THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER (1990)

 

After the terrifying events in LA, NYPD cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) is about to go through it all again as he goes on a Christmas vacation to meet his wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) in Washington where he is at the airport meeting her off the LA flight.

But while he is waiting a team of terrorists, led by Col. Stuart (William Sadler) holds the entire airport hostage, while they plan to rescue a drug lord Esperanza (Franco Nero) from justice.

As part of that plan, they have seized control of all the control systems affecting all aircraft, with no runway lights available, and no means to contact them all aircraft have to remain in the air, with fuel running low, so if McClane is going to save the day again he will need to be fast.

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS # 29

 

Twas the night before Christmas

And all thru the Lodge

Not a creature was stirring

Especially not Rodge

And everyone was grateful

As he was the bullet to dodge

Which is why they didn’t say

They were off to the Lodge

FAMILY CRÈCHES

 

The original Cre’ches in Provence, date back to the 17th century when the few bas-reliefs evolved into carved wooden figures.
They were mainly restricted to aristocratic and middle-class homes before the family crèches became even more widespread and some of them contained up to 40 different characters.
Even before decorated Christmas trees became the custom, the crèches already had pride of place in French people's homes.

TRIVIAL TITBIT # 06

 

In 529 AD, the Emperor Justinian decreed that no one should work on the festival of Christmas.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – VERMONT CHRISTMAS VACATION (2016)

 

With Christmas fast approaching Ruthless businessman Preston Bullock (Chevy Chase) sends his rising star Riley Thomas (Abigail Hawk) to the small town of Chestnut, Vermont to evaluate the assets of one of his companies, an outerwear clothing manufacturer, which is pretty much the only significant employer in the town.

As she begins making plans for liquidation, she meets the youthful CEO, Wyatt (David O'Donnell) and the company's founder, Nick (Howard Hesseman) now retired, and she hires –the latter as her apprentice to help.

Of course, everyone assumes she's there to save the company and she keeps her true motives a secret, but she comes to appreciate what the company means to the people of Chestnut and she slowly comes to embrace the small town's values and even helps create a new product line just in time for Christmas, and as her priorities change she falls in love in the process.

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS # 28

 

Twas the night before Christmas

And all thru the Tower

Not a creature was stirring

As they neared the midnight hour

And the reason for that was

A black out so they had no power

SANTONS

 

 

Santon’s are clay figurines that depict the characters of the nativity and were used in church crèches and later in family crèches.
The name Santon comes from the Provencal word "santoun" or little saint.
The first Santons were modeled in wax by religious orders.
Then later they were made of clay found in the region of Marseilles and Aubagne.
When the French settled on the American continent they took Santons with them and they are an integral part of Christmas in Canada and Louisiana.