It's based on the semi-autobiographical short stories of radio personality Jean Shepherd. Many of the characters featured in A Christmas Story were inspired by real-life people and events from ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Peter Billingsley sits on Santa's lap in a scene from the film 'A Christmas Story', 1983.Archive Photos/Getty Images It made a modest $19 million at the box office, according to Box Office Mojo, and ...

Best known as the writer and narrator of the holiday film classic A Christmas Story, Jean Shepherd (1921-1999) was a celebrated American author, humorist, radio, TV, and film personality, originally ...

Every December, TVs playing A Christmas Story glow as bright as the film's fishnet-clad leg lamp. Thanks to TBS and TNT's annual 24-hour marathons of the movie, the 1983 classic has served as a ...