It’s A Wonderful Life tops many people’s lists of the best-ever festive films. But have you seen all 10 of the nation’s favourite Christmas movies?

It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)

It’s the most archetypal Christmas film ever! This film is about the value of family and friends as a community helps a father avoid Yuletide bankruptcy.

Miracle On 34th Street (1947)

A nice old man is institutionalised after he claims to be Santa Claus (that’s Father Christmas to us Brits), only to be defended in court by a young lawyer.

Gremlins (1984)

Take possibly the cutest furry thing ever to have jumped from imagination onto screen, add a dash of water, and what do you get? How about the most mischievous (and potentially deadly) Christmas present any well-meaning dad has ever bought from a mysterious Chinese shop.

A Christmas Story (1983)

Great films focused on the season ahead are often overlooked. A gem from arguably the finest decade for youth comedy, we follow young Ralphie as he persuades his parents to buy him the ultimate gift - a Red Ryder B-B Gun. Unfortunately, this proves to be his undoing.

The Snowman (1982)

This adaptation of Raymond Briggs’ enchanting picture book is a must and woe-betide any household that doesn’t try and fit it into the schedule.

Elf (2003)

Another contemporary classic, watch Will Ferrell crawl into Father Christmas’s sack as a baby, grow up in the North Pole, but never fit in.

Die Hard (1988)

If you’ve never seen The Greatest Action Film Of All Time it might seem like an unusual choice. To everyone else the connection will be more than obvious. It’s the office Christmas party as criminals storm the Nakatomi Tower in LA, leaving one guy to sort things out.

Bad Santa (2003)

Far from family friendly, but a pair of crooks disguised as the big guy and his elf will warm the whole heart.

Scrooged (1988)

This retelling of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol sees Bill Murray play the cynical, unfeeling and intolerable TV executive Frank Cross. As the studio prepares for its biggest annual live broadcast - something of a variety show - three spirits pay him a visit.

Lethal Weapon (1987)

Another unlikely candidate, this buddy cop tour de force pits Mel Gibson and Danny Glover against heroin dealers with CIA connections. The LA sun shines in most scenes, but the tinsel and soundtrack proves it belongs here.