12. “HOLIDAY INN” (Amazon Prime) and/or “WHITE CHRISTMAS” (Netflix) – these movies both star Bing Crosby and feature the bestselling record of all time; their plots are similar.  One features Fred Astaire and the other Danny Kaye.  But if you can find these entertaining films, watch them – they don’t make ‘em like this anymore.  

11. “HOME ALONE” (Disney+) – One of the most successful movies of the ‘90s, the hilarious original (and its totally preposterous but equally funny sequel) is sure to tickle anyone’s funny bone.  While Macaulay Culkin was a great child actor, the “wet bandits,” Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern, carry the whole show.

Michael Bird is an associate professor of music at Faulkner University.

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