Ryan Steck

I remember that promise to J. B. like it was yesterday. After losing his mom at age ten, Matthew Redd found a new home in Montana with J. B. Thompson-a man who knew the value of hard work and simple living. J. B. didn't have much reason to celebrate Christmas before becoming Redd's dad but threw himself into building traditions, including a tree, a few practical gifts, and the essential holiday movies: A Christmas Story and Die Hard. Eight years...