History Film / AChristmasStoryChristmas

* TheAllegedCar: Ralphie's 1965 Plymouth Belvedere sedan (misidentified as a '66 by his daughter) has a bad radiator--which Ralph feeds a regular diet of eggs to seal it up--and a [[ChekovsGun faulty trunk latch]]. It's pretty much the GenerationXerox version of the Old Man's 1937 Oldsmobile. Quirks aside, it's a CoolCar by virtue of being a 1965 Plymouth in otherwise solid condition after seven Chicago winters and getting the family from point A to B without fault as well as being an escape vehicle from [[ItMakesSenseInContext Christmas Carolers]].

* TheAllegedCar: Ralphie's 1966 Plymouth sedan has a bad radiator--which Ralph feeds a regular diet of eggs to seal it up--and a faulty trunk latch. It's pretty much the GenerationXerox version of the Old Man's 1937 Oldsmobile. Quirks aside, it's a CoolCar by virtue of being a 1966 Plymouth in otherwise solid condition and getting the family from point A to B without fault as well as being an escape vehicle from [[ItMakesSenseInContext Christmas Carolers]].

* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: After the tree's star breaks, Ralph is determined to get another one which happens to be inside Flick's tavern; Ralph rationalizes that "borrowing from a friend" sounds more neighborly:

* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: After the tree's star breaks, Ralph is determined to get another one which happens to be inside Flick's tavern; Ralph rationalizes that "borrowing from a friend" sounded more neighborly:

* ObnoxiousInLaws: Downplayed; Mrs. Parker and Sandy actually get along okay, but the latter doesn't shy away from the occasional teasing, such as when she beats the latter in a Scrabble game.

** Ralphie and his wife take their kids to the department store to see Santa. As they're running to get in line, Ralphie tells them, "Don't let him kick you in the face!" Naturally, neither is mother nor his wife have any idea what the hell he's talking about.

** Ralphie and his wife take their kids to the department store to see Santa. As they're running to get in line, Ralphie tells them, "Don't let him kick you in the face!"

* WouldHarmAChild: The denizens of Flick's bar -- after seeing Schwartz's run down The Ramp -- excitedly steel sleds and disks off the gathered children and knock down many in the process.

In the [[TheSeventies early-1970s]], Ralphie Parker returns to his childhood home, now with a family of his own: wife Sandy (Erinn Hayes) and children Mark and Julie. He also reunites with his old friends Flick and Schwartz. Ralphie's mother (Creator/JulieHagerty) convinces him to give his family a memorable Christmas like the now-deceased Old Man always did. However, Ralphie soon realizes that the task is much more difficult than it seemed when Ralphie was a child.

* TheBully: Two snowmobile-riding ones terrorize Mark, Julie and the Bumpus kid. [[spoiler: They're revealed to be Scut Farkus' own children. Scut himself even states that they're worse than he was as a kid.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: The Old Man, [[spoiler: one last time, comes to the rescue with Christmas presents, having gotten the big asks of his grandkids after (so really before) the originals Ralphie and Sandy had bought were stolen, and very thoughtful presents for the rest of the family,]] shortly before his apparently sudden death. Can easily double as a TearJerker for many.
** Scut Farkus, of all people, sees himself as this when he [[spoiler: arrests Ralphie for breaking and entering Flick's Tavern and ends up just dropping him off at home, feeling that he owes him for their fight straightening him out]]. He rightfully points out that, had it been literally any other officer, Ralphie [[spoiler: would be in jail for Christmas]].

* DotingGrandparent: Mrs. Parker is a very affectionate and loving grandmother to her grandkids. The Old Man was also one before his passing, [[spoiler:to the point he took it upon himself to buy the presents Mark and Julie asked for well before Christmas.]]

* EmptyChairMemorial: The Old Man's Red Chair[[spoiler:, until the very end, when Ralphie finally sits down in it to read his newspaper article aloud at the Christmas Day party.]]

* EverybodySmokes: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. You would think bars in 1973 would have a few more than zero smokers.

* FreezeFrameBonus: It's made to be the finale's big reveal, but if you pause as he finishes the manuscript, you can see on the pages that the Old Man's [[spoiler: "obituary" is in fact mostly Jean Shepherd's narration from the original movie]].
* GenerationXeros: Scut Farkus has had a couple of kids in the years between the first movie and this installment. Like their father, they're bullies that terrify the town's children though Farkus notes they're probably worse than he ever was.
* HappilyMarried: Ralphie and his wife, Sandy, are incredibly loving and supportive of each other. Sandy even squirrels away enough money so Ralphie can take a whole year off work to write his novel.

