“It’s a Wonderful Life” is top Christmas film with critics

LOS ANGELES, Dec 21: When it comes to Christmas films, “It’s a Wonderful Life” can still melt critics’ hearts nearly 70 years after it was released, according to a survey of the best-reviewed Christmas films. The survey, to be released on Friday by review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, found that the 1946 redemption story starring Jimmy Stewart edged out the 1942 Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire musical “Holiday Inn” and Tim Burton’s 1993 stop-motion fantasy “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” (agencies)