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thecameronchronicles · 2 years ago

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TW: cheating. Smut. Public sex. Language.

Kook!Reader x JJ

SUMMARY: your forbidden relationship with JJ continues until an ultimatum is given…

WORD COUNT: 2000

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but I was thinking yn is a kook and jj and his girlfriends bsf but jj and yn don't resist each other and so then at a party jj is dared to show my eyes only and its pictures of her body but not her face yn storms off but then texts jj to come fuck her by the pool and jj was talking ab during sex how he only wants her and how he hopes someone walks out and yns bf and his gf see

but all the pictures were hickies he left on her and one he has his thumb in her mouth with the rest covered other than her mouth

ANONYMOUS ASKED

JJ x Kook!reader where she cheats on her boyfriend w him and he steals her panties and hangs them on his motorcycle and everyone on the island wonders who those are from and reader bf is like you have a pair like those and she blushes like crazy

*SAW THE POTENTIAL TO PUT THESE TOGETHER, HOPE YOU ENJOY!*

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You loved Christmas until this year. The year your best friend began dating your longtime crush, JJ Maybank. Even if it had been against the social acceptance of a Kook and a pogue to be anything but rivals, it had become more accepted with John B and Sarah's relationship this past summer. But as you watched his arm drape around her to show pride of that silent ownership, his eyes quickly flashed to you. All because she may have the title you wished to, but you were the one who held his attention.

"Truth or dare?" Topper asked with his hand on your leg as you watched JJ clench his jaw to the interaction. But with his own affections public to your friend, you chose to treat this as a game of chicken of sorts.

"Truth." The crowd groaned at your response.

"Fine then. Dare."

"I dare you to show me your last text." Topper teased as your cheeks flushed red. Your last text was a sexy tease that was not directed for your boyfriend. Instead, it had been to JJ. Your best friend's boyfriend and your boyfriend's former nemesis.

"A text? I thought Kook parties were supposed to be fun." JJ spoke as a way of defending you both as you offered a look of approval as your friend sunk further into him. As your eyes fluttered away, he rose to his feet.

"Goodie-two-shoes never make this game any fun anyway..." He whined. "How about me, Top?" He challenged. "If you ask pretty please, that is."

"Alright...show us YOUR phone, Maybank. That little folder every guy has to keep from a curious girlfriend."

"Easy." Your jaw clenched as he slipped his phone from his back pocket and broadcast the photos to view. Ones you recognized immediately as you had been the ones to send them. Familiar lingerie Topper apparently remained ignorant to connect to you, had made you flush bright red with embarrassment.

"I'd never wear that!" Your best friend challenged as you couldn't fight your smile.

"It was a girl before you-" He tried to write you off as if you were the past, although you were very much the present. So present that he wore the evidence of your latest interaction as scratches on his arm just as you had with the bruising on your clavicle. You'd both laughed it off as having been your natural accident prone personalities to hide the lack of monogamy.

When your friend left out of anger, JJ continued on in talking of you.

"Let me tell you, this girl was...whew-"

"Only a Kook girl could afford something like that..." Topper began to place the pieces together as you excused yourself rather abruptly, just hoping it wouldn't be enough to be suspicious. But this was only after he had spoken of you as if you were someone else. He described the way your body felt in his hands and as you were tightly wrapped around him at any willing location with your eager participation. Not a section of Figure Eight untouched by some secret rendezvous as the memory became too much to bear without needing to shift. Every word, every memory pooled between your thighs.

And then THOSE pictures came to your gaze. The reason you had to leave before someone recognized the very same powder pink strap peeking from beneath your shirt now. A photograph of only your torso in shot, his thumb within your mouth, and the clear anatomy of his body spotted behind you. A thin line of sweat was present on his skin as he had been midway through those initial thrusts and to the rise of an orgasm only he could grant. But it was evident now. Just as it had been in a following snapshot of your skin adorned with hickies. The ones you spent nearly a whole bottle of your expensive concealer and half of your foundation to cover up since you'd begun this affair.

"Pool. Ten minutes." You texted as he pulled his phone back to view, eyes lifting to you in mischief as you and your way outside.

Late December meant you were safe to convene here as no Kook would be inconvenienced enough to venture to find you. Not even Topper. But as JJ made his way outside, he only found you with your arms crossed at your chest.

"And when I thought this was a booty call-"

"What were you thinking?! You weren't supposed to show anybody those! What if Topper recognized my bra or-" His sun-kissed features darkened.

"Wait a minute, sweetheart. I thought I made it clear that I'm the only one that gets to touch you..."

"What about her?"

"Doesn't matter-" You scoffed.

"She seems to think so. Magnetized to your arm like that...like she owns you..."

"No different than his hands on you."

"I don't let them behind closed doors..."

"I know." He confessed as you now looked to him in confusion.

"Because if you were fucking him. Hell, if you just gave him a goddamn hand job he would be beaming. I know your work." You wanted to loathe his words as they seemed as forbidden as they were dirty. Yet, they were also a source of your forbidden need for him.

"JJ-"

"In fact..." He pulled you just beside the doors of the rest exit, the French exit covered by only sheer curtains that barely concealed you from any given angle from within the party. Luckily, everyone seemed to be affected by the spiked Eggnog to notice either of your absences.

"I was thinking you could give me my gift now..." Your eyes narrowed.

"Your gift?"

"Christmas is less than a week away and I thought you'd be considerate enough to get your booty call something special." Before you could respond he shrugged. "I could always just unwrap you-"

"Anyone could see us..."

"Never stopped you before..." He teased a kiss as you looked to the direction of the party. "if you're so worried about being seen...you could always just be quiet..." He chuckled.

"Who am I kiddin', I know how much you love to scream my name...Maybe if I go slow?" The skirt of your dress was lifted just enough to reveal his favorite pair of your panties at his fingertips.

"Jesus fucking Christ..."

"Please."

"If you really want me to stop, I will. But I didn't have blue balls on my Christmas list." He joked as you blushed.

"You DO have a girlfriend." You dropped your head at your own comment.

"But what if I want you?" Your eyes widened to him before he turned you towards the wall. He lifted your skirt with one hand, grinding himself against you one single time, before turning your jaw to face him.

"I want you and only you. So much that I can't wait. You'll just have to forgive me-" Suddenly you were taken against the wall, chest to chest, as your leg was escorted to his hip. Your panties were left at your ankles, as he lifted you around him.

"Fuck-" He breathed deeply. The familiar way you savored him between your thighs having been both his ethereal rest and sordid inferno.

"JJ..." You whimpered, craving more. A kiss. A trace. Even one of those infamous one liners. Anything that could make you feel closer to him. But all he would grant would be deep thrusts. You were taken down to his base, his cock set inside you completely. The pain of the stone wall at your back and the bite of the winter air did nothing to interrupt the heat building between you.

"Faster-"

"No. I had to watch him touch you all night. So you're gonna know what it did to me. You're gonna feel how badly I need you." You were set back down to your feet and turned back to the wall. A gentle guide of his fingers pulled you back to his hips as he began to push back into you. Only the sound of his name called by your friend slowed him. He never stilled, but altered his motions just enough to hear exactly the steps she made throughout the perimeter of Topper's house.

"I want them to know. I don't give a shit anymore."

"What!?" You curved to try and face him, but in doing so he would only kiss you.

"I hope Topper hears you and Scarlett sees me." He proved this by the way he was shameless against you. The way he didn't care to hide his grunts behind the clenched teeth he usually bared in your interactions. Even the sound of skin-to-skin would be celebrated in place of being hidden.

"I need to feel you. Every day. You." He groaned. A hand at your breasts would keep you silent in any attempt to remind him of what was at stake. But the longer he touched you and remained between your trembling thighs, his point began to sway you.

"Tell me this is just sex and I'll let you come like I do everytime. But it will be the last time. Because I can't see you with him."

"I can't see you with her." You validated as his fingers interlaced with yours.

"Tell me why. Tell me." He begged into your shoulder, teeth grazing the skin he chilled in contrast to the cold. Where you should have shivered for the weather, you had done so for him. Just as you'd always done.

"Because I've wanted this since I can remember. Because I can't stay away from you. And I don't want to..." He craned himself to your mouth as he captured it in place against his. Stillness remained before a thorough kiss would allow you to feel the shift of his breathing. Inhaled and exhaled of a closing orgasm rushing through his body and shared by your own. Fingers tightening until his knuckles turned white before you called out to him.

"This is the last time you'll come without being mine." He explained before spinning you to face him.

"I'll do it tonight. Meet me at the chateau in an hour."

"Not yet." His eyes narrowed.

"You wanna fuck 'em one more time..." He clenched his jaw as you rejected the idea with a clear expression of distaste for his remake. A passionate kiss, having begun sweetly, redirected his focus to you.

"I only want you, JJ. I swear. But I don't want to do this on Christmas. He's already been through so much with Sarah...I want to let him down easy..." He took hold of your jaw.

"That's fine. You let him down easy and I'll do the same for her. But you'll get it hard. For making me wait." He smirked before kissing you farewell and moving to his motorcycle.

The rage of his bike sent everyone to witness his departure as he looked in your direction one final time before leaving. The sight of a familiar pair of panties you'd suddenly realized you had been without, having hung off of his handlebar.

"Those look like yours..." Topper spoke aloud as a joke before him and Scarlett both looked at you with disbelief to your blush.

So much for waiting until after Christmas...

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duxpuella · 3 years ago

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harry potter

no one party like a slytherin;

marauders era with severus snape;

marauders era with sirius black;

marauders era with james potter;

marauders era with remus lupin;

marauders era with lily evans;

hard feelings playlists:

Oficial Soundtrack;

bad romance;

hard feelings;

as the world caves in;

the chronicles of narnia

firelights and starshine with edmund pevensie (based on @eds-gryff 's oneshot);

enemies to lovers with edmund pevensie;

rivals to lovers with peter pevensie;

lady-captain with king caspian;

playing huntress with susan pevensie;

lucy pevensie;

dead poets society

if i had studied in wealton;

study date with steven meeks;

teenage romance with charlie dalton;

being a hopeless roamantic with knox overstreet;

dancing wildly with neil perry;

highschool sweethearts with gerard pitts;

reading poetry with todd anderson;

studying for your finals with richard cameron;

confessions of a teenage drama queen with chris noel;

we were together, i forgot the rest with anderperry;

low key falling super hard for each other with knarlie;

extremely suspicious and stubborn with chameron;

christmas at welton;

the umbrella academy

coffee and competence with five hargreeves;

knives and daddy issues with diego hargreeves;

boku no hero academia

hanging out with shinsou hitoshi at 3am;

going to a date on a skating rink with tenya iida;

i want to ki__ you. (answers may vary) with katsuki bakugo;

screaming the fuck out on the vocals with bakugou;

anime maraton at 3am with denki kaminari;

cooking and dancing at 2am with fatgum;

grading assignments at 2am with shota aizawa;

the arcana

magic and love potions with asra alnazar;

height difference and tragic backstories with ilya 'julian' devorak;

be soft and kind but take no shit with muriel;

castles and phantoms with lucio;

cats and cottages with portia devorak;

diary of a wimpy kid

rebel without a cause with rodrick heffley;

metal lords

homework;

moon knight

falling in love with steven grant;

an OC of my own

agnes bennet;

damian blakesley;

lucy forester;

lucius leclair;

general

classiscs for studying stem;

to drink in the tavern;

dark academia to romanticize your shit;

being the chaotic antagonist is a lot more fun;

aren't you going to undress me?;

i am the commander, no one fights for me; (a feminist playlist)

Hope you like it! I take requests by ask! (info on requests);

#duxpuella masterlist #music recommendation #spotify #harry potter #the chronicles of narnia #dead poets society #deadpoet stuff #the arcana #bnha #boku no hero academia playlists #the umbrella academy #ocs

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hallmark-movie-fanatics · 3 years ago

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New In December - Hallmark Movies Now

Baby Boot Camp (2014) Starring Daniel Ackles, Kavan Smith, Peter Benson, Miranda Frigon UPtv

Entertaining Christmas (2018) Starring Jodie Sweetin and Brendan Fehr Hallmark Channel - Countdown to Christmas

Operation Christmas (2016) Starring Tricia Helfer, Marc Blucas, and Lisa Durupt Hallmark Movies & Mysteries - The Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas

Forever in My Heart (2019) Starring Merritt patterson and Jack Turner Hallmark Channel

Road to Christmas (2018) Starring Jessy Schram, Chad Michael Murray, and Teryl Rothery Hallmark Channel - Countdown to Christmas

Sound of Christmas (2014) Starring Lindy Booth and Robin Dunne Hallmark Movies & Mysteries - The Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas

Come Dance With Me (2012) Starring Andrew McCarthy and Michelle Nolden Hallmark Channel - Countdown to Christmas

A Christmas Love Story (2019) Starring Kristin Booth, Scott Wolf, Keith D. Robinson, and Eric Close Hallmark Channel - Hallmark Hall of Fame - Countdown to Christmas

The Christmas Ornament (2013) Starring Kellie Martin and Cameron Mathis on Hallmark Channel - Countdown to Christmas

Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade (2012) Starring Autumn Reeser, Antonio Cupo, and Ali Liebert Hallmark Channel - Countdown to Christmas

A Gift to Remember (2017) Starring Ali Liebert, Peter Porte, and Tina Lifford Hallmark Channel - Countdown to Christmas

Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2 (2019) Starring Ali Liebert, Peter Porte, and Tina Lifford Hallmark Channel - Countdown to Christmas

Love Blossoms (2017) Starring Shantel VanSanten, Victor Webster, Brittany Bristow, Callum Blue, and Emma Samms Hallmark Channel

A Dream of Christmas (2016) Starring Nikki Deloach and Andrew Walker Hallmark Channel - Countdown to Christmas

‘Tis the Season for Love (2015) Starring Sarah Lancaster, Brendan Penny, and Andrew Francis Hallmark Channel - Countdown to Christmas

Orphan Horse (2018) Starring Jon Voight, Alexa Nisenson, and Eva LaRue

The Chronicle Mysteries: Recovered (2019) Starring Alison Sweeney and Benjamin Ayres Hallmark Movies & Mysteries - Movie #1

The Chronicle Mysteries: The Wrong Man (2019) Starring Alison Sweeney, Benjamin Ayres, and Peter Benson Hallmark Movies & Mysteries - Movie #2

The Chronicle Mysteries: Vines that Bind (2019) Starring Alison Sweeney and Benjamin Ayres Hallmark Movies & Mysteries - Movie #3

The Gourmet Detective (2015) Starring Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns Hallmark Movies & Mysteries - Movie #1

Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die (2015) Starring Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns, and Brendan Penny Hallmark Movies & Mysteries - Movie #2

Gourmet Detective: Death Al Dente (2016) Starring Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns Hallmark Movies & Mysteries - Movie #3

Like Cats & Dogs (2017) Starring Cassidy Gifford and Wyatt Nash Hallmark Channel - Spring Fling

I’ll Be Home for Christmas (2016) Starring James Brolin, Mera Suvari, and John Reardon Hallmark Movies & Mysteries - The Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas

A Song for Christmas (2017) Starring Becca Tobin and Kevin McGarry Hallmark Movies & Mysteries - The Most Wonderful Movies of Christmas

A Magic Christmas (2014) Starring C. Thomas Howell, Jonathan Silverman, Burt Reynolds, Lisa Sheridan, and Maeve Quinlan

Love’s Complicated (2016) Starring Holly marie Combs, Ben Bass, Corbin Bernsen, and Catherine Disher Hallmark Channel - Winterfest

Love Under the Stars (2015) Starring Wes Brown, Ashley Newbrough, and Barry Bostwick Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

A Christmas Eve Miracle (2015) Starring Olivia d’Abo, Anthony Starke, C. Thomas Howell, Jonathan Silverman, Lisa Sheridan, and Maeve Quinlan

Christmas at Cartwright’s (2014) Starring Alicia Witt, Gabriel Hogan, and Wallace Shawn Hallmark Channel - Countdown to Christmas

The Town Christmas Forgot (2010) Starring Lauren Holly and Rick Roberts Hallmark Channel

Love on the Slopes (2018) Starring Katrina Bowden and Thomas Beaudoin Hallmark Channel - Winterfest

December 2

Sugar Plum Twist (2021) Jesmille Darbouze, Jamie Gray Hyder, and Ektor Rivera Hallmark Movies Now - Movies & Mistletoe

December 15

Marry Me at Christmas (2017) Starring Rachel Skarsten, Trevor Donovan, and Emily Tennant Hallmark Channel - Countdown to Christmas

December 20

Love in Design (2018) Starring Danica McKellar and Andrew Walker Hallmark Channel

A Cookie Cutter Christmas (2014) Starring Erin Krakow, Miranda Frigon, David Haydn-Jones, and Alan Thicke Hallmark Channel - Countdown to Christmas

A Bride for Christmas (2012) Starring Arielle Kebbel, Andrew Walker, and Kimberly Sustad Hallmark Channel - Countdown to Christmas

Unleashing Mr. Darcy (2016) Starring Cindy Busby, Ryan Paevey, and Frances Fisher Hallmark Channel - Winterfest

#new on hmn #hallmark movies #hallmark channel #hallmark movies & mysteries #uptv #countdown to christmas #the most wonderful movies of christmas #winterfest #movies & mistletoe

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thereadingchallengechallenge · 4 years ago

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Read in January 2021

New year, new reading spree! I’m gonna need to up my Goodreads goal because I’ve already read 36 of my 75 reads thanks to a heap of Tor.com novellas and binge-reading The Saddle Club books 🤣 I don’t expect the rest of the year to go this well but it’s certainly going to make my reading graph look a little top heavy lol

My favourite reads of the month were Sophie Cameron’s two novels, the latest Wayward Children novella from Seanan McGuire and my reread of the Kanin Chronicles by Amanda Hocking 😊

Australian Authors:

Sick Bay by Nova Weetman - 2/5

Backlog Books:

Out of the Blue by Sophie Cameron - 5/5

City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare - 2/5

City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare - 3/5

City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare - 3/5

Other reads:

All Systems Red by Martha Wells - 2/5

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells - 3/5

Compulsory by Martha Wells - 3/5 (short story)

Shadow’s Legacy by Julie Kagawa - 5/5 (short story)

Last Bus to Everland by Sophie Cameron - 4/5

Serpentine by Philip Pullman - 5/5

Fangs by Sarah Andersen - 4/5

Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire - 4/5

Frostfire by Amanda Hocking - 4/5 (reread - up from 3/5)

Ice-Kissed by Amanda Hocking - 4/5 (reread - up from 3/5)

Crystal Kingdom by Amanda Hocking - 4/5 (reread - up from 2/5)

Horse Crazy by Bonnie Bryant

Horse Shy by Bonnie Bryant

Horse Sense by Bonnie Bryant

Horse Power by Bonnie Bryant

Trail Mates by Bonnie Bryant

Dude Ranch by Bonnie Bryant

Horse Play by Bonnie Bryant

Horse Show by Bonnie Bryant

Hoof Beat by Bonnie Bryant

Riding Camp by Bonnie Bryant

Horse Wise by Bonnie Bryant

Rodeo Rider by Bonnie Bryant

Starlight Christmas by Bonnie Bryant

Sea Horse by Bonnie Bryant

Team Play by Bonnie Bryant

Horse Games by Bonnie Bryant

Horsenapped by Bonnie Bryant

Pack Trip by Bonnie Bryant

Star Rider by Bonnie Bryant

Snow Ride by Bonnie Bryant

#read last month #january wrap up #2021 #booklr #bookblr

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sleepykittypaws · 4 years ago

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Stealth Christmas Movies

Updated: August 31, 2024

A “stealth” Christmas movie is one that takes place at the holiday season, or contains key holiday scenes, but isn’t specifically focused on, or mostly about, Christmas. There are literally hundreds of movies that fit this description, and I’ve previously chronicled my top 25 and put together a Stealth Christmas Movie Showdown in 2018 to find readers’ faves.

The holidays are such a fertile storytelling tool, there are certainly even more than this out there, but below you’ll find a list of nearly 300 Stealth Christmas Movies (in alphabetical order), with briefs on what make them holiday appropriate viewing, even if they’re not primarily about Christmas…

12 Monkeys (1995) - An epidemic eliminates most of the world’s population at the holidays. Making it either the very best, or very worst, Christmas 2020 watch possible, depending on your perspective.

1941 (1979) - An inept German/Japanese raiding party attempts to invade L.A. after Pearl Harbor, starting with capturing a Christmas tree farmer.

1985 (2018) - A closeted man goes home for the holidays for the first time in years, but struggles with how to tell his conservative family he’s got AIDS.

29th Street (1991) - A guy who’s been effortlessly lucky since birth finds out he’s a lottery winner, which, ironically, throws his charmed existence into chaos. The movie, told in flashback, starts with the main character screaming at God outside a holiday-decorated church in the slowly falling snow.

8 Women (2002) - This oh-so-French, dark comedy finds eight women stranded in a remote house with a murder victim for the Christmas holidays.

About a Boy (2002) - Hugh Grant is a man living off the royalties of his one-hit-wonder Dad’s Christmas classic who befriends a young boy, which helps them both grow up. Pivotal scenes are set at Christmas and New Year’s.

About Time (2013) - A young man (Domhnall Gleeson) learns his family’s secret gift is time travel during a fateful New Year’s Eve party.

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mister Toad (1949) - The perfect Halloween-Christmas combo watch, the action of the Mister Toad portion takes place on Christmas Eve, though the holiday is somewhat incidental to Toad’s tale.

The Aftermath (2019) - This 2019, (barely) based-on-a-true-story drama about a British family living with the enemy in occupied Germany is narratively flat, but there are some gorgeous Christmas scenes.

Age of Adaline (2015) - This extremely weird movie about an un-aging Blake Lively begins on New Year’s Eve, both a past one that marks Adeline’s long ago birth, and a modern-day party where she meets a new love.

Alex Edelman: Just for Us (2024, Max) - This filmed version of Edelman’s one-man Broadway show details his visit to a white supremacist meeting in Queens and it’s hilarious. One of the best diversions in this conversational story is a laugh-out-loud look at the Jewish Edelman’s experience with Christmas.

Alice (1991) - This everyone-falls-in-love with Mia Farrow movie concludes at Christmas, with much of the culmination taking place at a holiday-festooned party.

All of Us Strangers (2023) - The Andrew Scott-Paul Mescal movie inspired by Taichi Yamada’s Strangers features a memorable and plot pivotal Christmas scene.

All That Heaven Allows (1955) - This Jane Wyman-Rock Hudson classic, directed by Douglas Sirk, centers around a May-December romance that takes place at the holidays. Criterion even released a “Christmas Edition” in 2018.

Almost Famous (2000) - Cameron Crow’s autobiographical ode to ‘70s rock opens at the holidays, with his mom’s ranting against Christmas commercialism while “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t be Late)” plays.

Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) - The entire movie is set at the holidays, starting when the Chipmunks end up in L.A., and in the care of their eventual guardian, Dave, due to their home being cut down for use as a Christmas tree in a record company.

The American President (1995) - The White House Christmas Party is where environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade, played by Annette Bening, inadvertently reveals the info that helps her boyfriend, the President, get his crime bill passed.

An Affair to Remember (1957) - Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr fall in love on New Year’s Eve and are reunited on Christmas Eve.

Annie Hall (1977) - In this classic Allen-directed rom-com his relationship with Diane Keaton hits the rocks at the holidays, with several memorable Christmas-set scenes in the film.

Antiquities (2018) - A man wanting to better know his recently deceased father takes a job at an antique mall, where one of the booths is run by a man who recreates his childhood Christmases with elaborate displays.

The Apartment (1960) - This poignant, Shirley MacLaine-Jack Lemmon classic about men and their mistresses, is set entirely over the holidays.

Are We There Yet? (2005) - A single mom’s kid-hating suitor (Ice Cube) is forced to take a New Year’s Eve trip with her offspring, who are determined to break them up.

Await Further Instructions (2018) - A family receives a mysterious message on Christmas Eve that makes them turn on each other, and their neighbors.

Babe (1995) - The Christmas scenes in this otherwise charming live-action children’s film border on terrifying, as the family considers dining on our hero, before selecting an unlucky goose we’re at first led to believe is another main character instead.

Babygirl (2024) - Nicole Kidman’s second foray into sexually explicit Christmas-set drama.

Baby Mama (2008) - This 2008 Tina Fey-Amy Poehler comedy begins and ends at the holidays. There’s even a Christmas song!

Bachelor Mother (1956) - Ginger Rogers is a recently-fired shopgirl, hired by a department store for Christmas, who finds a baby, that everyone quickly assumes is hers.

Backfire (1950) - An injured WWII vet tries to track down his friend and potential business fire around the holidays, in this twisty noir thriller.

Bad Education (2019) - Part of the grift that unravels the school board con is the purchase of lavish Christmas gifts on the company card. Also has pivotal Christmas party and present opening scenes.

Baggage Claim (2013) - This slight but charming holiday-set rom-com has flight attendant Paula Patton flying all over the world looking for the perfect date to her sister’s wedding, when the man of her dreams might be right next door.

Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) - This one is admittedly very subtle, but Christmas decor indicates these strange events are taking place around the holidays.

Bar Fight! (2022) - Holiday-set comedy about a couple going through a bad breakup and staking out who gets their local watering hole.

Batman Returns (1992) - One of many Christmas-set superhero movies, but this one even has a holiday-themed (secondary) villain in Cristi Conaway’s, The Ice Princess.

The Beanie Bubble (2023) - Apple TV’s Ty toy origin story has several small holiday-set highlights, including a company Christmas party where the storylines of the three women centered, converge.

Beautiful Girls (1996) - This Matt Dillion, coming-home romantic drama is very much not a rom-com, despite comedic elements, and uses its holiday setting sparingly, but effectively, to amp up the angst.

Beirut (2018) - This one is oh-so-slight, but there are visible Christmas decorations in the brief, American-set scenes before Jon Hamm’s character is called back to Beirut to negotiate alongside Rosamund Pike.

Bell Book and Candle (1958) - This classic, witchcraft-themed romantic comedy, is set over Christmas, making it another great Halloween-Christmas crossover.

Before You Go (2014) - Chris Evans’ directorial debut features he and Alice Eve walking around a holiday-decorated New York City.

Ben is Back (2018) - This Julia Roberts drama is set on Christmas Eve, when her drug addicted son unexpectedly shows up at home for the holidays, though he’s supposed to be in rehab.

