THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE GOT BORED

The Bermuda Triangle got bored

Of warm weather over the years

So, it relocated to Lapland and now

Santa Claus has disappeared 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – KAREN KINGSBURY'S MAGGIE'S CHRISTMAS MIRACLE (2017)

 

Lawyer Maggie (Jill Wagner), is an overprotective single mom and has to maintain the balance between her career and her son, Jordan (Lauren Guci), but he is falling behind at school.

The head teacher suggests a tutor named Casey (Luke Macfarlane) to help him catch up, Maggie is reluctant but is persuaded by her much more relaxed mother (Laura Soltis) to at least meet with him.

Eventually she agrees and when Jordan meets Casey there is an instant bond and as the days pass Casey becomes like a father figure, and to Maggie he becomes something entirely different.

So will the three of them find the happiness and sense of family they are looking for in this delightful Christmas Story?

CROWNED LUCIA

 

In Scandinavia the Christmas celebrations begin on St. Lucia Day when each town and village crowns a Lucia on the first Sunday of Advent.

Apart from the religious duties the crowned Lucia must visit hospitals, community centers and nursing homes before Christmas. 

ST LUCIA FACT

 

Before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar St. Lucia's Day fell on the winter solstice.

LUCY’S BREAKFAST

 

On the morning of December 13th, the eldest daughter in the household is dressed in a white dress with a red sash and a wreath with four lighted candles on her head.

She must carry a breakfast of coffee, gingerbread cookies and sun-colored saffron buns to her parents in their bedroom.

She is followed by her sisters also dressed in white carrying lighted candles and her brothers called “star boys” wearing tall pointed caps.

FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS CAROL # 9 SEE AMID THE WINTER SNOW

SEE AMID THE WINTER SNOW

Words by Edward Caswall and Music by John Goss

 

See amid the winter's snow,
Born for us on earth below,
See the tender Lamb appears,
Promised from eternal years.

 

Hail, thou ever-blessed morn!
Hail, redemption's happy dawn!
Sing through all Jerusalem,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.

 

Lo, within a manger lies
He who built the starry skies;
He, who throned in height sublime
Sits amid the cherubim.

 

Hail, thou ever-blessed morn!
Hail, redemption's happy dawn!
Sing through all Jerusalem,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.

 

Say, ye holy shepherds, say
What your joyful news today;
Wherefore have ye left your sheep
On the lonely mountain steep?

 

Hail, thou ever-blessed morn!
Hail, redemption's happy dawn!
Sing through all Jerusalem,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.

 

“As we watched at dead of night,
Lo, we saw a wondrous light;¹
Angels singing peace on earth
Told us of the Saviour's birth”.

 

Hail, thou ever-blessed morn!
Hail, redemption's happy dawn!
Sing through all Jerusalem,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.

 

Sacred infant, all divine,
What a tender love was Thine,
Thus to come from highest bliss
Down to such a world as this.

 

Hail, thou ever-blessed morn!
Hail, redemption's happy dawn!
Sing through all Jerusalem,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.

 

Teach, O teach us , Holy Child,
By Thy Face so meek and mild,
Teach us to resemble Thee,
In Thy Sweet humility!

 

Hail, thou ever-blessed morn!
Hail, redemption's happy dawn!
Sing through all Jerusalem,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS MAKEOVER (2018)

 

Haley Hanson (Lily Anne Harrison) is a workaholic advertising executive who is keen to land a traditional toy company as a new client, and get a big promotion into the bargain, but when her boss points out that she specializes in social media and all things hip and would not understand the needs of such an old-fashioned business, she reluctantly agrees to attend a Christmas Boot Camp.

The Camp is run by recently widowed Ben (John James) but it’s his son Jeff (Bobby Campo) who contributes most to helping her to remember what makes the holidays so special and restore her Christmas cheer.