Member Reviews
This book has a lot of content for a trivia book, but it could use more direction. Sweet and earnest writing, though the author introduction and anecdotes, plus the book artwork, are not as focused on film as some cinephiles would like. I appreciate how many films are covered, and I enjoyed the researched trivia about various movies. The book is written for adult friends or family, as there are no questions written at children-level. The scoring system could use improvement, but it’s easy enough for your group (or yourself) to decide how to play.
As a Christmas movie and holiday trivia lover, I absolutely adore this book! The format, illustrations, rankings, and bonus facts just make it even more perfect. I'll definitely be picking up a hard copy for myself and others once it becomes available.
I am a huge lover of Christmas AND I'm a huge pop culture fanatic, so basically this book was made for me! Obsessed, will be utilizing this throughout the holiday season and my Christmas movie marathons!
I received a free copy of, Christmas Movie Ultimate Trivia Book, by Neal E. Fischer, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. There is something special about Christmas movies, this is a great book for fans of Christmas movies, from Miracle on 34th St, Elf, Home Alone, The Santa Claus, and so many more Christmas movies, with great Christmas trivia questions.
Get ready to have a ball at this year’s holiday parties! Whether you are hosting or showing up to have fun, you will have the perfect party game! Holiday movies draw all types of people, so there is really something here for everyone (just know not everything is family friendly or traditional so maybe don’t leave around for little eyes to read). Have fun with various questions to test yourself or set it up as an all all-out competition. Scoring methods and rules are included! Questions are set up as multiple choice and chapters are broken out by genre. There are fun festive facts scattered throughout to keep it entertaining as well informative. Not sure that I agree with all the Cheer-O-Meters (Christmas Spirit, Warm Fuzzies, and Timeliness) as these are so subjective, but still, it adds a nice touch.
I received a copy from the publisher via NetGalley and all opinions expressed are solely my own, freely given.
As an avid Christmas movie enthusiast who hosts an annual viewing group for classic holiday films, I was delighted to discover this trivia book covering a wide range of festive favorites. My yearly must-watches, including "Love Actually," "Elf," "Christmas Vacation," and "The Family Stone," are all featured alongside many others. The book's pages are adorned with vibrant artwork that perfectly complements the challenging trivia questions, creating a visually appealing and engaging experience for readers.
Fischer's compilation includes 100 "Christmas movies," though some selections may spark debate among purists. The inclusion of films like "Die Hard" (which I personally consider a Christmas movie) and more contentious choices like "Batman Returns" adds an interesting dimension to the book, inviting discussions about what truly constitutes a holiday film. This diversity in selection ensures that there's something for every type of Christmas movie fan.
While the book offers a delightful journey through Christmas cinema, I do have a couple of minor complaints. First, the answers are printed on the same page as the questions, which will make group quizzes more challenging to manage. Moving the answers to an appendix at the back of the book would have easily enhanced the user experience. Second, the difficulty level of the questions is notably high. Almost all require a recent viewing and even then an exceptionally keen eye for detail is needed.
Despite these small issues, this trivia book is a valuable addition to any Christmas movie lover's collection. It promises to elevate holiday viewing parties and challenge even the most knowledgeable fans. As for me, I'm eagerly looking forward to incorporating these quizzes into my annual Christmas movie nights, adding a new layer of engagement and friendly competition to our festive tradition.
A big thank you to Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for providing an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book was super fun to read. The pdf isn’t an ideal format to review, but the content was great. A perfect gift for anyone who loves Christmas movies!
This is such a fun idea! I loved the trivia questions. They would be so fun for Christmas parties and movie nights. I also found that it's great way to make a list of Christmas movies to watch. I found I added to my list just based off the trivia. This will definitely be a fun activity for family movie nights and Christmas parties during the upcoming holiday season.
A fun trivia book about Christmas movies. I was genuinely surprised at how many Christmas movies are covered in the book. It includes several versions of A Christmas Carol, classics, violent movies and obscure foreign films. While I could get correct answers on some of the films I was very familiar with I would say the difficulty level of the questions is high. Most of the questions are multiple choice with some true or false and matching quizzes added. The answers were often upside down on the bottom of the page. I enjoyed thumbing through it and trying my best at the movies I knew. For fans of Christmas trivia.
Really nice and colourful quiz book. Would make a lovely Christmas present or stocking gift. Would recommend.
First, I would like to thank both the publisher and Netgallery for this ARC.
No holiday family gathering is complete without a game of trivia. The Christmas Movie Ultimate Trivia
Book will provide hours of post feasting fun. The book is broken down into witty and engaging categories covering both your traditional and not se traditional holiday movies. Behind the scene tidbits are scattered throughout the pages.. The author provides a handy rating system , a cheer-o-meter, to rank a movie's Christmas spirit, warm fuzzies, and timelessness.. I will be recommending this book to all
my friends and family.
This is absolutely darling. The whole layout and feel of the book puts you right in the Christmas mood. I cannot wait to purchase this for family members as a present this holiday season.
I was so thrilled to see some of my favorite classic Christmas movies along with newer ones like Klaus. And Die Hard!
This would make a great gift for any Christmas movie enthusiast.
This is a great book for anyone who is a Christmas movie fans. The book is beautifully done and festive. It covers many different movies both classical movies and more recent ones.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy.
This was such a fun trivia book! My 3 favorite Christmas movies are The Muppet Christmas Carol, Black Christmas, and Meet Me in St. Louis. They were all included, that was pretty cool. It had some ones I’ve never seen before, so I’m inspired to check them out. Already preordered my copy of the book from Amazon
It is a perfect gift for Christmas holidays! Interesting questions for the Christmas movies and beautiful illustrations. I really enjoy reading this book and I will recommend to my friends!
Thanks to NetGalley for reading opportunity of this title!
We spent a fun, competitive afternoon working our way through most of the quizzes as a family, scoring 8/8 on so many it’s almost embarrassing! This isn’t to say that the questions were easy, they were quite tricky, we just clearly watch the same Christmas classics every year far too many times! The only thing that could’ve made this better would’ve been to have the answers on a separate page instead of just upside down. To combat any cheating one family member had to be ‘the host’, reading out the questions so no one could peek at the answers!
Thank you Netgalley for this ARC.
This book is an explosion of colourful Christmas cheer 🎄 The illustrations and the way it has been packaged is fantastic 🎅
A wonderful game for families who enjoy watching festive movies each year. Questions for every Christmas film you can think of. Everyone's favourite, Home Alone, and it even has Batman Returns! I didn't see that one coming! ☃️
First of all, Thank You Netgalley for the ARC granted to me. It wasn't the kind of book I was expecting, but still has an interesting and funny time hobby with questions about some of the most famous and traditional Christmas movies.
A fun book to enjoy with your family on Christmas day. I haven't watched many christmas movies but even I could enjoy it.
This is a fun idea and I enjoyed looking through the book. I did not read the entire thing yet, but I will definitely be using this around the holidays at least for the movies my family know and love. I love me some trivia and Christmas movies so I just had to pick this up.