EVERY YEAR WITHOUT FAIL - FROSTY

 

Every year without fail

On Christmas Eve

It would appear

And we children

Would squeal out

A deafening cheer

 

When the source

Of our excitement

Was carefully set down

And we would sit

In our clean pajama’s

And dressing gown

 

And stare at the object

Open mouthed

In gleeful expectation

Of what was beneath

The cotton wool and

Crepe paper creation

 

We would have to wait

The longest time

In anticipation

But it was worth it

Too see inside the belly

Of Frosty’s incarnation

 

And when we thought

We could wait no longer

We all jumped to our feet

As Dad slowly removed

The carrot faced head

And revealed the treats

And as Dad gave Frosty

A little shake, out spilled

The Christmas sweets

NOVELTY TREE CHOCOLATES

 

When we were kids,

Before we went to bed,

My brothers and me

Were allowed a pick

A novelty chocolate

Off the Christmas tree

YOUNG LOVERS CUDDLE

 

Young lovers cuddle

Listening to carols sung

While the Yule log burns

A BROKEN DRUM IS THE BEST

 

A broken drum is the best

Christmas gift you can get

That might come as a surprise

But you really can’t beat it

WALNUTS IN WINTER

 

Walnuts in winter

Along with filberts, almonds

And fleshy Brazils

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CRAZY FOR CHRISTMAS

On Christmas Eve, Shannon McManus-Johnson (Andrea Roth) a chauffeur and single mother, has to leave her son Trevor (Jason Spevack) with a babysitter as she is stuck driving around a wealthy and eccentric client Fred Nickells (Howard Hesseman) who is giving away large sums of money, literally throwing dollars in the air wherever he goes.

The rich man’s actions obviously attract the attentions of the media and as the story proceeds, conflict ensues after a reporter Peter Archer (Yannick Bisson) interviews Fred and we learn a secret he has been keeping for a long time.

FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS CAROL # 39 MARCH OF THE KINGS

 

March Of The Kings

French traditional Music and lyrics authorship unknown

 

Three great kings I met at early morn
With all their retinue were slowly marching
Three great kings I met at early morn
Were on their way to meet the newly born
With gifts of gold brought from far away
And valiant warriors to guard the royal treasure
With gifts of gold brought from far away
Their shields all shining in their bright array

Ce matin, j'ai rencontré le train
De trois grands rois qui allaient en voyage
Ce matin, j'ai rencontré le train
De trois grands rois dessus le grand chemin
Tout chargés d'or les suivaient d'abord
De grands guerriers et les gardes du trésor
Tout chargés d'or les suivaient d'abord
De grands guerriers avec leurs boucliers

For Thy mercy and Thy grace
Constant through another year
Hear our song of thankfulness
Father and Redeemer hear
Dark the future; let Thy light
Guide us, bright and morning star
Fierce our foes and hard the fight
Arm us Savior for the war

In our weakness and distress
Rock of strength be Thou our stay
In the pathless wilderness
Be our true and living way
Keep us faithful; keep us pure
Keep us evermore Thine own
Help, O help us to endure
Fit us for the promised crown

EVERY YEAR WITHOUT FAIL - SANTA

 

Every year without fail

On Christmas Eve

It would appear

And we children

Would squeal out

A deafening cheer

 

When the source

Of our excitement

Was carefully set down

And we would sit

In our clean pajama’s

And dressing gown

 

And stare at the object

Open mouthed

In gleeful expectation

Of what was beneath

The cotton wool and

Red crepe paper creation

 

We would have to wait

The longest time

In anticipation

But it was worth it

Too see inside the belly

Of Santa’s incarnation

 

And when we thought

We could wait no longer

We all jumped to our feet

As Dad slowly removed

The pink faced head

And revealed the treats

And as Dad gave Santa

A little shake, out spilled

The Christmas sweets

THE YOUNG ELF EDUCATIONALISTS

 

The young Elf Educationalists

Have discovered an alarming theme

Those who struggle to learn the Elf-abet

Will in later life suffer low Elf esteem

CHRISSIE POSTIE

 

It was in 1843 when Christmas cards first came into being and with the advent of cheap postage and the appearance of envelopes the practice of sending Christmas greetings cards took off.

The postmen of the day were dressed in scarlet tunics and as a result quickly became known as Robin postmen.

So quite understandably the Robin Redbreast very soon began to appear on the cards themselves.

THERE’S A MEAN FEMALE AT THE POLE

 

There’s a mean female at the Pole

Playing all the reindeer games

“Olive, the other reindeer, used

To laugh and call him names”

PICKUP # 6

When you’re on the pull

If you want to break the ice

Say something funny

Or say something nice

Be devastatingly witty

Or say something clever

Be complimentary

Or just lie in your endeavour

“Can I have your picture?”

You ask to establish a premise

“So, I can show Santa Claus

What I want for Christmas?”

