5 Facts You Didn't Know About A Christmas Story

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThis tribute to director Bob Clark and the 1983 chestnut “A Christmas Story” was originally published Dec. 20, 2007 on the Variety blog “Littleton On the Air”It’s that wonderful time of year, time for repeated viewings of the holiday pic that never, ever gets old, 1983’s “A Christmas Story.”TBS is obliging with its annual 24-hour marathon of the pic, starting Monday, Christmas Eve, at 8 p.m.

A Christmas Story was released, but this charming tale remains a holiday essential and a familiar favorite. Adapted from Jean Shepherd's short stories, the 1983 vignette-style film journeys back to the Christmas when then-9-year-old Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley) wanted nothing more than a grand new Red Ryder BB gun to show up under the tree, despite some alarming protests from certain adults in his life.

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I have always been a sucker for an origin story, particularly when it explains something that we do out of habit. This time of year we are surrounded by stories, traditions, and activities we repeat almost by rote.  So imagine my surprise when I stumbled across a Christmas tale that had been largely forgotten, which forced me to reexamine the Nativity and explains a beloved yuletide tradition.

Real Housewives of Atlanta co-stars might have to say (see: this interview with Kenya Moore), season 13's new peach holder Drew Sidora says she's not thirsty in the least. In fact, she claims she's hydrated.«I take care of myself,» Drew tells ET over video chat from her Georgia home, responding to Kenya describing her as parched.

Sherri Shepherd, 53, threw the shade right back a day after Kenya Moore, 49, dissed her on the Dec. 14 episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.

A Christmas Story -- for the umpteenth time (if you haven't watched it yet, here's exactly how to do so.) 'Tis the season, and honestly what else do you have to do with 2020 still going the way that it's been going? Before you park your butt on the couch and watch Ralphie's (Peter Billingsley) quest for a Red Ryder BB gun, take a look at these little-known facts that you didn't know about the movie.

Melania Trump has an annual tradition of reading to hospitalized children at Christmas time, however things looked very different this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The First Lady arrived at the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

An inattentive crew member on the set of the holiday classic “A Christmas Story” nearly sent the movie’s young star to the ER — and it had nothing to do with anybody’s eye getting shot out with a Red Ryder BB gun.

Peter Billingsley pulled back the curtain on the making of A Christmas Story this week, sharing several behind the scenes tales about the holiday classic. Theactor, director and producer, best known for his role asRalphie Parker in the 1983 film, dropped by That Scene With Dan Patrick, an IMDb podcast, to discuss the movie, which was a box office sleeper before becoming a seasonal juggernaut.

Mariah Carey, that you (probably) didn’t know. Curl up by the fire with a nice cup of hot cocoa and smarten up!1.

Kenya Moore and Marc Daly to reconcile after their split.The Real Housewives of Atlanta star, 49, opened up about where the estranged pair stand amid their separation. “I have not filed for divorce,” she said while responding to a fan’s question on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen on Sunday, December 13.

Kenya Moore giving her estranged husband, Marc Daly, a chance to prove himself. The pair separated in 2019 but all hope is not lost for the couple, who share 2-year-old daughter Brooklyn.

Kenya Moore giving her estranged husband, Marc Daly, a chance to prove himself. The pair separated in 2019 but all hope is not lost for the couple, who share 2-year-old daughter Brooklyn. «I have not filed for divorce,» the 49-year-old star told a fan on Sunday's.

Kenya Moore doesn't want to be called a «pot-stirrer» anymore. She says she's just doing her job.«This is what I don't like about my position on the show,» the Real Housewives of Atlanta star confesses to ET over video chat from her home in Georgia.

Kenya Moore doesn't want to be called a «pot-stirrer» anymore. She says she's just doing her job.«This is what I don't like about my position on the show,» the Real Housewives of Atlanta star confesses to ET over video chat from her home in Georgia.

Kenya Moore once went on a date with Kanye West — but she was gone with the wind before they even had a chance to connect.During a round of “Hot Seat” on The Wendy Williams Show, the Real Housewives of Atlanta star, 49, recalled spending an evening with the Grammy winner, 43, sometime before their respective marriages to Marc Daly and Kim Kardashian.“That was a disaster,” she said on the Friday, December 4, episode.