THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – COUNTRY CHRISTMAS ALBUM (2018)

 

As a result of country music starlet Tess Stapleton (Hannah Barefoot) suffering falling album sales, her label and manager force her to record a Christmas album with ex-teen heartthrob and pop-star Derek Copeland (Evan Gamble).

Her first reaction is to say no but if she did the label planned to drop her, so she reluctantly agrees.

At first, they appear to be polar opposites, though to their mutual surprise, as the album shapes up, they find themselves growing closer as they get nearer to Christmas.

 

HARBINGER OF YULE

 

The advent calendars

Are first to appear

Heralding the headlong rush

Toward Christmas cheer

On trees baubles reflect

Flickers of candlelight

From November’s end

Right up to twelfth night

20 PEOPLE WHO LEFT THE WORLD ON DECEMBER 6TH

 

1185 Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85) aged 76

1352 Clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52)

1779 Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin, French still life painter aged 80

1882 Anthony Trollope, writer

1889 Joseph H "Jozef" Neuhuys, painter,  48

1889 Jefferson Davis, President of Confederate States (1861-5), 81

1926 Claude [Oscar] Monet, French impressionist painter aged 86

1933 Auguste Chapuis, composer, 75

1943 Hermann Lohr, composer, 72

1946 Maximilian Oseyevich Shteynberg, composer, aged 63

1973 Robert A Watson-Watt, English physicist (radar), 81

1988 Roy Orbison, singer (Pretty Woman), dies of massive heart attack at 52

1989 John Paine, actor (Miracle on 34th St), aged 77 

1992 Percy Herbert, actor, dies of heart attack at 72

1993 Prof Wolfgang Paul, German physicist, Nobel prize winner 1989, aged 80

1993 Don Ameche, actor, dies of prostate cancer at 85

1994 Alan Owen, English screenplay writer and actor (Hard Day's Night), 69

1995 Claire Polin, composer aged 69

1995 Kathleen Harrison, British actress (Mrs Thusday), dies aged 103

1997 Eliot Daniel, composer (I Love Lucy theme), aged 89

REPRESENTING ST NICHOLAS

 

St Nicholas is represented by 3 balls, an anchor, a ship, a bishop with 3 children in a tub at his feet or 3 golden balls on a book.

He is also represented as a bishop calming a storm, 3 bags of gold, a bishop holding 3 balls, a bishop holding 3 bags of gold or a bishop with 3 children.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – SWITCHED FOR CHRISTMAS (2017)

 

Candace Cameron Bure stars in this gem of a Christmas Movie, as estranged twin sisters, Kate Lockhart and Chris Dixon.

Both women are unhappy and frustrated with their own lives, Kate is a successful executive with a great apartment and no social life and divorced mother of two Chris is an underappreciate school teacher. Though they hadn’t been close for a number of years, they are each envious of the other's life.

After being tricked into having a pre-Christmas brunch by their father (Walter Platz) a year after their mother's death, they talk during the meal and the two voice their belief that the other has an easier life than the other but they are unable to convince the other.

So an impasse was reached so they do what any identical twins in need of new outlooks would do: they swap lives until Christmas Day, and by doing so, each woman discovers the true meaning of her life and gains a deeper perspective and appreciation for what she already had.”

Tom Kinder (Eion Bailey) and Greg Turner (Mark Deklin) provide the love interest in this enjoyable festive romance.

TIME FOR CHRISTMAS

 

At last I have some time to spare

No more work until the New Year

Its nearly Christmas so beware

The weather's bitter so have a care

Peace and goodwill and never fear

A wish for one and all for the coming year

ST. LUCY'S FIRES

 

On the eve of her feast day People lit "St. Lucy's fires" they would throw incense into the flames and then bath in the smoke

This they believed would protect them against witchcraft, disease, and other evils.

