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myladyladybug · 6 years

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In My Defense

Summary: Alya forces Marinette to attend a self-defense class. Alya forces a superheroine in disguise, to a self-defense class. This was fine. Everything would be fine. Then again, if everything were fine, I wouldn’t have much of a story to write...

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"I really don't think this is necessary," said Marinette as she walked alongside Alya toward the dojo.

"It's totally necessary," Alya corrected, her arm looped around her friend's. "Marinette. You are a cute young girl walking the streets of Paris alone. It's dangerous! You could get hurt!"

"But Ladybug and Chat Noir-," Marinette began.

"Can't be everywhere at the same time! Girl. We're going."

Really, they were already on their way. Marinette had long since been trying to talk Alya out of going to a self defense class, especially since she herself was already a crimefighting superhero who saved Paris regularly. Not to mention that there was a slight possibility that her instinct might be cause for some suspicion.

She had encouraged Alya to go, but hadn't expected to be dragged along as well.

"Besides," Alya continued, a sly grin on her face, "it might help you out with the two left feet you've got." Marinette feigned offense, and promptly found herself tripping over a small lip in the floor.

They arrived at the dojo without much further incident, and after changing, walked into the room they were holding lessons. Marinette was shocked to see Nino already stretching. She looked to Alya, who did not seem to miss a beat in going to greet her boyfriend. Clearly, he had been invited without her knowledge, which could only mean…

The feeling of surprise was becoming rather numb, and she wasn't surprised to be surprised any longer. If anything, she was rather tired of being surprised that day. She was not, however, tired or numb from the feeling of panic that surged through her.

"A-Adrien!" she spouted, "I didn't! You! Hi! I didn't expect to see you! Here! I mean, I didn't expect to see you here. Not that you can't be here." He smiled shyly and rubbed at the back of his neck.

"Nino insisted I come with him and it didn't seem like a bad idea, you know?" His chuckle was nervous, which only made her more nervous. If he had continued to speak, Marinette didn't notice. All of her mental capacity was too busy retaining the image of Adrien in a muscle top and gym shorts. She gazed at his bare arms a bit too longingly before Alya decided it was getting creepy and interrupted what little fantasies had begun to form in her mind.

"You're drooling," she crooned into her friend's ear. At the sound of Alya's voice, Marinette snapped to attention. Thankfully, Nino had pulled her victim away from her sights before Adrien had noticed.

A mischievous, shit-eating grin began to grow on Alya's face as she watched her scheme unfold beautifully. It was an obvious scheme, where she forcibly put Adrien and Marinette into situations where they had to interact and converse, but it was a much needed scheme, as they were the only real opportunities Marinette had to appear a normal human being in front of her crush.

Marinette was grateful when the instructor materialized before them.

Adrien's gym attire was a little more than a bit distracting. It was extremely distracting. It was particularly distracting in a way that Marinette did not want to be distracted in at that very moment.

It wasn't as if she did not enjoy looking. In fact, it was her enjoyment that was causing issue for the moment. And it also mattered less to her if she had been caught staring for the millionth time. No, her primary concern was her involvement with a self-defence class.

What if she screwed up? What if she accidently hurt someone? She had never fought outside of her suit before. The results could have been disastrous. What if she was actually ridiculously weak? Thought that would not make much sense considering how much heavy lifting she did at the bakery. That only worried her more about potentially hurting someone. What if she had super human strength and her suit was the only thing keeping it in check. What if her clumsiness was cause for a massive Rube-Goldberg chain reaction that eventually was cause for the destruction of the entire world? WHAT IF SHE EMBARASSED HERSELF IN FRONT OF ADRIEN?

Alya wondered if she was a bad friend for enjoying her best friend's mental breakdown. Her eyes flickered to the model's figure often enough that Alya could only imagine the chaos ensuing. It surprised her that Marinette could get any school work done at all, what with the boy sitting in her direct line of vision. Though, Alya had to admit that she was getting better. Full sentences were a major step up from incoherent babbling.

Only part of her consciousness was watching the demonstration that followed the brief introduction and basic rules of self-defence. Something about how to retaliate when an attacker comes from behind. Whatever it was, she was watching close enough to imitate. There were more dire things at hand for the moment, like watching her friend completely freak out.

