It Happened One Christmas airwaves on an annual basis, the remake slipped into obscurity. The reviews were mixed. After its initial airing a "New York Times" follow-up article revealed that Frank Capra, the director of the 1946 film "It's A Wonderful Life", had denounced the remake as "plagiaristic." The ratings, however, were good enough that it was rebroadcast on ABC twice, in 1978 and 1979. But by that time the original "It's A Wonderful Life" had begun its resurgence on television and eventually eclipsed the remake. "It Happened One Christmas" is rarely shown today, and has not, as of 2017, been issued on DVD.
It Happened 'That Night' casket is empty, and her body's gone. Spencer checks Emily's phone and discover someone used Spencer's phone to call Emily, which means that someone broke into the Hastings residence to use the phone and incriminate them. Emily isn't able to remember anything from the previous hours, so the girls bury the shovel Emily was holding and create an alibi to put them kilometers away from the crime scene. The morning after, Spencer's mother Veronica calls them commenting about Alison's grave being dug up, and Spencer lies to her, saying they were at the lake house during all night. Afterwards, Aria