TRIVIAL TITBIT # 09

 

From December 17th to the 23rd the Romans ornamented their temples and homes with green boughs and flowers for the Saturnalia.

MEET THE KIDS

 

Meet the kids was a TV program in the 1960’s broadcast live from a Children’s hospital on Christmas morning.

It was hosted by well-known comedian Lesley Crowther who went from bed to handing out presents and chatting to the sick children.

He would also do lighthearted interviews with various members of staff but the show was principally about the children.

The whole show lasted little more than half an hour and it would normally end with a choir of nurses singing carols around the Christmas tree.

It was Heartwarming stuff but probably deemed to be to twee for sophisticated 21^st century audiences.

CHRISTMAS EVE IN THE WORKHOUSE # 2

 

It was Christmas Eve in the workhouse

And not a hint of the season in sight

No stockings hang by the fire side

So, it’s just like every other Night

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – NORTHPOLE: OPEN FOR CHRISTMAS (2015)

 

A successful businesswoman, Mackenzie Warren (Lori Loughlin), inherits her beloved aunt's inn, and chooses to restore the hotel to its original grandeur only to sell it right before Christmas.

Unbeknownst to Mackenzie, it isn’t just an Inn, it’s a place of particular importance to Santa and it’s crucial to future of Christmas and must remain in the family and be run as a working inn.

She receives some unexpected help from a team of elves headed by the cheerful Clementine (Bailee Madison), and a handyman Ian Hanover (Dermot Mulroney) who help Mackenzie rediscover the true meaning of Christmas.

ON CHRISTMAS DAY 1024

 

Boleslaw I Chrobry was crowned as the first king of Poland.

A MOTHER’S GRATITUDE

 

It was Christmas Eve almost twenty years ago when paramedics Harry Tyler and Yvonne Hughes had to resuscitate a six-month-old baby boy who’d stopped breathing at its home in Chertsey. 

It was touch and go for a while, but all ended happily and Every Christmas since the day the baby's mother has delivered Sweets and Chocolates to the Ambulance station where the two paramedics worked.

These gestures of gratitude are not uncommon though it is unusual for them to continue for 20 years.

CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE WORKHOUSE # 5

 

It’s Christmas Day in the workhouse

Just another grey day to endure

Jamie Oliver is cooking the dinner

So, no Turkey Twizzlers in store