The 2025 Classic Christmas Marathon from Turner Classic Movies starts Friday, December 19, 2025, with 75 classic films to be shown.
The Christmas movie marathon, an annual tradition at TCM, begins with Holiday Affair (1949) at 8:00 pm on Dec. 19. The series then runs all day through Dec. 25.
Below is the schedule. Click on any of the links below to get more info about the film from TCM. Read more in the TCM December Roundup.
Friday, December 19
8:00 PM Holiday Affair (1949)
9:45 PM The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
11:30 PM Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
1:30 AM Bundle of Joy (1956)
3:30 AM Bachelor Mother (1939)
5:00 AM Carol For Another Christmas (1964)
Saturday, December 20
6:30 AM Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
8:00 AM Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
10:00 AM On Moonlight Bay (1951)
12:00 PM Prancer (1989)
2:00 PM 3 Godfathers (1948)
4:00 PM The Thin Man (1934)
5:45 AM The Apartment (1960)
8:00 PM Remember the Night (1940)
10:00 PM We’re No Angels (1955)
12:00 AM Lady in the Lake (1946)
2:00 AM Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
3:30 AM Cover Up (1949)
5:00 AM Curse of the Cat People (1944)
Sunday, December 21
6:30 AM Hell’s Heroes (1929)
8:00 AM A Christmas Carol (1938)
9:30 AM Room for One More (1952)
11:30 AM Susan Slept Here (1954)
1:30 PM Desk Set (1957)
3:30 PM Going My Way (1944)
5:45 PM The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
KID FANS
8:00 PM Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
10:00 PM Call Her Savage (1932)
CLASSIC CHRISTMAS MARATHON CONTINUES
12:00 AM There Ain’t No Santa Claus (1926), A Christmas Past (1925)
2:45 AM Mon oncle Antoine (1971)
4:30 AM Period of Adjustment (1962)
Monday, December 22
6:30 AM Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
8:15 AM The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady (1950)
10:15 AM Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
12:15 PM Metropolitan (1990)
2:00 PM The World of Henry Orient (1964)
4:00 PM The Trouble with Angels (1966)
6:00 PM Never Say Goodbye (1946)
8:00 PM It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
10:15 PM The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)
12:15 AM Fitzwilly (1967)
2:15 AM Lady on a Train (1945)
4:15 AM Miracle on Main Street (1939)
5:45 AM Roadblock (1951)
Tuesday, December 23
7:00 AM Three Godfathers (1936)
8:30 AM Bachelor Mother (1939)
10:00 AM All Mine to Give (1957)
12:00 PM The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
2:00 PM It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
4:15 PM Holiday Affair (1949)
6:00 PM Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
8:00 PM The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
10:00 PM An Affair to Remember (1957)
12:15 AM A Christmas Carol (1938)
1:45 AM O. Henry’s Full House (1952)
4:00 AM Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
5:30 AM Star in the Night (1945)
Wednesday, December 24
7:00 AM Three Godfathers (1936)
8:30 AM Bachelor Mother (1939)
10:00 AM All Mine to Give (1957)
12:00 PM The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
2:00 PM It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
4:15 PM Holiday Affair (1949)
6:00 PM Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
8:00 PM The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
10:00 PM An Affair to Remember (1957)
12:15 AM A Christmas Carol (1938)
1:45 AM O. Henry’s Full House (1952)
4:00 AM Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
5:30 AM Star in the Night (1945)
Thursday, December 25
6:00 AM Boys Town (1938)
8:00 AM The Great Rupert (1950)
9:30 AM Little Women (1933)
11:30 AM Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
1:30 PM Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
4:00 PM The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)
6:00 PM In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
DIVINE INTERVENTION – ANGELS ARE EVERYWHERE
8:00 PM A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
10:00 PM Angels in the Outfield (1951)
12:00 AM A Guy Named Joe (1943)
2:00 AM Heaven Only Knows (1947)
4:00 AM The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
5:30 AM Time Bandits (1981)
Below is a preview of the TCM Christmas Marathon followed by trailers from TCM for “Christmas in Connecticut” (showing on Dec. 23 and 24) and “Going My Way” (showing on Dec. 21).



Complete TCM Schedule, Highlights
For TCM schedules and more information see the links below.
- TCM Schedule
- TCM December Roundup
- TCM Highlights for December
- TCM Alphabetical List of December Films
- TCM Star of the Month of December: Merle Oberon
- TCM Thursdays in December: Divine Intervention
- TCM Mondays in December: Art Deco
- TCM YouTube Channel
- TCM Facebook Page.
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