A Christmas story: behind the scenes of a holiday classic

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The definitive guide to everything fans want to know about A Christmas Story shares the inside story behind the film's production, release, and unlikely ascent to the top of popular culture. From Jean Shepherd's original radio broadcasts to Bob Clark's 1983 sleeper hit film and beyond, A Christmas Story has become a beloved Yuletide tradition over the last three decades. In conjunction with the 30th anniversary of its theatrical release, this is the untold story of the making of the film, and what happened afterwards. Ralphie Parke.;My Christmas story / by Wil Wheaton -- Christmas revisited : minor disasters and happy endings / by Eugene B. Bergmann -- The ten-year itch -- Atop mighty Mount Olympus -- St. Catharines and the no-show snow -- Indiana, Canada -- Reconstructing Christmas -- Explorers road trip for Ralphie -- This little piggy came home -- Zack the Bully, Toady, and Nameless Victim -- Applauding the geniuses on Cleveland Street -- The shark and the real turkey. My Christmas story / by Wil Wheaton -- Christmas revisited : minor disasters and happy endings / by Eugene B. Bergmann -- The ten-year itch -- Atop mighty Mount Olympus -- St. Catharines and the no-show snow -- Indiana, Canada -- Reconstructing Christmas -- Explorers road trip for Ralphie -- This little piggy came home -- Zack the Bully, Toady, and Nameless Victim -- Applauding the geniuses on Cleveland Street -- The shark and the real turkey.