\nRemember the Night<\/strong> (1940)
\nAn assistant D.A. takes a shoplifter home with him for Christmas.
\nDir: Mitchell Leisen Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi.
\nBW-94 mins, CC
\n*****I think this movie is one of the best classic Christmas movies!*****<\/p>\n
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Sunday – December 7, 2014<\/h2>\n
11:30 AM 1:30 PM 3:30 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 7:00 PM 8:45 PM 10:30 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 1:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 7:00 PM 8:15 PM 10:15 PM 11:45 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 1:00 AM 2:45 AM 11:30 AM 1:00 PM 3:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n What a day for classic Christmas movies!<\/p>\n 5:00 AM 11:15 AM 1:15 PM 3:00 PM 7:00 PM 9:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 10:00 AM 11:15 AM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n (All of the above TCM\u00a0<\/strong>descriptions were copied from the\u00a0TCM<\/strong>\u00a0site.)<\/p>\n ***** ***** ***** ***** 7:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 7:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 7:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 7:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n I copied and pasted the descriptions from the Hallmark channel Christmas movies from the Hallmark channel\u2019s \u00a0television schedule online.<\/p>\n ***** ***** ***** ***** 7:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 7:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n I copied and pasted the descriptions of the Lifetime channel Christmas movies from the Lifetime channel television schedule online.<\/p>\n ***** ***** ***** ***** 8:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 8:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 8:00 PM ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n 8:00 PM ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****<\/p>\n If you know\u00a0of any other Mystery theme movies that are going to be aired on television during December 2014, please post a comment. Please only tell us about the Christmas movies that will be premiering. I know that Hallmark and its sister network, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, will be showing a lot of Christmas movies, but I \u00a0will not be able to list all of the movies from past years.<\/p>\n Christmas: Favorite Classic Holiday Movies : Old, Black & White<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Christmas: Favorite Holiday Movies \u2013 More Recent, In Color<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe Man Who Came to Dinner <\/strong>(1941)
\nAn acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a midwestern family.
\nDir: William Keighley Cast: Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley.
\nBW-113 mins, CC
\n*****How can you go wrong with Bette Davis? This is another one of my favorite classic Christmas movies.*****<\/p>\n
\nIt Happened on 5th Avenue<\/strong> (1947)
\nTwo homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.
\nDir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charlie Ruggles.
\nBW-115 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nScrooge<\/strong> (1970)
\nA miser faces the ghosts of his past on Christmas Eve.
\nDir: Ronald Neame Cast: Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans.
\nC-114 mins, CC<\/p>\nThursday – December 11, 2014<\/h2>\n
\nThe Shop Around the Corner<\/strong> (1940)
\nFeuding co-workers don’t realize they’re secret romantic pen pals.
\nDir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan.
\nBW-99 mins, CC
\n*****OK, I guess my secret is out. I have a whole lot of classic Christmas favorites!*****<\/p>\n
\nHoliday Affair<\/strong> (1949)
\nA young widow is torn between a boring businessman and a romantic ne’er-do-well.
\nDir: Don Hartman Cast: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey.
\nBW-87 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nIt Happened on 5th Avenue<\/strong> (1947)
\nTwo homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.
\nDir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charlie Ruggles.
\nBW-115 mins, CC<\/p>\nSunday – December 14, 2014<\/h2>\n
\nThe Shop Around the Corner <\/strong>(1940)
\nFeuding co-workers don’t realize they’re secret romantic pen pals.
\nDir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan.
\nBW-99 mins, CC
\n*****If you didn’t get a chance to watch this movie a few days ago, make sure you do now!*****<\/p>\nThursday – December 18, 2014<\/h2>\n
\nA Christmas Carol<\/strong> (1938)
\nIn this adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.
\nDir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart.
\nBW-69 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nScrooge<\/strong> (1970)
\nA miser faces the ghosts of his past on Christmas Eve.
\nDir: Ronald Neame Cast: Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans.
\nC-114 mins, CC, Letterbox Format<\/p>\n
\nScrooge<\/strong> (1935)
\nThe legendary miser searches his past, present and future to discover the true meaning of Christmas.