Better Off Dead (1985) - Set mostly around the holidays, this classic 1980s comedy starring John Cusack features an indelible parental costume scene with David Ogden Steirs as a holiday aardvark.

The Birthday Cake (2021) - This Val Kilmer and Ewan McGregor-led mob movie about a son finding out what really happened to his connected father at a party ostensibly celebrating his memory takes place at the holidays.

Blackbird (2020) - Susan Sarandon gathers her adult children for one last faux-Christmas celebration, before ending her own life as a terminal illness worsens.

Black Garden (2020) - This dystopian sci-fi story of mankind’s final survivors begins on Christmas Eve.

Blast of Silence (1961) - This holiday-set movie about a hitman hired to take out a mob boss, has received recent Christmas noir recognition thanks to the Criterion Channel.

Blossoms in the Dust (1941) - A dramatization of the charitable life of Texan Edna Gladney, this drama features several key Christmas seasons, and the overall theme of giving is well suited for holiday viewing.

Boiling Point (2021) - Stephen Graham headlines this restaurant drama about a stressed out chef in the weeks leading up to Christmas, based on a 2019 short film of the same name.

The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) - Sequel to the 2017 animated comedy starring Alec Baldwin, set totally at the holidays and culminating at Christmas, despite its summer release date.

The Bourne Identity (2002) - Though it’s never mentioned, the entire CIA chase of Jason Bourne takes place amidst the holiday season, with Christmas decor visible in many seasons.

The Box (2009) - This Cameron Diaz moral conundrum thriller is set mostly around the Christmas season.

Brazil (1985) - This holiday-set movie of a dystopian future where Christmas is used to distract from disinformation.

Break (2019) - Russian thriller about a group of friends who get trapped in a mountaintop gondola on New Year’s Eve.

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) - This delightful Renee Zellwegger comedy begins and ends at the holidays, making Bridget the perfect New Year’s or Christmas watch. (You won’t be surprised to learn this is my personal favorite stealth Christmas movie.)

Bright Eyes (1934) - Shirley Temple’s stubborn disbelief in Santa is a major character trait.

Bros (2022) - Big chunks of this very funny Billy Eichner rom-com, co-starring frequent Hallmark holiday hunk Luke Macfarlane, takes place around the holidays.

Bundle of Joy (1956) - This remake of Bachelor Mother stars then-married-couple Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. Reynolds finds an abandoned baby at the holidays, and people mistake her for a (gasp) single mother, leading to all sort of outdated comedic hijinks.

Carol (2015) - This Cate Blanchett drama about a closeted woman whose tight control of her emotions slips at the holidays isn’t an uplifting holiday watch, but it’s unquestionably gorgeous and seasonally appropriate.

Cash on Demand (1961) - This cult classic British crime thriller centers on a pre-Christmas bank heist.

Catch Me If You Can (2002) - This stylish Steven Spielberg story opens on Christmas Eve, and several plot-pivotal Christmas depictions help set the scene for how Frank Abagnale, Jr (Leonardo DiCaprio) became a con artist.

Children of Men (2006) - For the true Grinches in your life, this dystopian Nativity story allegory from Alfonso Cuaron will bring down even the happiest elves.

Clouds (2020) - This based-on-a-true-story account of Zach Sobiech’s final days is set in snowy Minnesota, and features a montage of holiday scenes to help note the passage of time. Clips from the real, holiday-themed "Clouds Choir" fundraiser, held annually to benefit the Zach Sobiech Osteosarcoma Fund, play during the credits.

Clueless (1995) - Though it’s not dwelled on, the movie takes place partly at the holidays, with the “tragic Val party” awash in Christmas decorations.

Citizen Kane (1941) - The greatest film of all time opens at, you guessed it, Christmas and, as we all now know (80 year old spoiler warning), Rosebud was, indeed, a sled embodying the magic of childhood innocence.

Cobra (1986) - This Sylvester Stallone ‘80s actioner is chock full of Christmas decorations, though the holiday is never cited in the story. Legend says this is because the movie actually shot near the holiday, so many of the locations were decorated and the B-movie production didn’t want to take the time to take down or shoot around existing decor.

Collateral Beauty (2016) - This divisive Will Smith movie, which culminates on Christmas Eve, is either a feel-good holiday fantasy, or mawkish, manipulative dreck, depending on your mood. But it’s definitely a holiday film.

C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005) - The Jean-Marc Vallée story of a French-Canadian boy born on Christmas, which his very religious parents take as a sign, ties the holiday into coming to terms with his sexuality amid dysfunctional family chaos.

Curse of the Cat People (1944) - The little girl kicks off the curse by giving a ghost a Christmas present (no, really), and the entire second half of the action is set at the holidays.

The Cutting Edge (1992) - In addition to it’s New Year’s party sparkler scene, this sports movie-romance also has a significant Christmas scene, where the rivals turned partners exchange meaningful gifts.

The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1963) - This low-budget '60s sci-fi uses the holiday to show how aliens have effected a family man.

The Dead (1987) - John Huston’s final film, starring his daughter Anjelica, is set around an Irish celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany (a.k.a. the 12th day of Christmas).

The Dead Zone (1983) - David Cronenberg’s take on Stephen King’s novel about a clairvoyant trying to prevent a grim future has a top-notch cast—Christopher Walken, Tom Skerritt and Martin Sheen, among others—and takes place partly at the holidays.

D.O.A. (1988) - Dennis Quaid is a detective trying to solve his own murder before poison ends his life at the holidays.

Desk Set (1957) - This fast-talking Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy classic is an absolute delight any time of year, but an elaborate office Christmas party helps makes this a welcome addition to December viewing.

Die Hard (1988) - The quintessential action movie set at the holidays, this is definitely a Christmas movie—if you want it to be.

Die Hard 2 (1990) - This also-Christmas-set sequel tries, and fails, to recreate the magic of the original, but it’s still a stealth holiday movie.

Eastern Promises (2007) - For those who like their Christmas movies bleak, this midwinter-set Russian mob movie will do the trick.

Edward Scissorhands (1990) - Johnny Depp’s misunderstood weirdo hero helps wins over his neighbors with evocative and festive holiday ice sculptures.

Eileen (2023) - Set in snowy, 1964 Massachusetts, a pivotal Christmas Eve rendezvous ramps up the tension in this Anne Hathaway-led drama

Enemy of the State (1998) - Though almost innocent in its portrayal of our current (mostly self-imposed) surveillance state, this Will Smith action movie features loads of holiday decor, and the entire chase begins with some Christmas shopping.

Entrapment (1999) - This Y2K (remember when that was a thing?) heist movie moves from Christmas right through the big New Year’s Eve robbery.

Everybody’s Fine (2009) - This Robert DeNiro-led family dramedy features a grumpy widower trying to connect with his kids at Christmas.

Everyone Says I Love You (1996) - Woody Allen’s attempt at a musical with A-list stars not known for their singing, wasn’t exactly a hit (though critics liked it), but it does feature a memorable Marx Brothers themed Christmas party.

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) - This biographical film netted Jessica Chastain her third Oscar nod for playing televangalist Tammy Faye Bakker and we’re introduced to the Bakker’s PTL TV network via an extended scene that shows their fifth anniversary Christmas Special.

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) - Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise indulge in a Christmastime orgy. (I’m sorry, that’s actually the movie’s plot.)

Facade (2020) - A group of people who think they’re taking part in a study are actually twisted Christmas entertainment for a family of rich psychopaths.

Falling In Love (1984) - This Robert DeNiro-Meryl Strep drama features two married people falling in love over Christmas shopping…Only not with their spouses.

A Family Affair (2024, Netflix) - Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron May-December rom-com that centers around December, with Efron’s movie star character making a Christmas movie when he gets involved with his assistant’s (Joey King) mother (Kidman).

Family Switch (2023, Netflix) - This Jennifer Garner-led body swapping comedy takes place at the holidays.

Fanny and Alexander (1982) - Even Ingmar Bergman understands the power of a holiday setting for his Oscar-winning historical drama about Swedish siblings in the early 1900s.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to find Them (2016) - This Harry Potter prequel is mostly set in a Christmas-decorated, 1926 New York City.

The Father Who Moves Mountains (2021) - This Romanian adventure thriller set around the holidays starts as a straightforward rescue movie about a father willing to go to any length to rescue his son, then turns more surreal.

Fighting With My Family (2019) - This based-on-a-true story, professional wrestling, inspirational drama hinges on a holiday trip home for the heroine.

First Blood (1982) - Did this Rambo introduction kick off the trend of action movies obviously set at, but rarely name-checking, the Christmas season? Not sure, but Rambo fights his way through the decked-out town of Hope.

First Daughter (2004) - Frequent Hallmark lead Marc Blucas’ first Christmas dance was with Katie Holmes in this Forest Whitaker-directed movie that culminates with an elaborate White House Christmas party.

Five Year Engagement (2012) - This years-spanning, under-rated rom-com features several Christmas and New Year’s parties for the on-again, off-again couple.

The Friend (2024) - Naomi Watts deals with grief and a really big dog in this holiday-set story based on the book by Sigrid Nunez.

Funny Farm (1988) - This Chevy Chase fish-out-of-water comedy ends with an idyllic Norman Rockwell holiday portrayal, engineered to extract a regretful couple from their country home purchase.

Funny Pages (2022) - This coming of age comedy about an aspiring comic book artist takes place over the holidays, and culminates on Christmas Day.

Get On Up (2014) - Chadwick Boseman’s portrayal of James Brown features a single Christmas scene, but it’s a fairly important one, showing the abusive relationship he had with his second wife.

Ghosbusters II (1989) - A rousing rendition of “Auld Lang Syne” saves New York in this Christmas-set sequel.

The Ghost Who Walks (2019) - A man fresh out of prison tries to save his family from a mob boss at the holidays.

Ghosts of Girlfriend Past (2009) - This is the rare movie based on A Christmas Carol not set at the holidays, but it’s structure, and inspiration, still make it a stealth holiday movie in my book.

The Glenn Miller Story (1954) - The classic stealth Christmas movie for me, as even though only the end of this one is holiday-set, I absolutely think of it as a Christmas movie, and one of my favorites at that.

Go (1999) - This intertwining storyline, dark, Christmas-set crime comedy has become a cult classic.

Go Back to China (2019) - Emily Ting’s semi-autobiographical story of an L.A.-based woman who returns to China to design a Christmas toy line for her estranged father.

The Godfather (1972) - It’s not only AMC’s post-Thanksgiving airings that have made this Scorsese classic, and its sequel, a holiday mainstay, but the movie’s family holiday scenes that help humanize its mobsters.

The Godfather Part 2 (1974) - The first sequel to ever win Best Picture, the holiday moments are brief, but the family feeling is forever.

Godmothered (2020) - This Disney+ original walks the line between just plain Christmas movie, and stealth, as the holiday is ubiquitous throughout the movie, but not its main focus.

Good Grief (2024) - Dan Levy’s Netflix directorial debut opens with a Christmas sing-a-long in a fabulously-decorated holiday house, along with a generally chilly, winter vibe for much of the film.

The Good House (2022) - Though this Sigourney Weaver-led story, based on Ann Leary’s novel, takes place mostly not at Christmas, holiday celebrations of both Thanksgiving and Christmas play key roles in this funny, and real, tale of an in-denial alcoholic who is faking being in recovery.

Great Balls of Fire (1989) - Jerry Lee Lewis (Dennis Quaid) and his cousin Jimmy Swaggart (Alec Baldwin) celebrate a significant family Christmas in a festive scene that is called back multiple times

Green Book (2018) - A lengthy and pivotal Christmas dinner scene is used to illustrate how much Viggo Mortensen’s White Savior character has changed.

The Green Knight (2021) - Dev Patel’s epic quest takes place at the holidays in King Arthur’s court.

Gremlins (1984) - Steven Spielberg’s horror-comedy classic set at the holidays is festive enough it’s really almost just a regular Christmas movie.

Greyhound (2020) - Tom Hanks’ most recent World War II movie begins at Christmas.

Grumpy Old Men (1993) - The holiday-set comedy sees the rivalry of affections between Jack Lemon and Walther Matthau come to a head on Christmas day.

The Happiest Millionaire (1967) - This was the musical in production when Walt Disney passed away and while it’s generally considered one of Disney’s few flops from that era, there is lengthy Christmas section plus a holiday song from stars Fred MacMurray and Greer Garson.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - The gang spends their first Christmas all together at Hogwarts, in lieu of going their separate ways for the holidays.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 1 (2010) - Harry visits the graves of his parents and leaves a Christmas wreath, but other than Part 2, where Christmas doesn’t even occur, this is definitely the least holiday-centric in the series.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) - The Yule Ball is a central plot point for all three main characters in the fourth Harry Potter film.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009) - Harry spends the holidays with the Weasleys and celebrates a magical Christmas at Hogwarts, making this one feel fairly festive.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix (2007) - Harry and Hermione spend their first Christmas with the Weasleys, basking in their good cheer.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - Hogsmeade Village looks extremely festive at the holidays.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) - The first Christmas at Hogwarts scenes in this debut Harry Potter film are so elaborate and festive that many people think of this one as a flat-out Christmas movie, even though most of the film does not take place at the holidays.

