It's a Wonderful Christmas Movie, Part II Quiz

Answer: Miracle on 34th Street

Both old and new versions of "Miracle on 34th Street" feature very talented young actresses, Natalie Wood in 1947 and Mara Wilson in 1994. Susan has been taught by her mother that Santa is not real. But when Santa comes into their lives, he makes it his goal to prove to these two females that Santa is real.

The scene from the 1947 version when bags of letters are brought into the courtroom is a classic!

Answer: The Nightmare Before Christmas

From 1993, this stop motion film has quickly became a holiday classic, thanks to the voice talents of Chris Sarandan, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Reubens, Ken Page and Danny Elfman. Also a treat, songs such as "This is Halloween", "What's This" and "Oogie Boogie's Song". Jack Skellington is bored with Halloween, then he discovers Christmas Town and decides to take over for Santa so he can understand what Christmas is all about.

Answer: The Nutcracker

Clara receives a Nutcracker for Christmas. That night, he comes alive, defeats the Mouse King and takes Clara to a fairyland. The 1993 movie starred Macaulay Culkin as the Nutcracker. "The Nutcracker Prince", a 1990 cartoon featured the voice talents of Peter O'Toole and Kiefer Sutherland, among others. I grew up with the 1977 version starring Mikhail Baryshnikov as the Nutcracker/Prince and Gelsey Kirkland as Clara.

Answer: I'll Be Home For Christmas

Jonathan Taylor Thomas plays Jake Wilkinson and Jessica Biel plays his girlfriend Allie in this very predictable Christmas film.

Answer: The Polar Express

Based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg, this film was ground-breaking because the entire film was created using performance capture, a technique that turns an actor's performance directly into a digital image. A young boy, struggling with his belief in Santa, rides a train to the North Pole where he meets Santa and receives a special gift.

Answer: Skipping Christmas

"Christmas With the Kranks" stars Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Aykroyd. When their daughter won't be home for Christmas, the Kranks decide to skip Christmas. But the local street "leader" won't accept their boycott, and then their daughter decides to come home.

Answer: Serendipity

"Serendipity" stars John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Molly Shannon, Eugene Levy and John Corbett.
Dictionary.com defines serendipity as "The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident; the fact or occurrence of such discoveries; an instance of making such a discovery."

Answer: The Santa Clause

Tim Allen's character Scott gets roped into being Santa, then turns into Santa throughout the next year. He must convince his ex-wife and her new husband that he is not crazy. This movie was so successful, a sequel followed it in 2002 where Santa had to find a Mrs. Clause.

Answer: Scrooged

Frank Cross is a bitter, selfish TV executive who is haunted by three spirits on Christmas Eve while his TV station is planning a live production of "A Christmas Carol". This movie also stars Karen Allen, John Forsythe and John Glover.

Answer: White Christmas

Bob and Phil form a song and dance team after World War II is over. They follow sisters Betty and Judy to Vermont for a Christmas show, only to find their former commander and romantic mix-ups.