Iconic ‘A Christmas Story’ house goes up for sale — with no asking price

Those interested in buying the home, which includes its own leg lamp, are asked to write an essay about why they should be chosen as the buyer.

Nothing beats a bit of Christmas nostalgia, and this real estate listing has it in spades.

The Cleveland, Ohio, home where movie watchers first saw Ralphie Parker begrudgingly wear a pink bunny onesie has hit the market.

That’s right: the house from 1983’s iconic holiday movie A Christmas Story is up for sale.

But it’s not just the house that went up on the market — the home is part of a package deal that features the entire A Christmas Story campus, including the neighbouring Bumpus house, a museum and an exact replica of the 1939 Ford LaFrance firetruck that was used in the film.

“I’m looking for the right buyer,” owner Brian Jones, 47, told NBC affiliate WKYC of Cleveland. “It’s something you not only own but that you have to take care of.”

Jones told NBC that he’s been obsessed with the film for most of his life. Years ago, he learned that his eyesight would impede his ability to become a Navy pilot and, to lift his spirits, his parents sent him a leg lamp similar to the “Major Award” Old Man Parker displayed in the home.

He began producing his own leg lamp replicas and a year later his wife emailed him to tell him that the Cleveland home was on the market. He bought the home in 2004 for US$150,000.

This time around, it’s not expected to be such a bargain.