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Canine Christmas Movies

Top 10 Christmas Movies with Dogs

Christmas movies are a great way to spend time with family, friends or simply curled up with man’s best friend. This holiday season, we’ve put together a list of the top 10 Christmas movies featuring dogs. Some of these festive flicks will make you laugh, some will make you cry, and a few might even make you groan – but we guarantee they’ll get you in the holiday spirit!

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  1. I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown. In this “Peanuts” classic by Charles Schulz, Rerun van Pelt desperately wants a dog for Christmas. Will his Christmas wish come true?
  2. The 12 Dogs of Christmas. This heartwarming story features a plucky girl who brings people and dogs of all shapes and sizes together to change a town’s “no dogs” law.
  3. Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure. The popular movie collection Beethoven wouldn’t be complete without a Christmas special! Beethoven makes new friends – including an elf!
  4. A Dog Named Christmas. For a movie that will tug at your heartstrings, watch this film about a family that fosters a shelter dog during the holidays.
  5. Santa’s Dog. Did you know that Santa has a dog and his name is Hercules? Each year, Hercules picks a naughty boy to help get him on the “nice list.” But will Hercules be able to help Max Moogle?
  6. Santa Buddies. People are losing their holiday spirit, but Santa and his trusty dog Santa Paws are on the case!
  7. Chilly Christmas. Bobby and his dog Chilly are best friends but are in danger of being separated. Working together to face a corrupt dog thief, they band together to save their family.
  8. The Search For Santa Paws. Santa Claus has lost his memory but his new puppy friend Paws is there to save him! A movie with magic dogs, elves and trips to the North Pole, this charming movie will make you believe in magic.
  9. Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups. If you liked The Search for Santa Paws, tune in for the sequel for Santa Paws’ puppies! These pups race with Mrs. Claus to save Christmas around the world all the while discovering what true holiday spirit really is.
  10. Adventures of Bailey: Christmas Hero. Bailey is worried he won’t get any presents from Santa but are presents really what Christmas is all about?
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