Merry Christmas, Dear Friends!✨🎄
What a joy it has been once again to share the beauty, hope, and wonder of this holy Christmas season with all of you, my dear It’s a Wonderful Movie family!
I’m so grateful for each of you and for the friendships that have grown here, along with the many movie moments we’ve shared... from favorite rom-coms throughout the year... to inspiring new Christmas movies!
As Christmas Day draws near, may our hearts continue to make room for Jesus, and may our homes reflect His love, peace, and light!
There will certainly be no shortage of beloved Christmas movie classics airing this week, but I thought I’d share some of the very best true classic favorites below- those timeless films that never fail to fill our hearts with Christmas cheer, uplifting emotions of Christmases past, and cozy holiday joy!
I hope you enjoy my Christmas card to you...
If you've had your TV tuned to Freeform anytime this Christmas season, you've likely seen Home Alone airing nearly on repeat, but have you seen these viral video clips (below) exploring the possibility of Home Alone being a Christian movie?
Once you see these two clips, I promise you... You will see Home Alone in a brand new light - in a truly meaningful, inspirational way! I was so taken by this... I just had to share!
Home Alone - a Christian movie clips - via @josh_howerton:
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Isn’t that incredible? I’ve always loved the church scene with Kevin and his neighbor, Mr. Marley, but after hearing the way Pastor Josh Howerton described it, it now feels even deeper... more meaningful and faith-filled!
Home Alone airings - including a special Christmas Eve primetime airing on local network - ABC:
Monday, December 22nd at 7pm - FX
Wednesday, December 24th at 8pm - ABC
Thursday, December 25th at 1pm - FX
Thursday, December 25th at 6pm - Freeform
Tuesday, December 30th at 11:30am - Freeform
Wednesday, December 31st at 6pm - Freeform
Of course, it wouldn't feel like Christmas Eve without the annual airing of It's a Wonderful Life, starring Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, and Lionel Barrymore, on NBC.
My favorite lines from the movie include:
"What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word, and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down." - George Bailey
"Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?" - Clarence
"A toast to my big brother George: the richest man in town." - Harry Bailey
"Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings." - Zuzu Bailey
Here's a beautiful take on It's a Wonderful Life - shared by @cinemastalgia...
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I hope you enjoy revisiting this beloved classic on Christmas Eve. Here are the additional airings...
It's a Wonderful Life:
Tuesday, December 23rd at 6pm on Bravo
Tuesday, December 23rd at 9pm on Bravo
Wednesday, December 24th at 8pm on NBC
Thursday, December 25th - All Day Marathon on E! Network
A Christmas Story - Annual Marathons on TBS and TNT:
TBS:
Begins 8pm Christmas Eve and ends 8pm on Christmas Day
TNT:
Begins 9pm Christmas Eve and ends 9pm on Christmas Day
White Christmas - TV airings:
Thursday, December 25th:
6am on AMC
Movie Marathon on SundanceTV - from 12pm to 1:45am
Christmas Classics on TCM, including some of my film favorites: Meet Me in St. Louis, It Happened on 5th Avenue, and more!
Monday, December 22nd:
It Happened on 5th Avenue - 8pm
Tuesday, December 23rd:
Meet Me in St. Louis - 8pm
In the Good Ole Summertime - 10pm
Wednesday, December 24th:
The Shop Around the Corner - 12pm
It Happened on 5th Avenue - 2pm
Holiday Affair - 4:15pm
Christmas in Connecticut - 6pm
The Bishop's Wife - 8pm
A Christmas Carol (1938) - 12:15am
Thursday, December 25th:
The Great Rupert - 8am
Little Women - 9:30am
Meet Me in St. Louis - 11:30am
In the Good Ole Summertime - 6pm
Great American Family - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day:
Wednesday, December 24th:
Caroling in Crossroad Springs - 1:30pm
Virgin Birth - 2:30pm
Why the Nativity - 3:30pm
Christmas Yule Log - 5pm - 12am
Thursday, December 25th:
Christmas Yule Log - 12am - 12pm
Great American Faith & Living - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day:
Wednesday, December 24th:
Christmas Yule Log - 10am - 12am
Thursday, December 25th:
Christmas Yule Log - 12am - 6am
Thank you for welcoming It’s a Wonderful Movie into your home this year, and I hope you’ll visit again in 2026! May you be wrapped in the true joy of Christmas, remembering that the greatest gift of all was born in a manger!
God's Blessings and
Merry Christmas
to You All!
Net🎄
"So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn."
Luke 2: 6&7
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Merry Christmas, Net! We LOVE Pastor Josh Howerton at our house. I want to remind everyone to go to gettymusic.com to watch the Getty's brand new live concert "Home for Christmas" filmed in London. If you are a Christmas music fan who loves Irish music, dance, carols and joy, you won't be disappointed. Their fiddle, harp and piccolo players are like nothing you have ever heard. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteNet- Merry Christmas to you and all the terrific people that give such great comments or information on movies. The year may bring ups and downs, but Itsawonderfulmovie blog makes everything better. I get a happy feeling every time I see an email from the “wonderful blog” in my email box.
ReplyDeleteAll of you are a blessing the year through because you carry the special message of Christmas.
Thank you.
Have a blessed Christmas.
-Gabe’s Mom
And a very merry Christmas to you too, Net! -Maria
ReplyDeleteHi Net!
ReplyDeleteOh what a joyous post you shared with us today my dear friend! :-) Thank you for the heartfelt words and for the Christmas card and for all of the fantastic holiday movies reminders of what is airing over this blessed and holy week. I, for one, will be watching "It's a Wonderful Life", "A Bishop's Wife", "White Christmas" and "A Christmas Story" which is my son's favorite movie. :-) He is an adult now but we always watch it on Christmas morning as a family as we share Christmas breakfast together. This Christmas will be extra special because my daughter came home for Christmas this year. She lives in Colorado and hasn't been able to come home for quite awhile for financial reasons. It is a long story, for another time, but we are hoping being home in KY will push her to move back to KY permanently. She has endured a lot of hard times, over the last few years, so we are very happy to have her home if it is only for a week.
Anyway, Net, I truly hope you have a blessed Christmas season surrounded by God and friends and family. You are a blessing to all of us and a beacon of light. :-)
And, I want to wish all of my friends here, a blessed Christmas as well. I hope you all are surrounded by family and friends too. I can't believe 2026 is just around the corner.
Hugs and love to all!