I am going to write something that might possibly upset a lot of people: I like It Happened One Christmas more than It’s a Wonderful Life.
Christmas Countdown: It Happened One Christmas
Category: movies
Christmas Countdown: Christmas in Connecticut
Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck) is a food writer who writes about her life as a farm wife and mother in Connecticut. Except that’s all lies. When returning war hero Jefferson Jones (Dennis Morgan), expresses his affection for her recipes and the stories of her life, it’s decided that Elizabeth and her family host Jefferson at her farm for Christmas. You can already see how this will not work out.
Christmas Countdown: The Twilight Zone: The Night of the Meek & Carol for Another Christmas
“Christmas” and “Rod Serling” seem like an odd combination, or at least one that will end up being unsettling. Mostly, though, both of his Christmas-themed tales are about kindness and hope for humanity, even in the face of the darkness.
Christmas Countdown: Happy Christmas
The only thing you’ll remember about this movie is the baby. I am (mostly) joking, but as many times as I’ve seen Happy Christmas (and I quite like it), I never really remember, specifically, what happens. But that’s because “what happens” isn’t the point.
Christmas Countdown: Tokyo Godfathers
Tokyo Godfathers is a reimagining of The Three Godfathers It follows three homeless people — Hana, a transgender woman; teen runaway Miyuki, and the middle-aged alcoholic Gin — who form a vague family. They happen to find a baby they name Kiyoko. They spend the rest of Christmas Eve trying to reunite Kiyoko with her mother and in the process, they reconnect with their pasts