ICE THAT WILL BEAR THE WEIGHT OF SANTA

Ice that will, before Christmas,

Bear the weight of Santa

Will not, according to folklore,

Bear the weight of an Elf after

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – SANTA'S LITTLE YELPERS (2012)

Only child, Oliver Richmond (Andrew Beckham), is a lonely kid because he hardly ever sees his workaholic parents, Jessica (Shannon Elizabeth) and Jeff (Jason Burks).

Because of that he reaches out in desperation to some classmates, and although they’re bad news he reluctantly joins their gang and on his first day as a member, the gang take over a foreclosed home for the holidays.

The former owners had abandoned the house and contents and left town, even leaving behind a Golden retriever and her five puppies, animal welfare had taken the mother to a shelter but the puppies were left behind.

When they were discovered the gang leader saw an opportunity to make some money but Oliver just fell in love with them, and that’s when the adventures begin as Oliver attempts to reunite the puppies with their mother and along the way roles are reversed as the dogs help him reconnect with his parents as they all foil a robbery on Christmas Eve.

The vocal talents of Haylie Duff, Kim Little, G.K. Bowes, Darrel Guilbeau, Steve Sirkis, Kyle Hebert, Roel Navarro and Megan Miller bring the canine characters to life in the pleasing children’s movie. 

RICHARD GURLEY DREW

 

Richard Gurley Drew invented sellotape

In order to help out a mechanic friend 

I got his autobiography for Christmas but

I didn’t finish it as I couldn’t find the end

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HOLIDAY HEIST (2013)

 

When the family leave home to visit Grandma's house on Christmas Eve, they leave their dog at the kennels, but suspecting the family home is going to be burgled, he escapes so he can protect the home.

In essence the film is a canine version of “Home Alone” with Bone the dog pitted against burglars Jake and Rob (Jeremy Mascia and Justin Hoffmeister) and his goal is to prevent them from stealing the presents from under the tree, and he must use every trick he knows to stop them, even when they call Quentin (Kevin Sorbo) an evil dog catcher to help them.

But he keeps the home safe until Mom and Dad (Kim Little and David DeLuise) and the kids Dillon and KC (Davis Cleveland and Natalie Jane) get home and they can have a peaceful Christmas together.

THAT'S POLITICAL CORRECTNESS THAT IS # 1

That's political correctness that is

In one of its insidious ways

That’s stops us saying merry Christmas

And makes us say happy holidays

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – ANGELS' COOKING (1955)

 

It’s Christmas on Devils Island and three prisoners, Joseph (Humphrey Bogart), Albert (Aldo Ray), and Jules (Sir Peter Ustinov) escape from the Penal Colony to a small coastal town. Once there they decide to rob the General Store, run by Felix Ducotel (Leo G. Carroll) and his wife Amelie (Joan Bennett), to get some money and clothes and then travel by ship to another place where they might make their way back to France.

They pretend to be there to fix the roof while they plan the crime, but pretty soon they realize that the financial condition of the family Ducotel is not very good and they find themselves befriending the Ducotel’s and their daughter Isabelle (Gloria Talbott).

And after helping them in many different aspects of their lives they are invited to spend Christmas night with the family and as a result of being so well treated by the family they become very protective towards them.

Especially after the André Trochard (Basil Rathbone), the selfish and mean owner of the establishment, and his nephew Paul Trochard (John Baer) arrive to do an audit of the business, and they witness first-hand how the Trouchard’s exploit the Ducotel family.

So, the convicts decide they should use their expertise to intervene, in the end events take a surprising turn.

Highly recommend anyone should watch this as it makes for a different kind of family viewing at Christmastime.

I EAT EVERYTHING

 

I love Christmas

The naughty and nice

I eat absolutely everything

Until I pay the price

And I make a Yule log

That I have to flush twice