\nCast: Maurice Evans
\nBW-78 mins<\/p>\n
\nA Carol for Another Christmas<\/strong> (1964)
\nThree ghosts teach an industrialist the importance of international peacekeeping.
\nDir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Robert Shaw, Sterling Hayden, Peter Sellers.
\nBW-86 mins, CC<\/p>\nSunday – December 21, 2014<\/h2>\n
\nSanta Claus<\/strong> (1959)
\nSanta Claus enlists Merlin to help him save Christmas from the devil.
\nDir: Rene Cardona
\nC-95 mins<\/p>\n
\nA Visit to Santa <\/strong>(1963)
\nTwo children dreaming of Christmas visit Santa at the North Pole in this short film.
\nC-12 mins<\/p>\n
\nI’ll Be Seeing You<\/strong> (1944)
\nA soldier meets a woman on Christmas furlough from prison and they fall in love.
\nDir: William Dieterle Cast: Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple.
\nBW-85 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nChristmas In Connecticut<\/strong> (1945)
\nA homemaking specialist who can’t boil water is forced to provide a family holiday for a war hero.
\nDir: Peter Godfrey Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet.
\nBW-102 mins, CC
\n*****I love, love, love this classic, black & white Christmas movie!*****<\/p>\n
\nHoliday Affair<\/strong> (1949)
\nA young widow is torn between a boring businessman and a romantic ne’er-do-well.
\nDir: Don Hartman Cast: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey.
\nBW-87 mins, CC<\/p>\nWednesday – December 24, 2014<\/h2>\n
\nScrooge<\/strong> (1935)
\nThe legendary miser searches his past, present and future to discover the true meaning of Christmas.
\nCast: Maurice Evans
\nBW-78 mins<\/p>\n
\nIt Happened on 5th Avenue<\/strong> (1947)
\nTwo homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.
\nDir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charlie Ruggles.
\nBW-115 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nI’ll Be Seeing You<\/strong> (1944)
\nA soldier meets a woman on Christmas furlough from prison and they fall in love.
\nDir: William Dieterle Cast: Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple.
\nBW-85 mins, CC
\n*****If you missed this a few days ago, make sure you catch it today. I think this is a very over-looked classic Christmas movie.*****<\/p>\n
\nThe Shop Around the Corner<\/strong>(1940)
\nFeuding co-workers don’t realize they’re secret romantic pen pals.
\nDir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan.
\nBW-99 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nThe Man Who Came to Dinner <\/strong>(1941)
\nAn acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a midwestern family.
\nDir: William Keighley Cast: Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley.
\nBW-113 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nChristmas In Connecticut<\/strong> (1945)
\nA homemaking specialist who can’t boil water is forced to provide a family holiday for a war hero.
\nDir: Peter Godfrey Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet.
\nBW-102 mins, CC<\/p>\nThursday – December 25, 2014<\/h2>\n
\nA Christmas Carol<\/strong> (1938)
\nIn this adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.
\nDir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart.
\nBW-69 mins, CC<\/p>\n
\nHoliday Affair<\/strong> (1949)
\nA young widow is torn between a boring businessman and a romantic ne’er-do-well.
\nDir: Don Hartman Cast: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey.
