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Christmas Movies Actually

You don't have to love Christmas to love this podcast. Film critic Collin Souter and renowned sheep expert Kerry Finegan delve into every type of Christmas movie they can find. Classics, non-classics, horror, Hallmark, obscurities, foreign, shorts, TV specials, unnecessary sequels and remakes. Even films that you might not think of as traditional Christmas movies. The great, the awful and the unusual, all year round.

158: Easter Movies Actually: Rise of the Guardians (2012)

86 hours 46 mins; March 31, 2026

157: Four Christmases (2008)

68 hours 9 mins; March 19, 2026

156: One Battle After Another (feat. Steve Prokopy)

112 hours 58 mins; March 04, 2026

155: The Preacher's Wife (1996)

82 hours 21 mins; February 20, 2026

154: Valentine's Day Movies Actually: My Bloody Valentine (1981) - feat. Patrick Ripoll

101 hours 55 mins; February 04, 2026

153: A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025)

82 hours 42 mins; January 19, 2026

152: Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986)

82 hours 47 mins; January 04, 2026

151: Santa Claus: The Movie - 40th Anniversary (feat. Peter Sobczynski)

98 hours 31 mins; December 19, 2025

150: BONUS - New Christmas Movies Now Streaming

98 hours 17 mins; December 11, 2025

149: Santa Claus Conquers The Martians (1964) / The Christmas Martian (1971) (feat. Dave Canfield)

89 hours 47 mins; December 04, 2025

148: The Ice Harvest - 20th Anniversary (feat. Nick Digilio)

104 hours 43 mins; November 29, 2025

147: A Merry Little Ex-Mas (2025)

81 hours 23 mins; November 19, 2025

146: Thanksgiving Movies Actually: Planes, Trains and Automobiles (feat. Ed Daly)

105 hours 17 mins; November 04, 2025

145: Don't Open Till Christmas (1984) (feat. Patrick Ripoll)

99 hours 48 mins; October 19, 2025

144: Halloween Movies Actually: Monster House (feat. Christine Sellin)

102 hours 22 mins; October 04, 2025

143: Remember The Night (1940) (feat. John Zukowski)

86 hours 25 mins; September 19, 2025

142: The Baltimorons (feat. Jay Duplass, Michael Strassner and Liz Larsen)

84 hours 51 mins; September 04, 2025

141: The Sure Thing / Better Off Dead (1985)

86 hours 57 mins; August 19, 2025

140: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (feat. Pat McDonald)

97 hours 5 mins; August 04, 2025

139: The Love Boat - The Christmas Cruise (feat. Jim Peebles)

103 hours 41 mins; July 19, 2025

138: Invasion U.S.A. (1985) (feat. Erik Childress)

101 hours 11 mins; July 03, 2025

137: Brazil - 40th Anniversary (feat. Jeff Broitman)

116 hours 45 mins; June 19, 2025

136: Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

103 hours 4 mins; June 04, 2025

135: Deck the Halls (2006)

73 hours 42 mins; May 19, 2025

134: The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

84 hours 32 mins; May 04, 2025

133: The Holly and the Ivy (1952) (feat. Nell Minow)

79 hours 24 mins; April 19, 2025

132: Night of the Comet (feat. Catherine Mary Stewart and Marya E. Gates)

141 hours 2 mins; April 04, 2025

131: Smoke (1995)

66 hours 48 mins; March 19, 2025

130: Surviving Christmas (2004)

85 hours 52 mins; March 04, 2025

129: Serendipity (2001)

100 hours 23 mins; February 19, 2025

128: In Bruges (feat. Morgan Gire)

97 hours 40 mins; January 19, 2025

127: Nutcrackers (2024)

94 hours 36 mins; January 04, 2025

126: White Christmas - 70th Anniversary (feat. Pat. McDonald)

88 hours 23 mins; December 19, 2024

125: The Ref - 30th Anniversary (feat. Nick Digilio)

97 hours 1 min; December 11, 2024

124: The Polar Express - 20th Anniversary (feat. Erik Childress)

93 hours 51 mins; December 04, 2024

123: BONUS! Six New Christmas Movies!

95 hours 9 mins; November 30, 2024

122: Red One (feat. Leo Brady)

87 hours 4 mins; November 19, 2024

121: Thanksgiving Movies Actually - Home For The Holidays (1995) (feat. Rebecca Martin Fagerholm)

91 hours 58 mins; November 04, 2024

120: "Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker" (feat. Patrick Ripoll)

94 hours 51 mins; October 19, 2024

119: Halloween Movies Actually - "ParaNorman" (feat. Christine Sellin)

105 hours 11 mins; October 04, 2024

118: "Go" (feat. Mike Schindler)

88 hours 56 mins; September 19, 2024

117: Meet Me In St. Louis (feat. Patrick Ripoll)

100 hours 12 mins; September 04, 2024

116: Nothing Like The Holidays (feat. Alejandro Riera)

94 hours 8 mins; August 19, 2024

115: Six Weeks (feat. Peter Sobczynski)

108 hours 31 mins; August 04, 2024

114: Kiwi Christmas (2017)

99 hours 20 mins; July 19, 2024

113: Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas In July (1979)

71 hours 55 mins; July 04, 2024

112: 4th of July Movies Actually: Independence Day (1996)

89 hours 0 mins; June 19, 2024

111: The Santa Clause 2 (2002)

72 hours 26 mins; May 26, 2024

110: Nobody's Fool (1994)

