PID, Yoko broke up the Beatles, blah blah blah,............Why is any of this pablum even important?

Fantastic and interesting selection, Matt. And so pleased that you gave a nod to The Man Who Came to Dinner. Funnily enough, Marx Brothers films have a strong Christmas association for me. I think that's because, years ago, the BBC used to show them very late on Christmas night to close their Christmas programming. Wishing you a peaceful Christmas, Matt, and know that you're in the thoughts of all your viewers.

I am attempting to learn how to write music and be a musician and my whole style is Psychedelic and Heavy music. This helps a ton thank you.

Great video, Matt. Thank you! I was waiting for Night of the Hunter and I didn’t know if you would have that on your list. Incredible film ! And ends so beautifully on Christmas morning. I’m going to check out several on your list that I haven’t seen.

Mighty Baby's debut was great

Merry Christmas, Matt! ☃️🎄🥂🍾

Merry Christmas, Matt.

Mark Lewisohn is being coy about why there is a rift with Apple in the Cockcroft and Carty interview, but having listened to dozens of hours of interviews with Mark going back over ten years, it's very obvious that the problem is with the Harrison estate. As A perceived "Paul Man" (Lewisohn worked for Paul, as he says here), George soon took a dislike to Mark, and at around that time George groundlessly accused Mark of nefarious deeds when doing Beatles research. t's a very unbecoming episode, and Apple should be big enough o rise above such unpleasantness, especially when Olivia and Dhani are perpetuating George's grudge by proxy. Do we really want one of George's quite large number of grudges keeping alive over twenty year after he died? I wrote the above quite eerily in the video, and Matt comes to the same conclusion. Good stuff as always, Matt.

Merry Christmas Matt!❤😊

So sorry for your loss Matt. I love your beautiful tribute. When George's Rickenbacker riff comes in for "Every Little Thing", that's an especially moving part, and when I heard the string quartet in "Yesterday"....that gave me chills. Music is the ultimate healer.

Matt-Thanks for the great list of suggestions for holiday viewing. All the best to you on what is undoubtedly a difficult time of the year. Btw, you have got a kick-ass Christmas tree!

Hi Matt. What more can i say than peace and love to you and yours. Shane from NZ.

"Cash on Demand," a noirish thriller about a bank robbery on Christmas Eve, is a worthy (if offbeat) addition to your list. Peter Cushing stars. It's from 1961 but feels very much like a movie from the 1950s.

Definitely enjoying, from your recipe last year, a Tom & Jerry. Your knowledge of the old film Christmas genre is, just as your knowledge of 60s music, encyclopedic! Merry Christmas to you Matt and all the best in 2025.

What a comprehensive list! I'm also a big fan of classic movies and have seen all but three of these (I never heard of Beyond Tomorrow & Christmas Holiday). You included all of my classic favorites. I would have recommended an all-tiime favoriye, Remember the Night, as I do to any friends who like vintage films because hardly anyone knows it, but I'm glad you do.

I’ve always loved her. I read her book. And I think she is a wonderful author. She can really write. I have watched a lot of her interviews. Thank you very much for your great interview. Like you said sad but also encouraging in the book. She works so hard. My husband loves Frank Zappa’s work. I’m kinda obsessed with Laurel Canyon. Thank you so much. Happy Holidays 🎄

Not many of the all-time classic classics, with the exceptions of "It's A Wonderful Life" and "Miracle On 34th Street". I have DVD editions of both films.

Thank you so much Matt for this lovely Holiday episode … you always make everything you do on “Pop Goes” very special … cheers to you … Merry Christmas… and PS …Love your tree! 🎄🌟🎶 🎁

Matt you've got a great selection of Christmas movies there. A few of them I haven't seen and will have to check out. I recently saw a move titled Mr. Soft Touch. A Glenn Ford film noir where they sneaked in a Christmas theme. A fun movie although it looks like they didn't have the budget to include snow.

Little Lord Fauntleroy and Charlie Brown Christmas😊

Alastair Sim (A Christmas Carol) shows such an extreme change of heart from nasty miser to joyful altruism that makes this version the best IMO.

Beautiful ❤

Loved her book! One of my favs in 2024. Has anyone read the Elliot Mintz book yet? I’m almost done. Would love Matt to do a video on it.

Beautiful tribute to your wife. I am so sorry for your loss. Sincerest condolences to you and your loved ones.

You hit all my old favorites, "The Bishop's Wife", "Remember the Night", "We're No Angels", "Miracle on 34th Street". One modern Christmas film I like by Nora Ephron is "Mixed Nuts". It won't get reacted to on You Tube because the 3 main actors Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn and Rita Wilson work at a suicide helpline. It's filled with loads of comedic actors you'll recognize. It's very Christmasy.

Love the Alistair Sim version - it’s playing on TUBI (usually hard to find each year). Glad to see you active on youtube. May this coming year be far better for you.

