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Fox to air ‘A Christmas Story’ as a live musical in December

The Fox network is getting in the Christmas spirit with its announcement Friday of "A Christmas Story," a live TV musical scheduled for December. Justin Paul, left and Benj Pasek, right, shown accepting the award for best original song at the Oscars earlier this year, also scored “A Christmas Story: The Musical.” They will compose new songs for the television version. (Chris Pizzello / Invision/AP)
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NEW YORK – The Fox network is getting in the Christmas spirit with its announcement Friday of “A Christmas Story,” a live TV musical scheduled for December.

The three-hour special is inspired by the film “A Christmas Story” and the Tony Award-nominated Broadway show, “A Christmas Story: The Musical.”

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, recent Tony Award nominees for the musical “Dear Evan Hansen,” and lyricists of “La La Land’s” Oscar-winning song, “City of Stars,” also scored “A Christmas Story: The Musical.” They will compose new songs for the television version.

The film “A Christmas Story” was released in 1983, based on the writing of Jean Shepherd. It has since become a holiday classic. Two sequels followed. The original Broadway production of “A Christmas Story: The Musical” opened on Broadway in 2012.