Did You Know These 10 Holiday Movies Are Actually Based on Books?

It doesn't get more classic than this old-school holiday drama. George Bailey (James Stewart) is a worn-down businessman on the brink of making a tragic decision. His despair prompts a visit from his guardian angel (Henry Travers), who takes George on a journey to prove to him that his life does matter by showing him how the world would have been if he'd never been born. The movie is a beacon of old Hollywood, but not many people know that it's actually based on a short story: The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern.