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I can‘t believe I‘d never read the short story that “It‘s a Wonderful Life” is based on! Obviously, a lot is different in the movie, but the core theme remains the same. I loved that this edition includes the background of the author coming up with the whole idea in a dream, and the director Frank Capra happening to get a hold of one of 200 copies that was sent out as a Christmas card in 1943. We truly never know how many lives we‘ve touched. 💙

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

#winterreadathon #winterreadathondailychallenge #Dec23 #nationalchristmasmoviemarathonday
My two favorite Christmas movies from childhood, which is an annual Christmas event in my house. #nostalgia #merrymerry
The Greatest Gift is a short story the movie It‘s a Wonderful Life is drawn from. Now i want to read it. 🎄🎥

This is the book It‘s A Wonderful Life is based on.

31pts for #mistletoemaniacs #wintergames2021 @Clwojick

#holidaytradition Baileys and It's a Wonderful Life. #wintergames2020 #ReadNosedReindeer

It‘s A Wonderful Life is hands down my favorite Christmas movie. The colorized version is a must see btw! This short story is the basis for the film and is quite enjoyable. So thankful this little story was written and inspired such a great movie with a great message. No man is poor who has friends! 5⭐️

#WinterGames2020
#MerryReaders
#Christmas
#booksintomovies

26 points

Two more quick books for #wintergames2020 and my updated #bookspinbingo board for December. The Greatest Gift is what It‘s a Wonderful Life is based on and I will always love The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. #merryreaders 51pts

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I read this short story that inspired the movie It‘s a Wonderful Life this morning. 21pts #holidayread #merryreaders #wintergames @Clwojick @StayCurious

Went to see It‘s A Wonderful Life at the marvellous Astor Theatre (in Melbourne) tonight - it was an almost full cinema which was quite delightful - and my friend hadn‘t seen the movie before - and there is just something extra special about seeing a movie on the big screen!

Merry Christmas (or happy Christmas Eve - depending on your timezone)

Zero reading done, no chocolate consumed, I think I failed the #JolabokaflodSwap 😂🤔

Unable at first to find a publisher for his short story, Philip Van Doren Stern published it in a small pamphlet and sent it out as his 1943 Christmas card. One of those 200 cards found its way into the hands of Frank Capra, who shared it with Jimmy Stewart, and the film that resulted became the holiday tradition cherished today.

#HolidayMovie #HollyJollyReading

#WinterGames #ReadNosedReindeer

This is a sweet story, familiar to everyone as the basis of the film It's A Wonderful Life. It's a lot shorter than I was expecting, and much more sparse than the film, but interesting to see where the story originated.

Ramping up the festive reading

Watching this holiday classic that is based on the tagged book. @Clwojick @StayCurious @Bookworm54 #wintergames #teamnutcracker

11 pts

It‘s a Wonderful life is one of my all time favorite Christmas movies that makes me teary eyed every time I watch it 🎄🎄🎄 I loved reading the short story the movie was based on and the afterword by the authors daughter on the stories journey to the big screen and its lasting impact and continually relevant themes today. #wintergames
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#holidayread 20 points +5 for book to movie

The tagged book is a short story published in 1943 that was the basis of the film It‘s A #WonderfulLife. George Pratt is dissatisfied with life, to the point where he feels it would have been better if he had never been born. He has a few #Surprises when he is shown what would have happened if that had been the case

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#DoubleDip!

This is the short story that It‘s a Wonderful life was based on. It‘s a quick read and enjoyable. Of course since it is a short story it is one of those cases where the movie is better 😉 #ShortStory #ReindeerReads

My big brother is in a radio program/play production of It's a Wonderful Life this month in Kansas City, playing George Bailey! He's the best. I drove three and a half hours to see it and cried like a baby! Side note: I listed this under the story that the movie was based on, which I got a copy of last year but haven't read yet. No better time than now!