"Oh my god, what do I do? What do I do?" Marinette muttered to herself, grabbing at her head in various angles. Alya leaned in and attempted to calm the storm.

"Girl, relax. It's going to be fine."

Marinette did not appear to have heard her.

Rolling her eyes, Alya side-scooted over to her boyfriend.

"Are you listening to what he's saying?" she whispered, nodding her head toward the instructor.

"Yea," Nino replied. His eyes shifted over to Marinette. "Is… she okay?"

"Probably," Alya shrugged. Nino raised an eyebrow.

"You didn't tell her we were coming today did you."

"No, I did not."

"Right." This is explained many things.

"Alright everyone," the instructor announced, "I need you guys to break off into pairs and practice the technique I just demonstrated." Of course, Alya took firm hold of her boyfriend, staring Adrien directly in the eyes as she did. He blinked, clueless regarding her sudden mischief, and made his way over to Marinette.

Everything was going according to plan.

Sometimes Adrien had trouble understanding Alya. Sometimes, he wondered if Nino understood her. And sometimes he wondered what he did to deserve such awesome friends.

He had somewhat expected that Alya and Nino would have partnered up, which left him to practice with Marinette. If anything, he was excited to do so. There hadn't been as many opportunities for the two of them to get to know one another, but since Alya and Nino had hit it off, he had plenty of chances to hang out with the shy and stuttering girl.

Speaking of shy and stuttering…

Marinette was currently, indisposed. Or rather, Adrien believed her so. Mentally indisposed. She likely hadn't heard the instructor telling them to pair off, or notice the fact that Alya had left her side, least of all recognize that he was walking toward her. He could practically see the steam emitting her ears, though he couldn't be quite so sure if the effects were real, or an illusion caused by the sheer and utter panic that crossed her face. Her hands were frantic, as if she tried to hold back and bottle up every instinct of dread and alarm she possibly could.

She was probably worried about doing well in the class. He definitely had been, though for very different reasons. He hadn't exactly planned to show off his amazing superhero fighting skills and instincts in the middle of a publicly promoted self defense course for the word to see. But had resolved himself to do his best and play off any accidents to his personal trainer and physical model routine. He was not about to miss an opportunity to hang out with his friends outside of school.

In the most comforting manner he could possibly muster, Adrien approached the unaware Marinette and placed a hand gently on her shoulder.

Before a single word could even slip from his lips, her blue eyes seemed to engage, and her right hand had gripped down on his wrist by her left shoulder, prying it aggressively from its place, and nearly yanking his arm out of its socket. This was not a thing he wanted to be happening to that particular limb. His palm was face up and his arm bending in a way that was most painful. He however did not have much time to consider the newly achieved pain in his shoulder, as Marinette shifted her weight to use the momentum of his body trying to follow his arm. She placed her other hand on the square of his back, and pushed him down to the floor, straddling him, and bending his arm so his hand nearly touched the back of his.

With the air physically and forcibly removed from his torso and lungs, Adrien coughed in an attempt to relieve some of the hurt that was sure to haunt him for days to come. The bruising was definitely not something his father was going to like. Several curse words threatened to leave him, though did not get very far, the only sound he could make were attempts to refill his lungs.

And yet despite himself, his position, and the shock, a part of him really wanted to see the expression on her face; the intensity of her eyes. He could only imagine the look on his own, and was thankful that nobody had recorded the event because of it. Adrien could feel his eyes grow and glisten. She was amazing. Marinette had, without thinking, completely disabled him. Without thinking, she had disabled a superhero. Granted, he wasn't entirely certain how much of his abilities translated and remained with him outside of his transformation but he was still very impressed. And unexplainably pleased. Or rather, not pleased, but excited. Or perhaps not excited, but… Well, although he could not place it, he undoubtedly found Marinette marginally more striking.

…

Pun aside, the feeling nagged at him. The pressure felt similar to the one on his face, though closer to his heart than his head. He struggled for a moment under the weight of her before he realized everyone was staring at him.

The room was silent.

