40 best Christmas-related pop-culture items (#20-11)

Part three keeps bringing the holiday cheer (hopefully) with my next ten entries to the list of 40 - just remember, if you're not seeing your favorite flick, song, or book, it's not sheer quality that landed these folks on my rankings - it's entirely up to my susceptible little heartstrings.

20. A Christmas Carol

Book, Chapman & Hall, 1843

Written by Charles Dickens

19. A Christmas Album

Album, Myrrh/Word, 1983

Performed by Amy Grant

18. The Muppet Christmas Carol

Film, Jim Henson Productions, 1992

With Michael Caine, Frank Oz, and The Muppets

17. Christmas Special

30 Rock episode, NBC, 2008

With Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, and Jane Krakowski

16. While You Were Sleeping

Film, Hollywood Pictures, 1995

With Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, and Peter Boyle

15. John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

Album, RCA, 1979

Performed by John Denver and The Muppets

14. A Wish for Wings That Work

Book, Little Brown & Co., 1991

Written and illustrated by Berkeley Breathed

13. Mickey's Christmas Carol

Short film, Walt Disney Pictures, 1983

With Wayne Allwine, Clarence Nash, and Hal Smith

12. Frosty the Snowman

Television special, CBS, 1969

With Jimmy Durante, June Foray, and Billy de Wolfe

11. The Nightmare Before Christmas

Film, Touchstone Pictures, 1993

With Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, and Chris Sarandon

**The final 10 are soon on their way!**