If you’re like us, you watch Elf or National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation to warm up for the big day. Consider catching your favorite holiday classics on the big screen instead.

Will Ferrell takes on Manhattan in green tights and Zooey Deschanel sings one of the sweetest versions of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” we’ve ever heard in Elf, screening at Central Cinema. Dec. 23 at 8pm.

It’s the 40th anniversary of Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, so join George Bailey in a rousing “Merry Christmas, Movie House!” during Grand Illusion Cinema’s annual screening. Dec 23 at 6 & 8:30; Dec 24 at 3:30, 6 & 8:30.

If you need a Bailey’s to go with your George Bailey, here’s a list of area bars open on Christmas Eve. We won’t tell your relatives.