Marinette still pushed forcefully at Adrien's arm, and only when the instructor disturbed her instinctive concentration did she gasp and nearly fall from her seat on his back. She clambered about five feet away from him and held herself. Returned was the panicked Marinette that he knew too well.

Nino was at his side in heartbeat, helping him up. The rest of the class was too busy either crowding, or staying very far away from Marinette.

"Are you okay?" Nino asked, both bewildered and concerned. "I didn't know Marinette could do that." Adrien rolled his shoulder back, stretching out the joints, and chuckled.

"From the looks of it, Marinette didn't know Marinette could do that," he replied. Adrien glanced over at her and unconsciously bit his lip. Something about her abuse on his person reminded him of someone, though he couldn't quite place it. It was a confidence that had shone through when she had become class president. It was a confidence he rarely had the opportunity to see up close.

Perhaps the day hadn't gone the way he had expected to, but he'd be lying if he said he didn't get to know Marinette a little bit better.

Adrien tried to ignore and push away the thoughts he had when he was lying face first in the gym mats. And the fact that he kind of wanted her to do it again. He pushed those away too. Way back. Furthest away from his consciousness as he could.

They were muddling his pleasant day of getting to know her better.

It was like trying to push a beach ball to the bottom of the ocean.

Author's Note: I finally got around to writing this! For context, see this post I made about this AU. Hope you like it! Please let me know if that is not the maneuver for an arm on the shoulder. I took one self defense class like, 5 years ago, but I tried to go through the motions again and that felt about right.

Man, I'm not great at this 'comedy' thing. Everything ends up being serious and stuff with a hint of comedy :/

#self defense class au #self defense au #ml #miraculous ladybug #ml fic #miraculous ladybug fic #adrienette #marinette dupain cheng #adrien agreste #alya cesaire #myladywrites

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sleepykittypaws · 7 years

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2017 Holiday Classics

Where to watch classic holiday movies, animated specials and my made-for-TV favorites this season. (NOTES: Only initial seasonal airing is noted here, but channels frequently re-air holiday classics multiple times during the season; check local listings for potential additional dates. Network or basic cable aired films may be edited for content or time)

Updated: December 10, 2017

ABC

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973 animated special) - Nov. 22

This is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers (1988 animated special) - Nov. 22

Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (1970 Rankin-Bass animated special) - Nov. 24

A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965 animated special) - Nov. 30

Shrek the Halls (2007 animated special) - Dec. 7

Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014 animated special) - Dec. 7

Mary Poppins (1964 Disney classic movie starring Julie Andrews) - Dec. 9

Frozen (2013 animated Disney movie) - Dec. 10

Disney Prep & Landing (2009 animated special) - Dec. 14

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003 animated special) - Dec. 16

The Sound of Music (1965 movie musical classic starring Julie Andrews) - Dec. 17

Prep & Landing 2: Naughty v Nice (2011 animated special sequel) - Dec. 19

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1985 animated special) - Dec. 26

Rudolph’s Shiny New Year (1976 animated special) - Dec. 26

NBC

A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving (2016 Thanksgiving-themed clip show) - Nov. 22

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 animated special) - Nov. 24

It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra’s 1946 classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed) - Dec. 9 / Dec. 24

CBS

Frosty the Snowman (1969 animated special) - Nov. 24

Frosty Returns (1992 animated special) - Nov. 24

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire (2002 animated special) - Nov. 25

Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002 animated special) - Nov. 25

The Story of Santa Claus (1996 animated special) - Nov. 25

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 animated special) - Nov. 28

Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (2000 animated special) - Dec. 1

Freeform

Frosty’s Winter Wonderland (1976 animated special) - Nov. 18

Jack Frost (1998 movie starring Michael Keaton) - Nov. 18

The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974 animated special) -Nov. 18

Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009 animated movie starring Jim Carey) - Nov. 18

Home Alone (1990 movie starring Macaulay Culkin) - Nov. 18

Elf (2003 movie starring Will Ferrell) - Nov. 19

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989 movie starring Chevy Chase) - Nov. 19

Jack Frost (1979 animated special) - Nov. 20

Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July (1979 animated special) - Nov. 20