The Hateful Eight (2015) - Definitely not a feel good movie, this bloody Tarantino joint takes place during a blizzard, the holiday is discussed, and one character even plays “Silent Night” during a stand off. So, you know, definitely a stealth Christmas flick.

The Hating Game (2021) - Based on the book by Sally Thorne, this rom-com takes place from Thanksgiving to New Year’s with seasonal appropriate decor and mentions throughout.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) - Guillermo del Toro’s cult classic sequel opens with a bedtime story told on Christmas Eve.

Help (2021) - UK movie made for Channel 4, starring Jodie Comer as a nursing home worker navigating the COVID crisis; begins at Christmas 2019.

Holidate (2020, Netflix) - This Emma Roberts-Luke Bracey rom-com covers all the holidays in a year, making it a seasonally-appropriate watch just about anytime, but it begins and ends with Christmas.

Holiday (1938) - Though the “holiday" in the title refers to a vacation, not Christmas, there’s tasteful Christmas decor aplenty in the Seton house, and a memorable New Year’s Eve party in this Cary Grant-Katherine Hepburn classic.

Hook (1991) - The whole reason the grown-up Peter (Robin Williams) is in London at all is because it’s Christmas.

Hope (2019) - Stellan Skarsgard is helping his spouse hide a brain tumor diagnosis in hopes of one last happy, family holiday.

Hot Fuzz (2007) - It’s not a huge part of this Edgar Wright action cop action flick satire, but Peter Jackson (yes, the director) does play a criminal who attacks Simon Pegg dressed as Father Christmas, which, frankly, is pretty stealthily holiday.

How About You (2007) - This Irish film based on several of Maeve Binchy’s short stories stars Haley Atwell as the unprepared caretaker of a residential home, left in charge over Christmas.

How to Be Single (2016) - This first half of this Christmas-set rom-com is heavy on the holidays.

How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022) - This drama about enviromental activists determined to stop a new pipeline, features a cold, snowy and general miserable Christmas along the way.

Hustlers (2019) - This based-on-a-true-story Jennifer Lopez-led film features an epic Christmas scene that shows the high point that comes before these looting ladies inevitable fall.

I Am Legend (2007) - That there’s more than one movie on this list featuring a worldwide plague that wipes out most of humanity at the holidays might be a really bad omen for how 2020 turns out.

I Come in Peace (1990, a.k.a. Dark Angel) - This Dolph Lungren action movie follows in the tradition of far better action movies by taking place entirely at the holidays.

I Give It A Year (2013) - The pivotal turn in this underrated UK rom-com comes at a Christmas party, and there’s an absolutely epic game of holiday charades.

The Ice Harvest (2005) - Harold Ramis’ Christmas Eve-set crime movie stars John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton.

Ideal Home (2018) - Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan play a bickering couple looking after a surprise grandson with the holidays as a background.

The Impossible (2012) - This harrowing true story from the 2004 tsunami that struck on December 26th, starts out with the foreshadowing of a perfect Christmas day in paradise.

In Bruges (2008) - Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are chatty hitman stuck in one of Belgium’s most beautiful and festive Christmas towns—the last place they want to be.

Instant Family (2018) - This charming, foster family comedy is at its sweetest during the Christmas scenes.

Invasion U.S.A. (1985) - A Chuck Norris movie that mixes xenophobia and Christmas.

Iron Man 3 (2013) - Director Shane Black continued his Christmas tradition, by not only setting this Marvel movie during the holidays, but keeping star Robert Downey, Jr. mostly out of the suit while he did it.

I Trapped the Devil (2019) - This horror-thriller set over the Christmas holidays has a man who has imprisoned another, saying he’s the devil. But which one is the real monster?

I Wouldn’t Be In Your Shoes (1948) - A classic, wrong-man noir murder mystery set around the holidays.

Jarhead (2005) - Based on a real-life Marine’s memoir, a pivotal holiday party leads to a demotion for Jake Gyllenhaal in this grim, but well acted, military drama.

Jaws the Revenge (1987) - This most ridiculous of the Jaws sequels—and that’s really saying something—takes place almost entirely at the holidays, cause what’s more festive than being stalked by a Great White shark?

Jersey Girl (2004) - This Kevin Smith rom-com features Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez meeting cute at a Christmas party, and even has a Stevie Wonder Christmas tune on the soundtrack.

A Journal for Jordan (2021) - Michael B. Jordan plays a soldier father communicating to his son via a journal, in this tear-jerking holiday season release that includes several key Christmas-set scenes.

Jumanji (1995) - This original starring Robin Williams ends at the holidays, with a full on Christmas party, where Williams’ character meets the kids he knew in the game in the real world for the first time.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) - Like the original film, the Jumanji reboot, which was released just before the holiday, ends with a Christmas scene once everyone is (spoiler alert) safely back in the real world.

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) - In the barest nod to its holiday release date, the kids plan a Christmas break reunion, only to find themselves drawn back into the game. Neither of the new series has as much holiday as the original, but it is a Jumanji Cinematic Universe through line that all three take place, at least in part, around Christmas.

Jurassic World (2015) - Even though this was released in summer, the whole set-up of the film is the kids are visiting their aunt at the holidays—it even starts with Christmas carols. Mostly likely because this was originally destined to debut at Christmas.

Just Friends (2005) - Really riding the line between stealth and flat out Christmas movie, this holiday-set, Ryan Renolyds rom-com could go either way.

Just Getting Started (2017) - Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones compete for Rene Russo’s affection in this holiday-set, Grandpas-getting-busy-and-running-from-the-mob movie that is very heavy on Christmas, but low on laughs.

Karate Kid (1984) - The Christmas elements aren’t as memorable as the Cobra Kai’s Halloween dance beat down, but they’re there, as Daniel preps for the All Valley tournament, probably because this summer release was actually filmed in December.

King Kong (2005) - The entire third act, when King Kong is on display in New York, takes place in a holiday-decorated New York. There’s even a skating scene with Naomi Watts and the great ape.

The King’s Man (2021) - This Kingsman prequel has our British heroes (spoiler alert) take out Rasputin at a Russian Christmas party in a manner that mimics the Mad Monk’s real-life, and oft-fabled, demise.

The King’s Speech (2010) - This Best Picture-winner is only partly set at the holidays, but King George’s primary goal to overcoming his speech impediment is to be able to give the same sort of comforting Christmas radio speech his father did.

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) - Another Colin Firth, sort of Christmas movie, with Firth’s early scene introduction to then-child Eggsy taking place in their holiday-decorated council flat.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) - Arguably what director Shane Black and Robert Downey Jr started in this black-comedy, Christmas-set film, he finished, or least got a much wider audience to watch, in Iron Man 3.

L’immenmsita (2022) - This 1970s-set Italian family drama, starring Penelope Cruz, displays a mother trying to hold her family together, including through a key holiday celebration.

L.A. Confidential (1997) - While this modern noir is far from festive, it’s definitely set at the holidays, as the swinging holiday soundtrack and ubiquitous Christmas lights remind you.

Lady in the Lake (1947) - Robert Montogomery actually specifically set this at the holidays, deviating from Raymond Chandler’s novel, to juxtapose the festiveness of the holiday, against his gritty central character.

Lady and the Tramp (1955 & 2019) - Both the Disney animated original and live-action remake have beautiful Christmas scenes where Lady joins her family as a beloved Christmas present for her mistress.

Larceny, Inc. (1942) - This holiday-set, Edward G. Robinson crime comedy, is a fun twist on the heist movie.

Lassie (2005) - This (infuriating for animal lovers) remake finds the classic collie so devoted to her boy, she escapes from her cruel new owner and undertakes an epic journey that leads her home on Christmas Day. Warning: Not only are there multiple animal deaths, but Lassie herself seems to perish as she reaches home, too.

Last Action Hero (1993) - This meta-commentary/buddy comedy action movie about action movies is best known as a box office bomb, but since Shane Black is one of the writers, it’s not surprising that one of the inside jokes is that the action movie within the movie takes place at, you guessed it, Christmas.

The Last Boy Scout (1991) - It’s an action movie. It takes place at Christmas. It stars Bruce Willis. No, not that one. Not that other one either. And you’ll never guess who wrote it either. (Yes, you will.)

The Last Letter From Your Lover (2021) - A pivotal section of this Netflix romantic drama’s dual storytelling is set amidst a lush, 1969 London Christmas. The non-holiday scenery is equally gorgeous.

The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) - This Bob Hope classic finds a con artist struggling to come up with a wad of cash he owes a gangster before Christmas.

Les Miserables (2012) - This big screen adaptation of the Broadway musical based on Victor Hugo’s novel is probably best known as the movie that, for some reason, let Russell Crowe sing. In a nod to its Christmas Day-release, this version also adds a drunken Pere Noel to Sasha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter’s “Master of the House” song and dance.

Less Than Zero (1987) - Has anyone starred in more almost-Christmas movies than Robert Downey, Jr. (and don’t forget Home for the Holidays is a Thanksgiving, not Christmas movie)? In this one he’s a spoiled wastrel throwing debauched Christmas bashes that couldn’t possibly look more 1980s.

Lethal Weapon (1987) - Shane Black strikes again. Or, in this case, strikes first, as this black holiday, Mel Gibson action flick, which Black wrote, predates his other Christmas-set efforts.

Lina from Lima (2020) - A nanny for a wealthy Chilean family plans a holiday visit home to Peru in this Spanish-language drama.

Lion in Winter (1968) - Katherine Hepburn won an Oscar for playing Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife to Henry II, in this historical drama set during the Christmas of 1163.

Little Women (1933) - Katherine Hepburn is Jo in this, the first major adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel that kicks off at Christmas.

Little Women (1949) - June Allyson plays Jo in this first, color version, but it’s Elizabeth Taylor as Amy who steals this show.

Little Women (1994) - Susan Sarandon is Marmie in this Academy Award-nominated adaptation.

Little Women (2018) - Known as the one we’d like to pretend didn’t happen, this Lea Thompson-led version is best forgotten, but still fairly festive.

Little Women (2019) - Greta Gerwig actually found a new way to approach this oft-told tale, but there’s still plenty of Christmas feels to be found in this star-studded, critically acclaimed movie that gets Meryl Streep to play Marmie.

The Lodge (2020) - Riley Keough is a soon-to-be stepmom trapped in a cabin with her fiancé’s less than welcoming offspring as Christmas approaches.

Look Who’s Talking Now (1993) - In perhaps the most we’re-obviously-out-of-ideas sequel of all time, the pets now talk in this hooky, Christmas-set cash grab.

The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) - This under-rated Geena Davis-Samuel L Jackson movie might just be the best action movie set at Christmas. (Yeah, I said what I said.)

The Lost Husband (2020) - This romantic drama, based on a Katherine Center novel, is basically a Hallmark movie with a bigger budget, so no surprise that key scenes take place at Christmas, and the whole movie starts on New Year’s Eve.

Love, Simon (2018) - This sweet, coming of age movie finds Simon’s coming out, coming over Christmas break.

Love at First Sight (2023) - This Netflix original, British rom-com is oh-so-sweet and takes place entirely from December 20-21, with plenty of decor and holiday plan chatter woven into the strangers fall (almost) instantly in love plot.

Lovely, Still (2008) - This heartbreaking Alzheimer’s love story is set over the holidays, for extra tear-jerking effect.

Madame Web (2024) - A bizarre non-holiday viewing of A Christmas Carol, with some very on-the-nose dialogue from Scrooge, is what makes Cassie finally understand her extremely obvious ability to see, and alter, the future. RIP the poor chief who apparently died in vain, since TCM was really all she needed to get it.

The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) - This Bette Davis-starrer tells the story of a self-satisfied dandy who slips on the ice and is forced to spend the holidays with a family exasperated by him.

Mandrome (2023) - This bleak drama about a cult-like male empowerment leader, played by Adrian Brody, that draws in expectant father Jesse Eisenberg is set in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

Mean Girls (2004) - An iconic “Jingle Bell Rock” performance made Lacey Chabert a Christmas movie star long before Hallmark came calling.

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) - Perhaps the ur-stealth Christmas movie, this mostly summer-set musical was turned into a Christmas classic the moment Judy Garland crooned “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.”

Metropolitan (1990) - Whit Stillman’s look at spoiled New York City debutantes takes place almost entirely between Christmas and New Year’s.

Millions (2004) - This UK delight from Danny Boyle is a sweet story set at, but not necessarily about, Christmas and New Year’s.

Miracle at Morgan’s Creek (1944) - This Preston Sturgess screwball comedy culminates at Christmas.

Mixed Nuts (1994) - This Steve Martin-led mental health comedy that kicks off on Christmas Eve didn’t really translate for American audiences, though the French original, Le Père Noël est Une Ordure (Santa Claus is a Stinker) is a beloved holiday classic.

Moneyball (2011) - Math + baseball doesn’t sound like it would equal a great movie, but this Brad Pitt-starrer, which also features a pre-Starlord Chris Pratt and earned Jonah Hill his first Oscar nomination, is excellent. Plus, much of the first act is set around the holidays, as Billy Beene tries to rebuild his bargain baseball team before the 2002 season.

Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979) - The life story of the guy born in the stable next to Jesus, also on Christmas Day.

Moonstruck (1987) - This Oscar-winning, offbeat rom-com starring Nick Cage and Cher was released in mid-December and features the seasonal background decor to match.

