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Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer won millions of fans in 'The Sound of Music.' Photo credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp.It?s a grand night for classic movies.
ABC presents ?The Sound of Music,? the Oscar-winning best picture of 1965, at 7 p.m. Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and a talented cast deliver the Rodgers and Hammerstein music. They are aided by the scenery and cinematography, which are spectacular.
NBC counters with ?It?s a Wonderful Life,? which starts at 8 p.m. James Stewart plays George Bailey, who questions why he was born, and gets some startling answers in this 1946 fantasy from director Frank Capra. Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore co-star, memorably.
TCM unpacks ?Meet Me in St. Louis? at 6 p.m. This glorious 1944 musical presents Judy Garland delivering ?Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.? TCM follows that winner with ?Miracle on 34th Street,? a beloved 1947 fantasy with Maureen O?Hara, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn in his Oscar-winning role as Santa Claus.
Vanessa Williams takes the Scrooge role in ?A Diva?s Christmas Carol,? an arresting twist on the Dickens classic. Lifetime presents the 2000 film at 10 o?clock.
While you?re waiting for Santa, you could spend time with ?Auntie Mame,? which starts at midnight on TCM. Rosalind Russell had a huge hit with the 1958 movie in which she repeated her Broadway role. She could teach Santa a few things about exuberance.
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