Arthur Christmas (2011 animated movie) - Nov. 20

Snowglobe (2007 made-for-TV movie starring Christina Milian) - Nov. 27

Four Christmases (2008 movie starring Reese Witherspoon) - Nov. 28

The Mistle-Tones (2013 made-for-TV movie starring Tori Spelling) - Nov. 28

Eloise at Christmastime (2003 movie) - Nov. 30

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993 stop-motion animated movie directed by Tim Burton) - Nov. 30

Snow (2004 made-for-TV movie starring Tom Cavanagh) - Nov. 30

The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974 Rankin-Bass animated special) - Dec. 1

Frosty’s Winter Wonderland (1976 Rankin-Bass animated special) - Dec. 2

Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983 animated movie) - Dec. 2

Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas (1999 animated compilation) - Dec. 2

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 live-action film, starring Jim Carrey) - Dec. 2

The Polar Express (2004 animated movie starring Tom Hanks) - Dec. 2

Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town (1970 Rankin-Bass animated special) - Dec. 3

The Santa Clause (1994 Disney movie starring Tim Allen and Martin Short) - Dec. 3

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006 Disney movie sequel starring Tim Allen) - Dec. 3

Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas (2004 animated compilation) - Dec. 4

The Toy Story That Time Forgot (2013 animated special featuring the character’s from Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story movie series) - Dec. 8

The Bells of Fraggle Rock (1985 animated episode of the Fraggle Rock Henson puppet series) - Dec. 11

The Little Drummer Boy (1968 Rankin-Bass animated special) - Dec. 11

Nestor, the Long Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 Rankin-Bass animated special) - Dec. 12

Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July (1979 Rankin-Bass animated special) - Dec. 13

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974 animated special) - Dec. 13

Rudolph’s Shiny New Year (1975 Rankin-Bass animated special) - Dec. 13

Christmas with the Kranks (2004 movie starring Tim Allen) - Dec. 16

Disney’s Prep and Landing (2008 animated special) - Dec. 17

Disney’s Prep and Landing: Naughty vs Nice ( 2011 animated special, sequel to Prep and Landing) - Dec. 17

Frozen (2013 Disney animated movie) - Dec. 17

Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (2000 animated special) - Dec. 21

Holiday in Handcuffs (2007 made-for-TV movie starring Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez) - Dec. 21

TCM

The Glenn Miller Story (1954 movie classic starring Jimmy Stewart) - Nov. 22

Little Women (1933 movie classic starring Katherine Hepburn) - Nov. 23

Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938 movie classic starring Mickey Rooney) - Nov. 23

Susan Slept Here (1954 movie classic starring Debbie Reynolds) - Dec. 2

The Shop Around the Corner (1940 movie classic starring Jimmy Stewart) - Dec. 3

In the Good Old Summertime (1949 movie classic, a remake of The Shop Around the Corner, starring Judy Garland) - Dec. 3

A Christmas Carol (1951 movie classic starring Alastair Sim) - Dec. 8

Scrooge (1935 movie classic starring Seymour Hicks) - Dec. 8

It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947 movie classic starring Victor Moore) - Dec. 9

A Visit to Santa (1963 short film) - Dec. 9

Holiday Affair (1949 movie classic starring Robert Mitchum) - Dec. 10

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 movie classic starring Judy Garland) - Dec. 10

A Christmas Carol (1938 movie classic starring Reginald Owen) - Dec. 16

Meet John Doe (1941 movie classic directed by Frank Capra) - Dec. 16

Bundle of Joy (1956 movie classic starring Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher) - Dec. 16

Christmas in Connecticut (1945 movie classic starring Barbara Stanwyck) - Dec. 17

The Bishop’s Wife (1947 movie classic starring Cary Grant) - Dec. 17

Little Women (1949 movie classic starring June Allyson) - Dec. 22

The Bell’s of St. Mary’s (1945 movie classic starring Bing Crosby) - Dec. 24

A Pocketful of Miracles (1961 movie classic starring Bette Davis and Glenn Ford) - Dec. 24

Meet John Doe (1941 Frank Capra-directed movie classic starring Gary Cooper) - Dec. 25

Hallmark Channel

Holiday Engagement (2011 made-for-TV movie starring Bonnie Somerville) - Nov. 3

The Nine Lives of Christmas (2014 made-for-TV movie starring Brandon Routh) - Nov. 5

