Twitter Reacts to ‘A Christmas Story Live’ and the Reviews Are Mixed

Jessica Napoli
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A Christmas Story Live - Maya Rudolph, Andy Walken, Tyler Wladis, and Chris Diamantopoulos during FOX’s live musical event
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A CHRISTMAS STORY LIVE!: L-R: Cast members Maya Rudolph, Andy Walkin, Tyler Wladis and Chris Diamantopoulos during FOX’s live musical event

On Sunday night, Fox aired their 3-hour live musical rendition of the 1983 holiday hit, A Christmas Story. But not all fans were here for the adaptation. The TV event was trending on Twitter all night but the reviews were mixed, to say the least.

Some people didn’t hold back at all:

Bring back Grease!

Meanwhile, other fans were loving the classic holiday story and took to Twitter to praise the live musical:

What did you think about the live-action musical?

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    RedCloud

    Was very disappointed in the musical. Acting was ok and the kids were great and could really dance but the mish mosh of a production and the boring music (No Sondheim or

    Rodgers they), made my teeth ache. My daughter loved it but not me.

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    OrangeTag

    SUCKED! Some classics should NEVER be remade! Some classics should NEVER EVER be made into musicals!!

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    PurpleRing

    I tuned in for a musical version of my all-time favorite Christmas movie, but instead got a freakin opera. Soooooooo much singing. I managed to make it through the first hour before just giving up. And I love musicals. Just spent the night before watching Singing In The Rain, but this was ridiculous. Also, I really could have done without Matt Broderick roaming around. Why couldn't he narrate off camera?

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    PurpleHammer

    No major errors, notable for such an extensive live production. I thought the young actor who played Ralphie recreated the part quite well. The two bullies were almost exact replicas of the original actors. Remarkable considering more than 34 years have passed since the original was released. The young man who played Flick nailed the voice when he was stuck on the pole. All in all, this was a decent homage to a much beloved Christmas movie. I'm glad I tuned in. I do think they could've done far better for the role of Ralphie's father though. Maya Rudolph is no Melinda Dillion, but she did a decent job. Jane Karkowski was a bit too tarty in the role of the teacher IMO.

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      CyanCoathanger

      At least the father and the teacher could really sing and dance which the mother and Ralphie could not. Ralphie was so off-key in his first number it made me cringe.