Morvern Callar (2002) - How bleak is this Lynne Ramsey-directed, holiday-set story? Well, it starts with a Christmas morning suicide and only gets much, much darker from there.

The Mothman Prophecies (2002) - The titular horrific prophecy is set to come at Christmas, and the entire second half the film is set at the holidays.

Mouse Hunt (1997) - The Christmas setting of this slapstick comedy may have been trying to evoke Home Alone, though this time it’s a mouse, instead of Macaulay Culkin, provoking prat falls.

Museo (2018) - This Spanish-language heist drama starring Gael Garcia Bernal is based on the true story of a 1985 holiday robbery.

My Night at Maud’s (1969) - Also known as Ma Nuit Chez Maud, this French New Wave classic is centered on chance meetings during a Christmas vacation.

Mystery, Alaska (1999) - This amiable ice hockey movie has lots of cold weather whimsy (Alberta doubles for Alaska), and a few actual Christmas scenes, that make it holiday appropriate viewing.

New in Town (2009) - Slight but amiable Renee Zellweger rom-com about an outsider finding her place in a small town, partly through Christmas caroling and tree lighting.

The Nice Guys (2016) - For most of its run this R-rated, 1970s-set dark comedy-thriller starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe has nothing to do with the holidays. But it’s a Shane Black joint, so the coda is completely decked out in holiday cheer.

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008) - Though Nick and Norah’s adventurous night doesn’t take place near Christmas, one of their stops in search of a lost, drunk friend is an over-the-top, holiday-themed drag show.

Night of the Comet (1984) - This B-movie classic uses Christmas as the background for the apocalypse.

Nomadland (2020) - This Frances McDormand drama, and recent Best Picture winner, about modern day nomads, starts at the holidays.

Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) - This Disney fantasy film based on the classic ballet is hit or miss story wise, but pretty to look at.

Old Man and the Gun (2018) - This based-on-a-true story heist movie, features Robert Redford as an aging, but ever charming, bank robber, and includes an epic Tom Waits monologue about a Christmas tree.

Olympus Has Fallen (2013) - This Gerard Butler Presidential action flick kicks off with Christmas at Camp David.

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) - While Bond films at Christmas are a UK tradition thanks to ITV’s annual airings dating back to 1978, this is the only Bond movie that actually features the holiday.

One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) - Though it’s not the focus, the original Disney animated movie takes place entirely around the holidays, with the happy ending coming on Christmas Day.

Once Upon a Deadpool (2018) - The PG-13 cut of the normally very R-rated Deadpool, was released at the holidays and used Princess Bride storytelling framing, complete with a kidnapped Fred Savage, and Santa wall decor, to fill in the parts that were cut out.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) - The latter half of the movie is entirely set at the holidays, and it’s in the aftermath of an illicit Christmas party that we finally see Billy stand up to Nurse Ratched.

Only You (1992) - A recently dumped Andrew McCarthy takes a woman he just met (Kelly Preston) on a non-refundable holiday trip to the tropics, but soon finds himself interested in his travel agent (Helen Hunt)

The Oranges (2011) - A great cast—Hugh Laurie, Oliver Platt, Catherine Keener and Allison Janney—headline this so-so story of a man who starts an affair with his best friend’s daughter when she’s home for the holidays.

Ordinary Angels (2023) - Feel good story about a recovering addict, played by Oscar winner Hillary Swank, who steps in to help a down-on-their-luck family and ends up saving a little girl’s life at Christmas.

Other People (2016) - This Jesse Plemmons-Molly Shannon movie about a mother-son relationship, as the former succumbs to cancer, documents a year in the family’s life, starting and ending at the holidays.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) - This Black Friday shopping adventure straddles the line between Thanksgiving and Christmas cannon.

Peanuts Movie (2015) - Though this full-length, computer-animated film isn’t entirely set at the holidays, there are key Christmas scenes that call back the classic Peanuts specials.

People We Hate at the Wedding (2022) - While most of this rom-com is set in the summer, it opens with a family dynamic establishing Santa mall scene.

The Perks of Being of a Wallflower (2012) - A pivotal and memorable Secret Santa scene makes this coming-of-age movie starring Emma Watson a solid holiday watch.

Peter’s Friends (1992) - This under-rated British ensemble features a group of disparate friends celebrating New Year’s together.

Poseidon Adventure (1972) - This New Year’s Eve-set classic isn’t specifically Christmas, but it’s definitely holiday appropriate.

Poseidon (2006) - The boat still flips on New Year’s Eve in this over-long remake, but the fun is what was really swamped.

The Princess Bride (1987) - As Peter Falk reads his grandson the ultimate romantic adventure story, you can see a prominent Santa on his wall, and even snow and Christmas lights out the window if you watch closely.

Priscilla (2023) - Though mostly not set at the holidays, Sofia Coppola’s adaptation of Priscilla Presley’s memoir features a few sumptuous Christmas at Graceland scenes that truly are fit for a King (get it?).

Prometheus (2012) - In case setting it at the holidays didn’t clue you in—Idris Elba is shown decorating a Christmas tree—the Biblical allegory of a women who can’t get pregnant giving birth to an alien, foretold to her by a non-human (robot Michael Fassbender), is pretty on the nose.

Psycho (1960) - No, this isn’t a mistake, this is the stealthiest of stealth Christmas movies, but the backstory makes it worth including…If you look closely, the streets in the opening scenes are decorated for the holidays. The story goes this is because the actual B-roll for the movie was shot during the holiday season, and no one really thought about it till they got in the editing suite, which is why the “Pheonix, Arizona, December 11” title card was added to the opening.

RED (2010) - This under-rated action comedy is probably Bruce Willis’ second-best Christmas action classic. Super fun, even if all of Willis’ Christmas decor gets blown to smithereens.

Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) - This delightful rom-com’s American and British heroes bond (and unbeknownst to them start to fall in love) over Thanksgiving and Christmas texts, finally fully revealing their feelings at a plot-pivotal New Year’s Eve party.

The Ref (1994) - This Dennis Leary-Kevin Spacey holiday kidnapping comedy debuted to scathing reviews, but has found its place among off-beat, cult classics.

Replicas (2019) - Keanu Reeves makes clones of his dead family at Christmas. Very festive.

The Rescuers (1977) - Like many Disney movies, there’s a touch of Christmas in this animated tale, as the rescued little girl is adopted just in time for a holiday happy ending.

Reindeer Games (2000) - Ben Affleck’s action movie was such a bomb they moved it away from a holiday release, despite its title, seasonal setting, and a main character literally named Rudy, as in Rudolph. (Get it?)

Rent (2005) - This film version of the Broadway classic loses much of the stage magic, but still sees its character's through a New York Christmas and New Year’s.

Riders of Justice (2020) - Mads Mikkelsen avenges his wife’s death and takes on a biker gang in this Danish language action thriller, bookended by Christmas scenes.

Rise of the Guardians (2012) - This is the classic non-Christmas, Christmas movie for kids, featuring Santa and Jack Frost, but the action actually takes place over Easter.

Roadblock (1951) - Holiday-set, dark love story gone wrong, starring Charles McGraw and Joan Dixon.

Rocky (1976) - There’s not only a very memorable Thanksgiving scene, but Rocky’s story carries on through the Christmas season, with decor aplenty, and what’s more holiday appropriate than an underdog story?

Rocky IV (1985) - Rocky’s Russian-set showdown with Drago takes place on Christmas Day, after a seriously snowy training montage.

Rudy (1993) - This quintessential sports movie offers up a family Christmas scene that not only evokes 1960s holidays, but reinforces the “you’ll never make it, kid,” motif of the film. (Spoiler alert: he does!)

Sam & Kate (2022) - A holiday-set romance between father-son and mother-daughter duos, played by real-life family units, Sissy Spacek and Schuyler Fisk alongside Dustin and Jake Hoffman.

Scenes from a Mall (1991) - Woody Allen and Bette Midler’s marriage crumbles inside a mall at Christmas time.

Second Act (2018) - This Jennifer Lopez-Vanessa Hudgens rom-com is festooned throughout for the holidays, though they’re not the characters' main focus.

Serendipity (2001) - John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale rely on frustrating fate to bring them back together in a magical New York City at Christmas.

Sex and the City: The Movie (2008) - Carrie and her pals celebrate not only Christmas, but a very memorable New Year’s Eve in this Big Screen continuation of the iconic HBO series that, unlike its cinematic follow-up, is also an actually good movie.

Shadowlands (1993) - This C.S. Lewis biopic kicks off when his till-then pen pal, and future wife, comes for a UK holiday visit that leads to a very memorable Christmas party date.

Shazam! (2019) - Probably the best holiday-set superhero film, this is an absolute delight, and also very Christmasy.

The Silent Partner (1978) - This Elliott Gould movie about a bank teller who figures out a bank heist and tries to get in on the action, is a remake of the 1969 Danish movie, Think of a Number.

The Shop Around the Corner (1940) - This oft-remade classic, itself based on a stage play, stars Margaret Sullivan and Jimmy Stewart, about rival shop owners who fight while unknowingly falling in love with each other as anonymous pen pals, comes together at the holidays, but still keeps Christmas in the background.

Six Days Seven Nights (1998) - This one is definitely a stretch, as the holiday is never mentioned in the movie, but it does start in a snow-covered and Christmas decoration-festooned New York City, indicating Anne Heche and David Schwimmer’s doomed trip to paradise is taking place during the holiday season.

Sleepless in Seattle (1993) - Dripping with Christmas and New Year’s moments, this Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan radio call-in romance really holds up.

Soldier (1998) - Admit I’d never heard of this late-90s action movie starring Kurt Russell and Jason Scott Lee, but am assured the action hinges on a Christmas party that goes badly for Russell’s retired, cyborg super solider.

Some Girls (1988) - This Robert Redford-produced, meet-the-family film starts with Patrick Dempsey accompanying his girlfriend home for the holidays.

Spoiler Alert (2022) - This real-life love story based on the memoir by Michael Ausiello uses Christmas as one of its primary storytelling markers.

Spontaneous (2020) - This genre-defying teen romance/horror-comedy uses name-checked holidays, including Halloween, as well as a quite pivotal Christmas scene, to mark time in a world where teenagers are literally blowing up and no one knows why.

Stalag 17 (1953) - The action in Billy Wilder’s dark comedy comes together on Christmas Day when the SS come for Don Taylor and the prisoners unmask the spy among them.

Star Trek Generations (1994) - This one’s fairly slight, but Trek fans are quick to cite a holiday scene featuring Capt. Picard’s could-have-been family in this time-trippy Trek flick.

Stepmom (1998) - Though it’s got a pretty memorable Thanksgiving scene, this weird, weepy and oddly star-studded melodrama closes at Christmas. Also, how many stealth Christmas movies is Susan Sarandon in, anyway?

Stuck in Love (2012) - Though this movie is really more of a Thanksgiving film, since that holiday bookends the film. there are also some Christmas scenes, making it holiday appropriate anytime in November-December.

The Sure Thing (1985) - This mid-80s, lose-your-virginity comedy (why was that ever a thing?) stars John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga, and takes place over Christmas break.

Susan Slept Here (1954) - In the 1950s, making movies about adults falling in love with “juvenile delinquents” they were put in charge of for the holidays was considered cute fodder for romantic comedies.

Swiss Family Robinson (1960) - The Disney version of this tale features a family Christmas celebrated in the iconic tree house that includes one of the movie’s most emotional moments.

The Sword in the Stone (1963) - Young Arthur gets his job as a squire only when someone else falls ill at the holidays, which is how he ends up at the New Year’s tournament where he finds Excalibur.

Tales from the Crypt (1972) - This little-known horror anthology features Joan Crawford as a murderous wife who offs her husband at Christmas for the life insurance, only to get her own comeuppance from Santa.

Tangerine (2015) - This heartbreaking, brilliant and far funnier than it should be film, follows a trans sex worker as she searches for her pimp on Christmas Eve.

Their Finest (2016) - Basically just a really great war drama, with hints of romance and comedy, but there is a significant Christmas scene, so I’m including it, if only to encourage everyone to see this one.

They Live By Night (1948) - Noir thriller led by Farley Granger as an escaped, wrongfully prosecuted convict, double-crossed by a fellow former inmate at Christmas.

The Thin Man (1934) - This first in the beloved fast-talking detective series starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles is set across the holiday season, featuring very memorable Christmas and New Year’s scenes.

Things to Come (1936) - Also known as H.G. Wells’ Things to Come, to give it that extra boost, this sci-fi classic(ish) starts at Christmas, replete with carolers and Christmas shoppers crowding the streets, unaware of what the future holds.

Those Calloways (1965) - This Disney live-action story about a New England family features a significant Christmas scene that emphasizes the family’s thrifty but loving ways.

Three Days of the Condor (1975) - Robert Redford was doing holiday-set action thrillers way before it was cool.

Three Godfathers (1948) - This John Wayne Western, directed by the venerable John Ford, is a straight-up Christmas movie for many, with its unmissable Biblical Nativity allegory, but the characters don’t really mention the movie’s holiday setting until most of the way through the film.

Together (2021) - This dark UK comedy stars Sharon Horgan and James McAvoy as a couple living through COVID lockdown, including some significant Christmas scenes.

The Tomorrow War (2021) - The events of the big-budget Chris Pratt alien action movie takes place (at least in the present/past) fully at Christmas time, which doesn’t make total sense given the movie’s ostensible timeline, but little about the movie does so…

The Tower (2012) - This Christmas Eve-set Korean update on The Towering Inferno is a holiday disaster epic.

