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Movie theaters screen holiday classics

Jason Fraley, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµapp film critic

WASHINGTON – Still trying to get in the holiday spirit?

All month, you can check out your favorite Christmas movies on the silver screen.

The is hosting a special holiday series in Silver Spring, Md., while the in downtown Washington is hosting a free Christmas series each Monday.

Here is a complete breakdown:

“Miracle on 34th Street” (1947)

National Theatre: Monday, Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m.; AFI Silver Theatre: Friday, Dec. 7, 5 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 8, 11:10 a.m.; Sunday, Dec. 9, 11:10 a.m.

“The Shop Around the Corner” (1940)

AFI Silver Theatre: Tuesday, Dec. 4, 7 p.m.

“Holiday Affair” (1949)

AFI Silver Theatre: Wednesday, Dec. 5, 9:20 p.m.

“A Christmas Carol” a.k.a. “Scrooge” (1951)

National Theatre: Monday, Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m.; AFI Silver Theatre: Friday, Dec. 21, 5 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 22, 5 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 23, 2:15 p.m.; Monday, Dec. 24, 5 p.m.

“It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946)

AFI Silver Theatre: Friday, Dec. 14, 12:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 15, 11 a.m.; Thursday, Dec. 20, 6:45 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 21, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 22, 7 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 23, 4:20 p.m.; Monday, Dec. 24, 12:25 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:45 p.m.

“A Christmas Story” (1983)

AFI Silver Theatre: Sunday, Dec. 16, 8:45 p.m.; Monday, Dec. 17, 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 18, 7:10 p.m.

“Christmas in Connecticut” (1945)

AFI Silver Theatre: Sunday, Dec. 16, 6:40 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 18, 4:45 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 20, 4:45 p.m.

“White Christmas” (1954)

National Theatre: Monday, Dec. 17, 6:30 p.m.

“The Muppet Christmas Carol” (1992)

AFI Silver Theatre: Friday, Dec. 21, 3 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 22, 11:10 a.m.; Sunday, Dec. 23, 12:30 p.m.; Monday, Dec. 24, 3 p.m.

“The Bishop’s Wife” (1947)

AFI Silver Theatre: Thursday, Dec. 27, 11 a.m.; Friday, Dec. 28, 11:05 a.m.

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Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµapp as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

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