WHEN SANTA ISN’T WORKING # 1

 

When Santa isn’t working

With a happy ho ho ho

He likes to tend his garden

With his Hoe Hoe Hoe

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A CHRISTMAS DANCE

 

Jack (Andrew McCarthy) is an executive in a financial brokerage firm and seems to have it all.

He is a rising star in line for a big promotion and has already impressed the boss, Drew Clayton (Chris Gillett), He is also dating the bosss daughter the beautiful and elegant Demi Clayton (Stephanie Mills).

Jack plans to propose to Demi at her father's lavish annual Christmas Dance but in order to to create the perfect impression on the night he signs up for ballroom dance lessons.

Which is when he meets dance instructor, Christine (Michelle Nolden), and the story really begins.

EATING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

Eating Christmas decorations

Caused something of a crisis

With a sore throat and a fever

Ending with a case of Tinselitis

STREET LIGHTS

 

So many people decorate the outside of their house’s now with colored lights that the big London Christmas displays like oxford street or Regents street It don’t seem such a big deal now.

But when they first began it was a different story.

They came about after an article in the daily telegraph commented that during Christmas London looked so drab and grey.

As a result, in 1954 the Regent Street association decided to take decisive action and organized themselves to decorate the buildings with electric lights.

These became so popular that people would travel for miles to see them and turning the lights on became such an event that thousands of people would turn up to see a celebrity flick the switch.

FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS CAROL # 28 THE FRIENDLY BEASTS

 

The Friendly Beasts

Old English Christmas Carol writer unknown

 

Jesus our brother, kind and good
Was humbly born in a stable rude
And the friendly beasts around Him stood
Jesus our brother, kind and good.

“I,” said the donkey, shaggy and brown,
“I carried His mother up hill and down;
I carried her safely to Bethlehem town.”
“I,” said the donkey, shaggy and brown.

“I,” said the cow, all white and red
“I gave Him my manger for a bed;
I gave Him my hay to pillow His head.”
“I,” said the cow, all white and red.

“I,” said the sheep with curly horn,
“I gave Him my wool for His blanket warm;
He wore my coat on Christmas morn.”
“I,” said the sheep with curly horn.

“I,” said the dove from the rafters high,
“Cooed Him to sleep that He should not cry;
We cooed Him to sleep, my mate and I.”
“I,” said the dove from the rafters high.

“I,” said the camel, yellow and black,
“Over the desert, upon my back,
I brought Him a gift in the Wise Men's pack.”
“I,” said the camel, yellow and black.

Thus every beast by some good spell
In the stable dark was glad to tell
Of the gift he gave Emmanuel,
The gift he gave Emmanuel.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE REAL ST NICK

Kate (Torrey Devitto), a pretty psychiatrist is saved from an accident during an earthquake by a man who, after hitting his head on a rock, believes he is Santa Claus.

She has him admitted to the clinic where she works and begins to nurse him back to health.

He soon “infects” everyone in the ward with the spirit of Christmas.

This may be considered as corny, predictable, holiday fare but it is very watchable, nonetheless.

Jack (Kenneth Choi) as one of patients who thinks he's Jack Nicholson in “One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.” Steals the show though and brings the movie above the mundane.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – JOYEUX NOËL

Joyeux Noël portrays a small part of the historic events of Christmas Eve 1914 when numerous sections of the Western Front called an informal, and unauthorized, truce where the French, German and British front-line soldiers of the conflict met peacefully in No Man's Land.

The film shines a light on the rare window of peace when men met to share a precious pause in the hostilities to exchange mementoes and sing Christmas songs.

The short respite when humanity briefly returned to the battle scarred land was soon at an end but this film portrays events beautifully.

 

WHEN RUDOLPH ARRIVED

 

When Rudolph arrived

Cupid was so pleased

It meant the other reindeer

Had someone new to tease

MIDDLE AGED SPREAD

 

During the Middle Ages Christmas was the most popular of the religious holidays as it was generally the happiest and undoubtedly the longest, lasting from Christmas Eve until the feast of Epiphany on January 6^th.

In the royal or wealthy houses Christmas preparations would begin as early as November when beasts were slaughtered and this would have happened in spite of Christmas rather than because of it as there was normally not enough food to keep large numbers of beasts through the long winters.

Nothing was wasted and every part of the animals was used and the meat was preserved with salt and spices or pickled in vinegar or smoked and cured by a fire.

Quinces, apples, pears, plums and assorted other fruits were exceeding popular in the Middle Ages and were dried and stored for the winter.

The poor celebrated the two week holiday as best they could with the luckiest workers being given some time off and they might even receive gifts of ale, food or firewood.

The wealthiest in the land would lay on great banquets and entertainments and the more important of the local workers or villagers were sometimes invited to the lord’s hall for a feast, though they had to take their own cup and plate.

I SAW SANTA CLAUS LAST NIGHT

 

I saw Santa Claus last night

Messing with a ho ho ho

When he was kissing her

Underneath the camel toe