Speaking of "Home for the Holidays"

While Christmas movies are a dime a dozen, there are precious few movies that focus on that other venerable holiday here in the U.S.: Thanksgiving. There is one, however, which is very funny - and maybe a bit too "close to home"  if your family tends towards "dysfunctional."

"The Insects' Christmas" (1913)

"The Insect's Christmas" (Rozhdestvo obitateley lesa) was an early foray into stop-motion animation by the pioneering Russian filmmaker, Wladyslaw Starewicz. Starewicz began his experiments with animation a decade before Walt Disney, working virtually alone, filling the roles of writer, director, cameraman, designer, and animator.

"The Night Before Christmas" (1905)

The Night Before Christmas is a 1905 American silent short film directed by Edwin S. Porter for the Charles Edison. It is based on Clement Clarke Moore's 1823 poem, "T'was the Night Before Christmas" (originally "A Visit from Saint Nicholas") and was the first film production of the poem(1903).