Looking for Some Holiday Spirit? Catch These Christmas Classics on TV

There are five great movies—and a little local music—playing this week on TV. Catch them if you can.

1. It's a Wonderful Life

This classic 1946 film never gets old. Jimmy Stewart stars as George Bailey, whose life is touched by a guardian angel. This film was nominated for five Oscars. It airs 8 p.m. Saturday on NBC.

2. A Christmas Story

Don't miss this hilarious and touching movie of an Indiana boy that will have you saying, "You'll shoot your eye out," all day long. It start.s 8 p.m. Saturday and runs for 24 hours nonstop on TBS.

3. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Clark Griswold has big plans for Christmas, which naturally turns into a total disaster. This movie is destined to make you laugh and be thankful that you aren't related to cousin Eddie. It airs 9 p.m. Thursday, 6 p.m. Friday and 10 p.m. Sunday on ABC Family.

4. The Sound of Music

When Maria feels she cannot cut it at the convent, she heads over to a naval officer's home to become a nanny for his precocious children. This classic musical has more sap than a maple tree, but it's a feel-good movie that we all know and love. You know you will sing along. It airs 7 p.m. Sunday on ABC.

5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The movie version of Dr. Seuss' beloved tale, starring Jim Carrey, will entrance your children. It airs 8:30 p.m. Sunday on ABC.