IT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 13TH

 

  863 Boudouin with the Iron Arm married Judith, daughter of Charles de Kales

1545 Council of Trente the 19th ecumenical council opens

1642 Dutch navigator Abel Tasman discovers New Zealand
1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England to circumnavigate the world
1833 HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin aboard arrives in Port Deseado, Patagonia

1843 "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens first published

1903 Wright Brothers make maiden flight at Kittyhawk

1903 Italo Marcioni patents ice cream cone in New Jersey

1913 the Mona Lisa which was stolen in Aug 1911 returned to the Louvre

1916 Avalanche in the Tyrol kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs

1918 U.S. Army of occupation crosses Rhine and enters Germany
1918 Wilson, becomes the first serving president to make a foreign visit (France)
1919 Ross and Smith land in Australia after flying from London

1920 League of nations establishes International Court of Justice in The Hague

1928 Clip-on tie designed
1938 Los Angeles freezes at 28ø F

1939 Battle of the River Plate between 3 British cruisers and the German Graf Spee

1941 U-81 torpedoes British aircraft carrier Ark Royal
1943 150 U.S. Marauders bomb Schiphol
1944 Japanese kamikaze pilot crashes into U.S. cruiser Nashville killing 138
1949 Knesset votes to transfer Israel's capital to Jerusalem
1951 Future British Prime Minister Margaret Roberts marries Denis Thatcher

1959 Archbishop Makarios elected first president of Cyprus

1966 U.S. bomb Hanoi for the first time
1967 Unsuccessful coup against Greek King Constantine II

1974 Malta becomes a republic

1976 Longest non-stop passenger flight 13hours 14mins (Sydney to San Francisco)

1977 14 University of Evansville basketball players die in plane crash

1978 the first U.S. coin to honor a woman, the Susan B. Anthony dollar is issued

1979 Strikes against price increases in Gdansk Poland

1981 Polish government declares martial law and arrests Solidarity activists

1982 a major Earthquake hits Northern Yemen killing 2,000

1990 Heavy earthquake strikes Sicily, 18 die

1993 Fire in textile factory in Fuzjou China, killing 60
1994 American eagle commuter plane crashes in North Carolina, killing 15

FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS CAROL # 12 IN DULCI JUBILO

 

IN DULCI JUBILO

Words by Heinrich Suso and Traditional Music

 

In dulci jubilo
Let us our homage show
Our heart's joy reclineth
In praesepio
And like a bright star shineth
Matris in gremio,
Alpha es et O!

 

O Jesu parvule,
My heart is sore for Thee
Hear me, I beseech Thee
O puer optime
My praying let it reach Thee!
O princeps gloriae.
Trahe me post te.

 

O patris caritas!
O Nati lenitas!
Deeply were we stained
Per nostra crimina
But Thou for us hast gained
Coelorum gaudia,
Qualis gloria!

 

Ubi sunt gaudia,
If that they be not there?
There are Angels singing
Nova cantica;
And there the bells are ringing
In Regis curia.
O that we were there!

I WATCHED A SNOW FLAKE MELT

 

We step through the door

To enjoy the seasonal fare

Chestnuts roasting in the fire

The smell of cinnamon is in the air

I watched a snow flake melt

On her glistening auburn hair

As we held hands in the soft light

Of the Christmas candle glow

Then I gave her a little parcel

Tied up in ribbon with a bow

And I kissed my first love

Beneath a sprig of mistletoe

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS NEXT DOOR (2017)

 

Christmasphobe, Eric Redford (Jesse Metcalfe), is a famous author who writes about how to live and stay a bachelor, and is tricked by his mother into looking after his niece Chelsea (Jenna Weir) and nephew Liam (Liam MacDonald) over the holidays and, with the help of his Christmas-loving neighbour, April Stewart (Fiona Gubelmann), he rediscovers the Christmas spirit and learns to love again.