\nBW-87 mins, CC<\/p>\n
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Hallmark Channel Christmas Movies in Central time zone<\/h2>\nSaturday \u2013 December\u00a06, 2014<\/h2>\n
\nDebbie Macomber\u2019s Mr. Miracle
\n<\/strong>Starring: Rob Morrow, Michelle Harrison, Britt Irvin, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Andrew Francis
\n<\/strong>Heavenly angel Harry Mills is sent to Earth on a trial assignment to intervene in the life of a woman who needs help getting her life on track after the death of her father. With a deadline of Christmas day, he attempts to help her heal in order to embrace a new future, and an unexpected love, just in time to celebrate the miracle of the holiday season.<\/p>\nSunday \u2013 December 7, 2014<\/h2>\n
\nChristmas at Cartwright\u2019s
\n<\/strong>Starring: Alicia Witt, Wallace Shawn
\nWith Christmas approaching, a struggling single mom finds herself working as a department store Santa Claus, as a real-life angel delivers good fortune and the possibility of holiday romance.<\/p>\nSaturday \u2013 December 13, 2014<\/h2>\n
\nBest Christmas Party Ever
\n<\/strong>Starring: Torrey DeVitto, Steve Lund, Linda Thorson, Harmon Walsh
\nWith the holidays approaching, a young party planner arranges a special Christmas party for a New York toy store. When a powerful corporation threatens to shut her down, she decides to follow her heart, moving forward with the party plans and finding true love in time for Christmas.<\/p>\nSunday \u2013 December 14, 2014<\/h2>\n
\nThe Christmas Parade
\n<\/strong>Starring: AnnaLynne McCord, Jefferson Brown, Drew Scott
\nA popular network morning host finds herself humiliated on the air by her fianc\u00e9 and disappears to a small town. While there, she helps a budding artist save a community art center for the town\u2019s kids, by helping them with their float for the annual Christmas Parade.\u2003
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Lifetime Channel Christmas Movies in Central time zone<\/h2>\nSaturday \u2013 December 6, 2014<\/h2>\n
\nWally Lamb\u2019s Wishin\u2019 and Hopin\u2019
\n<\/strong>Starring: Molly Ringwald, Chevy Chase, Annabella Sciorra, Cheri Oteri, Wyatt Ralff, Danny Nucci, Conchata Ferrell, Michael Lee Aday (aka Meat Loaf), Camila Banus, Blanche Baker, Sosie Bacon, Krysta Rodriguez
\nBased on the New York Times best-selling Christmas novel by Wally Lamb comes the new Christmas classic, starring Molly Ringwald and featuring Chevy Chase as the narrator. Set in the 1960s, \u201cWishin\u2019 and Hopin\u2019\u201d is the story of 10-year-old Felix Funicello (Wyatt Ralff, \u201cThe Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby\u201d), who is doing his best to navigate fifth grade at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parochial School. His father (Danny Nucci, \u201cThe Fosters\u201d) runs the local diner, and their family\u2019s claim to fame is their cousin, Annette Funicello (Krysta Rodriguez, \u201cSmash\u201d), the famous teen star and Mouseketeer. With the dreaded Christmas pageant on the horizon, the holiday season gets even more exciting with the sudden arrivals of a substitute teacher (Ringwald) and a feisty Russian student, Zhenya, and promises to be one Christmas Felix will never forget. Also stars Meat Loaf (\u201cFight Club\u201d), Annabella Sciorra (\u201cCSI\u201d), Cheri Oteri (\u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d), Conchata Ferrell (\u201cTwo and a Half Men\u201d) and Camila Banus (\u201cDays of Our Lives\u201d).<\/p>\nSaturday \u2013 December 13, 2014<\/h2>\n
\nThe Santa Con
\n<\/strong>Starring: Barry Watson, Melissa Joan Hart, Jaleel White, John Ratzenberger, Wendy Williams
\nSmall-time con man Nick DeMarco (Barry Watson, \u201cHart of Dixie\u201d) is ordered by his parole officer to take a minimum-wage job as a department store Santa during the holidays\u2026and he hates it. Near the end of his first shift, he hastily promises a young boy, Billy (\u201cTucker Meek\u201d), that Santa will bring his estranged parents back together by Christmas. When his sister Rosemary (Melissa Joan Hart, \u201cMelissa and Joey\u201d) hears this, she is livid and can\u2019t believe he would break a little boy\u2019s heart with an empty promise. After a long night of soul searching \u2013 and with the help of an insightful female pastor (Wendy Williams) \u2013 Nick decides to make good on his promise to the child, somehow. But after meeting the boy\u2019s mother Carol (Melissa Sagemiller, \u201cLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit\u201d), will Nick ultimately choose to put the happiness of others ahead of his own? Jaleel White (\u201cFamily Matters\u201d), Scott Grimes (\u201cParty of Five\u201d) and John Ratzenberger (\u201cCheers\u201d) also star. Hart also directs this film.<\/p>\n
