 
It's A Wonderful Life
A good but slightly ineffectual man tries to off himself after
an error that really wasn't his fault. In Christmas carol
fashion, his crusty-but-lovable guardian angel shows up to give
him a tour of the world without his presence, and it isn't a
pretty place. Moral courage, small-town American life, civic
cooperation, and family love are glorified; corporate greed and
self-involvement are vilified; at the climax, a blanket of snow
like spun sugar makes everything pure and clean like redemption
itself. The DVD version contains a behind-the-scenes featurette
and an interview with director Capra. Academy Award Nominations:
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (James Stewart), Best
Editing, Best Sound.
White Christmas
Director Michael Curtiz (CASABLANCA, CAPTAIN BLOOD, MILDRED
PIERCE) changes directions with this holiday classic. Two
talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one
of the hottest acts in show business. The film includes a
veritable treasury of Irving Berlin classics: "Sisters," "Blue
Skies," and of course "White Christmas." Bing Crosby and Danny
Kaye are a joy to watch. Academy Award Nominations: Best Song
("Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep".)
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Little House On The
Prairie Christmas
Based on the writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder and following the trials of the
Ingalls family as they face the hardship of living on the American frontier in
the late 1800s, LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE remains one of the most beloved
television series of all time. This special volume collects two of the series'
best Christmas episodes: "Christmas at Plum Creek" from season one, in which the
family celebrates their first Christmas in their new home of Plum Creek; and "A
Christmas They Never Forgot" from season eight, in which the family rides out a
fierce snowstorm on Christmas Eve by exchanging favorite holiday memories.
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