Nothing brings the spirit of the season into our hearts quite like a great holiday movie.
By Judy Shields
Los Angeles, California (The Hollywood Times) 12/18/2023
Turner Classic Movies’ Christmas in the Movies (Revised & Expanded Edition) by Jeremy Arnold | Running Press with over 70 pages of new content, showcases the very best among this uniquely spirited strain of cinema. Each film is profiled on what makes it a “Christmas movie,” along with behind-the-scenes stories of its production, reception, and legacy. Complemented by a trove of full-color and black-and-white photos, this volume is a glorious salute to a collection of the most treasured films of all time.
Among the 35 films included:
- The Shop Around the Corner
- Meet Me in St. Louis
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- Miracle on 34th Street
- White Christmas
- A Christmas Story
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
- Die Hard
- Home Alone
- Little Women
- The Preacher’s Wife
- Love Actually
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- AND MANY MORE!
The Hollywood Times had the opportunity to speak with Jeremy and found out lots of great info about several of his favorite films like It Happened on Fifth Avenue(1947); The Cheaters (1945); Cash on Demand (1961); The Preacher’s Wife (1996) and Joyeux Noel (2005).
Enjoy our conversation:
Jeremy told me that he loves the movie Joyeux Noel and wishes more people would see this film, which is set during World War I and is about the famous Christmas truce of 1914 that happened in real life on the front lines. So let’s all give Jeremy his wish and try to find this movie and watch it. Here is a link to see where you can watch it:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424205/
Order your copy today and get one for all those who love Christmas movies, this is a great coffee table book. If you watch say two of these movies each Christmas you will have 17 years or so of great Christmas movies to share with the family and friends. A treasured and timely book for us all!
Amazon: https://a.co/d/hzRW5Ql
About Jeremy Arnold
Jeremy Arnold is a film historian, commentator, and author of Turner Classic Movies: The Essentials volumes 1 and 2 and Christmas in the Movies: 30 Classics to Celebrate the Season. His writing has appeared in Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, Moviemaker, and the Directors Guild of America magazine, and he has recorded audio commentaries for the Blu-ray or DVD releases of numerous vintage films. He lives in Los Angeles.
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About the Book:
Christmas in the Movies (Revised & Expanded Edition): 35 Classics to Celebrate the Season
By Jeremy Arnold
Publisher: Running Press
Publication date: October 3, 2023
ISBN: 978076481040
Format: Hardcover; Trim Size: 7×9 inches; Pages: 280 pages; Price: $28.00 US / $35.00 CAN
Also available as an e-book