 

20 PEOPLE WHO LEFT THE WORLD ON DECEMBER 13TH

 

  838 Pippijn I, King of Aquitania

1048 Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer aged 74

1126 Hendrik IX, Hendrik the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26)

1204 Maimonides, Jewish philosopher and Talmudic scholar, died in Cairo aged 69

1250 Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), aged 55

1404 Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, aged 74

1521 Manoel I “the Great”, King of Portugal (1495-1521), 52

1565 Konrad von Gesner, naturalist, aged 49

1574 Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74), 50

1603 Franciscus Vieta, mathematician, died in Paris aged 63
1622 Jan Campanus, composer, 50

1793 Johann Joachim Christoph Bode, composer, aged 63

1812 Marianne von Martinez, composer, 68
1945 Robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide

1961 Grandma Moses, U.S. painter, aged 101
1969 Raymond A Spruance, U.S. Admiral Battle of Midway veteran, dies at 83
1990 Alice Marble, California, tennis star, 77
1993 Myrna Loy, actress, aged 88

1994 Norman Beaton, actor, 60
1997 Alexander Oppenheim, mathematician, aged 94

THE WISDOM OF MY YOUTH # 1

 

When I was a child 

I thought my teacher was alright

Because she cried

When the class sang “Silent Night”

CHRISTMAS FLAN

 

1lb   Pork sausage meat

1 pk Sage and onion stuffing

4oz  Grated Swiss cheese

4oz  Grated Cheddar

1 pk Ready made pastry (enough for two 9" pie dishes)

6      Eggs

1/2   Chopped onion

1      Chopped red/green pepper

Mix sausage meat and stuffing then cook.

When the sausage meat has cooled crumble it and add both cheeses.

Divide the mixture into the pre-prepared pie dishes.

Lightly beat the eggs then add the onion and peppers and pour onto the top of the meat filling.

Bake for one hour in a preheated oven at 200°.

(Check the pie is done by inserting a knife into the center and if it comes out clean it’s done)

Stand for five minutes before serving.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MISS CHRISTMAS (2017)

A lovely lady, Holly Khun (Brooke D'Orsay), who is nicknamed “Miss Christmas,” is the official tree finder for Chicago's renowned Radcliffe Tree lighting.

But after that year’s tree is accidentally damaged during the preparation for transport she is left desperate to find the perfect tree to replace it at the last minute.

Holly is on the brink of giving up she reads a letter from a young boy Joey McNary (Luke Roessler) promising that his tree is perfect and encloses a photograph to prove it, which is enough to send her to the small town of Claus.

She manages to track down where Joey lives and meets the rest of the family but she discovers that Joey’s father, Sam (Marc Blucas) is unwilling to part with his tree.

Holly is under tremendous pressure from her boss, who tells her not to bother going back without the tree, but while she tries to get everyone on board she finds herself becoming more interested in Sam than the tree. 

20 PEOPLE WHO ARRIVED IN THE WORLD ON DECEMBER 13TH

 

1533 Erik XIV, king of Sweden 1560-69 

1553 Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre, France

1724 Franz Maria Ulrich Theodosius Aepinus, in Rostock, German physician/physicist 

1732 Jean-Claude Trial, composer

1740 Franz Xavier Schnitzer, composer 

1770 John Clarke-Whitfield, composer

1797 Heinrich Heine, Germany, poet and lyricist

1810 Clark Mills, American sculptor

1819 Edwin George Monk, composer

1893 Curt Jurgens, Munich Germany, actor

1910 Van Heflin, Walters Oklahoma actor

1925 Dick Van Dyke, West Plains Missouri, actor 

1929 Christopher Plummer, Toronto, actor

1930 Robert Prosky, Philadelphia, actor

1948 Lillian Board, England, 400m runner

1951 Robert Lindsay, Ilkeston England, actor

1952 John Francombe, English national hunt jockey 

1957 Steve Buscemi, actor

1967 Jamie Foxx, comedian

1981 Chelsea Hertford, actress

REUSE OR NOT REUSE

 

The world is split into two distinct groups those who reuse the wrapping paper and those who don’t.

My mum was a recycler so was my grandma as for myself I am a shredder, which means I rip the paper to shreds.

