Memorable “Elf” quotes aside, the movie features Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised by elves in the North Pole who heads to New York City in the hopes of finding his biological family.

Buddy's enthusiasm for Christmas is extreme, even when compared to his elf "peers," so it's understandable that the festive spirit of the movie oozes from the screen and into moviegoers' hearts.

It was made in 1946 but It's A Wonderful Life has been voted Britain's most popular Christmas film. It beat Christmas comedy Elf starring Will Ferrell to the top spot in a survey of more than ...