A beloved patriarch asks his family for one gift this holiday season: to get along. If they can honor that wish and spend five days under the same roof without killing one another, it will be a Christmas miracle.

Collection of films of O. Henry's two most published stories and a third tape telling O. Henry's story. In The gift of the Magi, a husband and wife sacrifice treasured possessions in order to buy each other Christmas presents. In the last leaf, an artist forfeits his life while painting the last leaf on a vine, giving hope to a girl who has lost the will to live.

Where does Santa's suit come from? Why does he slide down the chimney? Why does he live at the North Pole? The answers to all these questions and the origins of our favorite holiday traditions are revealed in this classic about Kris Kringle, the world's most famous gift-giver.

"In 1940s Indiana, nine-year-old Ralphie dreams of his ideal Christmas gift: a genuine Red Ryder 200-shot Carbine Action Air Rifle. But when gruff dad and doting mom regularly respond with 'You'll shoot your eye out!', Ralphie mounts a full-scale hint-dropping, Santa-begging campaign"--Container.

Ella lives in a fanciful and magical world where all children are given a "gift" from their fairy Godmother at birth. Ella's gift - and curse - was that of obedience. As a result, Ella cannot refuse any command, and as a result she is often taken advantage of. In a bid to regain control of her life, Ella goes on a quest to free herself from this mysterious "gift". Ella must outwit a kingdom filled with ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, talking books...

George and the Man With the Yellow Hat are having a great time getting ready for Christmas. There's only one problem: neither of them can figure out what to give the other for a present. The Man finds George's wish list hard to read and George doesn't have a clue about what to get for the Man who has everything. Can they resolve their dilemma in time?

Two desperate dads compete in a no-holds-barred battle to be the best father. Laid-back dad Larry is having a bear of a time finding the perfect Christmas gift for his eight-year-old daughter, Noel. The season's hottest toy, The Harrison Bear, is all sold out, and Noel's new stepfather wants to keep it that way, so he can be the one to make her holiday wish come true. When Larry learns all Noel wants for Christmas is the bear, he'll stop at nothing...

When a boy loses the wooden nativity set that links him to his deceased father, his mother persuades a reclusive woodcarver to make a replacement. As Christmas approaches and the boy demands more, will the gift be finished in time?

"An anonymous suitor sends optometrist Sara a gift for each night of Hanukkah. On her journey to find her secret admirer, she learns her one true love might be someone she never expected"--Container.

At the Christmas season in 1941, a young father in Eureka Springs, Ark., cannot afford to buy his 5-year-old daughter the bicycle she expects from Santa Claus.