We met at the Christmas party
And I instantly fell in
love with you
The prettiest girl in
the room by far
Dressed in shades of
Christmas hue
And when I heard your
joyous laugh
The blissful love in
my heart grew
And though we had never
spoken
Nonetheless I somehow
knew
That for every Christmas
to come
In my future I'd still
be loving you
So, I look back, with
you in my arms
Bethlehem Ranch is the story of an elderly rancher called Chap (Steve J. Young) who grapples with the loss of his wife and the loneliness that accompanies it.
This is exacerbated
because his daughter Laura (Tara Reid) is a Lawyer who lives and works in New
York which allows him to isolate himself from his friends and neighbours.
That is until his estranged
foster child Jessica (Andrea Logan White) re-enters his life with her two
children, Spenser and Cassidy (Graham Schneider and Taylor Bedford), after
leaving her abusive partner Eddie (Alexander Kane).
Though not initially
welcome Chap has to concede to them staying until the New Year following a fall
and this time facilitates the rekindling of an old romance between Jessica and
old flame Tyler (Randy Wayne) and for Cassidy to get into her Grandpa’s heart,
giving him a new purpose to live and so Rancher, foster family and the town
come together for a wonderful Christmas.
Icicles hang from the gutters
All on the landscape
is still
Ice crystals pattern
the glass
Snow stands deep on
the sill
Curtains drawn against
the dark
As a fire roars in the
hearth
While my darling lays
in my arms
And love burns hot in
my heart
All Eddie Kirkpatrick (Sean Ryan Fox) wants for Christmas is a pair of Breezy 3000s, the hottest new shoes which will make him the envy of his friends.
But come Christmas
Day, he finds there are no presents under the family tree, let alone his shoes,
because his older brother, Zack (Colin Smith) is getting married and the family
is so focused on the wedding they have side-lined Christmas.
He storms out of the house angry that his Christmas has been ruined, and heads into
town where he comes across a mysterious new shoe store.
After meeting the
store owner (Joey Lawrence) he is granted one wish, so Eddie wishes to have his
Christmas back, and the wish is granted.
However, as a result
he is stuck reliving the same disappointing Christmas day on an endless loop,
and is destined to do so until he learns what the spirit of Christmas is really
about.
Their breath plumed
In the frost filled
air
And the night sky
Sparkled with stars
Like diamonds sewn
To the curtain of
night
And they both sighed
Beneath its majesty
And felt so blessed
To be in love beneath
In this charming Christmas movie, George Melton (Harry Carey), Allan Chadwick (C. Aubrey Smith) and Michael O'Brien (Charles Winninger), are the heads of a successful engineering firm.
All three are rich
beyond measure but are ultimately lonely, so they invite three strangers to
dinner on Christmas Eve.
However only two show
up, James Houston (Richard Carlson) and Jean Lawrence (Jean Parker), who fall
in love and become friends with their three benefactors.
But tragedy strikes
when the three men are killed in a plane crash after which they return to their
old home as ghosts.
In the months
following the accident, although left financially secure, true love between
James and Jean encounters some very rough spots and ultimately, it’s left to
the ghostly O'Brien to help the young couple.
When love was taken from him
He was left bereft,
and his heart stopped
And his world was
transformed
To a place of ice and
snow
Where his cold heart,
Once over flowing with
love,
Froze solid in his
chest.
So he came to like the
winter
With its long cold
nights
And short dismal days
He found comfort in
the season
And its bitter
unfriendly ways
Only Christmas spoiled
it for him,
Disrupting his misery,
With its joyous music,
Gaily decorated shops,
And of course, its joviality
But then one day out
of the blue
As he tried to avoid
the jollity
It happened, his heart
began to thaw
All because of an Elf
Or to be more precise
A girl in the green
tights, pointy shoes,
Brightly coloured
tunic and a cute hat
All it took was one smile
For the connection to
be made
And she had him body
and soul
Although he was
unaware
It was a mutual attraction
Because she didn’t
show her hand
And played hard to get
She wanted him, but
she made him work
To win her, to pursue
her
To prove that he was
worthy
So it wasn’t until
Christmas Eve
That the Elf yielded
to the Grinch
And they kissed by the
light of the moon
Before attending
midnight mass
