In Rome between the great Saturnalia festival and the solstice festival of Brumalia came the Festival of Infants known as Juvenalia, and the Sigallaria, or Doll Festival and the children were presented with gifts at both.
Wednesday, 19 May 2021
NEUROTIC CHRISTMAS
One Christmas I was given
A neurotic clockwork Teddy
And it was ready to play with
As it was wound up already.
OH NO HE ISN’T
My great uncle John was an actor on the stage
Who
was best known as a pantomime dame
Famous
for his ugly sister and widow twanky
But
not anymore which is a great shame
He
has gone to that great pantomime in the sky
No
longer will he don grease paint and his regalia
I
will still see him though from time to time
Because
he’s not dead he’s just working for Ryan air
THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – EACH PRECIOUS HEARTBEAT (2016)
When Alice (Sharon Lawrence), a beloved neonatal intensive care unit supervisor is forced to take early retirement, her young colleague, Jenny (Emilie Ullerup), decides to turn the upcoming staff Christmas party into a surprise celebration for her.
But the plan is
complicated by the hospital's new CFO Matt (Kristoffer Polaha) who has been
tasked with cutting costs, and he was the one instrumental in letting Alice go.
It’s up to Jenny to
show Matt that the hospital and its staff is about heart and not the bottom line.
JULENISSE - JOLLY BRINGER OF GIFTS
In the Christmas tradition of the Scandinavian countries are a variety of Christmas gnomes responsible for the gift giving and one of them is called Julenisse.
And the Children in Scandinavia wait for a little bearded gnome called
Julenisse to put presents under the Christmas tree in the night.
The
children must leave a bowl of porridge out for this jolly bringer of gifts with
a sack on his back who rides a sleigh drawn by a reindeer.
If
the children forget to put out the porridge, he plays tricks on them.
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS # 40
Twas the night before Christmas
And all thru the Mill
Nothing was stirring
As the great wheel was still
Only the fire in the hearth moved
As it kept away the chill
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