1. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

– 1946; 2H 10M – PG

An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed. Stars: James Stewart; Donna Reed; Lionel Barrymore

2. DIE HARD

– 1988; 2H 12M – R

A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. Stars: Bruce Willis; Alan Rickman; Bonnie Bedelia

3. HOME ALONE

– 1990; 1H 43M – PG

An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve. Stars: Macaulay Culkin; Joe Pesci; Daniel Stern

4. NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION

 – 1989; 1H 37M – PG-13

The Griswold family’s plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster. Stars: Chevy Chase; Beverly D’Angelo; Juliette Lewis

5. MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET

– 1947; 1H 36M – APPROVED

After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy’s, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he’s not mistaken. Stars: Edmund Gwenn; Maureen O’Hara; John Payne

6. ELF

– 2003; 1H 37M – PG

Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn’t know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit. Stars: Will Ferrell; James Caan; Bob Newhart

7. BAD SANTA

 – 2003; 1H 32M – R

A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid. Stars: Billy Bob Thornton; Bernie Mac; Lauren Graham

8. A CHRISTMAS CAROL

– 1951; 1H 26M – APPROVED

Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve, he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the error of his ways. Stars: Alastair Sim; Jack Warner; Kathleen Harrison

9. A CHRISTMAS STORY

– 1983; 1H 33M – PG

In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift. Stars: Peter Billingsley; Melinda Dillon; Darren McGavin

10. GREMLINS

– 1984; 1H 46M – PG

A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town. Stars: Zach Galligan; Phoebe Cates; Hoyt Axton