THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS DO-OVER (2006)

Kevin (Jay Mohr) tries desperately to be involved with his son Ben (Logan Grove) and ex-wife Jill (Daphne Zuniga), even if it means spending Christmas with her parents, Trudi and Arthur (Adrienne Barbeau and Tim Thomerson), who loathe him, and Granny Conlon (Ruta Lee) who likes him a little too much.

But what he hadn’t bargained on was the double whammy of sharing the day with Jill’s new boyfriend Todd (David Millbern) or the fact that the only road out of Town was blocked by a boulder.

But he could have coped with all of that for one day, but during dinner his son Ben suddenly wished that it was Christmas every day, and from then on in true Groundhog Day tradition Kevin was forced to relive Christmas Day over and over again until he gets it right.

FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS CAROL # 3 - O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL

 

O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL

Words and music attributed to John F. Wade

 

O come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,

O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem.

Come and behold him, born the King of angels;

O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him,

O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

 

True God of true God, Light from Light Eternal,

lo, he shuns not the Virgin's womb;

Son of the Father, begotten not created;

O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him,

O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

 

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation;

O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!

Glory to God, all glory in the highest;

O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him,

O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

 

See how the shepherds, summoned to his cradle,

leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze;

we too will thither bend our joyful footsteps;

O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him,

O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

 

Child, for us sinners poor and in the manger,

we would embrace thee with love and awe.

Who would not love thee, loving us so dearly?

O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him,

O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

 

Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning,

Jesus, to thee be all glory given.

Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing:

O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him,

O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

OH WHAT A LOVELY GIFT

 

My mum got me a jumper

That fits what it touched

My sister got me novelty socks

That didn’t cost very much

My dad got me a Philishave

To shave between my spots

My Nan got me a scarf

And a box of jelly tots

But it’s the identity

That I would like to know

Of who got me the condoms

Tied up with a bow

THREE WISE ONES

 

The three wise men

Traveled for days before reaching Bethlehem

And arrived after the birth

They stood and viewed the scene in awe

And knelt reverently in the lords presence

Then gave their gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh

 

The three wise women

Would have stopped to ask directions

And arrived before the birth

They would have delivered the baby

Then they would have cleaned the stable and cooked a meal

Before giving the baby really useful gifts

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HOME AND ALONE FOR CHRISTMAS (2012)

 

Martin Taylor (George Newbern) realises he has totally lost touch with his family, he has no clue who his teenage daughter, Lu, (Taylor Spreitler) is or who her friends are, he has no idea why his son, Adam (Aidan Potter) only communicates with him via an electronic sign outside his bedroom door, or why his youngest child Jessie (Francesca Capaldi) only watches faith TV.

His whacky survivalist brother Sam, (Kevin Crowley) convinces him that the family needs to reconnect, so Martin surprises his wife Jackie (Megyn Price) and his kids with a little experiment, he locks them in their own home with no power, no heat, no running water, and absolutely no contact with the world outside!

The sudden holiday staycation isn't what the Taylors had in mind for the weekend, but they have to team up to prove they can survive Dad's wacky mission.

The multi-talented Writer and director, Corbin Bernsen, also appears in an enjoyable cameo as a cameraman.

FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS CAROL # 2 - HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING

HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING

Music by Felix Mendelssohn, lyrics by Charles Wesley

Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King;
Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!"
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With the angelic host proclaim,
" Christ is born in Bethlehem!"

Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King;

Christ, by highest heaven adored:
Christ, the ever-lasting Lord!
Late in time behold him come,
Off-spring of the virgin's womb.
Veiled in flesh the God-head see;
Hail the incarnate Deity;
Pleased as man with men to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel.

 

Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King;

Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
Risen with healing in his wings,
Mild he lays his glory by,
Born that man no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.

 

Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King;

Come, Desire of nations, come,
Fix in us Thy humble home;
Rise, the woman’s conqu’ring Seed,
Bruise in us the serpent’s head.
Now display Thy saving power,
Ruined nature now restore;
Now in mystic union join
Thine to ours, and ours to Thine.

 

Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King;

Adam’s likeness, Lord, efface,
Stamp Thine image in its place:
Second Adam from above,
Reinstate us in Thy love.
Let us Thee, though lost, regain,
Thee, the Life, the inner man:
O, to all Thyself impart,
Formed in each believing heart.

 

Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King;

CHRISTMAS WITH THE BROWNS

 

Every Christmas day is the same

The Browns come round for lunch

I dread the time as it approaches

There a bloody awful bunch

He’s an opinionated git

She’s a loudmouthed fishwife

Their kids run amuck unchecked

Causing trouble and strife

They drink all my booze

And eat every crumb of food

They’re uncouth and vulgar

Obnoxious and just plain rude

They are a truly horrible family

I wish I could show them the door

They have no redeeming features

God I hate my brother in law