Watch this when
A Christmas Story
That Red Ryder level of can't-wait 🎄
Who it's for
Few films capture the all-consuming, can't-think-about-anything-else excitement of wanting something as well as A Christmas Story.
Excited, counting the days→Joyful and nostalgic
Feelings it meets
What it is
A Christmas Story is a 1983 holiday comedy directed by Bob Clark and narrated by Jean Shepherd, based on his semi-autobiographical stories. In 1940s Indiana, nine-year-old Ralphie Parker wants exactly one thing for Christmas: a Red Ryder BB gun.
Where to find it
Available to rent or buy on major digital stores, and often shown on TV around Christmas; streaming availability rotates, check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Mild bullying and a schoolyard fight.
Age: PG
I'd have a stable full of Arabian steeds, rooms piled high with books, and I'd write out of a magic inkstand,Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Chapter THIRTEEN
