Movies like The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)
The best movies like The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985) are A Miser Brothers' Christmas (2008), Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977) and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974). If The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus hooked you with its animation and family, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)7.4/10 from 681 votes
- NewestSuper Monsters Save Christmas (2019)Released 2019
A Miser Brothers' Christmas (2008)
Santa Claus and the mischievous brothers Heat Miser and Snow Miser are the targets of yuletide treachery when the North Wind tries to take Santa's place.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)
Nestor the donkey is a bit of an oddity--his long ears are enough for six donkeys and stretch all the way to the ground. One night, when Nestor is locked out in the cold, he begins to wander the desert.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like this'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974)
When a town learns that Santa Claus has struck it off his delivery schedule due to an insulting letter, a way must be found to change his mind.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. Mrs. Claus and two spunky little elves, Jingle and Jangle, set out to see to where all the season's cheer has disappeared. Aided by a magical snowfall, they reawaken the spirit of Christmas in children's hearts and put Santa back in action.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSanta Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
A postman, S.D. Kluger, decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a baby named Kris who is raised by a family of elf toymakers named Kringle. When Kris grows up, he wants to deliver toys to the children of Sombertown. But its Mayor is too mean to let that happen. And to make things worse, the Winter Warlock lives between the Kringles and Sombertown.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Little Drummer Boy: Book II (1976)
Aaron, the drummer boy, struggles to protect a bellmaker's great silver bells from seizure by Roman soldiers
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his glowing nose, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudolph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa's sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)
Rudolph must find Happy, the baby new year, before the midnight of New Year's Eve.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Little Drummer Boy (1968)
After being kidnapped and escaping, young drummer boy Aaron searches for his camel and finds him in the Nativity of the Baby Jesus. Aaron gives Baby Jesus the only gift he has, a song on his drum.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBabar and Father Christmas (1986)
After writing to Santa, Arthur, Pom, Flora and Alexander carefully monitor the mailbox, but in vain. Finding their excellent idea of wanting to bring Santa home, Babar sets out on a long journey to find him and convince him to include elephant country on his gift giving tour.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
The Night Before Christmas (1968)
Fictionalized account of how Clement C. Moore came to write "A Visit from St. Nicholas." His young daughter, stricken with pneumonia, asks for a Santa Claus story for Christmas. No such story had been written, so Moore writes his famous poem, set to Ken Darby's music and sung by The Norman Luboff Choir.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)
Winterbolt is trying to make the North Pole his evil wonderland, and it is up to Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and others to stop him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (1973)
While the rest of the world is getting ready for Christmas, all the bears in Bearbank are getting ready to sleep… except for Ted E. Bear. Ted gets curious about the holiday, and sets out to learn the meaning of it from Santa Claus himself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
The Christmas Visitor (1959)
T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & animation
Santa and the Three Bears (1970)
Two bear cubs want to meet Santa despite their mother telling them that Santa does not exist. With the help of the park ranger, their wish might come true!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Jack Frost (1979)
Pardon-me Pete, the official groundhog of Groundhog Day, tells the story of Jack Frost, who falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begs Father Winter to make him human so that she can see him. His request is granted, but only on the condition that by the Spring he has a house, a bag of gold, a horse and a wife. But Jack finds that life as a human is more complicated than he thought.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisElf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014)
Santa narrates the story of Buddy's travels to New York City to meet the father he never knew he had. Along the way his unrelenting cheer transforms the lives of everyone he meets and opens his father's eyes to the magic of Christmas.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Christmas Flintstone (1964)
Fred works as a department store Santa to pick up some extra holiday cash. He is so successful that the real Santa Claus, who is ill, asks him to take over delivering toys on Christmas Eve. Fred does, but in his rush he forgets to deliver presents to his own house. To his delight, he finds Santa has already taken care of it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
It's a SpongeBob Christmas! (2012)
