A sorry old drunk is walking
Down
the street one morning
Together
with Santa Claus
The
tooth fairy and of course
Honest
John the Solicitor
When
suddenly on their tour
At
the very same moment
They
spot on the pavement
Someone’s
discarded wallet
So
who was it who got it?
The
old drunk obviously
Because
all of the other three
Only
exist in mythology
People have been discovering
On
a Christmas Morning
That
the curse of Christmas
That’s
causing the most fuss
Has
been unanimously concluded
To
be “Batteries not included”
When Laura Trudeau (Alexa PenaVega) left Utah as a young
widow, she left behind her father, Manuel Montoya (Rene Rivera), her love of dance, and a broken
heart.
Reluctantly, she must return home to spearhead
the renovation of a derelict hotel, which must be restored in time for a Christmas
Eve benefit dance performance.
Her
daughter Nikki (Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen) is delighted as it means she gets a
chance to spend some time with her grandpa so Laura agrees to take it on but she is
shocked to learn that her old love, Ricardo Archuleta (Carlos PenaVega), the boy who jilted
her to pursue a professional dance career, is the star of the show and when his
dance partner Taylor (Chelsie
Hightower) walks out on the show for an out-of-town audition, Laura has to step
in for her, reawakening her love of the dance, not to mention her old feelings
for Ricardo, a potent combination that sweeps her off her feet.
Despite the general awfulness of the Christmas song there are however always exceptions to the rule and I have a short list of personal favorites.
Without exception all my choices not only include
the song but the best performer of that song and so in no particular order here
is my ninth selection.
“Ring Out Solstice Bells” written by Ian
Anderson and performed by Jethro Tull
Now is the solstice of the year,
winter is the glad song that you hear.
Seven maids move in seven time.
Have the lads up ready in a line.
Ring out these bells.
Ring out, ring solstice bells.
Ring solstice bells.
Join together beneath the mistletoe.
by the holy oak whereon it grows.
Seven druids dance in seven time.
Sing the song the bells call, loudly chiming.
Ring out these bells.
Ring out, ring solstice bells.
Ring solstice bells.
Praise be to the distant sister sun,
joyful as the silver planets run.
Seven maids move in seven time.
Sing the song the bells call, loudly chiming.
Ring out those bells.
Ring out, ring solstice bells.
Ring solstice bells.
Ring on, ring out.
Ring on, ring out
Argentina
Feliz Navidad
Brazil
Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo
Chile
Feliz Navidad
Columbia
Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo
Netherlands Antilles (Papiamento)
Bon Pasco
Pennsylvania
En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr!
Peru
Feliz Navidad y un Venturoso Año Nuevo
U.S.A.
Happy Holidays
“Happy Christmas” is what I chose to say
But
many greetings are used for the day
To
one and all during the festive season
And
different languages are the reason
Say
"Frolyke Kerstfeest" or "Joyoo Noel"
"Felleeth
Navidad" even "Glaydlig Yool"
"Kalla
Kristoogenna", "Boo-on Natarlee"
"Boas
Festas" or "Sheng Dan Kwhy Lee"
You
could say "Frerlicker Vine-akten"
Or
maybe "Roshdesrom Kristovim" then
So
you can say it in very many ways
But
please never say “Happy Holidays”
This
movie is based on the true story of tragedy strikes a small mining community
one fateful Christmas Eve in 1951, when a series of explosions strike a mine
notorious for its unsafe conditions, and a group of miners become trapped
underground after a cave in.
The
off duty miners and those who managed to escape, along with family members work
desperately to rescue the trapped men before an even larger, more deadly
explosion occurs.
Mitchell
Ryan, Kurt Russell, Andrew Prine, John Carradine and Barbara Babcock star but
Melissa Gilbert steals the show.
