Quite a few singers have had their first releases on Christmas day
In 1912 it was Tony Martin, 1932 rock
and roll legend Little Richard,
singer, songwriter Jimmy Buffett
in 1946 two years later in 1948 it was the turn of actress and singer Barbara Mandrell. UB40 singer and guitarist Robin
Campbell was born on Christmas day 1954
as was Annie Lennox, singer with
the Eurythmics, then on the holy
day in 1971 it was the singer Dido.
Are you wearing Christmas spats?
Well
I don’t like them much
But
I have to admit that the motif
Of
holly is a very nice touch
Corey Burdock (Andrew McCarthy) planted a Sitka Spruce when his son Rock (Evan Williams) was born.
But when he is a teenager Rock gets a visit from a
woman called Faith (Kari Matchett) who tells him that his tree has been chosen to be
planted outside the White House as the new National Christmas Tree after its
predecessor was struck by lightning.
However Corey is reluctant to go along with it
and will only agree is he and his son deliver the Tree across the country by
road which he hopes will give them the chance to bond.
It doesn’t quite work out that way but they do
have some adventures along the way and there is something surprising at the end
of it.
On Christmas day 1908 the actress Helen Twelvetrees made her first appearance and in 1943 another actress Hanna Schygulla did the same.
In 1945 actor Gary Sandy made his Christmas
debut and in 1949 Sissy Spacek arrived in time for Christmas
lunch.
They chipped at the ice revealing
A frozen Elf hanging from the ceiling
They carried him away in a receptacle
And then they thawed out the Elfcicle
When Frosty disappeared
It really left people in a muddle
But Frosty the Snowman
Vanished in May so he’s a puddle!
A foster kid with anger issues, Jack Whitley (Vincent Giovagnoli), is assigned to do community service at an animal shelter by his Probation Officer, Art Stephenson (Reginald VelJohnson).
The shelter is staffed by 3 young girls, Blair (Lexi
Giovagnoli), Hillary (Chandler Parnell) and Ryan (Grainne McDermott) and when
they find out that the shelter won’t be reopening after Christmas they have to find homes
for twelve unwanted dogs before Christmas Eve or the poor creatures will face a
bleak future in the City pound.
However through his Community Service Jack
gets into the spirit of the holidays as he finds a new purpose in his life and
a bright future ahead with a girl by his side.
