"No Santa Claus" (Silent Night) - Gremlins (maybe it's just me, but I found this scene - why Kate doesn't like Christmas - genuinely sad and Goldsmith's adaptation is a strong part of that)

"Christmas Eve Montage" (Jingle Bells) - Nightmare Before Christmas (toward the end of the cue, Elfman slipped this in, a nice counterpoint)

"Chased by Santa" (Deck the Halls) - the "Futurama" episode, "Xmas Story" (Chris Tyng's music for the show is great, and this is one of my favorites; not too many composers turn a carol into an action melody)

"Revenge of the Bladers" (12 Days of Christmas) - Mixed Nuts (another, all-too-rare action take on a carol)

"Gracie's a Hero...and a Mother" (12 Days, Good King Wenceslas, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World) - Mixed Nuts (this film had some good music, but George Fenton must've really been inspired by that last reel or so)

"Christmas Shopping" (Carol of the Bells) - Turbulence (I've never been too big on this melody, but Shirley Walker imbued it with a terrific sense of unease)

And what about Christmas standards?

"Alaska" (Winter Wonderland) - North (about halfway into Shaiman's track, past the glitzy take on the song, there's a melancholy read of it that is beautiful)

"Smuntzes Lament" (I'll Be Home for Christmas) - Mouse Hunt (I just love this heartwarming version of it, another great touch in this underrated Silvestri effort)

http://media20a.libsyn.com/podcasts/fsmpodcast/FSM_Podcast_022.mp3

And last year's...
http://media20a.libsyn.com/podcasts/fsmpodcast/FSM_Podcast_006.mp3

Looks like we're thinking of many of the same scores.

-Doug Adams