How A Christmas Story Went from Low-Budget Fluke to an American Tradit
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The cinematic season once ruled by Irving Berlin, Charles Dickens, and It’s a Wonderful Life now belongs to a little 1983 sleeper of a movie, A Christmas Story. A look back at how Bob Clark’s new holiday classic upended the sentimental old order by showing something every family could recognize.
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The Untold Journey of A Christmas Story - From Low-Budget Fluke
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The Christmas Wishing Tree (Eternity Springs, #15) by Emily March
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How A Christmas Story Went from Low-Budget Fluke to an American
NORAD Satellites, Fighter Pilots Help Track Santa > U.S.
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A Christmas Story's History: Why We're So Obsessed With the Film
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Fisher-Price Little People Nativity Advent Calendar
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A Christmas Story: Unwrapping the Making of a Holiday Classic
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Discovery Guide: A Christmas Story, The Musical by Center Theatre
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20 facts you might not know about 'A Christmas Story
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How A Christmas Story Went from Low-Budget Fluke to an American
A Christmas Story Treasury features stories, pull-out mementos, full-color photos, and sound -the ultimate salute to America s favorite holiday movie.
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A Christmas Story Treasury : A Tribute to the Original, Traditional, One-Hundred-Percent, Red-Blooded, Two-Fisted, All-American Holiday Movie
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Best Christmas movies: the 35 greatest festive films ever
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Yes, the Same Actor Played Ralphie in 'A Christmas Story' and Ming