It’s a technique I learned when I was six years old and I still do it now I’m forty eight.

CINNAMON

 

Cinnamon is a popular spice used in many Christmas favorites but it isn’t just a simple flavoring spice.

Cinnamon comes from the bark of a small Southeast Asian evergreen tree and

It is one of the oldest remedies in traditional Chinese medicine, prescribed for a number of complaints such as diarrhea, chills, influenza and intestinal worms.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A VERY MERRY TOY STORE (2017)

 

In a small town, two rival toy shops vie for each other’s customers, Connie Forrester (Melissa Joan Hart) and her brother Randy (Dan Amboyer) run one and Will DiNova (Mario Lopez) runs the other and there is no love lost between them.

But unscrupulous toy magnate Roy Barnes (Billy Gardell) opens a super store in town and the two rivals have to reluctantly join forces to defeat him.

Slowly as they battle against the interloper Connie and Will, begin to thaw and they both discover that there is more to life than running a toy store.

But they aren’t the only targets of cupid’s festive arrows, Connie’s mum Pam (Beth Broderick) and café/bar owner Joe Haggarty (Brian Dennehy), also feel loves sweet sting, and Randy finally succumbs to the advances of Joe’s waitress Francine (Tara Strong).

DIED ON CHRISTMAS DAY # 2

Adrian I a well-regarded Pope and friend to Charlemagne died Christmas day 795.

Samuel de Champlain the French explorer and founder of Quebec City died in Canada in 1635.

Czech author and inventor of the word robot Karel Čapek died December 25^th 1938 

Harry T. Moore the black civil rights activist was murdered along with his wife Harriet in their home in Florida Christmas day 1951.

English snooker player John Pullman passed away on December 25^th 1998.

BLOODY FOREIGNERS # 1

 

The greatest thing

About not being a foreigner

Is not having to eat

Christmas pud in high summer

CHRISTMAS WRAP

 

When I was a kid and it came time for the “oldies” to open their presents I was always amazed by the fuss they would make about the wrapping paper.

They would first admire it then they would caress it tenderly and then they would gingerly begin to unwrap the gift.

Once unwrapped they would first set aside the gift while they carefully folded the wrapping paper so it could be used again the following year then they would examine the gift.

This ritual would be repeated with each subsequent present and would be performed by all.

I can only think that this was as a result of having been through the hard times.

The depression of the thirties, the shortages of the war years and the austerity of the fifties.

My mum would go through the whole ritual and would carefully tuck her pile of wrapping paper, Bows and ribbons away in the sideboard draw “Ready for next year”.

Come the next year and the fabulous treasures which had been so thoughtfully secreted away were nowhere to be seen only new wrapping paper, Bows and ribbons.

So I think to myself sanity has been restored this year it will be about the presents not what they were wrapped in.

But no, on Christmas day it’s the same thing all over again.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HOME BY CHRISTMAS (2006)

 

Julie Bedford (Linda Hamilton) is a well-to-do married woman, wife to George (Garwin Sanford) and mother to Andie (Brittney Wilson) and is very happy with her life.

That is until she finds out her husband is cheating on her with a fitness instructor.

After the divorce she leaves the old family home and rents an apartment in a cheaper area, which her daughter doesn’t like one little bit so she goes to live with her father until her planned six month trip to Spain.

Then through a series of misfortunes Julie ends up homeless and sleeping in her car and has suddenly become one of the invisible people, fortunately she meets Selma (Brenda Crichlow) who is in the same boat as her, and not letting the situation drag them down they hatch a plan to get themselves back on their feet with the aid of storekeeper Max Stern (Campbell Lane) and his son Michael (Rob Stewart).

A lovely feel good movie well worth a watch.

DIED ON CHRISTMAS DAY # 3

 

Ismet Inonu Turkish statesman died at his home on 1973.

Tristan Tzara, poet and essayist and founder of Dada, the nihilistic revolutionary movement in the arts died in Paris1963

Joan Miró, Spanish Surrealist Painter and Sculptor died on Christmas day 1983.

