Wednesday, 16 June 2021

THANKSGIVING COMES BEFORE CHRISTMAS

 

Thanksgiving comes before Christmas

That is undisputedly customary

But there is one exception to the rule,

The order is reversed in the dictionary

IN SANTA’S VILLAGE AT THE NORTH POLE

 

In Santa’s village at the north pole

They watch a lot of Christmas TV

Christmas movies are most popular

Watched on Yule tube obviously

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS (2017)

A young self-help author returns to her hometown. She soon discovers the true meaning of Christmas and family.

Rachel Kennedy (Natalie Knepp) is a motivational speaker and writer who returns to her home of Fall Oaks, Massachusetts during the Christmas holidays for a motivational event, to promote her new book, close to Christmas which is crucial to her securing a further book deal.

She is managed by Stuart Ryan (Steve Bacic) who is looking to control her, so he employs Producer Jack Nelson (Michael Rady) in the hope that he will make the event what he wants it to be, unfortunately Rachel and Jack fall for each other and he has less control than ever, and his efforts are further exacerbated when a lady called Joy (Bonnie Bedelia) saves her from being run over by a car.

The experience has a profound effect on Rachel and she involves Joy as an advisor in the production of the event, much to the annoyance of Stuart, and under the influence of Jack and Joy, Rachel soon discovers the true meaning of Christmas and family.


ON CHRISTMAS DAY 2004

 

The Cassini orbiter launched the Huygens probe towards Titan, Saturn's moon.

SANTA’S HELPERS HAVE A CRICKET TEAM

 

Santa’s Helpers have a cricket team

And they play when they can

They have no problem getting numbers

And the substitute is twelf man

IN SANTA’S CHRISTMAS VILLAGE

 

In Santa’s Christmas village

What do you call a female Elf?

Well not an Elfess or Elfette

So, the name would be “a Shelf”

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN (2017)

 

A world weary journalist, Tom Langdon (Dermot Mulroney) takes a four day trip on a train from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles for Christmas hoping to get ideas for a book he's writing in memory of his late father.

He quickly gets to know the other passengers, in particular busy body Agnes (Joan Cusack) and film Director Max Powers (Danny Glover) who is travelling with his script writer Eleanor Carter (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) who just happens to be Tom’s old flame and as the story unfolds it's obvious to everyone aboard the Christmas Train that the two of them are still in love.