At Christmastime in Bikini Bottom, everyone's excited except Plankton, who always gets a lump of coal from Santa. But he vows this year he'll finally get his wish – the Krabby Patty formula! And it won't be by being good. He's gonna make everyone in Bikini Bottom bad!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSuper Monsters Save Christmas (2019)
On Christmas Eve, the Super Monsters get together to make decorations, but end up having to find Santa's missing reindeer in order to save their holiday.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
Santa has an accident at Fred's house on Christmas Eve, Fred and Barney have to continue his run for him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFrosty's Winter Wonderland (1976)
Years have passed since Frosty left for the North Pole, but his promise is kept when he hears news of the first snowfall of the season, and decides to return.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVeggieTales: Saint Nicholas - A Story of Joyful Giving (2009)
Laura Carrot's Christmas stocking might be empty this year because her dad is in danger of losing his job. While Larry thinks a letter to the North Pole should fix the problem, Bob knows what will really help… and tells the story of a little boy named Nicholas who made a discovery in Bethlehem that changed Christmas forever. But what did Nick learn and how can it possibly help Laura and her family? Find out as the Veggies discover the true joy of giving to others – at Christmas time and throughout the year!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
The Small One (1978)
Ordered by his father to sell an old mule called Small One, a Hebrew boy in the ancient Holy Land takes the donkey to the Jerusalem market. Finding no buyers there, the boy is about to give up when he meets a kind man named Joseph, who buys Small One and uses the steed to take his pregnant wife Mary to Bethlehem.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948)
Classic holiday tale about a flying reindeer who helps Santa Claus. An interpretation of Robert L. May's 1939 Christmas poem, this animated short was created to run in theaters to advertise Montgomery Ward department stores, publisher of the original story.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town (1977)
The Mailman decides to stop another deluge of letters by answering questions about the Easter Bunny: Sunny, a baby rabbit found and adopted by Kidville (a town of only kids--even a kid mailman). And when Sunny goes delivering eggs to the nearby town (which he has to dye to fool Gadzooks, the mean bear on the mountain), he discovers that there are no kids in the town, and that the rightful (kid) ruler is being suppressed by his aunt. But the young king likes Sunny's dyed eggs and jelly beans. So Kidsville, with the help of an old train engine, makes a few plans (and a decoy chocolate rabbit) to distribute them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (2000)
Based on the popular book by L. Frank Baum, the beloved author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, comes the incredible story of The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus. Many centuries ago, long before toys had even been invented, a baby abandoned at the edge of an enchanted forest was adopted and raised by a beautiful wood nymph, thus beginning the life story of Santa Claus. From his first truly magical childhood through the discovery of his life's work of making children happy, discover the origin of every tradition surrounding Santa Claus, from toys, stockings and lighted trees to reindeer and sleigh. Journey back to a time of magic and wonder, and experience this heartwarming tale that will bring joy each holiday season.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCasper's First Christmas (1979)
Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, Huckleberry Hound and their friends get lost and decide to spend Christmas by vising Casper, the friendly ghost. But soon they encounter a not-so-friendly ghost.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation
Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971)
Peter Cottontail wants to be the #1 chief Easter Bunny, and everyone in April Valley agrees...except for Evil Irontail. Peter must deliver more eggs than this archrival to earn the top spot...and save Easter for children everywhere!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold (1981)
Sent in search of a Christmas tree, cabin boy Dinty Doyle lands on a mysterious, uncharted Irish island where he accidentally releases a bad-tempered banshee from her pine tree prison. Leprechaun Blarney Kilakilarney knows that in order to survive, the banshee will try to swipe his clan's pot of Christmas gold. With some magical assistance from Lord Patrick, the king of the wee folk, Dinty and Blarney make a plan to outwit the gold-hungry hag before Christmas morning dawns.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both animation & family
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus?
The closest matches to The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus are A Miser Brothers' Christmas (2008), Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977) and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus?
People who watched The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus most often go on to A Miser Brothers' Christmas (2008), Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977) and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), rated 7.4/10 by 681 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus?
Super Monsters Save Christmas (2019) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus?
Yes: A Miser Brothers' Christmas (2008), Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977) and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974).
How are movies similar to The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.