Christmas classics you probably haven't watched but need to

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These are the original Christmas movie classics that you need to watch this Christmas-time

When it comes to Christmas movies, people tend to stick with what they know. Chances are by mid-December, you have already re-watched Home Alone, Elf and Love Actually; you very rarely branch out to try something new - why? Because you know just about every word to your favourites and exactly when the Christmas warm-fuzzies will hit, causing a single tear to run down your cheek.

But you can't truly call yourself a Christmas fanatic until you have seen the original 'Christmas classics' in all of their black-and-white glory. Christmas isn't Christmas without a bit of Bing Crosby, and a sprinkle of Judy Garland. Click through the gallery above for the Christmas movie classics (circa 1940) you probably haven't watched but need to.