Saturday, 11 September 2021

MY CHRISTMAS WISH

Dear Santa Claus its that time once again

And not for the first time I have to complain

Last Christmas you once again failed miserably

In securing that one simple gift for me

Every Christmas I write and beg and plead

And I’ve been good, not perfect though I’ll concede

This is not the first complaint you’ve had from me

I’ve written since I was four and now I’m forty three

So once again I’m sending you my Christmas list

And ask you to fulfil my one and only wish

Please send me my own special red hot lover

Or at the very least my own significant other

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – ROCK AND ROLL CHRISTMAS (2018)

 

As a result of country music starlet Tess Stapleton (Hannah Barefoot) suffering falling album sales, her label and manager force her to record a Christmas album with ex-teen heartthrob and pop-star Derek Copeland (Evan Gamble).

Her first reaction is to say no but if she did the label planned to drop her, so she reluctantly agrees.

At first, they appear to be polar opposites, though to their mutual surprise, as the album shapes up, they find themselves growing closer as they get nearer to Christmas.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS STORIES – CHRISTMAS NOVELLA # 4 - The Battle of Life

 

The Battle of Life: A Love Story

 

The Battle of Life: A Love Story is Christmas novella number four by Charles Dickens, first published in 1846.

It is set in an English village that stands on the site of a historic battle.

Some characters refer to the battle as a metaphor for the struggles of life, hence the title.

Uniquely it is the only one of the five Christmas Books that has no religious of supernatural themes and is ostensibly a love story for two sisters, Grace and Marion.

As is typical with Dickens however the ending is a happy one.

YES THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS

If you want the great gift giver

To come on his sleigh and deliver

Then remember this simple rhyme

And recall it at Christmas time

“If in Santa you do not believe

Christmas gifts you will not receive” 

OH JESUS SON OF MARY

 

Its time to celebrate

Our saviour’s birth

Its time to mark

The day he came to earth

 

Its Christmas again

Its time to rejoice

Its time to sing

And to our praise give voice

 

So praise the Prince of peace

Our majesty of mercy

Hallelujah Son of God

Oh Jesus Son of Mary

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – WELCOME TO CHRISTMAS (2018)

 

Resort developer Madison Lane (Jennifer Finnigan) is tasked with finding a location for a new ski resort, even though she has already made the case for her preferred option in Mountain Park, but her boss tells her to take a trip to Christmas, Colorado, to consider that location and to discuss the revised incentive package they're offering.

On her way into town to meet with the Mayor, Madison has a minor collision with the town's welcome sign, which renders the car un-drivable and the sign unwelcoming.

The towns Sheriff Gage McBride (Eric Mabius) drives upon the scene shortly after it happened and offers to give her a ride into town so she can attend the meeting while the car is towed to the garage and repaired.

Little does she know however, that the town is on a mission to convince her that Christmas is the best place for the new ski resort.

While stranded in the town she falls in love with the town of Christmas, the spirit of Christmas that runs throughout it, and its residents and its Sheriff.

But the more she falls in love with the place the more she questions whether a resort is really the right move for Christmas? Or would the town be better off keeping its charm and traditions intact?

THE BEST CHRISTMAS STORIES – CHRISTMAS NOVELLA # 3 - The Cricket on the Hearth

 

The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home

 

The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home was the third of the Christmas novella written by Charles Dickens and published in 1845

The Cricket of the story constantly chirps on the hearth and acts as the Peerybingles family guardian angel.

At the start of the tale a mysterious elderly stranger comes to visit and takes up lodging at Peerybingle's house for a few days.

The villain of the piece is the miser Tackleton who is on the eve of marrying Edward Plummer's sweetheart, May.

Edward having gone off to South America and was believed to be dead leaving May at the mercy of Tackleton who she did not love.

During the course of the story, the miser does his best to cause mischief but, in the end, the mysterious lodger is revealed to be none other than Edward who has returned home in disguise.

And in the best traditions of dickens all ends well.