Bush Christmas is a 1947 Australian–British comedy film directed by Ralph Smart and starring Chips Rafferty.

In the Australian countryside, five children are best friends, including a set of siblings, an English war evacuee, and Aboriginal Neza.

They boast to three strangers, Long Bill, Jim and Blue, about the mare belonging to the father of one of them.

[4][5] In August 1945, it was announced that Ralph Smart would write and direct Bush Christmas for exhibition in the cinema clubs.

[6] He wanted to make a children's film but had been unable to find a suitable story so decided to write one himself.

[10] Several cast members from The Overlanders appear, including Chips Rafferty, John Fernside and Helen Grieve.

Smart left Australia in October, promising to be back in a few months to make more movies; he took four scenarios with him.

[18][19] Rank were so happy with the movie that instead of just playing it in cinema clubs they released it as a support feature for Frieda.

[23] It was reportedly among the most popular films of the year in Britain in 1947, along with Courtneys of Curzon Street, Great Expectations, Duel in the Sun, Odd Man Out, Jassy, The Upturned Glass, Black Narcissus, Holiday Camp, They Made Me A Fugitive and The Jolson Story.