Ducky’s 12 Days of Christmas: 24 Hours of A CHRISTMAS STORY
Posted by: Ducky in Ducky Does TV, Ducky's 12 Days of Christmas
A CHRISTMAS STORY has been a family tradition in my house since the film was released in 1983. It’s a brilliantly funny, wickedly sarcastic and incredibly sweet family film that has become an icon for the holidays.
Way before TNT began airing 24 hours of A Christmas Story back in 1997, not a holiday went by in our house where we didn’t watch the film a good 5 times before the season was over. Up there with Christmas Vacation, it’s a holiday film that will forever represent Christmas to me and my family for as long as I live.
I have the original short stories by Jean Shepherd, I have the audio book with Dick Cavett’s brilliant narration and of course I’ve owned countless pieces of paraphernalia (what about A Christmas Story Monopoly – cramazing) over the years as well as both the VHS and DVD’s.
It’s 8:00pm on Christmas Eve and that means it’s time for a major award! It’s time to open Aunt Clara’s present and it’s time for those sonsabitchesbumbuses to scavenge our turkey! It’s time for a triple-dog-dare! It’s time to listen to that shim tell you over and over how much she/he likes The Wizard of Oz! It’s time for Little Orphan Annie! It’s time to pack your brother into so many layers that he can’t put his arms down and so that he can’t get up, can’t get up, can’t.get.up!
Settle in for 24 hours of Bob Clark’s A Christmas Story and have a Happy Happy Christmas!
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