Going back to another classic for Day 18 of 25 Days of Christmas Movies with Miracle on 34^th Street (1947) starring Maureen O’Hara and a young Natalie Wood. Not sure if this flick isn’t partly a very long commercial for Macy’s, but I don’t care. It’s brilliant.  Doris, a divorced mother who doesn’t let her daughter, Susan, believe in fairy tales like Santa Claus. Then she hires a man (Edmond Gwenn) to be Santa, first for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and later for the store. Turns out, the guy thinks he really is Kris Kringle…and he might be right.

The epic court battle to have Kris confined to a mental hospital is hilarious. I especially love the poor judge who now has to deal with a child who hates him for putting Santa Claus on trial. And there is no better ending than the post office sending every single