A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004 made-for-TV movie starring Kelli Williams and Patrick Muldoon) - Nov. 5

My Christmas Love (2016 made-for-TV movie starring Meredith Hanger) - Nov. 5

Snow Bride (2013 made-for-TV movie starring Katarina Law) - Nov. 6

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle (2009 made-for-TV movie starring Doris Roberts and James Van Der Beek) - Nov. 2

A Family Thanksgiving (2010 made-for-TV movie starring Daphne Zuniga) - Nov. 5

The Christmas Card (2006 made-for-TV movie starring Ed Asner) - Nov. 8

TBS

The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf’s Story (2011 animated special) - Nov. 18

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 animated special) - Nov. 18

24 Hours of A Christmas Story (annual 12 back-to-back airings of the 1983 Christmas classic) - Dec. 24-25

Lifetime

Christmas with the Kranks (2004 movie starring Tim Allen) - Nov. 23

The Holiday (2006 movie starring Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz) - Dec. 4

CMT

The Holiday (2006 movie starring Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz) - Nov. 12

Love, Actually (2003 movie starring Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson) - Nov. 13

HBO Comedy

This Christmas (2016 movie starring Gabrielle Union and Danny Glover) - Dec. 5

Ovation

Peter Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (Dutch-centric production by Toer van Schayk and Wayne Eagling performed by the Dutch National Ballet) - Dec. 12

The Nutcracker: Semperoper (based on the libretto by Maria Petipa, focusing on the work’s fairy-tale elements; choreography by Aaron S Watkin and Jason Beechey) - Dec. 13

The Nutcracker (classic production from the Berlin State Opera) - Dec. 14

INSP

Andy Williams Classic Christmas Special (classic holiday variety show) - Dec. 3

Bing Crosby Classic Christmas Special (classic holiday variety show) - Dec. 10

Perry Como Classic Christmas Special (classic holiday variety show) - Dec. 17

Danny Kaye Classic Christmas Special (classic holiday variety show) - Dec. 24

Ebenezer (1997 made-for-TV movie with a Wild West take on A Christmas Carol, starring Ricky Schroder and Jack Palance) - Dec. 24

Blizzard (2003 movie starring Brenda Blethyn, Christopher Plummer and Whoopi Goldberg) - Dec. 25

The Movie Channel

Love the Coopers (2015 movie starring Diane Keaton and John Goodman)- Nov. 19

Starz Kids

Home Alone 2 (2009 made-for-TV movie starring Macaulay Culkin, sequel to Home Alone)- Nov. 17

FXX

Simpson’s Christmas Week (every night at 6 PM, FXX will play classic Simpson’s holiday episodes, culminating with a 12-episode marathon on Christmas Day)- Dec. 18

Simpson’s New Year’s Eve (12-hour Simpson’s marathon starting with the The Simpson’s Movie) - Dec. 31

Me TV

A Very Brady Christmas (1988 movie based on the classic 1970s series)-Dec. 3

Alf’s Special Christmas (1987 special episode of the series, one of the weirdest Christmas specials ever) - Dec. 10

Scrooge (1970 musical version of A Christmas Carol, starring Albert Finney) - Dec. 24

Get TV

Secret of Giving (1999 made-for-TV movie starring Reba McEntire) - Nov. 23

The Johnny Cash Christmas Show (1977 musical special featuring Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis) - Nov. 23

The Christmas Gift (1986 made-for-TV movie starring John Denver) - Nov. 24

A Town Without Christmas (2001 made-for-TV movie starring Patricia Heaton and Ernie Hudson) - Nov. 24

Yes, Virginia There Is A Santa Claus (1991 made-for-TV movie starring Richard Thomas, Ed Asner & Charles Bronson) - Nov. 26

The Christmas Wish (1998 made-for-TV movie starring Neil Patrick Harris and Debbie Reynolds) - Nov. 27

Vanessa Williams & Friends: Christmas in New York (1996 musical special featuring Luther Vandross) - Nov. 28

The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990 made-for-TV movie starring Cicely Tyson and Sammy Davis, Jr.) - Nov. 28

The Sons of Mistletoe (2001 made-for-TV movie starring Roma Downey and Doris Roberts) - Nov. 29

