WHAT NATIONALITY IS SANTA CLAUS?

 

What nationality is Santa Claus?

Is the question asked most-est

Well, he doesn’t really have one

But North Polish would be closest

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS # 19

 

Twas the night before Christmas

And all thru the gaff

There were cheap tacky decs

That looked really Naff

FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS SONG # 3

 

Despite the general awfulness of the Christmas song there are however always exceptions to the rule, and I have a short list of personal favorites.

Without exception all my choices not only include the song but the best performer of that song and so in no particular order here is my third selection.

 

“Let it Snow” written by Sammy Cahn and sung by Dean Martin

 

Oh the weather outside is frightful

But the fire is so delightful

And since we've no place to go

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

 

It doesn't show signs of stopping

And I've bought some corn for popping

The lights are turned way down low

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

 

When we finally kiss goodnight

How I'll hate going out in the storm!

But if you'll really hold me tight

All the way home I'll be warm

 

The fire is slowly dying

And, my dear, we're still goodbying

But as long as you love me so

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

THE SLAVA CANDLE

 

After the Krsna Slava ceremony In Serbia & Montenegro the Slava candle is never blown out.

It has to be extinguished with wine from a glass and then the glass is passed around for each member of the family to take a sip.
This symbolizes the constancy and unity of the family within the orthodox faith.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CANCEL CHRISTMAS (2010)

 

Santa Claus (Judd Nelson) is on notice from the board, represented by Constance (Jean Yoon), as a result of children becoming too greedy and must prove otherwise before his part in Christmas is cancelled.

Santa is given a mission, to be completed by Christmas Eve, to change the behaviour of three hopeless cases, and along with his Elf Randal (Justin Landry) they get jobs as janitors at a private school posing as Kris Frost and Mr Elfman.

The first target was Adam (John Fleming) the son of schoolteacher Jeannie Claymore (Natalie Brown), and the other two were an incorrigible pair of troublemakers, Farley Morgan (Sante Scaletta) and Steve Rojack (Connor Price).

Connie also gives Santa a special mobile phone, and when he has succeeded, and each boy has performed an act of charity, the phone will ring, and although Kris and Elfman have their work cut out but the children are no real match for them.

It’s a very enjoyable film but for me Mr Elfman steals the show.

FESTIVE FACT # 20

 

The “Twelve days of Christmas” are the 12 days that separate Christmas day, December 25, from Epiphany, on January 6.

CANDY CANE LANE

In one of the wealthier districts of Edmonton the residents try to out-do each other by decorating the outsides of their homes, not much different from any other place you might think, however the competitive nature of the streets occupiers has reached the point that the street has become known as “Candy cane Lane.”