Nicolae Ceauşescu the Romanian dictator was executed in his palace in 1989.

American baseball player and manager Billy Martin died on December 25^th 1989.

FAIRY TRADITION

 

One Christmas, a long time ago

Santa Claus was trying to prepare

For the biggest night of the year

But events left him in despair

 

A flu epidemic hit the North Pole

And decimated the Elves

And a shortage of helpers

Meant there were empty shelves

 

The reindeer were rebellious

And Rudolph’s nose was Normal

His parcel sack had a hole in it

And Mrs Claus was menopausal

 

As a result of all his trials

He was not in the best frame of mind

So when a Fairy approached him

With good intent and being kind

 

Who was carrying an evergreen

And the Fairy asked cheerfully
“Where would you like me to put

This lovely Christmas Tree?”

 

Because of his really bad mood

He answered her unseasonably

And thus began the tradition

Of a Fairy atop the Christmas tree

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS # 18

 

Twas the night before Christmas,

And all through the abode

Only one creature was stirring,

But she was on the commode

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (1995)

 

Claudia Larson (Holly Hunter) loses her job and is so stunned that she momentarily kisses her soon to be ex-boss, Peter Arnold (Austin Pendleton), and to make matters worse she later finds out that her daughter Kitt (Claire Danes) plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend and surrender her virginity in the process.

So Claudia has to make the dreaded flight to her home town to face spending the holiday with her family dysfunctional family, parents Adele and Henry (Anne Bancroft and Charles Durning), brother Tommy (Robert Downey Jr), sister Joanne (Cynthia Stevenson) and her husband Walter Wedman (Steve Guttenberg), and Aunt Glady (Geraldine Chaplin), she just hopes she can survive their crazy antics.

There is however a voice of sanity provided by Tommy’s friend Leo Fish (Dylan McDermott) but will that be enough to make the sojourn worthwhile.

SPORTSMAN BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY

Kenny Stabler, American football born 1945

Larry Csonka, American football born 1946

Rickey Henderson, baseball born 1958

THERE IS AN OLD SAYING

 

There is an old saying

Which we now tend to disregard

Which goes “a green Christmas

Makes for a fat churchyard”

ICE THAT WILL BEAR THE WEIGHT OF SANTA

 

Ice that will, before Christmas,

Bear the weight of Santa

Will not, according to folklore,

Bear the weight of an Elf after

 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MY BROKEN HORSE CHRISTMAS (2017)

 

Each year, John Anderson (Cooper Daniel Johnson) anticipates the day when his father Ira (Jasen Wade) takes him on the search for the perfect horse to bring home to their farm.

When the frosty morning finally arrives, the pair eagerly sets out to find what John is sure to be a wonderful addition to their stable, but when his father picks the meanest, wildest mare John has ever seen, with a history of being abused, John is completely baffled that of all the great horses his father could have chosen, he picked the worst one.

On returning to the farm John argues bitterly with his father about the new acquisition but as Christmas approaches and he bonds with the horse, he learns the lessons of faith, redemption, and the very real power of love.

BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY # 6

 

On Christmas day 1908 Quentin Crisp, gay author and activist for homosexuals was born while fellow author Carlos Castaneda arrived in 1925.

Rod Serling scriptwriter and the host of The Twilight Zone was born Christmas day 1924 and in 1913 it was Henri Nannen, journalist and publisher.

 

I AM THE UNBEATEN MASTER AT TRIVIAL PURSUIT

 

I am the unbeaten master at Trivial Pursuit

At the annual Christmas family sessions

But then I do have an advantage, because

We play with my original set of questions

IF FROM ALL THE BEST CHRISTMAS SHOWS

 

If from all the best Christmas shows

I had to pick only five

For me it would be any Christmas show

By Morecambe and Wise

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – UNBRIDLED LOVE (2017)

Sarah Davis heads to her uncle's to escape New York and the spotlight from a recent breakup. Returning home for the first time since her aunt passed, complications arise when Graham, an entitled Hollywood star, arrives at the ranch to prepare for his next film. As Sarah and Graham start to bond, Sarah may get more for Christmas than she bargained for.

