WRAPPING UP CHRISTMAS

 

We all remember that moment as kids,

That sudden realization that makes you sad

When you notice Santa Claus has used

The same wrapping paper as mum and dad

THE TINSEL ANGELS

One Christmas legend tells that as a child Jesus Christ was decorating a tree helped by a chorus of angels.

One of the angels got their hair caught on the branches of the tree as they were leaving, and it instantly transformed into fine strands of silver tinsel.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS (1991)

 

Ethan (Ethan Embry), is the practical older brother, and adorable Hallie (Thora Birch) knows how to charm her way out any given situation, and they are both intent on spending Christmas with their parents, Catherine (Harley Jane Kozak) and Michael (Jamey Sheridan), and grandmother, Lillian (Lauren Bacall).

Despite the fact that their parents are divorced and Catherine is about to marry Tony Boer (Kevin Nealon)

So when Hallie goes to visit Santa Claus, she asks for the unusual gift of getting her parents back together.

Ethan and Hallie embark on their adventure and almost nothing goes exactly as planned partly because Ethan is preoccupied not only with his parents' romantic dilemma but also his first teenage crush, Stephanie (Amy Oberer).

This Christmas comedy is a hilarious caper to ensure everyone lives happily ever after scheme to get what they most want for Christmas.

So in the end does Catherine decide to reject Tony and remarry Michael or do the children fail.

Watch it and see.

THE COLOR OF CHRISTMAS

 

The automatically associate colors with Christmas festivities such as the red of the berries on the holly bush or in Santa’s outfit.

Red in its many uses is definitely the color of December and as a religious symbol it stands for fire, blood and charity.

We also have the green of Christmas trees and holly and Green is the universal symbol for nature and for youth.

Christmas is a feast of hope, with a newborn child as its central symbol.

It is for this reason that green is the color of new beginnings and the hope of eternal life.

Symbolically, white stands for light and purity as seen in the white robes of the Christmas angels and in the white snowy Christmas landscapes.

Gold is the color of the Christmas stars and candles and stands for sunlight and radiance.

The Golden radiance is Christ’s love for the world.

BLACK CHRISTMAS

 

Now that the one I love is gone

The season has left me bitter

My heart has lost its soulmate

And Christmas has lost its glitter

CAROL SINGING

 

The custom of singing carols at Christmas is of English origin which began in the middle ages.

In the beginning the singing of Christmas carols was known as 'wassailing'.

But this soon changed, and the singers became known as carolers when groups of serenaders called "waits" would travel around from house to house singing ancient carols and spreading the holiday spirit.

The word "carol" means "song of joy."

The reason Christmas carols became so popular was that the angels sang when they appeared to the shepherds at Bethlehem to announce the birth of Jesus Christ's.

The original meaning of a carol is quite different to what we imagine it to be today for a carol was once a secular dance which was performed at any time of the year.

People danced around in a circle holding hands and singing songs.

The dance reminded onlookers of a coronet, so they called it a 'carol'. The name was transferred later on from the dance to the song itself. Carols

By the 16th century carols were sung only at Christmas time and at one time only Bishops and clergy were permitted to sing carols in church.

But carols became too popular amongst the public to be confined to church and were soon sung in the streets.

A true Carol tells the story in song of the birth of Christ and is sung during period leading up to Christmas.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HELP FOR THE HOLIDAYS (2012)

 

Although she loves Christmas, Christine (Summer Glau), who is an elf from Santa's village, wonders if there could be more to life than making toys at the North Pole.

So when Santa receives an emergency wish from a little boy in Los Angeles, he puts Christine on a special assignment in the real world and sends her to L.A. to help the VanCamp family.

Sara Vancamp (Eva LaRue) is a busy mom with absolutely no Christmas spirit and her husband Scott (Dan Gauthier), is little better.

So Christine is to look after the two Vancamp kids, Ally (Izabela Vidovic) and Will (Mason Cook) and give the whole family a Christmas wake-up call.

It is not altogether plain sailing and the question of whether Christine will fail her assignment and be sent back to the North Pole for good, or the VanCamps will come to their senses about the meaning of Christmas is unclear, but it’s fun watching the tale unfold.

The romantic interest is provided by Sara’s brother Dave Gabriel (John Brotherton) and Steve Larkin puts in a wonderful portrayal of Santa.