It was Christmas Eve closing time, nearly
Where
a last minute shopper, frustrated clearly
Was
rummaging through the freezer cabinet
At
her nearest out of town supermarket
Desperately
searching for a frozen turkey
And
couldn't find one big enough for her family
Then
she saw a young shop assistant pass by
And
decided that she would give him a try
"Do
these turkeys get any bigger?" she said
Puzzled
he replied "No madam, they're dead."
When I was a child
I
believed in Santa Claus
When I got older
I didn’t believe in Santa Claus
When I became a parent
I was Santa Claus
Now I have grandchildren
Old hobo, Chance Grovner (Barnard Hughes) has
spent 25 years of his life on the railroads and riding the rails is the only
thing he has known since he walked out on his family.
His only contact with his son Charlie (Gerald
McRaney) over the years was the postcards he would send, but his desertion
caused a bitter rift with Charlie, who wants nothing to do with his father.
But with Christmas just around the corner
Chance arrives in Salt Lake City to surprise his son and wants nothing more
than to spend one day with him and his grandchildren Kathy and Bobby (Jamie
Sorrentini and Harley Cross) who he has never met.
Charlie is reluctant as he still resents the
fact that his father ran out on his family 25 years earlier, but his girlfriend
Laurie (Wendy Crewson) persuades him that there is no better time than
Christmas to try and heal the wounds left by the past, Charlie is not entirely convinced
but gives his father one day with his grandkids, after that, he's expected to
leave and never come back.
On a Christmas Eve at midnight
When
I got into bed
I
lay upon my pillow
And
there beside my head
Was
Santa with his trousers off
And
this is what he said
Happy
Christmas little girl
I’ve
unwrapped this gift for you
So
take this gift with pleasure
To
make your wish come true
Because
Santa comes but once a year
And
tonight he comes with you
Despite the general awfulness of the Christmas song there are however always exceptions to the rule and I have a short list of personal favourites
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 twenty second selection.
Step Into Christmas
Written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Performed By The Puppini Sisters
Welcome
to my Christmas song
I'd
like to thank you for the years
So
I'm sending you this Christmas card
To
say it's very nice to have you here
I'd
like to sing about all the things
Your
eyes and mind can see
So
hop aboard the turntable
You
gotta hop aboard the turntable
You
gotta hop aboard the turntable
You
gotta oh, oh, oh, oh
Step
into Christmas with me
Step
into Christmas, let's do it together
We
can watch the snow fall forever and ever
Eat,
drink and be merry
Come,
come along with me
Step
into Christmas, the admission is free
Take
care in all you do next year
And
keep smiling through the days
If
we can help to entertain you
Oh,
we will find the ways
So
merry Christmas one and all
There's
no place I'd rather be
Than
asking you if you'd oblige
Than
asking, asking you if you'd oblige
Than
asking, asking you if you'd oblige
You'll
have a oh, oh, oh, oh
Stepping
into Christmas with me
Step
into Christmas, let's do it together
We
can watch the snow fall forever and ever
Eat,
drink and be merry
Come,
come along with me
Step
into Christmas, the admission is free
Welcome
to my Christmas song
I'd
like to thank you for the year
So
I'm sending you this Christmas card
To
say it's very nice to have you here
I'd
like to sing about all the things
Your
eyes and mind can see
So
hop aboard the turntable
You
gotta hop aboard the turntable
You
gotta hop aboard the turntable
You
gotta oh, oh, oh, oh
Step
into Christmas with me
Step
into Christmas, let's do it together
We
can watch the snow fall forever and ever
Eat,
drink and be merry
Come,
come along with me
Step
into Christmas, the admission is free
Step
into Christmas, let's do it together
We
can watch the snow fall forever and ever
Eat,
drink and be merry
Come,
come along with me
Step
into Christmas, the admission is free
Step
into Christmas, let's do it together
Step
into Christmas
You
gotta step right up, gotta step right in
Step into Christmas with me
Tis the festive season
Of
goodwill and reason
For
the politically correct
The
dithering and the direct
For
the clubs and the cliques
And
tedious control freaks
For
the anal retentive's
And
their many representatives
For
council house yobs
And
the inverted snobs
Those
with professional jobs
And
intellectual snobs
For
the easily offended
And
the over complicated
For
the vile and the venomous
The
overt and the anonymous
Snake
in the grass vipers
And
Back stabbing snipers
To
the tarts and the vicars
And
those in disposable knickers
For
all poetry scrawlers
And
the unpleasant name callers
For
the narrowly minded
And
those with axes grinded
For
the loud minority
And
the silent majority
For
blondes and brunettes
And
all lads and laddettes
Those
pierced and tattooed
And
the prim and the lewd
For
the bright and the bland
And
the humble and the grand
For
those who are pretentious
And
the liberal consensus
Every
class hew and breed
Every
persuasion and creed
Whether
ungifted or artistic
And
the mentally arthritic
For
the first and the last
And
sense of humour bypassed
For
those with rhyme and reason
So
in the spirit of the season
Now
the year is nearly done
Merry
Christmas everyone
A Chance of Snow is a heart-warming tale of a
family’s special Christmas that offers an unforgettable lesson in love and
trust.
The story begins when two sisters Maddie and Katherine (Jobeth Williams and Dey Young) and Maddie’s
daughters Kirby and Ellie
(Traci Christofore and Angelica Cassidy) head to the Minnesota
St Paul airport to visit their mother’s home for the holidays.
Not long after their arrival they run in to
Maddie’s soon-to-be-ex-husband, sportswriter, Matt (Michael Ontkean) who is
there to catch a flight to Miami to visit his father and while they are there a
blizzard hits and deposits a blanket of snow, and closes the airport.
Initially the uncomfortable situation leads to
an argument which is overhead by Earl and Ruth, (Charles Durning and Barbara Barrie) a loving
older couple who make it their mission to get Maddie and Matt back together for
the holidays.
Trapped at the airport the two weary
travellers suddenly find they have time to re-evaluate their relationship, and
beyond the hurt and distrust that separates them, the warmth of family and
wisdom of new friends leads them, eventually, to discover they have nothing
more to do except fall in love again.
Katherine
meanwhile who played her part in the reconciliation by taking charge of the
children met up with former class mate Craig Johnson (Peter Syvertsen) and his
son Jason (Evan Gabriel) and they found love of their own.
