the North Pole. When he accepts an invitation from the conductor to climb on board, he embarks on a white-knuckle ride to Santa's headquarters, where he makes fast friends and learns an invaluable lesson about the true spirit of Christmas.

Fastidious businessman Neal Page and slobbish shower-curtain salesman Del Griffith are the reluctant odd couple trying to get home from New York to Chicago to be with their families at Thanksgiving. Their thwarted travel plans keep throwing them together.