“You know, it’s a wonderful life to be home alone telling a Christmas story about a miracle on 34th street during a white Christmas.Local video stores are well-stocked with holiday movies but the people behind the counter say that some are filled with more comfort and joy than others. Generally speaking, the folks who surround themselves with movies on a daily basis tend to favor films featuring a touch of holiday humor, a tip of the hat to tradition and a tug at the ol’ heartstrings. And in a pinch, they say, you can’t beat a classic.Here are a few suggestions:At Coupeville Video in Coupeville, Lyn Laderer puts White Christmas with Bing Crosby at the top of her list followed closely by the 1947 original Miracle on 34th Street.You’ve got to stick with the classics, she said. That includes the 1946 Frank Capra heart-tugger It’s a Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed and just about every character actor alive at the time.Completing Laderer’s list are Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which she recommends for kids. Families who want to gather around for a movie this season might also like non-Christmas movies like Dr. Doolittle with Rex Harrison and a film called Three Wishes which Laderer describes as a sweet movie.At Top of the Hill Video on Ault Field Road, manager Bobbi Dinsmore agrees that Miracle on 34th Street and White Christmas deserve a place among the best holiday films. She said people also like Casper’s Haunted Christmas. Though it gets rented a lot, Dinsmore said the movie version of the song Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer is not great and she warned people not to mistakenly reach for the recently released feature Reindeer Games with Ben Affleck unless they want a lot of violence.It’s not a Christmas movie, she said.Faith is believing in something when common sense tells you not to.Fred Gailey in Miracle on 34th StreetAt the other Top of the Hill Video store on Midway, Cora Wright says It’s a Wonderful Life is the best but also recommends Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and Jack Frost if you have kids; Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase and The Muppet Christmas Carol for laughs and the original Home Alone.Back in Coupeville at Videoville, manager David Svien sounded confident in his Top Six list which includes 1983’s A Christmas Story at number one followed by How the Grinch Stole Christmas, a newer, animated film called Olive, the Other Reindeer, White Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street, and 1994’s The Santa Clause with Tim Allen.Svien also endorses the 1948 Cary Grant and Loretta Young film The Bishop’s Wife, and reminds everyone that movies such as The Bible and The Ten Commandments are also popular at this time of year.You want the moon? Just say the word and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful LifeAt Ken’s Corner in South Whidbey, Movies Tonight’s Angela Evans also puts A Christmas Story on top.I think everyone rents it. It’s been out every night this week, she said. But personally speaking Evans makes White Christmas a close runner up.I watch that one every year, she said about the 1954 musical.Also making her list are Prancer, Muppet Family Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Christmas Vacation and as a bit of a stretch Ernest Saves Christmas. While she was working Tuesday, Evans chose It’s a Wonderful Life to play on the in-store TV. As for non-Christmas family entertainment, she suggested Swiss Family Robinson, The Shaggy Dog, and a new film called Mermaid starring Ellen Burstyn.Meanwhile, Blockbuster Video assistant manager Bethany Brown reluctantly said one of her favorite holiday movies is Jim Henson’s Emmett Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas which she lamented is hard to find, even at Blockbuster. The rest of her list is easily found however. It includes A Christmas Story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Christmas Vacation, and Jack Frost. Brown also suggested the Toy Story movies and The Road to El Dorado for good family entertainment though she had to admit, laughingly, that she might not be the best one to ask about sweet and sentimental holiday movie traditions.My dad and I get together every year and watch the Die Hard movies, she said, quickly pointing out that the first two Bruce Willis action-adventure films were indeed set at Christmas time.You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.Santa in A Christmas StoryLast but not least on the list is Kim Brown, manager of Video South in Freeland. Her list is headed by a pocket full of Zuzu’s petals in It’s A Wonderful Life. For adults she suggests Home for the Holidays and for everyone, there’s The Santa Clause, A Christmas Story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and I’ll Be Home for Christmas with Jonathan Taylor-Thomas. “