Small Details You Missed In A Christmas Story Christmas
By Rachel Davis
Hohman is a fictitious midwestern city, a mill town it would seem, set up to represent Anytown, USA. The central part of Hohman is of course the great department store downtown, Higbees. In "A Christmas Story" young Ralph describes reveling at the window and in "A Christmas Story Christmas," he's still just as impressed.
When they go in the elves have the same costume. The setup has a slide down from Santa, to the point that Ralph warns his children about getting a boot in the face as he had in "A Christmas Story." And Santa is a distraction for the kids while their parents shop. There's even a creepy kid in front of the children in line who blows up when it's finally his turn to talk to Santa.
There are differences, though. Mom and Grandma sit in the lounge drinking while Dad does all the shopping. Julie is a shrewd negotiator with Santa, unlike her father. And this time around, we get to see the mad dash of pre-internet gift shopping that today is relegated to Gen X and older nostalgia.
