Dec 20, 2012  Have Yourself A Bloody Little Christmas (2012
Version): The Twilight Zone: "The Changing of the Guard"  While
The Twilight Zone does have a more suitable episode for
Christmas, "The Changing of the Guard" is another Christmas
special that works a whole lot similarly to It's a Wonderful
Life. It also stars Donald Pleasance, which makes it all the
more fun to watch - you can have him both at Halloween and at
Christmas!  "The Changing of the Guard" is a rather low-key
episode, and that makes sense because of the Christmas subject
matter. It's not an intricate episode, nor does it attempt to
meld science fiction into its scope. Instead, it presents a life
lesson, and a theme of worldly interconnection, surrounding an
older professor who has just been asked by the headmaster of the
school to retire.  That's Donald Pleasance, in all of his proper
glory. Even in this episode he looks incredibly old - bookish,
dainty, and absolutely grammatically correct. It's difficult not
to like his character, Prof.