Shepherd was a well-known radio personality, comedian, writer, and storyteller by the time "A Christmas Story" was released. The film is based on a set of short ... seen it on TV than ever did ...

While Christmas mainly serves as a backdrop to the story, the film carries the themes ... and direct “Iron Man 3,” another Christmas-set film with some frantic and absurd moments of its ...

An advocate for anti-bullying for years, the actor who played the big bully in “A Christmas Story” has recently ... No one was watching TV, so no one was paying for advertising.

It’s a Wonderful Life, White Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas and A Christmas Story are pure examples ... and also a little-remembered hourlong TV special with Loretta Swit in 1983.