92 hours 41 mins; May 04, 2024

109: The Bishop's Wife (1947) (feat. John A. Zukowski)

90 hours 59 mins; April 19, 2024

108: Little Miss Millions (1993)

84 hours 24 mins; April 04, 2024

107: Easter Movies Actually - Jesus Christ Superstar (feat. Brad Strauss)

81 hours 48 mins; March 19, 2024

106: St. Patrick's Day Movies Actually: The Commitments (feat. Jim Peebles)

116 hours 25 mins; March 04, 2024

105: Little Women (1994) (feat. Laura McDougal and Allyson Dykhuizen)

97 hours 4 mins; February 19, 2024

104: Valentine's Day Movies Actually - Valentine's Day (2010)

90 hours 8 mins; February 04, 2024

103: A Disturbance In The Force (feat. director Jeremy Coon)

78 hours 57 mins; January 19, 2024

102: The Nutcracker Prince (1990)

79 hours 22 mins; January 04, 2024

Episode 101: Elf - 20th Anniversary

98 hours 47 mins; December 19, 2023

Episode 100: Trading Places - LIVE at Elk Grove Theater

79 hours 59 mins; December 11, 2023

Episode 99: Scrooged (feat. Ed Daly)

98 hours 32 mins; December 04, 2023

Episode 98: BONUS! TV Christmas episode round-up, Blu-rays and Books!

80 hours 30 mins; November 26, 2023

Episode 97: Best. Christmas. Ever! (feat. Marya E. Gates)

91 hours 3 mins; November 19, 2023

Episode 96: The Holdovers (feat. Steve Prokopy)

86 hours 34 mins; November 04, 2023

Episode 95: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (feat. Patrick Ripoll)

79 hours 39 mins; October 19, 2023

Episode 94: Anna and the Apocalypse (feat. Peter Sobszynski)

114 hours 37 mins; October 04, 2023

Episode 93: Noel (2004)

72 hours 53 mins; September 19, 2023

Episode 92: The Family Stone (2005)

106 hours 33 mins; September 04, 2023

Episode 91: Trancers (1984)

66 hours 7 mins; August 19, 2023

Episode 90: The Barbie Christmas Movies

94 hours 45 mins; August 04, 2023

Episode 89: Die Hard - 35th Anniversary

119 hours 8 mins; July 19, 2023

Episode 88: Mrs. Santa Claus (feat. B.L. Panther)

101 hours 3 mins; July 04, 2023

Episode 87: Trapped In Paradise (1994)

74 hours 29 mins; June 19, 2023

Episode 86: Funny Farm (feat. Jim Laczkowski)

98 hours 24 mins; June 04, 2023

Episode 85: Tangerine (feat. Clint Worthington)

69 hours 9 mins; May 19, 2023

Episode 84: Last Holiday (2006)

80 hours 0 mins; May 04, 2023

Episode 83: The Santa Clause (1994)

76 hours 55 mins; April 19, 2023

Episode 82: Jingle Bell Rocks

89 hours 11 mins; April 04, 2023

Episode 81: Holiday Affair (feat. Marya E. Gates)

82 hours 7 mins; March 19, 2023

Episode 80: Our Academy Award Christmas Tree

114 hours 33 mins; March 04, 2023

Episode 79: Grumpy Old Men (feat. Christopher Grace)

84 hours 58 mins; February 19, 2023

Episode 78: Just Friends (feat. The Friendship Dilemma)

105 hours 12 mins; February 04, 2023

Episode 77: All I Want For Christmas (1991)

84 hours 55 mins; January 19, 2023

Episode 76: The Nutcracker (1993)

68 hours 9 mins; January 04, 2023

Episode 75: Miracle On 34th Street - 75th Anniversary

104 hours 10 mins; December 20, 2022

Episode 74: The Muppet Christmas Carol - 30th Anniversary (feat. Matt Fagerholm)

113 hours 27 mins; December 14, 2022

Episode 73: The Man Who Came To Dinner (80th Anniversary)

71 hours 26 mins; December 10, 2022

Episode 72: Violent Night

75 hours 30 mins; December 02, 2022

Episode 71: BONUS! Blu-ray Gift Exchange Blow-out Bonanza Blitztravaganza,... in 4K!

114 hours 33 mins; November 28, 2022

Episode 70: A Christmas Story Christmas

80 hours 1 min; November 20, 2022

Episode 69: Falling For Christmas (feat. Leo Brady)

82 hours 26 mins; November 14, 2022

Episode 68: BONUS - A Tribute to Sergio Mims

100 hours 32 mins; November 02, 2022

Episode 67: Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (feat. Patrick Ripoll)

109 hours 34 mins; October 22, 2022

Episode 66: Krampus (feat. Steve Prokopy)

108 hours 59 mins; October 02, 2022

Episode 65: Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe

88 hours 44 mins; September 05, 2022

Episode 64: Dead Bang (feat. Sergio Mims)

96 hours 31 mins; August 04, 2022

Episode 63: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (feat. Morgan Gire)

106 hours 21 mins; July 05, 2022

Episode 62: Prancer (feat. Jim Laczkowski)

87 hours 49 mins; June 05, 2022

Episode 61: Holiday Inn (80th Anniversary)

87 hours 37 mins; May 03, 2022

Episode 60: Jingle All the Way (feat. Tadd Good)

92 hours 11 mins; April 07, 2022

Episode 59: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (feat. Patrick Ripoll)

105 hours 32 mins; March 06, 2022

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