Toy Story (1995) - The original Pixar classic concludes at Christmas. Not that surprising, considering how well toys and Christmas go together.

Trading Places (1983) - This Eddie Murphy-Dan Aykroyd, Christmas-set comedy is somewhere between a stealth Christmas movie, and just a full out holiday flick.

Trancers (a.k.a. Future Cop, 1984) - This cult-classic, sci-fi indie, starring Helen Hunt, features a time traveling cop going from 2247 to 1985 Los Angeles at Christmas time to save world from mind control zombies…You know, as one does.

The Tunnel (2019) - Norwegian disaster movie finds a group of Christmas travelers trapped in a tunnel after a tanker truck crashes and burns, while a blizzard rages, making outside rescue impossible.

Twelfth Night (1996) - Featuring a British acting who’s who, this moves the action of Shakespere’s classic Christmas play to the late 19th century.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 (2012) - This messy, nonsensical end to the book-based movie series has a key Christmas scene and lights and other holiday paraphernalia scattered about. Because even when the end of the world is coming, it’s important to decorate. The original 2008 Twilight movie also seems to be set around the season, though there’s no mention of the holiday, just some scattered decor and lights in the background.

View from the Top (2003) - This critcally-panned comedy (?) has no idea what type of movie it wants to be, but for about 25 minutes near the end, it’s a full-on Christmas movie, with Gwyneth Paltrow racing home for the holidays to see Mark Ruffalo.

The War with Grandpa (2020) - Robert DeNiro stars in this family film, with the whole second half set at a Christmas-themed birthday party.

We’re No Angels (1955) - Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov and Aldo Ray are escaped criminals preying on the kindness of others at Christmas.

When Harry Met Sally (1989) - Covering all of the Fall-Winter holidays, this Meg Ryan-Billy Crystal rom-com classic both totally holds up, and is the perfect holiday watch, culminating on New Year’s Eve.

Where’d You Go Bernadette (2019) - This movie version digresses from the novel significantly to shift the focus to its star, Cate Blanchett, but it’s still set around the holiday season.

While You Were Sleeping (1995) - When transit worker Sandra Bullock saves the man she’s crushed on from afar, she’s mistaken for his fiancee by his family as he lies in a coma, and decides to go with it, spending the holidays with the group while growing closer to his brother.

Whisper (2007) - This snowy, psychological horror movie about a group of desperate criminals, led by Josh Holloway, is set at the holidays. They soon learn there is more to the wealthy child they kidnap than meets the eye.

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) - This cult classic, British horror-thriller takes place during a spooky Christmas Eve sleepover.

The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) - Jim Cummings wrote, directed and stars in this horror-comedy set over the Christmas holidays about a town that may or may not be plagued by werewolves.

Wonder (2017) - A good chunk of this heart-tugging story of Auggie, a young boy born with facial deformities, is set at the holidays.

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) - This by-no-means-good superhero sequel ends with a full-on Christmas scene, straight out of a Hallmark movie, complete with Kris Polaha.

Why Him? (2016) - Bryan Cranston is the dad not at all won over by his soon-to-be, son-in-law (Dave Franco) during a holiday visit.

Wind Chill (2007) - The under-rated Emily Blunt horror-thriller starts with a couple of college kids sharing a ride home for Christmas that takes a very strange turn.

Winter Meeting (1948) - This little-known, snow-set Bette Davis movie has her competing with God for the love of a world weary vet.

You’ve Got Mail (1998) - Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan remake of The Shop Around the Corner features plenty of Christmas New York feels, as the pair play rival bookstore owners and secret email pen-pals.

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2021 Grammy Awards: The List.

New age

Best New Age Album

More Guitar Stories – Jim "Kimo" West

Songs from the Bardo – Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith

Periphery – Priya Darshini

Form//Less – Superposition

Meditations – Cory Wong & Jon Batiste

Jazz

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

"All Blues" – Chick Corea, soloist

"Guinnevere" – Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, soloist

"Pachamama" – Regina Carter, soloist

"Tomorrow is the Question" – Julian Lage, soloist

"Celia" – Gerald Clayton, soloist

"Moe Honk" – Joshua Redman, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Secrets are the Best Stories – Kurt Elling featuring Danilo Pérez

ONA – Thana Alexa

Modern Ancestors – Carmen Lundy

Holy Room: Live at Alte Oper – Somi With Frankfurt Radio Big Band

What's the Hurry – Kenny Washington

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Trilogy 2 – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade

on the tender spot of every calloused moment – Ambrose Akinmusire

Waiting Game – Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science

Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard – Gerald Clayton

RoundAgain – Redman Mehldau McBride Blade

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Data Lords – Maria Schneider Orchestra

Dialogues on Race – Gregg August

Monk'estra Plays John Beasley – John Beasley

The Intangible Between – Orrin Evans and The Captain Black Big Band

Songs You Like a Lot – John Hollenbeck with Theo Bleckmann, Kate McGarry, Gary Versace and The Frankfurt Radio Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album

Four Questions – Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

Tradiciones – Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra

City of Dreams – Chico Pinheiro

Viento y Tiempo - Live at Blue Note Tokyo – Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola

Trane's Delight – Poncho Sanchez

Gospel/contemporary Christian music

Best Gospel Performance/Song

"Movin' On"

Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters (Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music)

"Wonderful is Your Name"

Melvin Crispell III, songwriter (Melvin Crispell III)

"Release (Live)"

David Frazier, songwriter (Ricky Dillard featuring Tiff Joy)

"Come Together"

Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Lecrae Moore & Jazz Nixon, songwriters (Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Presents: The Good News)

"Won't Let Go"

Travis Greene, songwriter (Travis Greene)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

"There Was Jesus"

Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters (Zach Williams & Dolly Parton)

"The Blessing (Live)"

Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe Carnes & Steven Furtick, songwriters (Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship)

"Sunday Morning"

Denisia Andrews, Jones Terrence Antonio, Saint Bodhi, Brittany Coney, Kirk Franklin, Lasanna Harris, Shama Joseph, Stuart Lowery, Lecrae Moore & Nathanael Saint-Fleur, songwriters (Lecrae featuring Kirk Franklin)

"Holy Water"

Andrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash & Scott Cash, songwriters (We the Kingdom)

"Famous For (I Believe)"

Chuck Butler, Krissy Nordhoff, Jordan Sapp, Alexis Slifer & Tauren Wells, songwriters (Tauren Wells featuring Jenn Johnson)

Best Gospel Album

Gospel According to PJ – PJ Morton

2econd Wind: ReadY – Anthony Brown & group therAPy

My Tribute – Myron Butler

Choirmaster – Ricky Dillard

Kierra – Kierra Sheard

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Jesus Is King – Kanye West

Run to The Father – Cody Carnes

All of My Best Friends – Hillsong Young & Free

Holy Water – We the Kingdom

Citizen of Heaven – Tauren Wells

Best Roots Gospel Album

Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album) – Fisk Jubilee Singers

Beautiful Day – Mark Bishop

20/20 – The Crabb Family

What Christmas Really Means – The Erwins

Something Beautiful – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album or Urban Album

YHLQMDLG – Bad Bunny

Por Primera Vez – Camilo

Mesa Para Dos – Kany García

Pausa – Ricky Martin

3:33 – Debi Nova

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

La Conquista del Espacio – Fito Páez

Aura – Bajofondo

MONSTRUO – Cami

Sobrevolando – Cultura Profética

Miss Colombia – Lido Pimienta

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Un Canto por México, Vol. 1 – Natalia Lafourcade

Hecho en México – Alejandro Fernández

La Serenata – Lupita Infante

Bailando Sones y Huampangos con Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez – Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez

Ayayay! – Christian Nodal

Best Tropical Latin Album

40 – Grupo Niche

Mi Tumbao – José Alberto "El Ruiseñor"

Infinito – Edwin Bonilla

Sigo Cantando al Amor (Deluxe) – Jorge Celedon & Sergio Luis

Memorias de Navidad – Víctor Manuelle

American roots

Best American Roots Performance

"I Remember Everything" – John Prine

"Colors" – Black Pumas

"Deep in Love" – Bonny Light Horseman

"Short and Sweet" – Brittany Howard

"I'll Be Gone" – Norah Jones & Mavis Staples

Best American Roots Song

"I Remember Everything"

Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)

"Cabin"

Laura Rogers & Lydia Rogers, songwriters (The Secret Sisters)

"Ceiling to the Floor"

Sierra Hull & Kai Welch, songwriters (Sierra Hull)

"Hometown"

Sarah Jarosz, songwriter (Sarah Jarosz)

"Man Without a Soul"

Tom Overby & Lucinda Williams, songwriters (Lucinda Williams)

Best Americana Album

World on the Ground – Sarah Jarosz

Old Flowers – Courtney Marie Andrews

Terms of Surrender – Hiss Golden Messenger

El Dorado – Marcus King

Good Souls Better Angels – Lucinda Williams

Best Bluegrass Album

Home – Billy Strings

Man on Fire – Danny Barnes

To Live in Two Worlds, Vol. 1 – Thomm Jutz

North Carolina Songbook – Steep Canyon Rangers

The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 1 – Various Artists

Best Traditional Blues Album

Rawer than Raw – Bobby Rush

All My Dues are Paid – Frank Bey

You Make Me Feel – Don Bryant

That's What I Heard – Robert Cray Band

Cypress Grove – Jimmy "Duck" Holmes

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? – Fantastic Negrito

Live at the Paramount – Ruthie Foster Big Band

The Juice – G. Love

Blackbirds – Bettye LaVette

Up and Rolling – North Mississippi Allstars

Best Folk Album

All the Good Times – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Bonny Light Horseman – Bonny Light Horseman

Thanks for the Dance – Leonard Cohen

Song for Our Daughter – Laura Marling

Saturn Return – The Secret Sisters

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Atmosphere – New Orleans Nightcrawlers

My Relatives 'nikso' Kowaiks – Black Lodge Singers

Cameron Dupuy and The Cajun Troubadours – Cameron Dupuy And The Cajun Troubadours

Lovely Sunrise – Nā Wai ʽEhā

A Tribute to Al Berard – Sweet Cecilia

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

Got to Be Tough – Toots and the Maytals

Upside Down 2020 – Buju Banton

Higher Place – Skip Marley

It All Comes Black to Love – Maxi Priest

One World – The Wailers

Global music

Best Global Music Album

Twice as Tall – Burna Boy

Fu Chronicles – Antibalas

Agora – Bebel Gilberto

Love Letters – Anoushka Shankar

Amadjar – Tinariwen

Children's

Best Children's Album

All the Ladies – Joanie Leeds

Be a Pain: An Album for Young (and Old) Leaders – Alastair Moock And Friends

I'm an Optimist – Dog On Fleas

Songs for Singin' – The Okee Dokee Brothers

Wild Life – Justin Roberts

Spoken word

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth – Rachel Maddow

Acid for the Children – A Memoir – Flea

Alex Trebek – The Answer Is... – Ken Jennings

Catch and Kill – Ronan Farrow

Charlotte's Web (E.B. White) – Meryl Streep and Full Cast

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

Black Mitzvah – Tiffany Haddish

I Love Everything – Patton Oswalt

The Pale Tourist – Jim Gaffigan

Paper Tiger – Bill Burr

23 Hours to Kill – Jerry Seinfeld

Musical theater

Best Musical Theater Album

Jagged Little Pill – Kathryn Gallagher, Celia Rose Gooding, Lauren Patten & Elizabeth Stanley, principal soloists; Neal Avron, Pete Ganbarg, Tom Kitt, Michael Parker, Craig Rosen & Vivek J. Tiwary, producers (Glen Ballard & Alanis Morissette, lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast)

Amélie – Audrey Brisson, Chris Jared, Caolan McCarthy & Jez Unwin, principal soloists; Michael Fentiman, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Barnaby Race & Nathan Tysen, producers; Nathan Tysen, lyricist; Daniel Messe, composer & lyricist (Original London Cast)

American Utopia on Broadway – David Byrne, principal soloist; David Byrne, producer (David Byrne, composer & lyricist) (Original Cast)

Little Shop of Horrors – Tammy Blanchard, Jonathan Groff & Tom Alan Robbins, principal soloists; Will Van Dyke, Michael Mayer, Alan Menken & Frank Wolf, producers (Alan Menken, composer; Howard Ashman, lyricist) (The New Off-Broadway Cast)

The Prince of Egypt – Christine Allado, Luke Brady, Alexia Khadime & Liam Tamne, principal soloists; Dominick Amendum & Stephen Schwartz, producers; Stephen Schwartz, composer & lyricist (Original Cast)

Soft Power – Francis Jue, Austin Ku, Alyse Alan Louis & Conrad Ricamora, principal soloists; Matt Stine, producer; David Henry Hwang, lyricist; Jeanine Tesori, composer & lyricist (Original Cast)

Music for visual media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Jojo Rabbit – Various artists

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – Various artists

Bill & Ted Face the Music – Various artists

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – Various artists

Frozen II – Various artists

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer

Ad Astra – Max Richter, composer

Becoming – Kamasi Washington, composer

1917 – Thomas Newman, composer

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – John Williams, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media

"No Time to Die" (from No Time to Die)

Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell (Billie Eilish)

