On Christmas day 1908 Quentin Crisp, gay author and activist for homosexuals was born while fellow author Carlos Castaneda arrived in 1925.
Rod
Serling scriptwriter and the host of The Twilight Zone was born Christmas day 1924 and in
1913 it was Henri Nannen, journalist and publisher.
I am the unbeaten master at Trivial Pursuit
At
the annual Christmas family sessions
But
then I do have an advantage, because
We
play with my original set of questions
If from all the best Christmas shows
I had to pick only five
For
me it would be any Christmas show
By
Morecambe and Wise
Sarah Davis heads to her uncle's to escape New York and the spotlight from a recent breakup. Returning home for the first time since her aunt passed, complications arise when Graham, an entitled Hollywood star, arrives at the ranch to prepare for his next film. As Sarah and Graham start to bond, Sarah may get more for Christmas than she bargained for.
Sarah (Lindy Booth) is an interior designed for a
major hotel chain in Manhattan, and she's very good at her job, in fact she
gets a promotion just before Christmas.
But she is also nursing a broken heart and that
part that’s still intact is back in Colorado where her Uncle and Aunt raised
her and her brother Cody (Chris McNally) so she takes a vacation back to the
ranch and is upset by what she sees.
Her Uncle Roy (Treat Williams), who lost his wife
of many years some months before, had given up celebrating the holidays and
refused to decorate the house, no Christmas Parade in the town, and no special
tree lighting at the ranch.
Sarah is sympathetic but decides almost at once
that she and her brother Cody will try to make the parade happen.
But then a famous entitled
Hollywood star, Graham (Kristoffer Polaha) arrives at the ranch to “learn the ropes” as
he is preparing for an upcoming movie.
Despite disliking him at first sight Sarah soon
starts Graham's instruction and soon begins to warm to him, and he to her, and
she finds he is a valuable helper with the parade, and she gets more for
Christmas than she bargained for, but can he help her to save the struggling
ranch from being sold?
This is a lovely movie with a sweet, predictable
story, a great cast, beautiful scenery and unashamedly full of Christmas
happiness.
Are you wearing red?
And
standing at the foot of my bed
I
hope that means you’re Santa
And
not Jeremy Corbyn instead
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
