CBS News Radio Winter Holiday Special 2025 - Hour 2

How did the phrase “You’ll shoot your eye out kid,” become almost as ubiquitous as “Merry Christmas?” On the Winter Holiday Special from CBS News Radio, host Gil Gross chats with Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie in the comedy classic, A Christmas Story. Billingsley shares all of the behind-the scenes story of the little movie that is now broadcast and streamed for 24 hours on Christmas Day. In the aftermath of the terrible tragedy on the first day of Hanukkah in Australia, we hear from Rabbi Diana Fersko about the origins of the eight-day Festival of Lights and how it has become a flashpoint for anti-semitic violence. Then we will hear from journalist and author Daoud Kuttab, a Palestinian Christian born in Bethlehem, about the elusive peace that is being sought in the birthplace of Jesus Christ. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices