It's A Wonderful Leg Lamp

(Today's word will be in ALL CAPS, BOLD, ITALIC, and STRIKETHROUGH.)

(This will be the last KUPL Listener Blog word for 2011. The word will return the first Tuesday of 2012.)

So far this holiday season I've posted about Christmas shows, and Christmas music; so why not do a post about Christmas movies too?

There are several classic Christmas movies that come to mind: "Miracle on 34th Street", the original "Dickens' Christmas Carol", "Holiday Inn" and "White Christmas" are just a few.

I have two movies that are my personal favorites.

The first is, "It's A Wonderful Life", starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. Not sure why this is a favorite of mine; I just know I want to watch it every year. Last year I actually made it through the entire movie with no interruptions; a first for me!

My number one favorite Christmas movie is the favorite of a lot of people; "A Christmas Story".

It's the story of Ralphie Parker, a boy and his family living in the 1940's.

All Ralphie really wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder BB Gun. Unfortunately for Ralphie, all the adults keep telling him, "you'll shoot your eye out kid". This is a running line through most of the movie.

Another memorable quote is "Fra-jill-A, must be from Italy", said by Ralphie's "old man", when receiving a prize he'd won. Who could ever forget the infamous "LEG lamp"?

Even more memorable however is the Christmas gift Ralphie received from his Aunt Clara; a pink bunny suit.

There are so many other images and quotes from "A Christmas Story" I could list here, however, it would probably take longer than watching the movie!

So, for those who know the movie, 'tis the season to enjoy it once again. And if you haven't seen "A Christmas Story" yet, fear not; once again TNT will be running a 24 hour marathon of the movie from Christmas Eve, through Christmas day.