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 The 24-hour Christmas Story marathon on TBS every year has become
as much a holiday staple as fruitcake or eggnog. It is truly one of the
only movies that can be shown back to back, twelve times in a row, and not
get old. It’s nostalgic and brings true Americana to the already warm
–hearted season.
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this day, someone in my family can’t help but announce “Well,
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Christmas
morning, anxiously awaiting opening time. Or, as we come across a gift
with our name on it, shout out “That’s mine! What’s in here? It’s hard.”
It’s almost as if you can’t have a Christmas without throwing out a
one-liner. The thing that makes the movie so memorable is the way it
delivers so many entertaining moments, scene after unforgettable
scene.
The Red Rider with a compass and a stock and “a thing that tells time”
is something we can all relate to as adults. Whether it is that one
special toy we desired as a kid, that we begged our parents for- or that
toy now that your kids are just praying that they get. We all have that
one gift and know exactly how Ralphie feels as he daydreams about taking
down Black Bart.
Ralphie’s bunny costume from his Aunt Clara truly personifies all the ugly
outfits we received from distant relatives as children. Who could forget
the “Leg Lamp,” the Bumpus Hounds, and the most important life lesson of
all—do not stick your tongue to a frozen pole! So many movies nowadays
have only one good scene here and there. Or, you skip through some parts
on your DVD player to get to the good stuff. A Christmas Story
is not one of them; it is all good stuff. As soon as you bust out
laughing from one moment, you are presented with another that will have
you reciting it over and over. So, whether it is the summer or the day
before Christmas, watch it and reminisce.
Merry Christmas and “Fa Ra Ra RaRa, Fa Ra Ra Ra.”
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