Christmas with the King Family: 50th Anniversary (50th anniversary presentation of the classic 1967 variety special) - Nov. 29

Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas (1971 musical special) - Nov. 30

Miracle in the Wilderness (1991 made-for-TV movie starring Kris Kristofferson and Kim Cattrall) - Dec. 1

A Christmas Carol (1999 made-for-movie adaptation of the Dickens classic starring Patrick Stewart) - Dec. 3

Christmas on Division Street (1991 made-for-TV movie starring Fred Savage and Hume Cronyn) - Dec. 4

Perry Como’s Christmas in Austria (1976 musical special) - Dec. 5

I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1997 made-for-TV movie starring Ann Jillian, Jack Palance and Robert Hays) - Dec. 5

Johnny Cash Christmas (1983 musical special featuring Ricky Skaggs and Merle Haggard) - Dec. 7

Mac Davis Special: The Music of Christmas (1983 musical special featuring Gladys Knight, Barbra Mandrell and Ronnie Milsap) - Dec. 7

Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977 made-for-TV movie starring Robert Young, based on the long-running 1950s series) - Dec. 8

Once Upon a Christmas (2000 made-for-TV movie starring Kathy Ireland) - Dec. 15

Twice Upon a Christmas (2001 made-for-TV movie starring Kathy Ireland, sequel to Once Upon a Christmas)

Netflix

Bad Santa (2003 movie starring Billy Bob Thornton and Lauren Graham) - available now

Bad Santa 2 (2016 movie starring Billy Bob Thornton and Kathy Bates) - available now

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001 movie starring Rene Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth) - available now

The Christmas Card (2006 made-for-TV Hallmark Christmas movie, starring Ed Asner)

Christmas with the Kranks (2004 movie starring Tim Allen) - available now

The Corpse Bride (2005 stop motion animated movie directed by Tim Burton) - available now

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009 animated movie) - available now

Earnest Saves Christmas (1988 movie starring Jim Varney) - available now

Get Santa (2014 British Christmas movie starring Warwick Davis and Jim Broadbent) - available now

Good Luck Charlie It’s Christmas (2011 Disney Channel original movie based on the Disney Channel series of the same name) - available now

Gremlins (1984 movie) - available now

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 live action film, starring Jim Carrey) - available now

Holiday Engagement (2011 made-for-TV movie starring Bonnie Somerville) - available now

Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010 animated special) - available now

The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2005 animated sequel to the classic special) - available now

Love, Actually (2003 movie starring Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson) - available now

Mariah Carey’s Merriest Christmas (2015 musical special) - available now

Magic Snowflake (2013 animated movie) - available now

Merry Madagascar (2009 animated special; packaged with other Dreamworks holiday shorts as “DreamWorks Holiday Classics”) - available now

Mickey’s Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mickey Mouse (2001 animated Christmas compilation) - available now

Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas (1999 animated compilation) - available now

Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas (2004 animated compilation) - available now

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993 stop motion animated movie directed by Tim Burton) - available now

Pee Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special (1988 special) - available now

Pete’s Christmas (2013 made-for-TV Christmas movie starring Bailee Madison) - available now

Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation (2009 animated special; listed as episode 21 of season 2) - available now

The Ref (1994 movie starring Dennis Leary and Kevin Spacey) - available now

Radio City Christmas Spectacular (2007 special featuring the NYC Christmas show tradition) - available now

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964 Rankin-Bass animated special) - available now

Santa Buddies (2009 Disney movie) - available now

The Search for Santa Paws (2010 Disney movie) - available now

Stick Man (2015 BBC animated special; starring Martin Freeman, based on the book by Julia Donaldson) - available now

12 Dates of Christmas (2011 ABC Family made-for-TV Christmas movie starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Amy Smart) - available now

A Very Murray Christmas (2015 variety special starring Bill Murray) - available now

White Christmas (1954 movie classic starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney) - available now

Dreamworks: Trolls Holiday - (holiday special starring Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake and Zooey Deschanel, featuring characters from the 2016 Dreamworks feature film) - Dec. 6

Hulu

Becoming Santa (2013 documentary about the Santa Claus culture) - available now

Caillou's Holiday Movie (2003 animated movie, based on the children’s series) - available now

