1. A magic hat brings a snowman to life.

2. A mean and miserly green creature wants to ruin Christmas.

3. A little boy directs a Christmas play and shuns commercialization.

4. A doubting boy boards a magical train that’s headed to the North Pole.

5. A reindeer and a misfit elf help Santa Claus make his Christmas Eve trip.

6. A dog called Olive wants to be a reindeer at Christmas time.

7. Theodore Edward Bear decides to go searching for Christmas.

8. A near-sighted actor plays Scrooge.

9. Jack Skellington becomes converted to Christmas.

Answers 1. Frosty the Snowman 2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 3. A Charlie Brown Christmas 4. The Polar Express 5. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 6. Olive, the Other Reindeer 7. The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas 8. Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol 9. The Nightmare Before Christmas

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