80s

10 Facts About "A Christmas Story" That Won't Shoot Your Eye Out

In 1983, A Christmas Story dethroned A Wonderful Life and became a Christmas classic in its own right. The film revolves around nine-year-old Ralphie Parker, whose main concerns are to avoid getting beat up by a bully, and to get his hands on his dream Christmas present: a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-Shot Range Model air rifle that is equipped with a compass and can tell time. Christmas DecoreThe film is a far cry from the typical sentimental and merry holiday movie, it gave us a satirical look at how real families handle the holidays through the eyes of a

Life

10 Christmas Memories That Prove Christmas Peaked In The 90s

Christmas isn't like what it used to be. Now that we are all grown up, we have so many more commitments and financial obligations that the holiday season isn't as much fun as it was when we were kids. But really, was it as good as we remembered, or are we just putting on those nostalgia glasses that make everything seem way better then it was? Well, to help us remember, let's take a look at some of the 10 most memorable things from the Christmases of our childhood and see if it was really all we thought it was.

90s

20 Retro Avon Decorations That Your Mom Still Puts Out Every Year

It's almost as if you can hear the jingle bells coming around the corner, because Christmas is sneaking up on us quicker than you realized. Celebrating Christmas when you were a kid was probably a lot less stressful than it is now. You didn't really have anything to think about, all you had to do was make your list for Santa and wait for Christmas morning. Chances are you spent a lot of time looking at your family's Christmas decorations. Whether you were working on trimming the tree, or just hanging out with your parents while they baked cookies, the

Retro

These Two 'Grease' Celebs Reunite For A Catchy Christmas Tune

They were the dream team. Danny and Sandy. Sandy and Danny. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John were considered Hollywood royalty when Grease first came out, and frankly they still are. Their on-screen chemistry was something else and their harmonies were like silk. The original movie came out in 1978 which is wild, but with reboots, live musicals, and sequels we definitely will remember this classic musical for years to come. But where are the Dream Team now? In 2012, Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta teamed up and released a Christmas album, called This Christmas. Their most popular song from that