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The Man Who Invented Christmas

November 19, 2024 John

This movie, released in theaters in 2017, is the newest movie on our Christmas watch list and the only new…

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Crooks Anonymous (1962)

November 26, 2023 John

We “auditioned” this British comedy for our regular Christmas classic movie list, since we had never seen it and had…

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A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

November 21, 2023 John

The third of the classic animated Christmas TV specials (after Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol in 1962 and Rudolph the Red-Nosed…

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

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After Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol in 1962 showed the possibilities of prime-time holiday cartoons, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer became an…

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The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1943)

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This riotous, irreverent comedy by Preston Sturges has always been one of my favorites from his extensive oeuvre. Like all…

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It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

January 9, 2023 John

This has become an essential part of Christmas movie watching in the past four decades. For many years it was…

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The Gift of the Magi (1952)

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This film, based on a short story by O. Henry, is one of five short films by five different directors…

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A Christmas Story

January 8, 2023 John

Although released in 1983, this Christmas classic is set in late 1930s or early 1940s (some sources say specifically 1940),…

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Bell, Book and Candle

January 7, 2023 John

This is one of a handful of movies that begin on Christmas Eve but conclude several months later (the others…

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The Apartment (1960)

January 6, 2023 John

This may be the best all-around film on our Christmas watch list: the direction, the acting, the screenplay, the cinematography,…

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