圣诞节系列电影
小鬼当家系列
Home Alone (1990)(麦考利·卡尔金拍的《小鬼当家》只有1.2)
凯文是一个大家庭中最年幼的成员，当他的家人飞往巴黎欢度圣诞时，他却意外地被遗下独自留在家中，而更复杂的是，凯文的家不幸成为了一对贼匪的目标，小鬼凯文努力抵挡这两个匪徒，不惜翻天覆地，引发连场刺激惹笑的场面……
小鬼当家2：迷失在纽约 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
这次小鬼没有忘记在家里，却在纽约走失了!圣诞节凯文准备跟着家人一起出门渡假，熟料他却阴差阳差地搭上飞纽约的班机，一个人来到这个完全陌生的大都市，竟又碰到了曾被他修理过的两个大笨贼，一连串令人抓狂的故事再度上演……
圣诞夜惊魂 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
故事发生在阴暗灰冷的万圣镇，那里住着各种各样的鬼怪，他们唯一的任务就是为每年一度的万圣节作准备。瘦高个子的稻草人，顶着一颗人类的骷髅头——南瓜王子杰克深受怪物的爱戴，但是却没有人知道他内心的痛苦，他有着诗人般忧郁浪漫的情怀，渴望着不同于万圣村邪恶之灵的生活。当杰克无意在树林的深处发现了一圈有着奇怪的门的大树，他被其中一扇刻有圣诞树的门深深吸引了，好奇之下，他打开了这扇神奇的门，结果一下子坠入到了另一个洁白的冰雪世界——圣诞镇，镇上明亮的灯光和斑斓的色彩使稻草人惊奇不已，而镇上那种欢乐的气氛更让杰克心驰神往。于是一个变异的圣诞节开始了……
圣诞老人 The Santa Clause (1994)
1994年的圣诞节，斯科特·凯尔在自己的院子里发现了来给孩子们送礼物时摔伤的圣诞老人。为了让孩子们能够按时收到圣诞礼物，斯科特顶替了圣诞老人的工作，给孩子们分发礼物，也把快乐带给众人……
《圣诞传说》Christmas Story
有一年圣诞节，剧作家Marko Leino接到了他有生以来最难忘的一通电话。电话的那一头说道，希望能把自己童年以及怎样成为一位特殊人物的真实故事讲述给世人。
《34街奇迹》Miracle on 34th Street
苏珊的妈妈达瑞斯总是很忙，没有时间陪她。即使是在感恩节，她仍旧在组织欢乐游行的工作。可是意外发生了，游行队伍中扮演圣诞老人的那位老人竟然在游行前喝醉了，于是达瑞斯就找了一个看上去很和蔼的老人临时替代，可是让她吃惊的是，这位老人竟然在游行结束之后竟然坚持说自己就是圣诞老人。达瑞斯和她女儿都认为这位老人精神上有点问题，可是在一次意外中，苏珊发现这位老人真的有点与众不同……
圣诞节英语短文
It is interesting to see how different countries celebrate Christmas.We asked some of our friends and this is what they told us about their Christmas celebrations：
Belgium On Christmas Eve,it starts with a drink and “nibbles1)”,followed by a “starter” course such as seafood,and then stuffed turkey.The dessert is a kind of cake made with cream.Father Christmas is called “Saint Nicholas” and he brings presents to children on Dec ember 6th,“St.Nicholas Day,” a long time before Christmas.
Brazil Father Christmas is called Papai Noel.Many Christmas customs are similar to those in the USA or UK.For those who have enough money,a special Christmas meal will be chicken,turkey,ham,rice,salad,pork,fresh and dried fruits,often with beer.Poorer people will just have chicken and rice.
Finland Finnish people believe that Father Christmas(Santa Claus)lives in the north part of Finland called Korvatunturi,north of the Arctic Circle.People from all over the world send letters to Santa Claus in Finland.There is a even big tourist theme park called “Christmas Land” in the north of Finland,near to where they say that Father Christmas lives.Everyone cleans their houses ready for the three holy days of Christmas--Christmas Eve,Christmas Day,and Boxing Day2).Christmas Eve is very special,when people eat rice porridge3) and plum4) fruit juice in the morning.They will then decorate a spruce5) tree in the home.Many families will visit cemeteries and graveyards to place a candle onto the burial graves of family members.Cemeteries are very beautiful at Christmas-time.
France In France,everyone has a Christmas tree,sometimes decorated in the old way with red ribbons and real white wax candles.Fir6) trees in the garden are often decorated too,with lights on all night.Father Christmas is called Père Noel.The Christmas meal is an important family gathering with good meat and the best wine.Not everyone sends Christmas cards.
Germany Germans love to decorate their house sat Christmas.Many houses will have little wooden frames holding electric candles in their windows,and coloured pictures of paper or plastic which look beautiful from the outside at night.Father Christmas brings presents in the late afternoon of Christmas Eve(December 24th),after people have been to a church meeting.The presents are then found under the Christmas tree.One person in the family will ring a bell and call everyone to come to the room.On Christmas Day,fish(carp7))or goose will be cooked.
Latvia Latvians believe that Father Christmas brings presents on each of the 12days of Christmas starting on Christmas Eve.Usually the presents are put under the family Christmas tree.The special Latvian Christmas Day meal is cooked brown peas with bacon(pork)sauce,small pies,cabbage and sausage.
Portugal People pretend that Father Christmas brings presents to children on Christmas Eve.The presents are left under the Christmas tree or in shoes by the fireplace.A special Christmas meal of salted dry cod-fish8) with boiled potatoes is eaten at midnight on Christmas Eve.
Russia In the days of the Soviet Union,Christmas was not celebrated very much.New Year was the important time--when “Father Frost” brought presents to children.Now Christmas can be openly celebrated--either on December25th;or more often on January 7th.This unusual date is because the Russian Orthodox church uses the old“Julian”calendar9) for religious celebration days.Special Christmas food includes cakes,pies and “meat dumplings.”
Sweden The most important day is Christmas Eve.A special Christmas meal is eaten on Christmas Eve--ham(pork),herring10) fish,and brown beans--and this is the time when families give presents to each other.Many people attend a church meeting early on Christmas Day.