<P> In May 2017 , the Fox Broadcasting Company announced that it will air a live television event based on the Broadway musical version titled , A Christmas Story Live ! , with Pasek and Paul composing several new songs for the live television musical . The live musical was televised on December 17 , 2017 , with the cast that starred Maya Rudolph as Ralphie 's mother , Matthew Broderick as The Narrator / Older Ralphie , 11 - year - old Andy Walken in the lead role of Ralphie Parker , Jane Krakowski as Miss Shields , Chris Diamantopoulos as Ralphie 's father , and Ana Gasteyer as Mrs. Schwartz , the mother of one of Ralphie 's friends . </P>
who wrote the music for christmas story live
Pasek and Paul