Thursday, December 01, 2022

TCM in December: Christmas Movies

It's time for my annual guide to the Christmas movies being shown this month on Turner Classic Movies!

As usual, Christmas titles are scattered throughout the December schedule, including on Saturdays and Sundays.

This year TCM is repeating the Christmas week movie marathon also held in 2021; this year's marathon will be held from December 18th through Christmas Day.

There's always a small fluctuation in the titles shown from year to year, but most of the familiar Christmas favorites typically shown on TCM will be found on the schedule below.

Please click any hyperlinked title for a complete review. For those films shown multiple times, the review is linked only at the first mention.

Additionally, click on any of the stills to enlarge for a closer look.


Saturday, December 3rd



Sunday, December 4th



Saturday, December 10th



Sunday, December 11th

THE BISHOP'S WIFE (1948)
CHRISTMAS PAST (1925)


Tuesday, December 13th

LADY IN THE LAKE (1947) (Shown as part of an evening of Philip Marlowe mysteries)


Saturday, December 17th

THE CAPTAIN'S CHRISTMAS (1938) (cartoon)
THE SONG OF BERNADETTE (1945)
KING OF KINGS (1961)
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (1965)
MR. SOFT TOUCH (1949) (Noir Alley)


Sunday, December 18th

MR. SOFT TOUCH (1949)
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944)
IN THE GOLD OLD SUMMERTIME (1949)
THE KING OF KINGS (1927)
MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE (1983)
MON ONCLE ANTOINE (1971)


Monday, December 19th

ROADBLOCK (1951)
BOYS TOWN (1938)
TENTH AVENUE ANGEL (1948)
LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY (1938)
THE GREAT RUPERT (1950)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
METROPOLITAN (1990)
BUNDLE OF JOY (1956)
ALL MINE TO GIVE (1957)


Tuesday, December 20th

KIND LADY (1935)
COVER UP (1949)
LADY IN THE LAKE (1947)
BACKFIRE (1940)
MR. SOFT TOUCH (1949)
GOING MY WAY (1944)
O. HENRY'S FULL HOUSE (1952)
PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT (1962)
FANNY AND ALEXANDER (1982)


Wednesday, December 21st

CHRISTMAS PAST (1925)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938)
A CAROL FOR ANOTHER CHRISTMAS (1964)
CROOKS ANONYMOUS (1963)
BLAST OF SILENCE (1961)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
HOLIDAY AFFAIR (1949)
LITTLE WOMEN (1949)
AUNTIE MAME (1958)


Thursday, December 22nd

BLOSSOMS IN THE DUST (1941)
THE CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE (1944)
BACHELOR MOTHER (1939)
MA AND PA KETTLE AT HOME (1954)
THE LION IN WINTER (1968)
IT HAPPENED ON 5TH AVENUE (1947)
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (1942)
FITZWILLY (1967)
LADY ON A TRAIN (1945)
THE SILENT PARTNER (1978)


Friday, December 23rd

BUNDLE OF JOY (1956)
OUR VINES HAVE TENDER GRAPES (1945)
ALL MINE TO GIVE (1957)
PENNY SERENADE (1941)
REMEMBER THE NIGHT (1940)
DESK SET (1957)
SUSAN SLEPT HERE (1954)
THE ROCKING HORSE WINNER (1949)
BIG BUSINESS (1929) (short)


Saturday, December 24th

THREE GODFATHERS (1936)
BEYOND TOMORROW (1940)
THE GREAT RUPERT (1950)
TENTH AVENUE ANGEL (1948)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
IT HAPPENED ON 5TH AVENUE (1947)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944)
THE BISHOP'S WIFE (1947)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938)
MEET JOHN DOE (1940)
POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES (1961)


Sunday, December 25th

STAR IN THE NIGHT (1945) (short)
BABES IN TOYLAND (1934)
LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY (1938)
THE APARTMENT (1960)
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (1942)
HOLIDAY AFFAIR (1949)
IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME (1949)


TCM will also be celebrating New Year's Eve just as the network did last year, showing the THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT! musical compilation films followed by the THIN MAN series.

For more on TCM in December 2021, please visit Quick Preview of TCM in December and TCM Star of the Month: Ava Gardner, along with TCM's online schedule.

Coming this weekend: TCM in December: Highlights


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