Sunday, 5 March 2023

REMEMBER, REMEMBER THE 26TH OF DECEMBER

 

Remember, Remember the 26th of December

The feast of Stephen is the day

Celebrated in a very special way

In the UK it’s known as Boxing Day

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS AT THE MADISON: PART 1 (2021)

 

Sisters Jennifer and Meg Swift (Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Ashley Williams) are incredibly close even though they live apart, widowed Jennifer in Salt Lake City with her son Simon (Jacob Buster) where she runs a popular restaurant.

Meg meanwhile remained in their hometown, Hazelwood, working at the family bakery.

But as the first Christmas, since the death of their Uncle Dave (Kevin Nealon), approaches things change.

Meg travels to the city to cover at the restaurant while Jennifer and Simon return to Hazelwood for the holiday.

Once they are home and experience the warmth of family and the joys of a hometown Christmas, they become obsessed with putting on one last Christmas screening at the Madison, Jennifer’s late Uncle's old, dilapidated movie theatre before it is sold.

However, its sorely in need of repair so she turns to her high school crush Eric Baker (Mark Deklin) and of course the nostalgia of the theatre and the magic of the holidays bring welcome romance.  

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE CHRISTMAS SISTERS (1) (2021)

 

Sisters Jennifer and Meg Swift (Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Ashley Williams) are incredibly close even though they live apart, widowed Jennifer in Salt Lake City with her son Simon (Jacob Buster) where she runs a popular restaurant.

Meg meanwhile remained in their hometown, Hazelwood, working at the family bakery.

But as the first Christmas, since the death of their Uncle Dave (Kevin Nealon), approaches things change.

Meg travels to the city to cover at the restaurant while Jennifer and Simon return to Hazelwood for the holiday.

Once they are home and experience the warmth of family and the joys of a hometown Christmas, they become obsessed with putting on one last Christmas screening at the Madison, Jennifer’s late Uncle's old, dilapidated movie theatre before it is sold.

However, its sorely in need of repair so she turns to her high school crush Eric Baker (Mark Deklin) and of course the nostalgia of the theatre and the magic of the holidays bring welcome romance. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – SISTER SWAP: A HOMETOWN HOLIDAY (2021)

 

Sisters Jennifer and Meg Swift (Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Ashley Williams) are incredibly close even though they live apart, widowed Jennifer in Salt Lake City with her son Simon (Jacob Buster) where she runs a popular restaurant.

Meg meanwhile remained in their hometown, Hazelwood, working at the family bakery.

But as the first Christmas, since the death of their Uncle Dave (Kevin Nealon), approaches things change.

Meg travels to the city to cover at the restaurant while Jennifer and Simon return to Hazelwood for the holiday.

Once they are home and experience the warmth of family and the joys of a hometown Christmas, they become obsessed with putting on one last Christmas screening at the Madison, Jennifer’s late Uncle's old, dilapidated movie theatre before it is sold.

However, its sorely in need of repair so she turns to her high school crush Eric Baker (Mark Deklin) and of course the nostalgia of the theatre and the magic of the holidays bring welcome romance. 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – AN UNEXPECTED CHRISTMAS (2021)

 

Just before Christmas Emily (Bethany Joy Lenz) is sent to the hometown of her ex-boyfriend Jamie (Tyler Hynes) by her ad agency, and the first person she meets when she arrives at the train station is her ex, and some of his family.

The problem is he has neglected to tell them that they had broken up so they take her back to the house where Jamie convinces her to pretend they're still a couple to avoid ruining Christmas for his family.

As they engage in the family's holiday activities together, they discover their relationship might not be over, resulting in a very unexpected Christmas.

Saturday, 4 March 2023

IN AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND

 

In Auckland New Zealand

They don’t say Happy Christmas

As it’s built on a strip of land

So instead they say Merry Isthmus

MY WIFE WAS IN THE KITCHEN

My wife was in the kitchen

And I went in to take a look

While she cooked the goose

Just before I goosed the cook