Eighty years ago, the cameras stopped rolling on one of the most beloved films ever made. After nearly 90 days of filming, Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life completed production during July, 1946 on one of Hollywood's most ambitious movie sets. At RKO Studios in Culver City and the famous RKO Ranch in Encino, California, an entire town was built from the ground up to become Bedford Falls. The sprawling four-acre set featured three city blocks of businesses, a residential ne

Silent Night? Not for these readers. For more than four decades, Anna Boorstin and the members of her monthly book club have celebrated Christmas by doing something delightfully different. Joyful, even. Their unique book club tradition combines holiday stories and the joy of discovering new Christmas books. Every December, they get together to raise their voices and create the sounds of Christmas. Not by singing, but by reading Christmas stories aloud. What began with timel

Books for Gifts: The Perfect Christmas is filled with humor, but it also captures something people immediately recognize about small towns. Was that where the story began? Steve Scearcy: Absolutely. I think every small town has its own personality. The people know one another. They worship together. They celebrate together. And when something unexpected happens, everyone somehow becomes part of the story. I wanted to write about that kind of town...so we visit Perfect, Oklaho

Murder Over Mistletoe? Yes, Please! Christmas is meant to thrill. USA TODAY bestselling thriller author Rebecca Forster has a confession. Not every reader wants heartwarming romances, cookie recipes, and stories about magical snowmen during the holidays. Some readers want murder. Not actual murder, of course. Just enough fictional mayhem to make their own family Christmas seem wonderfully normal. After all, somewhere between the third relative asking about your love life,

For generations, It's a Wonderful Life has been more than a beloved Christmas movie. It has become a tradition. Families gather each year to revisit Bedford Falls, to spend time once again with George and Mary Bailey, and to be reminded that ordinary lives often have extraordinary meaning. Yet for many fans, certain questions have always lingered. What happened to the missing money? What happened after the final bell rang and Clarence earned his wings? Fresh Snow on Bedford F