🌟 Our heroes aim straight for the heart of A Christmas Story, Bob Clark’s endlessly quotable holiday classic about childhood obsession, family chaos, and the fragile magic of believing 🎄❄️🎯

Andrew comes in with a shocking reversal. After seeing A Christmas Story once in his 20s and writing it off entirely, he returns decades later and discovers a movie that hits completely differently. What once felt annoying now feels honest, tender, and deeply familiar. Nostalgia, it turns out, ages like fine eggnog.
🕰️🎬❤️ Greg, meanwhile, has this movie burned into his DNA through endless holiday rewatches and late-night TV marathons 🧤📺🎄

Together, our heroes unpack why A Christmas Story endures: the genius of a story about wanting something so badly it becomes mythic 🎁🧠✨

So grab your Red Ryder BB gun, triple-dog-dare the universe, and get ready to light up the dark… one FRAGILÉ major award at a time 🎯🎄🔦

Email us at LightUpTheDarkPodcast@gmail.com with any questions or comments and we’ll respond on the show! 📩 Light Up the Dark - A Movie Podcast will return next week with: Home Alone.