For 2023, we are trying something new and interactive. We have constructed a series of trivia quizzes about the 38 movies on our watchlist this year. Each Monday from November 27 through January 1, we will post a quiz testing your knowledge of the films on our watchlist. You will see the list of films later on this page with links to our previous posts about each film, containing some hints that may help you answer the quiz questions. Each quiz will contain six multiple-choice questions organized around themes, such as “In Performance” (films that feature scenes where the characters are performing on stage, on a dance floor, etc.), “Trains, Planes & Automobiles” (movies that feature various modes of transportation), and “Shop Till You Drop” (scenes in stores and restaurants). Each week we will be watching the Christmas classics that are answers to the weekly thematic quiz questions. All of the 38 films are included in the answers, some only once but others several times.
You can not only take the quizzes and follow along with our viewing regimen, but for those who submit the largest number of correct answers each week, we will be sending special prizes … to be announced … but something lovers of classic Christmas cinema should enjoy.
Links to the weekly quizzes will appear here:
WEEK 1 – IN PERFORMANCE
(movies that feature the characters performing on stage, screen, radio and more)
WEEK 2 – TRAINS, PLANES AND AUTOMOBILES
(movies that feature various types of transportation)
WEEK 3 – SHOP TILL YOU DROP
(movies that feature shopping scenes)
WEEK 4 – A CHRISTMAS MENAGERIE
(movies that feature a variety of animals)
WEEK 5 – CHRISTMAS IN MANHATTAN
(movies that feature scenes in New York City)
WEEK 6 – ON LOCATION
(movies that feature different unusual locations)
As always, we hope you enjoy our Christmas movie watchlist and hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
| TITLE | YEAR |
|---|---|
| The Apartment | 1960 |
| Bachelor Mother | 1939 |
| Bell, Book and Candle | 1959 |
| Beyond Tomorrow | 1940 |
| The Bishop’s Wife | 1947 |
| A Charlie Brown Christmas | 1965 |
| The Cheaters | 1945 |
| A Christmas Carol (1951) | 1951 |
| Christmas Eve | 1947 |
| Christmas in Connecticut | 1945 |
| A Christmas Story | 1983 |
| Comfort & Joy | 1984 |
| Desk Set | 1957 |
| Fitzwilly | 1967 |
| Good Sam | 1948 |
| The Great Mr. Nobody | 1941 |
| The Great Rupert | 1950 |
| Holiday | 1938 |
| Holiday Affair | 1949 |
| Holiday Inn | 1942 |
| In Name Only | 1939 |
| It Happened on 5th Avenue | 1947 |
| It’s a Wonderful Life | 1946 |
| Lady on a Train | 1945 |
| Larceny, Inc. | 1942 |
| Lemon Drop Kid, The | 1951 |
| The Man Who Came to Dinner | 1942 |
| Meet John Doe | 1941 |
| The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek | 1943 |
| Miracle on 34th Street | 1947 |
| Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol | 1962 |
| Never Say Goodbye | 1946 |
| Remember the Night | 1940 |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 1964 |
| The Shop Around the Corner | 1940 |
| Thin Man, The | 1934 |
| When Harry Met Sally | 1989 |
| White Christmas | 1954 |