Sarah (Lindy Booth) is an interior designed for a major hotel chain in Manhattan, and she's very good at her job, in fact she gets a promotion just before Christmas.

But she is also nursing a broken heart and that part that’s still intact is back in Colorado where her Uncle and Aunt raised her and her brother Cody (Chris McNally) so she takes a vacation back to the ranch and is upset by what she sees.

Her Uncle Roy (Treat Williams), who lost his wife of many years some months before, had given up celebrating the holidays and refused to decorate the house, no Christmas Parade in the town, and no special tree lighting at the ranch.

Sarah is sympathetic but decides almost at once that she and her brother Cody will try to make the parade happen.

But then a famous entitled Hollywood star, Graham (Kristoffer Polaha) arrives at the ranch to “learn the ropes” as he is preparing for an upcoming movie.

Despite disliking him at first sight Sarah soon starts Graham's instruction and soon begins to warm to him, and he to her, and she finds he is a valuable helper with the parade, and she gets more for Christmas than she bargained for, but can he help her to save the struggling ranch from being sold?

This is a lovely movie with a sweet, predictable story, a great cast, beautiful scenery and unashamedly full of Christmas happiness.

ARE YOU WEARING RED? # 1

 

Are you wearing red?

And standing at the foot of my bed

I hope that means you’re Santa

And not Jeremy Corbyn instead

BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY # 5

 

Quite a few singers have had their first releases on Christmas day

In 1912 it was Tony Martin, 1932 rock and roll legend Little Richard, singer, songwriter Jimmy Buffett in 1946 two years later in 1948 it was the turn of  actress and singer Barbara Mandrell. UB40 singer and guitarist Robin Campbell was born on Christmas day 1954 as was Annie Lennox, singer with the Eurythmics, then on the holy day in 1971 it was the singer Dido.

ARE YOU WEARING CHRISTMAS SPATS?

 

Are you wearing Christmas spats?

Well I don’t like them much

But I have to admit that the motif

Of holly is a very nice touch

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE NATIONAL TREE (2009)

 

Corey Burdock (Andrew McCarthy) planted a Sitka Spruce when his son Rock (Evan Williams) was born.

But when he is a teenager Rock gets a visit from a woman called Faith (Kari Matchett) who tells him that his tree has been chosen to be planted outside the White House as the new National Christmas Tree after its predecessor was struck by lightning.

However Corey is reluctant to go along with it and will only agree is he and his son deliver the Tree across the country by road which he hopes will give them the chance to bond.

It doesn’t quite work out that way but they do have some adventures along the way and there is something surprising at the end of it. 

BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY # 4

 

On Christmas day 1908 the actress Helen Twelvetrees made her first appearance and in 1943 another actress Hanna Schygulla did the same.

In 1945 actor Gary Sandy made his Christmas debut and in 1949 Sissy Spacek arrived in time for Christmas lunch.

THEY CHIPPED AT THE ICE REVEALING

 

They chipped at the ice revealing

A frozen Elf hanging from the ceiling

They carried him away in a receptacle

And then they thawed out the Elfcicle

WHEN FROSTY DISAPPEARED

 

When Frosty disappeared

It really left people in a muddle

But Frosty the Snowman

Vanished in May so he’s a puddle!

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – 12 DOG DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS (2014)

 

A foster kid with anger issues, Jack Whitley (Vincent Giovagnoli), is assigned to do community service at an animal shelter by his Probation Officer, Art Stephenson (Reginald VelJohnson).

The shelter is staffed by 3 young girls, Blair (Lexi Giovagnoli), Hillary (Chandler Parnell) and Ryan (Grainne McDermott) and when they find out that the shelter won’t be reopening after Christmas they have to find homes for twelve unwanted dogs before Christmas Eve or the poor creatures will face a bleak future in the City pound.

