Holiday Classics
$200In this 1990 film, Kevin McCallister defends his house from burglars after being left behind.
$400In this 1983 film, Ralphie schemes to get a Red Ryder BB gun as his holiday gift.
$600This 1946 Frank Capra film follows George Bailey, who wishes he'd never been born.
$800This 1989 film follows the Griswold family's disastrous attempt at a perfect holiday at home, with Cousin Eddie visiting.
$1000This 1947 film about a department-store Kris Kringle is titled 'Miracle on' a certain Manhattan address.
Animated Favorites
$200This green Dr. Seuss character tries to steal Christmas from Whoville.
$400This red-nosed reindeer guides Santa's sleigh through fog.
$600This 2004 Tom Hanks film follows a boy on a magical train to the North Pole.
$800This 1965 animated special features the Peanuts gang and a scrawny little holiday tree that just needs a little love.
$1000This claymation, banjo-playing narrator, voiced by Burl Ives, hosts 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.'
Elf
$200Will Ferrell plays Buddy, a human raised as one of these at the North Pole.
$400Buddy declares that this sugary substance is one of the elves' four main food groups.
$600Buddy travels to this city to find his real father.
$800Buddy says the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to do this.
$1000Buddy excitedly mistakes a department-store Santa, saying he sits on a throne of these.
Christmas Villains
$200In 'Home Alone,' Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern play these bumbling 'Wet Bandits.'
$400In 'A Christmas Carol,' this miserly old man is visited by ghosts.
$600In 'The Nightmare Before Christmas,' this gambling sack of bugs is the villain.
$800In many tales, this Alpine horned Christmas demon punishes naughty children.
$1000In 'Die Hard,' considered a Christmas movie by many, this German terrorist takes over Nakatomi Plaza.
Songs in Film
$200This Mariah Carey song, featured in 'Love Actually,' tops charts every December.
$400In the Bing Crosby holiday classic, he dreams of a Christmas glistening in this snowy color.
$600This 2003 British ensemble romance, set in the weeks before Christmas, weaves together many couples' stories.
$800In 'The Muppet Christmas Carol,' this green Muppet plays Bob Cratchit.
$1000This 1994 Tim Allen film has him accidentally take over the red-suited gift-giver's job after the previous one falls off his roof.
Hallmark Hallmarks
$200Hallmark Christmas plots often feature a big-city person returning to this kind of hometown.
$400The romantic lead is frequently a widowed single one of these.
$600The heroine often takes over saving a struggling family business, such as a bakery or a place that sells evergreens for the holidays.
$800A common plot device is a mysterious kindly stranger who turns out to be this jolly figure in disguise.
$1000Hallmark's annual holiday movie marathon and lineup is branded 'Countdown to' this.