A QUIET MAGIC DESCENDS

 

Oh how a quiet magic descends

Upon the streets on Christmas day

As it’s the one day of the year

The shops are closed all day

CHRISTMAS DAY FOR THE POOR

Christmas day for the poor,

Hold very little surprise

For them it’s just another day

In a sparkling disguise

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HOLIDAY WISHES (2006)

 

Party planner Danni Hartford (Amber Benson), is obsessed with finding her sister, who she hasn’t seen since they were orphaned.

While working for the King family she meets their spoiled 15-year-old daughter Britney (Britt McKillip), and she wants a horse for Christmas.

Meanwhile on a nearby horse farm, foster child Rachel Tripp (Katie Keating) is treated like a servant by her foster siblings, so what she wants is a real family.

When all three girls are at the Christmas dance they make wishes as they are standing by the tree and their wishes are granted though not in the way they thought when Britney and Rachel's souls switch bodies.

The girls soon discover that their new lives are not exactly what they pictured and when Danni discovers what has happened, she must figure out how to switch the girls back, with the help of Jeremiah (Tygh Runyan) who is always on hand, but there is more to him than meets the eye.

CHRISTMAS EVE IN THE WORKHOUSE # 2

 

It was Christmas Eve in the workhouse

And not a hint of the season in sight

No stockings hang by the fire side

So, it’s just like every other Night

THE QUEEN’S SPEECH

We listen at 3pm on Christmas day

To hear what the Queen has to say

While for those of a Republican bent

An alternative is just a click away

CHRISTMAS EVE AT THE HOSTELRY

 

The local hostelries are full

As they approach the brink

And raise their glasses high

For yet another festive drink

The season roundly toasted

Measured by each glasses chink

The next morning’s celebration

Will be a silent one I think

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE NIGHT POND

 

After suffering the loss of his best friend Charlie (Joe Perry) on Christmas Eve, sixteen year old Bobby Whiteside (Kristian Wang), has to endure his father Cole (Ryan Northcott) leaving home and most cope with an uneasy home life where he constantly argues with his mother Sarah (Anne Hawthorne) and brother Jeremy (Jayson Therrien).
Feeling that the world is against him he thinks his best option is to leave the township where all his torments reside and is prepared to forsake his family, even his little sister Roxie, (Maddie Dixon-Poirier) who is the only one of the family that he has a decent relationship with.

But one night he venture out onto the lake where he and Charlie played countless games of winter hockey and while clearing the surface ice away he makes a shocking discovery, something magical, a perfectly groomed hockey rink, that appears only at night and only in his presence.

But when a local construction company purchases the surrounding land for development Bobby joins forces with his high school crush, Karen (Siobhan Williams) to rally the town in opposition to the plans, and then play one last game on the night pond, with an old friend.

This is a great story, brilliantly acted, exquisitely directed by Jack Kissack, and made in a darker and bleaker tone than the more traditional Christmas offerings and is well worth a watch, but give it a miss if you're looking for a Happy Christmas sugar fix.