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- Husband-and-wife songwriters Nöel Regney and Gloria Shayne penned the song in Oct. 1962 as a plea for peace amid the Cuban missile crisis —literally writing, “Pray for peace, people everywhere!”
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Dec 16, 2020 · You can catch 24 straight hours of this beloved Christmas movie starting 8:00 PM Eastern on December 24th on TBS. The marathon runs through Christmas Day, and the final airing of "A Christmas Story" is 6:00PM Eastern on the 25th. The marathon will start on TNT at 9:00 PM on December 24th, running through the final showing at 7pm on Christmas ...
HBO premiered "A Christmas Story" in 1985, and it was played on a number of other stations during the holiday season until TNT started the 24 hour marathon tradition 17 years ago. It moved to TBS...
Due to the increasing popularity of the film, in 1997, TNT began airing a 24-hour marathon dubbed "24 Hours of A Christmas Story," consisting of twelve consecutive showings of the film running from 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Christmas Eve until 8:00 p.m. on Christmas Day.
- Ralphie doesn’t know how to spell “Christmas.” At least it doesn’t appear that way when he gets his Christmas theme—or shall we call it a Chistmas theme—back from Mrs. Shields, who also didn’t notice the “R” missing from the word.
- Jean Shepherd makes an on-screen appearance. If the voice of the man who brusquely informs Ralphie and Randy that the line to sit on Santa’s lap begins about 2 miles further back than they had anticipated sounds familiar, that’s because it’s the voice of the narrator, a.k.a.
- Bob Clark has a cameo, too. Not to be outdone, director Bob Clark pops up in front of the camera, too, as Ralphie’s neighbor, Swede. He’s the guy who seems awfully curious about how Ralphie’s dad managed to snag himself a leg lamp.
- Ralphie’s dad is never given a name. Over the years, a gaggle of sharp-eared A Christmas Story fans have pointed out that in Bob Clark’s scene, Ralphie’s dad is given a name: Hal.
Dec 25, 2017 · The Story Behind 'The Christmas Song' Mel Tormé famously co-wrote one of the most well-known carols of all time in 1945. His son, James, tells the story of how the song came to be. His son, James ...
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Here are the stories behind 24 of holiday classics like 'Silent Night,' 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer' and 'White Christmas.'.
Dec 15, 2021 · In the nearly 40 years since its release, A Christmas Story has become one of the most beloved holiday movies and its annual 24-hour marathon on TBS and TNT has become a tradition for millions of ...
