Many Christmas stories have been adapted to feature films and TV specials, and have been broadcast and repeated many times on television. Since the popularization of home video in the 1980s, their many editions are sold and re-sold every year during the holiday shopping season. Theatrical Christmas-themed films which received a theatrical release. A Christmas Carol adaptations The Nutcracker adaptations Christmas action films Christmas horror films Christmas Thriller films Short films Made-for-television and direct-to-video These are films that were made for television (including streaming services), or for the direct-to-video or direct-to-DVD market. Family A Christmas Carol adaptations Christmas animals Children's Adult/horror TV series Comedy Fantasy/Superhero Family Children's Drama Romance Adult/horror/thriller/crime See also List of highest grossing Christmas films List of Christmas television specials Christmas by medium Santa Claus in film References Films Lists of films set around holidays