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ION Channel\u00a0Christmas Movies in Central time zone<\/h2>\nSunday \u2013 December\u00a07, 2014<\/h2>\n
\nMerry Ex-Mas<\/strong>
\nCast: Dean Cain, Kristy Swanson, Lochlyn Munro, Shannon Kummer, Sharon Thomas Cain, Jodi Lyn O\u2019Keefe, Ernie Hudson, Rebecca Grant
\nWhen misleading photos are published of security company chief Jessie Rogers purportedly caught in a love nest with his rock star client, his humiliated wife, No\u00eblle, throws him out of the house and swiftly files for divorce. Unable to convince her of his innocence, Jessie fights in vain to win No\u00eblle back. A year later at the family ski cabin, a Christmastime blizzard snowbounds Jessie, his daughter, ex-mother-in-law, No\u00eblle and her wealthy suitor, Flynn, who is plotting a surprise wedding.<\/p>\nSaturday \u2013 December\u00a013, 2014<\/h2>\n
\nA Christmas Kiss II<\/strong>
\nCast: Elisabeth Harnois, Adam Mayfield, Elisabeth R\u00f6hm, Lola Glaudini, Jonathan Bennett, Celesta Hodge, Ray Laska
\nAt a Christmastime event, Jenna shares an impromptu, unforgettable kiss under the mistletoe with the dashing Cooper Montgomery, a billionaire playboy who recently returned to the city. Although she doesn\u2019t know him, Cooper learns that Jenna works for Cooper\u2019s sister at the designer fashion house founded by their dad. Fearful of getting hurt in another relationship, Jenna vows to resist Cooper\u2019s charms and feigns a romance with her heartbroken next door neighbor. As the two begin spending more time together, Jenna realizes that Cooper\u2019s affection is real, but still worries that he won\u2019t be able to shed his former ways.<\/p>\nSunday \u2013 December\u00a014, 2014<\/h2>\n
\nA Perfect Christmas List<\/strong>
\nCast: Ellen Hollman, Marion Ross, Aaron Hill, Beth Broderick, Richard Karn
\nJust two weeks before Christmas, Sara Smith gets a call from home about her grandmother Evie, who has been sent to the hospital. Having always been close, the health scare is enough to get Sara to do the unthinkable\u2026 come home for Christmas. While Sara plans to get a hotel room for her stay, her mother won\u2019t allow it. Sara eventually relents, but it\u2019s clear that time has not repaired their relationship, and her mother returns to her overbearing ways. With her handsome doctor\u2019s approval, the convalescing Evie conjures up a curious challenge. As a \u201clast wish,\u201d she tasks her daughter and granddaughter with list of festive accomplishments to do together before Christmas, hoping that the adventure of the experience will repair their relationship. Along the way, Sara discovers an unlisted Christmas adventure with Evie\u2019s physician.<\/p>\nSaturday \u2013 December\u00a020, 2014<\/h2>\n
\nBack to Christmas<\/strong>
\nCast: Kelly Overton, Michael Muhney, Jonathan Patrick Moore, Jennifer Elise Cox, Moses Jacob Storm, Gloria Loring, Mark Hutter
\nSaddened about spending another Christmas alone, Ali meets Ginny, a quirky and spunky woman, at a diner on Christmas Eve. Ali tells Ginny that she was to be married on New Year\u2019s Eve last year, but over the course of the holidays she and her fianc\u00e9 unexpectedly split. When Ali explains that she would do everything differently if she could go back in time, Ginny tells her that \u201csometimes people do get second chances.\u201d The following morning, Ali wakes up to find herself transported back to that Christmas before her planned wedding. While she sets out to avoid the mistakes of her past, she learns that changing the course of history is no easy task.<\/p>\n
\nI copied and pasted the description of the ION channel Christmas movies\u00a0from a September 22, 2014 article titled \u201cION Television Invites Viewers to \u2018Get Wrapped Up in the Holidays!\u2019 with Five Original Holiday Movies\u201d found on the Broadcasting and Cable site<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"24\"](\"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/24-e1416777354798.jpg\")
Here are two entries that I wrote about favorite Christmas movies:<\/p>\n