Miracle on 34th Street. I know, predictable... I know most people willprabably say Its a Wonderful Life though
It's a Wonderful Life.
Chock a block FULL of Christianity sprinkled with some angelic nonsense ... I can generate a tear at the cinematography of Donna and her close-ups and the writing is supurb.
I agree with your first choice. It is my favorite, as well. The 1947 edition with Edmund Gwenn as Santa.