14 December 2012 Author Jen Chapman

The season kicks off with Tim Burton's magical stop-motion animation The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D, and Bruce Willis stars in the ultimate alternative Christmas flick Die Hard, yippee-ki-yay! In much loved family comedy Home Alone, Macaulay Culkin plays eight-year-old Kevin who has to thwart two bungling burglars in their attempt to steal his Christmas presents.

Chevy Chase trips, falls, mashes his fingers and and stubs his toes in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and Will Ferrell plays the loveable Buddy on a quest to find his real family in Elf.

Charles Dickens's classic story is recreated in both Scrooged where Bill Murray soon learns the error of his ways and The Muppet Christmas Carol starring Michael Caine, Kermit, Miss Piggy and the rest of the Mupper crew. For less adorable furry friends, Gremlins offers a subversive take on the Christmas genre.

Santa Claus: The Movie features two elves battling it out to help Santa deliver his Christmas presents and the season finishines with Irving Berlin's classic White Christmas presented in a stunning restoration.

We'll also be screening the beautiful ballet The Nutcracker filmed from the Bolshoi and Royal Opera House.

The Bar are serving mulled wine, hot winter cider, whisky mac's (hot or cold), hot chocolate or coffee with house spirits and mince pies to enjoy with your film!

Merry Christmas!