>> christmas stories are often about recognition of what's really important. that's certainly the case here. and it took an angel coming down for them to realize that they're better together. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> christmas is a time of joyousness when you're with people, but if you're alone for one reason or another, it magnifies your loneliness. and that's one of the themes of "the apartment." >> it was the night before christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring. nothing. no action. >> we have tons of the happy, joyous christmas movies, and there's something really refreshing about a film like "the apartment" that admits the reality is that a lot of people are living that moment not so great. >> so "the apartment" stars jack lemmon as a midlevel manager at a giant corporation, who understands that he might be able to get ahead in the company if he will let executives use his apartment as a place for their extramarital trysts.