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!

TITLEYEAR
The Apartment1960
Bachelor Mother1939
Bell, Book and Candle1959
Beyond Tomorrow1940
The Bishop’s Wife1947
A Charlie Brown Christmas1965
The Cheaters1945
A Christmas Carol (1951)1951
Christmas Eve1947
Christmas in Connecticut1945
A Christmas Story1983
Comfort & Joy1984
Desk Set1957
Fitzwilly1967
Good Sam1948
The Great Mr. Nobody1941
The Great Rupert1950
Holiday1938
Holiday Affair1949
Holiday Inn1942
In Name Only1939
It Happened on 5th Avenue1947
It’s a Wonderful Life1946
Lady on a Train1945
Larceny, Inc.1942
Lemon Drop Kid, The1951
The Man Who Came to Dinner1942
Meet John Doe1941
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek1943
Miracle on 34th Street1947
Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol1962
Never Say Goodbye1946
Remember the Night1940
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer1964
The Shop Around the Corner1940
Thin Man, The1934
When Harry Met Sally1989
White Christmas1954