However through his Community Service Jack gets into the spirit of the holidays as he finds a new purpose in his life and a bright future ahead with a girl by his side.

POLITICAL FIGURES BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY

 

Muhammed Ali Jinnah, first Governor-General of Pakistan 1876

Anwar Sadat, Egyptian president 1918

Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India 1924

Ingrid Betancourt, Colombian senator 1961

AFTER CHRISTMAS SANTA GOES ON HOLIDAY

 

After Christmas Santa goes on Holiday

With his favourite mademoiselle

And he always books the penthouse suite 

At the most luxurious Ho-ho-ho-tel

DISCIPLINARIAN FATHER CHRISTMAS

 

What does Father Christmas do

When discipline becomes lax?

Well he gathers up the naughty Elf’s

And then gives them the sack

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – BEVERLY HILLS CHRISTMAS 2: CHRIS CRUMBLES (2018)

 

“Beverly Hills Christmas 2: Chris Crumbles” tells the story of love, redemption, courage, and the importance of helping others.

A father, James Bennett Foxworth (Vincent De Paul) tries to help his spoiled Beverly Hills teenage daughter Ravin (Ravin Spangler), overcome the loss of her mother Angelina (Donna Spangler) find the true meaning of the holidays.

He does this by sending her to stay with Aunt Maggie (Nancy Daly) to help with her failing country style bakery business.

James is are ably assisted by friends and family as well as their magical guardian angel, Angelina, in reaching their goal of discovering the true miracle of Christmas”.

BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY # 3

 

The famous German painter Hans von Bartels was born on Christmas day in 1856 and another artist was born the same day in

1883, Maurice Utrillo, one of the “Montmartre” artist’s.

Bandleader Cab Calloway way born on the savior’s day in 1907

Sir Lew Grade the famous film producer was first produced on Christmas day 1906 and fellow movie producer Ismail Merchant made his festive debut in 1936.

MY HOUSE WAS A LITTLE DOWDY

 

My house was a little dowdy

So, I put a Christmas tree up in it

The house wasn’t transformed

But it was spruced up a bit

I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT CHRISTMAS

I love everything about Christmas

And I love Christmas tradition

But I don’t like cheap, I need my

Candy canes to be in mint condition

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS AT HOLLY LODGE (2017)

 

Sophie Bennett (Alison Sweeney) runs Holly Lodge, a beautiful Inn surrounded by snowy mountains, evergreen trees galore, and scenic views and there's a steady stream of regular patrons who visit the Lodge every Christmas, and there is a real family feel about the place.

Unfortunately, Sophie is behind on her mortgage payments, and a big development company has taken an interest in the Lodge and the land it stands on, so they send Evan Hunter (Jordan Bridges) to study the property and make a report.

But there is an instant attraction between Evan and Sophie which disarms him and causes him to revaluate but before he can tell her how he feels, friend and employee Callie (Crystal Lowe) discovers the truth about Evans mission.

However, the two continue to fall for each other while they independently try to find a way for her to keep the Inn.

BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY # 2

 

Born on Christmas day 1901 was Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester.

While on Christmas day 1742 Charlotte von Stein the girlfriend of Goethe was born.

The telecommunications pioneer Claude Chappe the inventor of semaphore lines was born on Christmas day 1763

Christmas day 1821 Clara Barton the founder of the American Red Cross was born.

While on December 25^th 1886 Kid Ory, jazz musician made his first entrance and.

Noel Redding, bassist with The Jimi Hendrix Experience was born 1945.

THANKSGIVING COMES BEFORE CHRISTMAS

 

Thanksgiving comes before Christmas

That is undisputedly customary

But there is one exception to the rule,

The order is reversed in the dictionary

IN SANTA’S VILLAGE AT THE NORTH POLE

 

In Santa’s village at the north pole

They watch a lot of Christmas TV

Christmas movies are most popular

Watched on Yule tube obviously

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS (2017)

A young self-help author returns to her hometown. She soon discovers the true meaning of Christmas and family.

