Alongside the “MGM Classic Musicals” comes the MGM Holiday Collection [Fox]. Not quite so stellar, but the three films make suitable holiday viewing. “The Bishop’s Wife” is one of those touching Christmas-time romantic comedies (though a little less inviting than other examples of the genre such as “Miracle on 34th Street” or “Christmas in Connecticut”). This is the one where an angel (Cary Grant) steps in to save the marriage of a bishop (David Niven) who is neglecting his wife (Loretta Young).

A 1947 Goldwyn production, the screenplay is co-authored by Robert E. Sherwood. Prominently featured are four very good character actors, Monty Woolley, James Gleason, Gladys Cooper and Elsa Lanchester. Next up is Frank Capra’s “Pocketful of Miracles,” the 1961 remake of his 1933 film “Lady for a Day” (based on a story by Damon Runyon).

Bette Davis stars as the Broadway peddler Apple Annie; her daughter, who has been educated abroad and has no idea that her mother is — well, Apple Annie — is played by the young Ann-Margaret. I’ve always preferred the earlier version, in part because I find the top-billed Glenn Ford particularly cold. (Ford was one of the producers and shares the copyright in the film.) Capra, apparently, didn’t much like “Pocketful of Miracles” either.

Still, the character actors — including Arthur O’Connell, Thomas Mitchell, Edward Everett Horton and Peter Falk (who received an Oscar nomination) — help carry the day.