The Christmas Dragon (2014 animated movie) - available now

Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002 animated film) - available now

The Holiday (2006 movie starring Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz) - available now

A Holiday Tale (2008 movie starring Catherine Deneuve) - available now

Home for the Holidays (1995 movie starring Holly Hunter) - available now

Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas (1992 animated special) - available now

Love, the Coopers (2015 movie starring Diane Keaton and John Goodman) - available now

Noel (2005 movie starring Penelope Cruz and Susan Sarandon) - available now

One Magic Christmas (1985 Disney movie starring Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton) - available now

A Snow Globe Christmas (2013 made-for-TV movie starring Alicia Witt and Christina Milian) - available now

A Very Brady Christmas (1988 movie based on the classic 1970s series) - available now

Yes, Virginia (2009 animated special) - available now

Amazon Prime

A Christmas Carol (1969 animated special, originally aired on NBC) - available now

Abbott & Costello Christmas Show (1955 Christmas special) - available now

An American Girl Story, Maryellen 1955: Extraordinary Christmas (2016 original movie) - available now

Annoying Orange: Christmas is for Giving (2010 animated special) - available now

The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (1973 animated special) - available now

B.C. A Special Christmas (1981 animated special) - available now

B.C. The First Thanksgiving (1973 animated special) - available now

Bob Hope Christmas Special (1967 variety special) - available now

Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales (2002 animated special) - available now

A Child’s Christmas (2008 British animated special, narrated by Matthew Rhys) - available now

The Christmas Carol (1949 TV telling of the classic Dickens tale narrated by Vincent Price) - available now

A Christmas Story Documentary: Road Trip For Ralphie (2008 doc about the classic Christmas film) -available now

The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t (1966 Italian movie, avant garde take on A Christmas Carol) - available now

The Christmas Wife (1988 made-for-TV movie starring Jason Robards) - available now

A Christmas Without Snow (1980 made-for-TV movie starring John Houseman and Michael Learned) - available now

Frosty’s Winter Wonderland (1976 Rankin-Bass animated special) - available now

If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie (2016 original animated special) - available now

The Great Rupert a.k.a. A Christmas Wish (1950 movie starring Jimmy Durante) - available now

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1985 animated special) - available now

A Hobo’s Christmas (1987 made-for-TV movie starring Gerald McCraney) - available now

The Holiday (2006 movie starring Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz) - available now

Holiday Engagement (2011 made-for-TV movie starring Bonnie Somerville) - available now

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003 animated special) - available now

Jack Frost (1979 Rankin-Bass animated special) - available now

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1976 Rankin-Bass animated special) - available now

The Little Christmas Burro (1977 animated special available as part of Christmas Classics Vol. 2) - available now

Merry Christmas from Funny or Die (2010 special featuring Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell) - available now

A Merry Friggin Christmas (2014 movie starring Robin Williams) - available now

Mr. Bill's Christmas Special (1994 Canadian special) - available now

Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol (1961 animated special) - available now

Pinocchio’s Christmas (1980 Rankin-Bass animated special) - available now

Red Skelton Christmas Classics (1955 variety specials highlights) - available now

Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July (1979 Rankin-Bass animated special) - available now

Rudolph’s Shiny New Year (1975 Rankin-Bass animated special) - available now

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964 camp classic) - available now

Scrooge (1935 movie classic starring Seymour Hicks; colorized version) - available now

Scrooged (1988 movie starring Bill Murray) - available now

Shower of Stars: A Christmas Carol (1954 TV presentation featuring Basil Rathbone and Fredric March) - available now

The Snowy Day (2016 original animated special, based on the classic children’s book) - available now

The Snowman (1982 animated special based on classic children’s picture book) - available now

The Snowman and the Snowdog (2014 animated special sequel to The Snowman) - available now

This is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers (1988 animated special) - available now

Story of the Christmas Toys (animated special narrated by Mel Torme)

A Thanksgiving Tale (1983 puppet special from the producers of Alf) - available now

The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974 Rankin-Bass animated special) - available now

Yo Gabba Gabba: A Very Awesome Live Holiday Show! (2014 special) - available now

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