Christmas Movies on TCM in December 2021

Every December Turner Classic Movies shows several Christmas movies. I have no doubt that many look forward to watching their favourite holiday movies on TCM each year. Given how rough 2021 has been for many, I am guess classic movie buffs may be looking forward to Christmas movies on TCM next month more than usual.

Below is a schedule of Christmas movies airing on Turner Classic Movies in December 2021. Here I have to warn you that I have only included movies that meet my admittedly strict criteria for what is and isn't a Christmas movie. As much as I love Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)--it is one of my favourite movies of all time--I never have really thought of it as a Christmas movie, even though I can understand why some do. In cases of movies that I haven't seen, I included them as I have no way of knowing if they meet my criteria or not. BTW, if you are wondering about those criteria, you an find them here at my post "What Is a Christmas Movie." 

All times are Central.

Saturday, December 4
11:00 AM A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)
4:45 PM It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)

Sunday, December 5
11:00 AM Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
1:00 PM Bundle of Joy (1956)
3:00 PM Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
5:00 PM The Bishop's Wife (1947)

Tuesday, December 7
7:00 PM The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Saturday, December 11
1:00 AM Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
2:30 AM Santa Claus (1959)
11:00 AM A Christmas Carol (1938)
12:30 PM A Star in the Night (1945)
1:00 PM 3 Godfathers (1949)
3:00 PM Fitzwilly (1967)
5:00 PM The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
7:00 PM Lady on a Train (1945)

Sunday, December 12
11:00 AM All Mine to Give (1957)
1:00 PM O. Henry's Full House (1952)
3:15 PM Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
5:15 PM Remember the Night (1940)

Monday, December 13
1:00 AM Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1984)

Saturday, December 18
11:00 AM Meet John Doe (1941)
1:15 PM Susan Slept Here (1954)
3:15 PM In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
5:15 PM Holiday Affair (1949)

Sunday, December 19
9:15 PM The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
11:00 PM Christmas Past (1925)

Monday, December 20
8:00 AM The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
10:00 AM Cover Up (1949)
11:30 AM Crooks Anonymous (1962)
5:00 PM Lady on a Train (1945)
7:00 PM We're No Angels (1955)
9:00 PM Fitzwilly (1967)
11:00 PM Lady in the Lake (1947)

Tuesday, December 21
6:30 AM Three Godfathers (1936)
8:00 AM Bush Christmas (1947)
9:30 AM A Christmas Carol (1938)
11:00 AM Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
2:30 PM Period of Adjustment (1962)
4:30 PM The Lion in Winter (1968)
9:00 PM In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
11:00 PM The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Wednesday December 22
11:00 AM All Mine to Give (1957)
7:00 PM Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
9:00 PM Holiday Affair (1949)
10:45 PM Desk Set (1957)

Thursday, December 23
12:45 AM The Apartment (1960)
3:00 AM Bachelor Mother (1939)
4:30 AM Bundle of Joy (1956)
11:00 AM A Carol for Another Christmas (1964)
12:45 PM Desk Set (1957)
3:00 PM Susan Slept Here (1954)
5:00 PM Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
7:00 PM It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
9:15 PM The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
11:15 PM The Cheaters (1945)

Friday, December 24
5:15 AM The Great Rupert (1950)
6:45 AM 3 Godfathers (1949)
8:45 AM Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
11:15 AM Holiday Affair (1949)
1:00 PM The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
3:00 PM Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
7:00 PM The Bishop's Wife (1947)
9:00 PM A Christmas Carol (1938)
10:30 PM Remember the Night (1940)

Saturday, December 25
12:30 AM Meet John Doe (1941)
2:45 AM Christmas Eve (1947)
5:00 AM Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
6:30 AM Star in the Night (1945)
7:00 AM Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
11:30 AM Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
12:30 PM O. Henry's Full House (1952)
2:45 PM It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947)
5:00 PM In the Good Old Summertime (1949)

Monday, December 27
6:30 AM The Lion in Winter (1968)

Saturday, December 31
7:00 PM The Thin Man (1934)