"Beautiful Ghosts" (from Cats)

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift)

"Carried Me with You" (from Onward)

Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth (Brandi Carlile)

"Into the Unknown" (from Frozen II)

Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (Idina Menzel featuring AURORA)

"Stand Up" (from Harriet)

Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo (Cynthia Erivo)

Composing/Arranging

Best Instrumental Composition

"Sputnik"

Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider)

"Baby Jack"

Arturo O'Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra)

"Be Water II"

Christian Sands, composer (Christian Sands)

"Plumfield"

Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)

"Strata"

Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly Of Shadows featuring Anna Webber & Eric Miller)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

"Donna Lee"

John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)

"Bathroom Dance"

Hildur Guðnadóttir, arranger (Hildur Guðnadóttir)

"Honeymooners"

Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly Of Shadows)

"Lift Every Voice and Sing"

Alvin Chea & Jarrett Johnson, arrangers (Jarrett Johnson Featuring Alvin Chea)

"Uranus: The Magician"

Jeremy Levy, arranger (Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

"He Won't Hold You"

Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier featuring Rapsody)

"Asas Fechadas"

John Beasley & Maria Mendes, arrangers (Maria Mendes Featuring John Beasley & Orkest Metropole)

"Desert Song"

Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Säje)

"From This Place"

Alan Broadbent & Pat Metheny, arrangers (Pat Metheny featuring Meshell Ndegeocello)

"Slow Burn"

Talia Billig, Nic Hard & Becca Stevens, arrangers (Becca Stevens featuring Jacob Collier, Mark Lettieri, Justin Stanton, Jordan Perlson, Nic Hard, Keita Ogawa, Marcelo Woloski & Nate Werth)

Package

Best Recording Package

Vols. 11 & 12

Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Desert Sessions)

Everyday Life

Pilar Zeta, art director (Coldplay)

Funeral

Kyle Goen, art director (Lil Wayne)

Healer

Julian Gross & Hannah Hooper, art directors (Grouplove)

On Circles

Jordan Butcher, art director (Caspian)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Ode to Joy

Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy, art directors (Wilco)

Flaming Pie (Collector's Edition)

Linn Wie Andersen, Simon Earith, Paul McCartney & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)

Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991

Lisa Glines & Doran Tyson, art directors (Grateful Dead)

Mode

Jeff Schulz, art director (Depeche Mode)

The Story of Ghostly International

Michael Cina & Molly Smith, art directors (Various Artists)

Notes

Best Album Notes

Dead Man's Pop

Bob Mehr, album notes writer (The Replacements)

At The Minstrel Show: Minstrel Routines From The Studio, 1894-1926

Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Various Artists)

The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital Of The West, 1940-1974

Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Various Artists)

The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us From Joplin To Jazz And Shaped The Music Business

Colin Hancock, album notes writer (Various Artists)

Out Of A Clear Blue Sky

David Sager, album notes writer (Nat Brusiloff)

Historical

Best Historical Album

It's Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers

Lee Lodyga & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Mister Rogers)

Celebrated, 1895–1896

Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Unique Quartette)

Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936–1943)

Zev Feldman, Will Friedwald & George Klabin, compilation producers; Matthew Lutthans, mastering engineer (Nat King Cole)

1999 Super Deluxe Edition

Michael Howe, compilation producer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)

Souvenir

Carolyn Agger, compilation producer; Miles Showell, mastering engineer (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark)

Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions

Béla Fleck, compilation producer; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Béla Fleck)

Production, non-classical

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Hyperspace

Drew Brown, Andrew Coleman, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, Jaycen Joshua, Beck Hansen & Mike Larson, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Beck)

Black Hole Rainbow

Shawn Everett & Ivan Wayman, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Devon Gilfillian)

Expectations

Gary Paczosa & Mike Robinson, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Katie Pruitt)

Jaime

Shawn Everett, engineer; Shawn Everett, mastering engineer (Brittany Howard)

25 Trips

Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Adam Grover, mastering engineer (Sierra Hull)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Andrew Watt

"Break My Heart" (Dua Lipa)

"Me and My Guitar" (A Boogie wit da Hoodie)

"Midnight Sky" (Miley Cyrus)

"Old Me" (5 Seconds of Summer)

"Ordinary Man" (Ozzy Osbourne featuring Elton John)

"Take What You Want" (Post Malone featuring Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott)

"Under The Graveyard" (Ozzy Osbourne)

Jack Antonoff

"August" (Taylor Swift)

Gaslighter (The Chicks)

"Holy Terrain" (FKA Twigs featuring Future)

"Mirrorball" (Taylor Swift)

"This Is Me Trying" (Taylor Swift)

"Together" (Sia)

Dan Auerbach

Cypress Grove (Jimmy "Duck" Holmes)

El Dorado (Marcus King)

Is Thomas Callaway (CeeLo Green)

Singing for My Supper (Early James)

Solid Gold Sounds (Kendell Marvel)

Years (John Anderson)

Dave Cobb

"Backbone" (Kaleo)

The Balladeer (Lori McKenna)

Boneshaker (Airbourne)

Down Home Christmas (Oak Ridge Boys)

The Highwomen (The Highwomen)

"I Remember Everything" (John Prine)

Reunions (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit)

"The Spark" (William Prince)

"You're Still the One" (Teddy Swims)

Flying Lotus

It Is What It Is (Thundercat)

Best Remixed Recording

"Roses (Imanbek Remix)"

Imanbek Zeikenov, remixer (SAINt JHN)

"Do You Ever (RAC Mix)"

RAC, remixer (Phil Good)

"Imaginary Friends (Morgan Page Remix)"

Morgan Page, remixer (Deadmau5)

"Praying for You (Louie Vega Main Remix)"

Louie Vega, remixer (Jasper Street Co.)

"Young & Alive (Bazzi vs. Haywyre Remix)"

Haywyre, remixer (Bazzi)

Production, immersive audio

Best Immersive Audio Album

The judging for this category was postponed.

Production, classical

Best Engineered Album, Classical

"Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, 'Babi Yar'"

David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

"Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua"

Bernd Gottinger, engineer (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)

"Gershwin: Porgy and Bess"

David Frost & John Kerswell, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (David Robertson, Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)

"Hynes: Fields"

Kyle Pyke, engineer; Jesse Lewis & Kyle Pyke, mastering engineers (Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion)

"Ives: Complete Symphonies"

Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Producer of the Year, Classical

David Frost

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 9 (Jonathan Biss)

Gershwin: Porgy And Bess (David Robertson, Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)

Gluck: Orphée & Eurydice (Harry Bicket, Dmitry Korchak, Andriana Chuchman, Lauren Snouffer, Lyric Opera Of Chicago Orchestra & Chorus)

Holst: The Planets; The Perfect Fool (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)

Muhly: Marnie (Robert Spano, Isabel Leonard, Christopher Maltman, Denyce Graves, Iestyn Davies, Janis Kelly, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)

Schubert: Piano Sonatas, D. 845, D. 894, D. 958, D. 960 (Shai Wosner)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, 'Babi Yar' (Riccardo Muti, Alexey Tikhomirov, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)

Blanton Alspaugh

Aspects Of America - Pulitzer Edition (Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony)

Blessed Art Thou Among Women (Peter Jermihov, Katya Lukianov & PaTRAM Institute Singers)

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9; Copland: Billy The Kid (Gianandrea Noseda & National Symphony Orchestra)

Glass: The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Joseph Li, Nicholas Nestorak, Madison Leonard, Jonas Hacker, Ben Edquist, Matthew Adam Fleisher & Wolf Trap Opera)

Kahane: Emergency Shelter Intake Form (Alicia Hall Moran, Gabriel Kahane, Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony)

Kastalsky: Requiem (Leonard Slatkin, Steven Fox, Benedict Sheehan, Charles Bruffy, Cathedral Choral Society, The Clarion Choir, The Saint Tikhon Choir, Kansas City Chorale & Orchestra Of St. Luke's)

Massenet: Thaïs (Andrew Davis, Joshua Hopkins, Andrew Staples, Erin Wall, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)

Smyth: The Prison (Sarah Brailey, Dashon Burton, James Blachly & Experiential Orchestra)

Woolf, L.P.: Fire And Flood (Julian Wachner, Matt Haimovitz & Choir Of Trinity Wall Street)

Jesse Lewis

Gunn: The Ascendant (Roomful Of Teeth)

Harrison, M.: Just Constellations (Roomful Of Teeth)

Her Own Wings (Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival)

Hynes: Fields (Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion)

Lang, D.: Love Fail (Beth Willer & Lorelei Ensemble)

Mazzoli: Proving Up (Christopher Rountree, Opera Omaha & International Contemporary Ensemble)

Sharlat: Spare The Rod! (NOW Ensemble)

Soul House (Hub New Music)

Wherein Lies The Good (The Westerlies)

Dmitry Lipay

Adams, J.: Must The Devil Have All The Good Tunes? (Yuja Wang, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Cipullo: The Parting (Alastair Willis, Laura Strickling, Catherine Cook, Michael Mayes & Music Of Remembrance)

Ives: Complete Symphonies (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

LA Phil 100 - The Los Angeles Philharmonic Centennial Birthday Gala (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Langgaard: Prelude To Antichrist; Strauss: An Alpine Symphony (Thomas Dausgaard & Seattle Symphony Orchestra)

Nielsen: Symphony No. 1 & Symphony No. 2, 'The Four Temperaments' (Thomas Dausgaard & Seattle Symphony)

Elaine Martone

Bound For The Promised Land (Robert M. Franklin, Steven Darsey, Jessye Norman & Taylor Branch)

Dawn (Shachar Israel)

Gandolfi, Prior & Oliverio: Orchestral Works (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)

Singing In The Dead Of Night (Eighth Blackbird)

Whitacre: The Sacred Veil (Eric Whitacre, Grant Gershon & Los Angeles Master Chorale)

Classical

Best Orchestral Performance

"Ives: Complete Symphonies"

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

"Aspects of America - Pulitzer Edition"

Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)

"Concurrence"

Daníel Bjarnason, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra)

"Copland: Symphony No. 3"

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

"Lutosławski: Symphonies No. 2 & 3"

Hannu Lintu, conductor (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

"Gershwin: Porgy and Bess"

David Robertson, conductor; Angel Blue & Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

"Dello Joio: The Trial at Rouen"

Gil Rose, conductor; Heather Buck & Stephen Powell; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Odyssey Opera Chorus)

"Floyd, C: Prince of Players"

William Boggs, conductor; Keith Phares & Kate Royal; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; Florentine Opera Chorus)

"Handel: Agrippina"

Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor; Joyce DiDonato; Daniel Zalay, producer (Il Pomo D'Oro)

"Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg"

Donald Runnicles, conductor; David Butt Philip & Elena Tsallagova; Peter Ghirardini & Erwin Stürzer, producers (Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin)

Best Choral Performance

"Danielpour: The Passion of Yessuah"

JoAnn Falletta, conductor; James K. Bass & Adam Luebke, chorus masters (James K. Bass, J'Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & UCLA Chamber Singers)

"Carthage"

Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)

"Kastalski: Requiem"

Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Charles Bruffy, Steven Fox & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Joseph Charles Beutel & Anna Dennis; Orchestra Of St. Luke's; Cathedral Choral Society, The Clarion Choir, Kansas City Chorale & The Saint Tikhon Choir)

"Moravec: Sanctuary Road"

Kent Tritle, conductor (Joshua Blue, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Dashon Burton, Malcolm J. Merriweather & Laquita Mitchell; Oratorio Society Of New York Orchestra; Oratorio Society Of New York Chorus)

"Once Upon a Time"

Matthew Guard, conductor (Sarah Walker; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

"Contemporary Voices" – Pacifica Quartet

"Healing Modes" – Brooklyn Rider

"Hearne, T,: Place" – Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra

"Hynes: Fields" – Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion

"The Schumann Quartets" – Dover Quartet

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

"Theofanidis: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra"

Richard O'Neill; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)

"Adés: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra"

Kirill Gerstein; Thomas Adès, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

"Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas"

Igor Levit

"Bohemian Tales"

Augustin Hadelich; Jakub Hrůša, conductor (Charles Owen; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)

"Destination Rachmaninov - Arrival"

Daniil Trifonov; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

"Smyth: The Prison"

Sarah Brailey & Dashon Burton; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Chorus; Experiential Orchestra)

"American Composers at Play - William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto"

Stephen Powell (Attacca Quartet, William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto, Charles Neidich & Jason Vieaux)

"Clairières - Songs by Lili & Nadia Boulanger"

Nicholas Phan; Myra Huang, accompanist

"Farinelli"

Cecilia Bartoli; Giovanni Antonini, conductor (Il Giardino Armonico)

"A Lad's Love"

Brian Giebler; Steven McGhee, accompanist (Katie Hyun, Michael Katz, Jessica Meyer, Reginald Mobley & Ben Russell)

Best Classical Compendium

"Thomas, M.T.: From the Diary of Anne Frank & Meditations on Rilke"

Isabel Leonard; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer

"Adès Conducts Adès"

Mark Stone & Christianne Stotijn; Thomas Adès, conductor; Nick Squire, producer

"Saariaho: Graal Théâtre; Circle Map, Neiges, Vers Toi Qui Es Si Loin"

Clément Mao-Takacs, conductor; Hans Kipfer, producer

"Serebrier: Symphonic Bach Variations; Laments and Hallelujahs; Flute Concerto"