Rachel Kennedy (Natalie Knepp) is a motivational speaker and writer who returns to her home of Fall Oaks, Massachusetts during the Christmas holidays for a motivational event, to promote her new book, close to Christmas which is crucial to her securing a further book deal.

She is managed by Stuart Ryan (Steve Bacic) who is looking to control her, so he employs Producer Jack Nelson (Michael Rady) in the hope that he will make the event what he wants it to be, unfortunately Rachel and Jack fall for each other and he has less control than ever, and his efforts are further exacerbated when a lady called Joy (Bonnie Bedelia) saves her from being run over by a car.

The experience has a profound effect on Rachel and she involves Joy as an advisor in the production of the event, much to the annoyance of Stuart, and under the influence of Jack and Joy, Rachel soon discovers the true meaning of Christmas and family.

ON CHRISTMAS DAY 2004

 

The Cassini orbiter launched the Huygens probe towards Titan, Saturn's moon.

SANTA’S HELPERS HAVE A CRICKET TEAM

 

Santa’s Helpers have a cricket team

And they play when they can

They have no problem getting numbers

And the substitute is twelf man

IN SANTA’S CHRISTMAS VILLAGE

 

In Santa’s Christmas village

What do you call a female Elf?

Well not an Elfess or Elfette

So, the name would be “a Shelf”

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN (2017)

 

A world weary journalist, Tom Langdon (Dermot Mulroney) takes a four day trip on a train from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles for Christmas hoping to get ideas for a book he's writing in memory of his late father.

He quickly gets to know the other passengers, in particular busy body Agnes (Joan Cusack) and film Director Max Powers (Danny Glover) who is travelling with his script writer Eleanor Carter (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) who just happens to be Tom’s old flame and as the story unfolds it's obvious to everyone aboard the Christmas Train that the two of them are still in love.

ON CHRISTMAS DAY 1991

 

Mikhail Gorbachev formally resigned as president of the Soviet Union and the Union was formally dissolved the next day.

SANTA CLAUS PASSED HIS TEST

 

Santa Claus passed his test

One fine frost filled day

Which was evidenced

By Noel plates on the sleigh

SANTA’S SLEIGH BROKE DOWN

 

Santa’s sleigh broke down

So, he stopped a passing motorist

Who offered to give him a toe

But then he was a Chiropodist

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS IN EVERGREEN (2017)

 

In the picturesque little town of Evergreen, Allie Shaw (Ashley Williams) is the local veterinarian about to make the move to Washington to start a new career and be closer to boyfriend Spencer (Marcus Rosner), at his behest, but she loves Evergreen and doesn’t really want to go but she agrees to give it ago.

But then Ryan Bellamy (Teddy Sears) and daughter Zoe (Jaeda Lily Miller) make an unscheduled stop in Evergreen on their way to the airport to catch a plane to Florida.

In the diner run by Allies parents Carol and Joe (Barbara Niven and Malcolm Stewart) there is a special snow globe which if you shake it and make a wish, magic can happen.

Allie, in the hope that it might spur Spenser into action, wishes this will be her most romantic Christmas ever.

Zoe also makes a wish that she and her dad can spend Christmas in Evergreen and as a result a snow storm closes the airport and Allie does get her romantic Christmas.

ON CHRISTMAS DAY 1977

The Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin met in Egypt with the President of Egypt Anwar Sadat 

CHRISTMAS IS WHEN I TRY TO BE UNUSUALLY KIND

 

Christmas is when I try to be unusually kind

And compassionate to those around me

Not that I’m a good person, it’s just because

I don’t know who my Secret Santa will be

I DON’T WANT A LOT OF FANCY PRESENTS

 

I don’t want a lot of fancy presents

Tied with bows and ribbon curls

I only want one thing for Christmas

And that’s Santa's list of naughty girls