I went to the pub with my brother
For
a Christmas, lunchtime drink
While
my wife cooked the dinner
And
washed up at the sink
We
got thrown out at 4 o’clock
Full
of Christmas cheer and gin
We
got home ready for Christmas lunch
And
found it in the bin
Mildred went to the post office
To buy stamps for her Christmas cards
“What denomination do you want?”
She was asked by Mr Everard
“That’s political correctness gone mad,
Has it come to this?” said she
“You’d better give me a book of Catholic
And a book of C of E”
Magazine
assistant and aspiring fashion designer Caitlyn (Jessy Schram) has her world
turned upside down when Prince Jeffrey (Sam Page) and his presumed future
fiancé Lady Isabelle (Hayley Sales) come to town and Isabelle hires Caitlyn to
design a dress for the Royal New Year's Eve Ball where Jeffrey is expected to
propose, which could launch the fashion career she's always dreamed about.
However
her boss Abigail (Cheryl Ladd) is determined to sabotage her, as Caitlyn spends
her time creating a dress fit for a Princess with her friend Doris (Crystal
Balint), and planning the Ball with Jeffrey.
Inevitably
Caitlyn and Jeffrey begin to develop feelings for one another as the New Year's
Eve Ball approaches but will Jeffrey's Royal commitment to marry Isabelle and
assume the throne stands in between them, or will they overcome Royal tradition
to pursue their happily ever after.
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Written by Edmund Sears
From heavens all gracious King!"
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing.
Still through the cloven skies they come,
With peaceful wings unfurled;
And still their heavenly music floats
O'er all the weary world:
Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on hovering wing,
And ever o'er its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing.
O ye beneath life's crushing load,
Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way
With painful steps and slow;
Look now, for glad and golden hours
Come swiftly on the wing;
Oh rest beside the weary road
And hear the angels sing.
For lo! the days are hastening on,
By prophets seen of old,
When with the ever-circling years
Shall come the time foretold,
When the new heaven and earth shall own
The Prince of Peace, their King,
And the whole world send back the song
Which now the angels sing.
Heralding the special day
As
sweet undisturbed the cherubs lay
Early
as Christmas day is dawning
The
birds sing out on Christmas morning
Halleluiah,
halleluiah cheer
Christ
the savior’s day is here
And
as awakes every little dear
One
by one the lights appear
Yellow
light piercing the darkness
Like
stars populating heavens blackness
Until
every house across the land is lit
To
make a constellation to quite befit
A
celebration across the earth
To
celebrate the Christ Childs birth
Then
with giggles and boisterous shout
The
whirlwind kinder sets about
The
present sack with great delight
Throwing
paper to the left and right
And
when they see the gifts inside
They’re
open mouthed and wide eyed
Then
peace restored after the early rout
The
church bells call, the bells ring out
Good
morning they seem to say
Merry
Christmas on this special day
With
purposeful step and a happy heart
We
make our way to play our part
To
give hearty praise and uplift
Rejoicing
at the first Christmas gift
The bells of Christmas ring out clear
On
the special day across the land
Family
and friends come together
With
warm embrace or shake of hand
Then
together answer the call to enter
The
happy faces of young and old
Of
those occupying every seat or pew
In
the church bedecked in green and gold
Lifted
the heart and warmed the soul
The
glad ragged and dapper dressed
The
cheerfully demeanoured little girls
And
little boys with hair unmessed
All
come together on Christmas day
To
share the celebration and rejoice
To
mark the birth of the baby lord
Love
and peace heard in every voice
As
in harmony the congregation sing
Heartily
in praise of Christ the King
After losing their way on a cold, snowy, blustery Christmas Eve, two children, Katie and Makean are rescued by their friend, the Candleman, an old sage who imparts wisdom, hot chocolate, and stories.
While seated comfortably in the warmth of his
home he opens a weathered book, and begins reading the classic tale, The Night
Before Christmas and magically, Katie and Makean become characters in the poem
where they learn the light of Christmas comes from the giver of all good gifts.
This beautifully animated children’s movie is
a pure delight and I can say no more than that to recommend it.
