More offbeat than weird, this movie, featuring Aldo Ray, Peter Ustinov, and Humphrey Bogart as escaped Devil's Island convicts, is an annual family favorite. They decide to help a struggling family find happiness at Christmastime, by any means necessary. (Only two people are killed, but, in the spirit of the season, they probably deserved it.) And, yes, we do watch Rene Cardona's "Santa Claus" as well.

Other family favorites include Britain's "Robbie The Reindeer", "A Wish for Wings That Work", and a recent addition, "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas" from 'Community' - all of them odd but in keeping with the season...