A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Metrocolor Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark, and based on Jean Shepherd's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash, with some elements from his 1971 book Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories.

Now a Christmas season classic in the United States, it is shown numerous times on television, usually on the networks owned by the Turner Broadcasting System.

Inhabited and animated by over 150 actors comprised of entire families, the village takes visitors back in time to Judea of 2,000 years ago, complete with oil lamps, turn mills, grazing animals, crafts areas teaching traditional skills and folklore, a tavern, and of course a grotto housing baby Jesus.

Downtown Valletta is also home to a lively Christmas spirit, with carolers singing outside the Baroque St.

Unlike all those "fake" Christmas markets that have been popping up in the region, Nuremberg's Christmas Market Council is serious about making sure only traditional handmade toys and holiday goods are sold.

Leading up to December 24, you're likely to stumble upon Mary and Joseph strolling the streets, as locals make pilgrimages from home to home, singing to "ask for posada" or "beg for shelter" as they reenact the journey to Bethlehem.

Also, his four gold medals haul at Berlin Summer Olympics was equalled by Carl Lewis only in 1984.

To commemorate his contribution and glorious feat in track and field, a Jesse Owen Awards was created to honor best track and field athlete by the US every year.

What’s more, it is widely believed in showbiz circles that despite their split 16 years ago, Jerry still harbours a deep affection for Jagger, which is one reason she has never married anyone else — although it is pointed out that if she did, she would probably have to forfeit her magnificent home in Richmond, Surrey.

They have also apparently been spending time together in California.

She likes younger men — such as previous boyfriends George Waud (a film producer) and banker-about-town Tim Attias.

However, it seems they have been together for several weeks, after being introduced by one of his sisters and his niece.

Their date at Twickenham will serve as a gentle coming out into public view in the UK and follows another in New York when they watched the musical Hamilton (about one of America’s founding fathers).