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10 Best Movies Like The Year Without a Santa Claus

If you loved The Year Without a Santa Claus, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
The Bells of St. Mary's

The Bells of St. Mary's

1945★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Year Without a Santa Claus for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their...

#2
Rudolph's Shiny New Year

Rudolph's Shiny New Year

1977★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Year Without a Santa Claus for fans of Animation & Family & TV Movie & Fantasy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Rudolph must find Happy, the baby new year, before the midnight of New Year's Eve....

#3
Jack Frost

Jack Frost

1979★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Year Without a Santa Claus for fans of Animation & Family & TV Movie & Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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 t...

#4
Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century

1953★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Year Without a Santa Claus for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Space hero Daffy battles Marvin the Martian for control of Planet X....

#5
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

1985★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Year Without a Santa Claus for fans of Animation & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. And to justify it, he tells the history of Santa Claus. The Ak found an abandoned baby a...

#6
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

1975★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Year Without a Santa Claus for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A young shepherd, Lucas, is blinded by lightening, and some kindly nuns at a nearby abbey take him in. Sister Catherine describes snow to Lucas, who has never seen it. Lucas gets c...