FAIRY TRADITION

 

One Christmas, a long time ago

Santa Claus was trying to prepare

For the biggest night of the year

But events left him in despair

 

A flu epidemic hit the North Pole

And decimated the Elves

And a shortage of helpers

Meant there were empty shelves

 

The reindeer were rebellious

And Rudolph’s nose was Normal

His parcel sack had a hole in it

And Mrs Claus was menopausal

 

As a result of all his trials

He was not in the best frame of mind

So when a Fairy approached him

With good intent and being kind

 

Who was carrying an evergreen

And the Fairy asked cheerfully
“Where would you like me to put

This lovely Christmas Tree?”

 

Because of his really bad mood

He answered her unseasonably

And thus began the tradition

Of a Fairy atop the Christmas tree

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS # 18

 

Twas the night before Christmas,

And all through the abode

Only one creature was stirring,

But she was on the commode

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (1995)

 

Claudia Larson (Holly Hunter) loses her job and is so stunned that she momentarily kisses her soon to be ex-boss, Peter Arnold (Austin Pendleton), and to make matters worse she later finds out that her daughter Kitt (Claire Danes) plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend and surrender her virginity in the process.

So Claudia has to make the dreaded flight to her home town to face spending the holiday with her family dysfunctional family, parents Adele and Henry (Anne Bancroft and Charles Durning), brother Tommy (Robert Downey Jr), sister Joanne (Cynthia Stevenson) and her husband Walter Wedman (Steve Guttenberg), and Aunt Glady (Geraldine Chaplin), she just hopes she can survive their crazy antics.

There is however a voice of sanity provided by Tommy’s friend Leo Fish (Dylan McDermott) but will that be enough to make the sojourn worthwhile.

SPORTSMAN BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY

Kenny Stabler, American football born 1945

Larry Csonka, American football born 1946

Rickey Henderson, baseball born 1958

THERE IS AN OLD SAYING

 

There is an old saying

Which we now tend to disregard

Which goes “a green Christmas

Makes for a fat churchyard”

ICE THAT WILL BEAR THE WEIGHT OF SANTA

 

Ice that will, before Christmas,

Bear the weight of Santa

Will not, according to folklore,

Bear the weight of an Elf after

 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MY BROKEN HORSE CHRISTMAS (2017)

 

Each year, John Anderson (Cooper Daniel Johnson) anticipates the day when his father Ira (Jasen Wade) takes him on the search for the perfect horse to bring home to their farm.

When the frosty morning finally arrives, the pair eagerly sets out to find what John is sure to be a wonderful addition to their stable, but when his father picks the meanest, wildest mare John has ever seen, with a history of being abused, John is completely baffled that of all the great horses his father could have chosen, he picked the worst one.

On returning to the farm John argues bitterly with his father about the new acquisition but as Christmas approaches and he bonds with the horse, he learns the lessons of faith, redemption, and the very real power of love.