* Elf (2003): This beloved comedy is arguably Ferrell's most famous Christmas film, playing Buddy the Elf, a human raised by elves who sets off to find his real father in New York City.
* The Christmas Chronicles (2018): Ferrell voices the role of Santa Claus in this family adventure film where a brother and sister team up to save Christmas after Santa's sleigh is stolen.
He also had a small, uncredited role in A Christmas Story (1983), playing a bully at the school Christmas party.