We talked to fans, tribute acts, guitar shop workers, and more about a 30-year-old ballad's winding road to cultural domination.

The Rev. James Kelly baptized and married thousands of people, ministered to the ill at hospitals, and traveled the world.

Yet, it’s so wonderful to be alive.” That thought encapsulates not just her personality but also the current moment for me. Bad things are happening with, I fear, worse to come.

Karolyn Grimes played Zuzu Bailey in 1946's "It's a Wonderful Life," a Christmas film that starred James Stewart and Donna Reed. Grimes left Hollywood after suffering personal tragedies.

Its shops, banks and tree-lined streets hold out the promise of "It's A Wonderful Life," that neighbors still care for one another and communities can find solutions to problems that plague us.

However, after almost being lost to history, it took more than 30 years. When “It’s A Wonderful Life” hit theaters on Dec. 20, 1946, it wasn’t unpopular, per se.

Guillermo del Toro is unpacking just how impactful “It’s a Wonderful Life” is on cinematic history. The director told Sight and Sound that Frank Capra ‘s beloved 1946 Christmas film ...

Teacher says, ‘Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.'” More than three-quarters of a century after the release of It’s a Wonderful Life, everybody is familiar with the film.

It’s the time of year when families everywhere are snuggling up with hot cocoa and turning on their favorite holiday movies, including the 1946 classic It’s a Wonderful Life.

Released in 1946, Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life was derided as an "over-sentimental" Christmas yarn, but its bold exploration of mental health issues resonates today.

For the week before, the men had been able to watch "It's A Wonderful Life" on televisions within the prison. One of the men watched the film three times, Hawkins recalled.