There are a lot of interesting Christmas-related shorts, many of them very early. I thought it would be good to start with the very first appearance of Santa Claus on film from 1898 (or technically Father Christmas, since it's a British film). This has both the original followed by a colorized version. See which you prefer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBZZkQKu7ZA
Silent Christmas Shorts
Silent Christmas Shorts
Last edited by donnie on Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:58 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Silent Christmas Shorts
Thanks for posting here in time! I love these films.
You trying to tell me you didn't hear that shriek? That was something trying to get out of its premature grave, and I don't want to be here when it does. - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
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Here is a fascinating early Griffith Biograph. The opening scenes are definitely on the dark side, but things turn cheerier later on.
A Trap for Santa (1909)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Hk1RLyAdc
A Trap for Santa (1909)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Hk1RLyAdc
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Here's another holiday favorite of mine, the Edison film A Winter Straw Ride (1906). This one always fills me with delight. 
The score here is not my favorite, but ok.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj0z1dU5ezg
The score here is not my favorite, but ok.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj0z1dU5ezg