Get in the holiday spirit with our Top Ten Christmas Movie/TV Show Picks

Gather the family and watch our Top Ten Christmas Movie/Show picks, guaranteed to get you in the Holiday Spirit. (From oldest to most recent)

1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
An angel comes to the rescue to help a frustrated businessman with financial woes, discover what life would be like if he never existed.
Starring: James Stewart (George Bailey), Donna Reed (Mary Hatch) and Lionel Barrymore (Mr. Potter). Directed by Frank Capra.

2. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
When a nice old man claiming to be the real Santa Claus is institutionalized, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing.
Starring: Maureen O'Hara (Doris Walker), Natalie Wood (Susan Walker), John Payne (Fred Gailey) and Edmund Gwenn (Kris Kringle). Directed by George Seaton.

3. White Christmas (1954)
A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act; they team up to save the failing Vermont Inn of their former commanding general.
Starring: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera Ellen and Dean Jagger. Directed by Michael Curtiz.

4. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

This first prime-time TV special based upon the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Scultz is a tender, heart warming story of the true meaning of Christmas.
Starring: Charlie Brown and all the Peanuts gang. Directed by Bill Melendez.

5. A Christmas Story (1983)
Ralphie has to convince his parents, teachers and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect gift for the 1940s.
Starring: Melina Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley. Directed by Bob Clark.

6. Prancer (1989)
Jessica, the daughter of an impoverished apple farmer, comes across a reindeer with an injured leg, and she truly believes it's Prancer - one of Santa's famous reindeer.
Starring: Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman, Rutanya Alda, Abe Vigoda, Michael Constantine and Rebecca Harrell. Directed by John D. Hancock.

7. Christmas Vacation (1989)
The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a huge disaster.
Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki, John Randolph, Diane Ladd, E.G.Marshall, Doris Roberts, Randy Quaid and Miriam Flynn. Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik.

8. Home Alone (1990)
An eight-year-old boy, who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas, has to defend his home against two bungling burglars.
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Katherine O' Hara, John Heard and John Candy. Directed by Chris Columbus.

9. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2000)
Remake of the classic cartoon about a creature intent on stealing Christmas.
Starring: Jim Carrey, Taylor Nomsen, Jeffrey Tambor and Christine Baranski. Narrated by Anthony Hopkins. Directed by Ron Howard.
Yes - we love the animated version, too!!!

10. Polar Express (2004)
On Christmas Eve, a doubting boy boards a magical train that's headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus' home in this computer-animated film, where Tom Hanks plays multiple parts.
Starring Tom Hanks, Leslie Zemeckis, Eddie Deezen, Nona Gaye and Peter Scolari. Directed by Robert Zemeckis.

TV Show we want to bring back: The Gathering (1977)
Dying father (Ed Asner) pulls his torn family together for a last Christmas.
Starring: Ed Asner, Maureen Stapleton, Rebecca Balding, Bruce Davidson, Veronica Hamel, Gregory Harrison, Sarah Cunningham, Stephanie Zimbalist and John Randolph. Directed by Randal Kleiser.
You can purchase the DVD at http://stores.christmasexpressdvd.com for $14.95.

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