George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all and its Christmas!

America's answer to the English classic A Christmas Carol. An American Classic film. A fantasy about counting one's blessings. Standing up for what you believe in, mom, apple pie and the American way. It is also uplifting, a sentimental allegory about the importance of the individual while it effectively touches upon one basic truth of life that we all would like to believe – that each of us, no matter how apparently insignificant, has the power to make a difference, and that the measure of our humanity has nothing to do with fame or money. Instead, it is how we live our life on a day-to-day basis. It's a Wonderful Life asks and answers a question that all of us think of at one time or another: What would this world be like if I had never been born?