Get into the Christmas mood with this holiday ... It's a very festive scene, filled with cute cartoon Santas, all sporting red Santa hats and bushy white beards. But somewhere in the picture ...

The annual 24-hour A Christmas Story marathon runs from 8 p.m. ET/PT on Christmas Eve to 8 p.m. ET/PT on Christmas Day on TNT. TBS also airs a 24-hour marathon of the film, which begins at 9 p.m.

It begins with scenes of a traditional holiday celebration ... the legendary figure who is similar to Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, and of course Santa Claus. Also known as Morozko or ...