{"id":1596,"date":"2016-12-07T19:01:12","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T00:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=1596"},"modified":"2016-12-07T19:01:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T00:01:12","slug":"the-20th-annual-24-hours-of-a-christmas-story-airs-christmas-eve-on-tbs-tnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/07\/the-20th-annual-24-hours-of-a-christmas-story-airs-christmas-eve-on-tbs-tnt\/","title":{"rendered":"The 20th annual 24 Hours of A CHRISTMAS STORY airs Christmas Eve on TBS &#038; TNT."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1597\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1597\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1597\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/achristmas-story-1983.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/achristmas-story-1983.jpg 460w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/achristmas-story-1983-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Billingsley stars as young Ralphie in the holiday classic A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The movie at the center of the marathon is based on the short stories of famed humorist Jean Shepherd, who provided the movie&#8217;s voice-over narration. <strong><em>A Christmas Story<\/em><\/strong> follows the mischievous adventures of a young boy who longs for a special Christmas gift &#8211; a Red Ryder BB gun. 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