Merry Christmas Matt

Matt, thank you for sharing many Christmas movies that we may not have considered watching. Merry Christmas!

love the list Matt .. I do enjoy a Christmas movie (and to bring everything into the present for a minute, I do NOT believe that Die Hard is a Christmas movie ) :) So have a a very merry Christmas and a happy and safe new year :)

Have most of the ones u mentioned re watched the desk set. It's not that long ago that it's a really fun one. I just watched the apartment last night..

Nice video Matt. Great collection. Last night I watched the movie "Susan Slept Here" , a fun 1953 Christmas movie with Debbie Reynolds, Dick Powell, Anne Francis, and Alvy Moore(Hank Kimbell from Green Acres fame). If you ever get a chance, check it out. Glad to see you doing this video and wishing you a Peaceful Holiday Season.

Thank you for doing this, Matt! Wishing you all the best over Christmas.

Merry Christmas, Matt! She's with you, don't worry.

Ginger Rogers made some deep movies. She was a real sweetie

Thanks Matt, learned of some new classics and reminded of others like Sim's Scrooge. Might add a new one if you haven't as yet heard of it "The Holdovers" which for me is a new holiday classic. Merry Christmas.

My band played _Forget All About It A While_ and _Letters Don’t Count_ from the Nazz Nazz album. I loved the whole album. In my view it was Todd Rundgren’s most approachable work, and certainly the best material for a rock band, with a focus on guitar and great vocals. Superb job as usual, Matt! 😎

All the best to you Matt. Merry Christmas ❤

The Bishop’s Wife, The Miracle on 34th Street(the original), Holiday Affair and A Christmas Carol with Alistair Sim are my favorites too! God Bless you Matt!

God bless and Christmas blessings to you. And thank you so much for a lovely video.

Some thoughts: "It's A Wonderful Life" is my favorite Christmas film. And I'm old enough to have seen it before it got trendy, so I'm not just jumping on the bandwagon. The only film that could really compete with it would be the 1951 "Scrooge" (released in the US as "A Christmas Carol"). It's a head-scratcher for me how most of the Internet seems to favor the 1938 MGM version, which I enjoy just fine - but the Alastair Sim version is virtually flawless. "The Night Of The Hunter" is my favorite film of 1955, but I never think of it as a Christmas film, since so little of it takes place at that time. I loved "The Apartment" when I saw it many moons ago, but completely forgot that it takes place during the Christmas season. I'm also a fan of "Miracle On 34th Street" and "The Bishop's Wife." Speaking of the latter film, the little girl is the same that played Zuzu in "It's A Wonderful Life," so in consecutive years, she appeared in classic Christmas films featuring angels that walk among people.

Happy Christmas Matt.

Like retro music, old films have a comforting way of bringing back great memories. As always, I enjoyed your video very much, Matt. Thank you! May this holiday season provide you with healing and peaceful memories, Mary

Thanks for the vid Matt. Been thinking of you much and glad see you are doing well. Merry Christmas!

Matt's like the cool older cousin I never had! Thanks for the great list. A handful of these are on Tubi for free. The Apartment Desk Set An Affair to Remember Meet Me in St. Louis Pocketful of Miracles O. Henry’s Full House Christmas in Connecticut Remember the Night It Happened on Fifth Avenue Holiday Affair Shop Around the Corner In the Good Old Summertime Holiday Inn Going My Way The Bells of St. Mary’s White Christmas I’ll Be Seeing You The Bishop’s Wife Miracle on 34th Street It’s a Wonderful Life A Christmas Carol (1951) Holiday (Cary Grant) On Moonlight Bay Come to the Stable 3 Godfathers Beyond Tomorrow Christmas Holiday Night of the Hunter Bright Eyes The Thin Man Bachelor Mother The Man Who Came to Dinner Christmas Eve Little Women The Lemon Drop Kid Young at Heart We’re No Angels

Real research takes time and effort. There is no mystery to this and what ML is doing, to the degree of his results obviously shows that. It does not take a genius to work this out. The thing is that if he is now being blocked, as such, from further research, how can that possibly be a good thing, no matter what or who is, or not, being sensored? Surely he cannot carry on writing this history, with full accuracy, or as much as can be expected, if there is ANY block to research of various files.

It would be great if you could put a list of those movies in the description.

Very old time films, you should watch Neal Sean (he loves your Marlene, Judy, Tallulah Bankhead, Betty Davis.....but he HATES Meghan Markle

Great list. I like Reginald Owen’s Christmas Carol as well. One set at Christmas is Destination Tokyo. The celebrate Christmas on the submarine. Merry Christmas. I hope you are surrounded by family and friends.

Hi, Matt: I have been watching Remember The Night every Christmas for a few years now. My favourite part is her moment of realization as to what a good family is like when they are singing The End Of A Perfect Day. I was never crazy about Barbara but she is beautiful in this movie. One I didn't see you mention is The Miracle Of Morgan's Creek which is fun to watch at Christmas. I agree, Night Of The Hunter is one bizarre movie. My favourite part is the artistic scene when the children are floating down the river and the girl is singing. The Alastair Sim version of A Christmas Carol is the best. If you want to have a blast, watch Rich Little's A Christmas Carol comedy. Thank you for all the suggestions.

Incredible! Your grasp of the history is beyond great. Kudos!