José Serebrier, conductor; Jens Braun, producer

"Woolf, L.P.: Fire and Blood"

Matt Haimovitz; Julian Wachner, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

"Rouse: Symphony No. 5"

Christopher Rouse, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)

"Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra"

Thomas Adès, composer (Kirill Gerstein, Thomas Adès & Boston Symphony Orchestra)

"Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua"

Richard Danielpour, composer (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)

"Floyd, C.: Prince of Players"

Carlisle Floyd, composer (William Boggs, Kate Royal, Keith Phares, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)

"Hearne, T.: Place"

Ted Hearne, composer (Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra)

Music video/film

Best Music Video

"Brown Skin Girl" – Beyoncé, Saint Jhn & Wizkid Featuring Blue Ivy Carter

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Jenn Nkiru, video directors; Lauren Baker, Astrid Edwards, Nathan Scherrer & Erinn Williams, video producers

"Life Is Good" – Future Featuring Drake

Julien Christian Lutz, video director; Harv Glazer, video producer

"Lockdown" – Anderson .Paak

Dave Meyers, video director; Nathan Scherrer, video producer

"Adore You" – Harry Styles

Dave Meyers, video director; Nathan Scherrer, video producer

"Goliath" – Woodkid

Yoann Lemoine, video director; Horace de Gunzbourg, video producer

Best Music Film

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice – Linda Ronstadt

Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman, video directors; Michele Farinola & James Keach, video producers

Beastie Boys Story – Beastie Boys

Spike Jonze, video director; Amanda Adelson, Jason Baum & Spike Jonze, video producers

Black Is King – Beyoncé

Emmanuel Adjei, Blitz Bazawule, Beyoncé Knowles Carter & Kwasi Fordjour, video directors; Lauren Baker, Akin Omotoso, Nathan Scherrer, Jeremy Sullivan & Erinn Williams, video producers

We Are Freestyle Love Supreme – Freestyle Love Supreme

Andrew Fried, video director; Andrew Fried, Jill Furman, Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sarina Roma, Jenny Steingart & Jon Steingart, video producers

That Little Ol' Band From Texas – ZZ Top

Sam Dunn, video director; Scot McFadyen, video producer

#2021 #grammy awards

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20+ tv shows to watch during quarantine.

hey guys! so i know everyone’s been super bored. i’ve been occupied by binging on tv shows for the past couple weeks and i’ve compiled a little bit of a list to recommend to you and a synopsis of each tv show along with any actors/actresses you might be familiar with additionally, ill have listed ways to watch these shows. enjoy ;)

1. Marvel’s Inhumans - (Disney+, iTunes, ABC app/site)

This is about a colonization of inhumans (people with powers) who live on a city, named Attilan, on the moon. When the king’s brother betrays him and forms a coup against him, the royal family is forced to leave Attilan and flee to Earth. Down on Earth, they make friends and within all of that, they learn to see the flaws of themselves and their city. They also have to find each other and find a way to regain their throne and save the people of Attilan before the city collapses. (1 season, 8 episodes)

Actors you may know:

Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones)

Henry Ian Cusick (Lost, The 100)

2. Marvel’s Agents of Shield - (Hulu, Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, Google Play)

This is about a group of SHIELD agents who continuously fight to save the world from Hydra, inhumans, aliens, and themselves. They are left to fight the battles the Avengers are too busy to fight. Each season ranges from them fighting Hydra to traveling throughout space and time to save each other and the world. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Clark Gregg (Iron Man, Iron Man II, The Avengers, Captain Marvel)

Ming-Na Wen (Mulan, Mulan II)

Adrianne Palicki (GI Joe, John Wick)

Dove Cameron (Liv & Maddie, Descendants)

Luke Mitchell (H20 Just Add Water, The Tomorrow People)

Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter, Captain America: The First Avenger)

3. Spinning Out - (Netflix)

This is about a girl who was performing during sectionals when she attempted to jump and hit her head on the ice, almost sending her to her death. Ever since then, she has been afraid to attempt any jumps while skating and she has given up on her ice skating career. When a new opportunity arrises and she gets the chance to skate, she has to choose between her ego and partner skating. This show is about how she has to overcome her emotions and bipolar disorder enable to reach her dream of skating in the olympics. (1 season, 10 episodes)

Actors you may know:

Kaya Scodelario (The Maze Runner)

Willow Shields (The Hunger Games)

January Jones (X-Men: First Class)

Kaitlyn Leeb (Christmas With a View, Christmas With a Prince)

4. Teen Wolf - (iTunes, Fandango, Google Play, Vudu, Amazon Prime)

This is about a guy who gets bitten and turned into a werewolf one night and has to learn to protect his friends from all the dangers of their town. His best friend is human and his girlfriend is a werewolf hunter. Despite all of that, he has learn to deal with werewolves that are after him and supernatural beings to protect his friends and family. (6 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Dylan O’Brien (The Maze Runner, American Assassin, The Intern)

Tyler Posey (Truth or Dare)

Cody Christian (Pretty Little Liars, All American)

Tyler Hoechlin (Supergirl)

Shelley Hennig (The Secret Circle, Unfriended)

Colton Haynes (Arrow, San Andreas)

Daniel Sharman (Medici, Fear the Walking Dead, Immortals)

5. The Vampire Diaries - (Netflix, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, Amazon Prime, Fandango, Youtube)

This is about a girl who encounters two vampire brothers who have just moved into town. Her best friend is a witch and together with the rest of their friends, they have to face the evils that are coming after them, the town, and their families. (8 seasons)

Actors you may know

Nina Dobrev (Degrassi, Flatliners)

Ian Somerhalder (V Wars, Lost)

Paul Wesley (Fallen, Tell me a Story)

Candice King (After We Collided)

6. The Originals - (Netflix, iTunes, Fandango, Amazon Prime, Youtube, Vudu, Google Play)

This is about the original vampires and how they’ve managed to survive for over a thousand years by putting their family above all. They are constantly targeted by their past and when a miracle child comes into play, they risk everything to protect her, even their family. (5 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Phoebe Tonkin (H20 Just Add Water, The Secret Circle)

Claire Holt (H20 Just Add Water, Pretty Little Liars, 47 Meters Down)

Summer Fontana (Dark Phoenix)

Danielle Campbell (Starstruck, Tell Me a Story)

Maisie Richardson-Sellers (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow)

Daniel Sharman (Teen Wolf, Immortals, Fear the Walking Dead, Medici)

Torrance Coombs (Reign)

7. Legacies - (Netflix, iTunes, CW app/site)

This is about the miracle child in The Originals and the school she has grown up in all her life. When monsters start attacking the school, she has to make calls that a teenager should never have to make to save the school. She has to also protect her friends as she is haunted by her past and her family. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Matthew Davis (The Vampire Diaries, Legally Blonde)

Thomas Doherty (Descendants)

Chris Wood (The Vampire Diaries, Supergirl)

Leo Howard (Kickin’ It)

8. DC’s Titans - (iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Prime, Vudu)

This is about a girl with dark and dangerous powers and how the team of Titans try and keep her safe while discovering more about her powers and where she comes from. They struggle to keep the world safe along with all their friends too. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Brenton Thwaites (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Gods of Egypt)

Ryan Potter (Lab Rats: Elite Force, Big Hero 6)

Iain Glen (Game of Thrones)

9. Grey’s Anatomy - (Netflix, Hulu, ABC app/site, Youtube, Google Play, iTunes, Amazon Prime, Vudu)

This is about surgeons in a hospital and the drama of their lives from facing unique patients each day. They also face tragic incidents within the show and struggle to stay friends with each other. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Basically everyone

10. The Secret Circle - (Amazon Prime)

This is about a girl who moves into a new town and discovers her powers as a witch. She also discovers the truth about her family and the reason why her mother was murdered. (1 season, 22 episodes)

Actors you may know:

Britt Robertson (The Longest Ride, The Space Between Us, Tomorrowland, I Still Believe)

Phoebe Tonkin (H20 Just Add Water, The Originals)

Shelley Hennig (Teen Wolf, Unfriended)

Chris Zylka (10 Things I Hate About You)

11. Charmed (2005) - (Netflix, iTunes, Youtube, Amazon Prime, Vudu, Google Play)

This is about a group of sisters and how they discover their powers. Monsters and demons constantly try and attack their family because they want their powers for themselves so they must constantly defend themselves and their friends. (8 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Holly Marie Combs (Pretty Little Liars)

Alyssa Milano (Insatiable)

Brian Krause (Blue Lagoon, Return to the Blue Lagoon)

Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory)

12. V Wars - (Netflix)

This is about a doctor who discovers a new virus that quickly infects everyone, including his best friend. He also discovers that the people with this virus are called bloods because they have to feed on blood to survive. He has to choose and try and prevent a war between humanity and the bloods. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Ian Somerhalder (The Vampire Diaries)

Nikki Reed (Twilight Saga)

13. The Shannara Chronicles - (Netflix, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, Amazon Prime)

This is about a post dystopian fantasy world, taking place in present day San Francisco. A demon is trying to destroy their world so a group of people must go and save Shannara before it is destroyed. (2 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Austin Butler (The Carrie Diaries, Switched At Birth)

Poppy Drayton (The Little Mermaid)

Malese Jow (The Flash, The Vampire Diaries)

Vanessa Morgan (Riverdale, My Babysitter’s A Vampire)

Brooke Williams (Agents of SHIELD)

John Rhys-Davies (Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Indiana Jones Films)

14. The Witcher - (Netflix)

This is about a rare witcher who’s purpose is to destroy evil beings. He has an unknown past with a princess which is hinted throughout the film and he has to work to save the princess from her kingdom which is being overthrown. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Henry Cavil (Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman, Justice League)

15. Outlander - (STARZ app/site, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Vudu, Youtube, Google Play, Roku, Sling)

This is about a woman who is on her honeymoon in the Scottish highlands with her husband when she gets magically transported back in time during the 1700′s. She must work to go back to her time period even when she’s falling for someone who doesn’t belong in her time period. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Sam Heughan (The Spy Who Dumped Me)

16. Once Upon A Time - (Netflix, Fandango, iTunes, Amazon Prime, Vudu, Youtube, Google Play)

This is about a woman who is approached by a child she left years ago. He leads her to a town where fairytale characters exist but are under a spell which caused them to forget who they were and why they were there. (7 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Rebecca Mader (Lost)

Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy)

Sebastian Stan (Avengers Series)

17. Beauty and the Beast - (Netflix, iTunes)

This is about a woman who is a cop and was saved when she was younger by a “beast”. She discovers the man behind this beast and how he was experimented on in the military, causing him to turn into a “beast.” Together, they must face the dangers of his strength and his past. (4 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Kristin Kreuk (Smallville, Street Fighter)

Jay Ryan (IT Chapter II)

Rachel Skarsten (Reign, Birds of Prey, Batwoman)

18. The Haunting of Hill House - (Netflix)

This is about siblings who work their way through grief after their mother killed herself in their family home. They must work past their grief and discover the truth about the house and why it made her kill herself. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Victoria Pedretti (You)

Elizabeth Reaser (Twilight Saga, Ouiji: Origin of Evil)

Michiel Huisman (Age of Adaline, Game of Thrones, The Guernsey Literary and the Potato Peel Pie Society)

19. The 100 - (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Youtube, Google Play, Vudu, iTunes)

This is about a post apocalyptic Earth and how a crew of people managed to survive the poison on Earth almost a century ago. They decide to take the risk and come down from space to encounter a group of people who have been living on earth all this time. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Eliza Taylor (Christmas Inheritance)

Alycia Debnam-Carey (Fear the Walking Dead)

Henry Ian Cusick (Marvel’s Inhumans, Lost)

Isaiah Washington (Grey’s Anatomy)

20. Travelers - (Netflix)

This is about a group of people in a futuristic, apocalyptic Earth who are able to send their consciousness back in time to a person who is moments from death. This group goes back in time with the hopes of trying to save Earth before it is destroyed. (3 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Kind of unlikely

21. Quantico - (Netflix, Vudu, Amazon Prime, Fandango, Google Play, Youtube)

This is about a woman who volunteers for the FBI academy in Quantico but finds dark secrets about her teammates as they get pick out and booted from the academy one by one. (3 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Blair Underwood (LA Law)

Priyanka Chopra (married to Nick Jonas)

Karolina Wydraw (Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD)

22. Reign - (Netflix, CW app/site, Fandango, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Microsoft Movies and TV, Vudu)

This is about Mary Queen of Scots as she explores France and it’s secrets that lie within the kingdom’s walls. She has to get married to Francis, son of Catherine de Medici and struggles to balance her feelings, friends, and the darkness all together. (4 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Adelaide Kane (Teen Wolf, The Purge)

Torrance Coombs (The Originals)

Anna Popplewell (Chronicles of Narnia Series)

23. Marvel’s Runaways - (Disney+, Hulu, Vudu, iTunes, Google Play)

This is about a group of childhood friends who come together and accidentally find their parents murdering a young girl. Some discover they are mutants and they team up to try and stop their parents. (3 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Greg Sulkin (A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish, Avalon High, Wizards of Waverly Place)

Annie Wersching (The Vampire Diaries)

Olivia Holt (Kickin’ it, Girl Meets Monster, Cloak and Dagger)

Julian McMahon (Charmed)

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