The brains behind Elf, The Nightmare Before Christmas and How the Grinch Stole Christmas describe how they brought their magical worlds to life on film. (Everett Collection, Michael Corenblith; Photo ...

Elf might be a Christmas classic now, but it had some bumps to its path to success. The 2003 film starred Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf, a human who’s raised in the North Pole. When he outgrows elf ...

How did elves go from supernatural monsters to Santa's helpers? The surprising history of Christmas elves reveals a lot about work, class, and Western culture.

Once upon a time in Hollywood, a team of production designers conjured some of the most unforgettable Christmas towns in film history — from the candy cane lanes in Elf and the Gothic towers of The ...