Christmas Through the Decades

Take a trip back in time to see what Christmas and the holiday season were like in America not too long ago as we reveal how many of today’s popular holiday celebrations and traditions had their start in the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s. With experts and cultural icons offering their own insight and personal memories, we reveal how your favorite holiday films, fads, television specials, songs and toys are still part of your holiday celebrations today.

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Mumindalen

When Moomin wakes unexpectedly from his winter sleep, he discovers a strange, snow-covered world unlike anything he's known. As he explores, familiar faces and new friends slowly emerge from the silent winter landscape.

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Mysteriet på Greveholm

The Olsson family, weary of city life, rents what they believe is a house in the country for a traditional Christmas. Instead, they arrive at the grand castle Greveholm, where the children soon discover the castle is not like any other – it is haunted.

Single Bells

Christmas. In other words: the most wonderful time of the year. Except for singles, because as a single person the end of the year can be lonely. In this heartwarming Christmas comedy, eternal single Mina allows her family to find her a date so she doesn't end up alone on Christmas Eve this year. Each family member may propose one blind date. Who ends up at the party table next to Mina?

Sana Ngayong Pasko

Sana Ngayong Pasko is a Philippine drama produced by GMA Network. It stars Susan Roces as a grandmother suffering with dementia, under the direction of Mike Tuviera. Since the show is a Christmas special, it only lasted until January 8, 2010. It premiered on December 7, 2009.

Dear Santa

The series will take audiences on an inspiring holiday journey as children across America write letters to Santa and kind-hearted “elves” step up in unexpected ways to make their Christmas wishes come true.

Sunes jul

Sune, an 11 year old boy struggles with girl troubles and school while he and his goofy family prepares for Christmas with failed attempts at all of the usual December traditions.

Funniest Pets & People

Funniest Pets & People is a solid half-hour of pure entertainment with a proven format featuring hysterical, fast-paced video clips submitted by viewers who share the funniest moments of their favorite Pets & People.

Drifter's Christmas Presents

A variety and comedy sketch program featuring The Drifters that was broadcast as a special program on Fuji Television and its affiliate stations during the Christmas season every December for seven years from 1982 to 1988.

Hogfather

On the night before Hogswatch, the holiday where kids anticipate presents from the beloved Hogfather, Death notices that the Hogfather's life-timer is lying broken on the floor of his castle. Could it be that Hogswatch will not happen this year?

En småstad vid seklets början

A Small Town at the Turn of the Century is set in a Swedish fishing village at the beginning of the 20th century, where siblings Sven and Britta wait for their father to return from sea in time for Christmas Eve. With their grandmother, they experience a December filled with traditions, adventures and encounters with the village's many characters – from the mayor to the lantern lighter.

Ronny & Julia

When Ronny moves to a small town with his scientific family, he ends up next door to Julia, whose parents live and breathe music. Despite their differences, Ronny and Julia quickly become best friends. But when a conflict flares up between the families, the children are forbidden from seeing each other - something they won't accept without further ado.

Julkalendern

An annual Swedish Christmas calendar television series.

Jul på Månetoppen

Christmas on the Moontop is a Norwegian christmas series. It was produced and sent on NRK in 2002 with replays in 2005, 2010 and 2014. Idea and screenplay by Gudny Ingebjørg Hagen. Christmas on the Moontop was the successor to Christmas in Blåfjell and Amalies Christmas. Directed by Torunn Calmeyer Ringen.

The Nativity

Drama revealing the human story beneath the classic biblical tale, from the courtship of Mary and Joseph in Nazareth to the birth of Jesus in a Bethlehem stable.

En decemberdröm

11-year-old Bobo is embarrassed by his mom’s terrible singing—until he discovers she was once a Swedish music legend, before losing her voice when he was born. After a football accident leaves Bobo in a coma, he’s swept into a dreamlike underworld where he meets its mysterious boss.

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Kaspar i Nudådalen

Advent calendar series about 8-year-old Kaspar who lives in a small house with his grandfather. Kaspar is a philosophizing little boy who ponders both big and small.