Thursday, December 02, 2021

TCM in December: Christmas Movies

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

As usual, Christmas movies are scattered throughout the month, including every Saturday and Sunday. I've also included a couple of films on the list below which aren't actually Christmas films but are very much in keeping with the seasonal spirit.

It all builds to a marvelous week-long Christmas movie marathon which begins on December 19th and concludes on Christmas Day.

There's always a small bit of fluctuation in titles from year to year, but viewers will find most of the familiar films here which they enjoy on TCM each December.

Please click on any link below for my full review. Several movies are shown multiple times throughout the month, and in those cases the review is only linked at the first mention of the title.

Additionally, please click on any still below to enlarge it for a closer look!



Saturday, December 4th

A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: MERRY CHRISTMAS! (2011)
LITTLE WOMEN (1949)


Sunday, December 5th

LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY (1938)
BUNDLE OF JOY (1956)
THE BISHOP'S WIFE (1947)



Tuesday, December 7th

THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940) (Shown as part of a tribute to director Ernst Lubitsch)


Wednesday, December 8th

THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S (1945) (It's not a Christmas film but it feels like one...plus it's the movie shown in Bedford Falls in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE!)


Thursday, December 9th

BUNDLE OF JOY (1956) (Part of the "Met on Set" series)


Saturday, December 11th

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938)
STAR IN THE NIGHT (1945)
FITZWILLY (1967)
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (1942)
LADY ON A TRAIN (1945) (Hosted by Eddie Muller as a "Fireside Favorite")


Sunday, December 12th

ALL MINE TO GIVE (1957)
O. HENRY'S FULL HOUSE (1952)
MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE (1983)


Tuesday, December 14th

YOURS, MINE AND OURS (1968) (Part of a day of "widower" comedies, it includes a Christmas sequence)


Thursday, December 16th

SNOWED UNDER (1936) (Not a Christmas movie, but it's a fun snowbound comedy perfect for the season)


Saturday, December 18th

MEET JOHN DOE (1941)


Sunday, December 19th

KING OF KINGS (1961)
BEN-HUR (1959)
GOING MY WAY (1944)
THE HOLLY AND THE IVY (1952)
CHRISTMAS PAST (1925)
MON ONCLE ANTOINE (1982)
FANNY AND ALEXANDER (1982)


Monday, December 20th

KIND LADY (1935)
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (1942)
COVER UP (1949)
CROOKS ANONYMOUS (1952)
BACKFIRE (1950)
MR. SOFT TOUCH (1949)
LADY ON A TRAIN (1945)
WE'RE NO ANGELS (1955)
FITZWILLY (1967)
LADY IN THE LAKE (1947)
LARCENY, INC. (1942)
THE SILENT PARTNER (1978)


Tuesday, December 21st

HELL'S HEROES (1929)
THREE GODFATHERS (1936)
BUSH CHRISTMAS (1947)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938)
PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT (1962)
THE LION IN WINTER (1968)
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944)
IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME (1949)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
LITTLE WOMEN (1949)
BLOSSOMS IN THE DUST (1941)


Wednesday, December 22nd

MY REPUTATION (1946)
OUR VINES HAVE TENDER GRAPES (1945)
PENNY SERENADE (1941)
ALL MINE TO GIVE (1957)
GOOD SAM (1946)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
HOLIDAY AFFAIR (1949)
DESK SET (1957)
BUNDLE OF JOY (1956)


Thursday, December 23rd

BIG BUSINESS (1929)
THE WORLD OF HENRY ORIENT (1964)
CAROL FOR ANOTHER CHRISTMAS (1964)
DESK SET (1957)
SUSAN SLEPT HERE (1954)
BELL BOOK AND CANDLE (1958)
IT HAPPENED ON FIFTH AVENUE (1947)
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (1942)
THE CHEATERS (1945)
AUNTIE MAME (1958)


Friday, December 24th

THE GREAT RUPERT (1950)
3 GODFATHERS (1948)
POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES (1961)
HOLIDAY AFFAIR (1949)
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944)
THE BISHOP'S WIFE (1947)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938)
REMEMBER THE NIGHT (1940)
MEET JOHN DOE (1941)
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON (1930)


Saturday, December 25th

STAR IN THE NIGHT (1945)
TENTH AVENUE ANGEL (1948)
LITTLE WOMEN (1933)
LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY (1938)
O. HENRY'S FULL HOUSE (1952)
IT HAPPENED ON FIFTH AVENUE (1947)
IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME (1949)


Looking ahead to New Year's Eve, TCM viewers can anticipate spending the evening with the That's Entertainment! MGM musical compilation films, followed by the Thin Man mystery series. The original film THE THIN MAN (1934) is set at Christmastime so it's perfect December viewing.

For more on TCM in December 2021, please visit TCM in December: Highlights, Quick Preview of TCM in December, and TCM's online schedule.

Merry Christmas to all!

posted by Laura @ 11:45 PM 

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