* PassingTheTorch: Ralphie is tasked to make Christmas great for his family after the Old Man passes. His central character arc is struggling with this new role. With a little help and inspiration, [[spoiler: he succeeds, culminating in him sitting down in the Old Man's big red chair on Christmas Day, fully embracing his new role]].
* ReformedBully: [[spoiler: Scut Farkus, courtesy of his beating by Ralphie in the original film. He figures he owes Ralphie one, and even lets Ralphie keep the star he stole from the bar as recompense.]]
* SeriousBusiness: It doesn't matter if Ralphie, Flick, and Schartz are now middle aged, the triple-dog dare is as serious and binding as it was when they were children.

In the [[TheSeventies mid-1970s]], Ralphie Parker returns to his childhood home, now with a family of his own: wife Sandy (Erinn Hayes) and children Mark and Julie. He also reunites with his old friends Flick and Schwartz. Ralphie's mother (Creator/JulieHagerty) convinces him to give his family a memorable Christmas like the now-deceased Old Man always did. However, Ralphie soon realizes that the task is much more difficult than it seemed when Ralphie was a child.

* OhCrap: Ralphie agrees to his elderly mother's request to organize a magical Christmas like the Old Man had always done. The minute her back is turned, a look of horror flashes across Ralphie's face and his narration reveals that he is in way over his head.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: The movie largely avoids {{Flanderization}} with the returning cast of characters. Ralphie and the others still maintain a few of their childhood quirks, but Randy outgrew his whiny phase as a youngster, Mrs. Parker is nowhere near as high-strung anymore after a few decades of living in an EmptyNest and discovering that wine can also be enjoyed outside of Christmas Day, and Scut Farkus gave up his old bullying ways and TookALevelInKindness.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Though Flick's ownership of his father's bar comes straight from Shepherd's original book ''In God We Trust--All Others Pay Cash'', the movie is kinder to Schwartz than Shepherd was. In the closing paragraphs of ''In God We Trust'', we learn that Schwartz was killed in action on the European front in WWII. (The timeframe of the stories was a little different, reflecting Shepherd's own birthdate of 1921.) This movie's Schwartz may be something of a loser, but at least he's ALIVE.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: The movie largely avoids {{Flanderization}} with the returning cast of characters. Ralphie and the others still maintain a few of their childhood quirks, but Randy outgrew his whiny phase as a youngster and Mrs. Parker is nowhere near as high-strung anymore after a few decades of living in an EmptyNest and discovering that wine can also be enjoyed outside of Christmas Day.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: The movie largely avoids {{Flanderization}} with the returning cast of characters. Ralphie and the others still maintain a few of their childhood quirks, but Randy outgrew his whiny phase as a youngster and Mrs. Parker is nowhere near as high-strung anymore after a few decades of living in an EmptyNest and discovering the relaxing joys of wine.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: As an adult, Randy happens to take after the Old Man quite a bit.
** The younger Farcus boy looks a lot like his father as well.

* DiabolusExMachina: [[spoiler:While bringing Julie to the hospital to get her eye bandaged up, the trunk of Ralph's car mysteriously pops open under its own power, allowing passersby to loot every single gift he'd just bought for the family. This was never properly set up by mentioning the latch was faulty or showing that the trunk was overstuffed, making it look like somebody upstairs just doesn't like the Parkers very much.]]
** Not true. [[spoiler:Early on in the film, after he cracks an egg into his radiator, Ralphie is seen attempting to close his trunk. It fails, and he has to slam it down again, properly setting up the latch failure.]]

* EpicFail: Sandy considers herself a figure-skating aficionado, but Ralph's narration points out that her enthusiasm and knowledge the sport doesn't translate into an actual talent for it. To underscore this, she doesn't even make it past the front porch steps before wiping out and spraining her ankle.

* HeelFaceTurn: Scut Farkus has gotten his act together and become a ReformedBully in his adulthood. He still retains the EvilLaugh.

* EpicFail: Sandy considers herself a figure-skating aficionado. She doesn't even make it past the front porch steps before wiping out and spraining her ankle.

''A Christmas Story Christmas'' is a 2022 comedy film directed by Clay Kaytis (''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie'', ''Film/TheChristmasChronicles''), intended to be a legacy sequel to 1983's iconic ''Film/AChristmasStory''. Several actors from the original film will reprise their roles, including Creator/PeterBillingsley (Ralphie), Ian Petrella (Randy), Scott Schwartz (Flick), R. D. Robb (Schwartz) and Creator/ZackWard (Scut Farkus).