A Christmas Story



A Christmas Story is a 1983 MGM film based on the short stories of author Jean Shepherd. The story follows Ralphie (played by Peter Billingsley, son of Barbra Billingsley) is a young boy growing up in the 1940's. The film follows Ralphie's quest for a Red Rider BB gun - the perfect Christmas gift.

Over the years, A Christmas Story has become widely popular and is now a perennial Christmas special. The film is infamous for its annual Christmas Day 24-hour airing event (12 concecutive playings) currently on TBS.