The Christmas movies that never were

Thoughout the history of television, there have been many specials dedicated to the theme of Christmas. Some of them have become annual traditions, while others ran for a year or two, then disappeared into the ether of syndication, public domain, or YouTube. 

Lately, the Christmas movie field has been dominated by such producers as Hallmark, Lifetime, and Netflix. But I happen to have it on good authority that over the years, several projects, many involving big-name Hollywood directors and stars, have been pitched to these companies. For reasons that I can't explain, they were ultimately rejected, never to see the light of day—but not before some preliminary promotional material had been prepared. 

We've been fortunate here at It's About TV to have run across some of these promos. Whether or not they would have become beloved classics is for you to decide, but with our traditional Yuletide spirit in mind, we present them to you today for your consideration. Hopefully, thinking about them will help to make your holidays just a little brighter.

True, the didn't happen. But they could have. Couldn't they? TV