Best classic holiday movies

Our top 10 picks for your family time

Winter weather, busy preparations, hectic holidays - ready to get away from it all? Rediscover these classic movies. Snuggle in with your family, let the wind howl, and start feeling great about the holidays again! Here’s our list of feel-good holiday movies.

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

In this holiday classic, Jimmy Stewart plays George Bailey, a compassionate young man who gives up his dreams of travel and adventure to run the family business after his father dies. But things turn sour when $8,000 turns up missing, thanks to evil millionaire Mr. Potter (Lionel Barrymore). George is ready to jump off a bridge (literally) when his guardian angel, Clarence (Henry Travers), appears to show him what life would have been like had he never existed. The moral? Sure, life has its twists and turns, but it truly is wonderful if you have the right perspective.

Who should watch: While there’s nothing objectionable in this movie, kids under six might not fully understand the themes of how precious life, love and family really are (but it’s never too early to get them clued in either!).