Its a wonderful life

'It's a Wonderful Life' is one of the most popular holiday movies of all time—but we're willing to bet there's a lot you don't know about it.

Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed - “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) - An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed.

Jimmy Stewart in “It’s a Wonderful Life"

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, "It's a Wonderful Life":

"Merry Christmas, movie house! Merry Christmas, Emporium! Merry Christmas, you wonderful old Building and Loan!" -Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey in "It's A Wonderful Life" (1946).

Travel back in time to Bedford Falls with Jimmy Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life... as it premieres this Christmas Season on NBC, December 1st, 2012 - Saturday Night! Here are some of my favorite quotes: Clarence: 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? --------- [George returns to the bridge where his nightmare began, hoping to bring back his old life] George Bailey: [praying] Clarence! Clarence! Help me…

"You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey. That's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the moon, Mary." I love It's a Wonderful Life.

Never treat your audience as customers, always as partners. ~Jimmy Stewart One of my all time favorite actors.

I guess it was actually filmed in Seneca Falls NY, only an hour or so from home.

Now that the boys are a older and they can take direction a little better, we are free to add a little oomph to our Christmas card photos. And they know that I only ask them to dress up and take nice photos ONE time a year on Christmas . . . and at Easter which is really two times a year and also Halloween which makes three, but who's counting? I digress. So this year, I thought we might go with the theme It's a Wonderful Life - a crowd favorite that's played in movie theaters every…