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Category: 2022 – Christmas Movies

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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Holiday (1938)

January 4, 2023 John

Last year for the first time we watched the original film version of this play by Philip Barry. You can…

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When Harry Met Sally (1989)

January 3, 2023 John

This is the most recently produced movie on our Christmas cinema watchlist. Released in 1989, it is one of only…

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In Name Only

December 31, 2022 John

In Name Only joined our holiday watch list four years ago after watching it in early 2018 during one of…

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Remember the Night (1940)

December 30, 2022 John

This is one of our favorite Christmas movies, for a whole string of reasons. First, it stars Barbara Stanwyck in…

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Holiday Affair (1949)

December 29, 2022 John

While not the best of movies, this is an endearing film with warm characters and an interesting theme of welcoming…

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