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With so manyChristmasmovies to pick out from once the holidays roll around , there are some classics with sequels that slip under the radiolocation . The holiday season look the regaining of beloved seasonal picture to watch again and again . Some ofthe best Christmas movies of all time , likeElf , Home Alone , andIt ’s a Wonderful Lifereceive countless rewatches every winter . At the same time , a boniface of unknown spinoffs , sequel , and remaking of these illustrious moving-picture show survive too , though they fail to receive the same enduring popularity . Made as either theatrical releases or straight - to - TV , these little - known Christmas follow - ups sport familiar characters , stories , and festive themes .
Though most people stick to rewatching the same beloved vacation films yr after class , a few might total across one of those lesser - make love Christmas sequels . Whether found on a cyclosis service or a forgotten DVD , these obscure movies can still enamor the magical life of the time of year . The quality of these overlooked cinematic gift varies , but for those willing to savvy profoundly into holiday option , adding a new motion picture to yearly tradition can be its own payoff . Even isolated sequel and remake deserve a chance to become someone ’s newest favorite part of cinema ’s most howling sentence of the year .
9National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure (2003)
The Sequel To National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
Fourteen years after his appearance in 1989’sNational Lampoon ’s Christmas Vacation , Cousin Eddie returned in his own tropical Christmas special , Christmas Vacation 2 : Cousin Eddie ’s Island Adventure . In this made - for - TV picture , Eddie , his wife Catherine , Uncle Nick , and the rest of the family find themselves strand on a remote island during Christmastime . With cheeky wittiness and the return of actor like Randy Quaid and Miriam Flynn , the movie carries on theVacationfranchise ’s signature brand of family hijinks . However , despite its connection to the democratic holiday clowning , the obscure island dangerous undertaking fail to attract a wide viewership and is consideredthe speculative movie theVacationfranchise .
8Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)
The Fifth Sequel In The Home Alone Franchise
Home AloneandHome Alone 2 : Lost in New Yorkare bonafide Christmas classics . Even the standalone third installmentHome Alone 3released in 1997 was pop in its own rightfulness . In 2002 , theHome Alonefranchise continue with a made - for - television set fourth installment , dwelling house Alone 4 : involve Back the House . This time , Kevin McCallister is play by Mike Weinberg , as he defend his father ’s lady friend ’s house from stealer over the holidays .
Home Alone is arrange in the suburbia of Chicago , with some additional scene require billet in Paris , but where was the holiday classic really filmed ?
A decennary afterHome Alone 4 , the franchise brought out another made - for - TV movie with 2012’sHome Alone : The Holiday Heist , complete with an all - fresh cast and characters , but the same Christmas premise . While bank on the tried - and - trueHome Aloneformula , this hidden fifth continuation went immediately to videodisc and TV , leading to low viewership . Despite appearances from actors like Malcolm McDowell , The Holiday Heistdidn’t make a splash upon its release .
7A Christmas Story 2 (2012)
The Sequel To A Christmas Story (1983)
The little - sleep together sequelA Christmas Story 2continues Ralphie ’s misadventures in this 2012 direct - to - telecasting tone ending . With an all - new casting , the movie finds an old Ralphie longing for a car rather than his iconic rifle . Despite keeping the spell of the cherished 1983 original celluloid , A Christmas Story 2failed to deliver the sameiconic quotes fromA Christmas Story , likely due to its obscurity and want of persistence . With no connection to the well - jazz TBS holiday marathon and a quiet video release , the film reached few viewers . However , for those who did discover it , Ralphie ’s takings stand up as a pleasant slice of nostalgiathat is perfect for the vacation .
6Rudolph And Frosty’s Christmas In July (1979)
The Sequel to Frosty The Snowman (1969)
The unequaled and not so well - known 1979 sequelRudolph and Frosty ’s Christmas in Julypairs the two holiday submarine against an malevolent ace seek to reject Christmas magic . clock in at intimately 100 minute , this obscure film overburden on odd ideas , from Santa in a hot air balloon to evil carnies and " Reinsnakes . " It also features a grim scene of the melted deaths of Frosty ’s folk . With its convoluted ambition ineffectual to recapture the charm and accessibility of the 25 - minuteFrosty the Snowmanoriginal , the movie could not chance an audience during its limited theatrical runand sporadic video airings .
5Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas (2014)
The Sequel To Elf (2003)
Blending the 2003 impinge on filmElfwith strain from the Broadway adaptation , this hidden animated special features Jim Parsons as the luxuriant Buddy raised by elves , alongside Mark Hamill as Buddy ’s Scrooge - like father . Despite Warner Bros. Animation ’s charming stop - motion and the return of Ed Asner as Santa , the bizarre mashup failed to pull back much flourish upon its initial airing . With special advertising for its one - off debut , the peculiar musical remix ofElfwas seen by few , remain an unmarked entry that aims perhaps too eminent to retake the flavor of treasured vacation animation .
lionise the 12 days of Christmas with 12 obscure fact about the advanced Christmas classic Elf , including cameos and abandoned plot line .
4Clarence (1990)
The Sequel To It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
Over 45 years after its debut , It ’s a Wonderful Lifespawned a small screen sequel guide by player Robert Carradine as backer Clarence Odbody . Staying faithful to the 1946 vacation classic , this obscure 1990 TV retelling features Clarence broadcast once again to bring through a do-or-die soul by giving position . Despite Carradine ’s earnest performance that aims to bewitch Henry Travers ’ soft wisdom , the minimally advertised continuation failed to make the magic of the original film . However , though a simple retelling , there is ease to be found in revisit this lesser - seen subsequence of a guardian angel define to bring in his annex .
3Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
The Sequel To Beauty And The Beast
Before the epoch of live - action remakes , Disney frequently revisit their animated classics with direct - to - video subsequence in the ' XC and early 2000s . One such unmarked entry is 1997’sBeauty and the brute : The Enchanted Christmas . set up within the timeline of the dear original film , this obscure holiday chapter finds Tim Curry sound a unexampled villain aim to prevent the spell - break romance between Beauty and Beast during Christmas . With lush liveliness capturing the thaumaturgy of the iconic enchanted characters , Enchanted Christmasis a niche subsequence that resulted in few even sleep together of its being . For fans of the Oscar - appoint classic , this obscureDisney sequel is almost better than the original .
2Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish (1998)
The Sequel To Richie Rich (1994)
1Jingle All The Way 2 (2014)
The Sequel To Jingle All The Way (1996)
While the Arnold Schwarzenegger holiday comedyJingle All the Wayrightly earns nostalgia as a uproarious ' 90s Christmas staple fiber , its 2014 straight - to - videodisc subsequence bedaze with an oddly charming return starring Larry the Cable Guy . Though no one asked for a follow - up , Larry ’s earnest sincerity proves endearing as a father striving to nab the season ’s hottest toy for his tiddler . Leaning into ridiculous spell , Jingle All the Way 2captures enough spirit to overcome its simple redundancy . Far from maculate the original , this zany holiday encore is full of unexpected pump , perfect for theChristmasseason .
