All children think
Christmas
just happens
But
parents work tirelessly
To
bring it about
Months
in the planning
Putting
things away
Things
to add to a special day
Shopping
and wrapping
Dressing
and decking
Super
market shopping
The
prices heart stopping
Journeying
from shop to shop
For
the latest must have toy
All
made worth while
When two branches of his dysfunctional family clash at a family meal just before Christmas, young Max (Emjay Anthony), who still believed in Santa, becomes disillusioned with the whole of the season and turns his back on Christmas when he tears up his letter to Santa and throws it out the window into the night.
Little
does he know, that his lack of festive spirit and subsequent actions have
unleashed the wrath of Krampus, the shadow of Saint Nicholas, a demonic force
of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.
So
Saint Nicholas is not coming this year, instead all hell breaks loose, when a
much darker, ancient spirit, will be visiting, and Krampus and his helpers will
not come to give, but to take.
So
as beloved holiday icons take on a monstrous life of their own, they lay siege
to the family’s home and forces them to fight for each other if they hope to
survive.
Despite the general awfulness of the Christmas song there are however always exceptions to the rule and I have a short list of personal favourites
Without
exception all my choices not only include the song but the best performer of
that song and so in no particular order here is my twenty third selection.
Zat
You, Santa Claus?
Written By Jack Fox
Performed By Louis Armstrong
Zat
You, Santa Claus?
Gifts I'm preparing for some Christmas sharing,
But I pause because,
Hanging my stocking I can hear a knocking.
Zat you, Santa Claus?
Sure is dark out, ain't the slightest spark out.
Pon my slackened jaw!
Who's there? Who is it stopping for a visit?
Zat you, Santa Claus?
Are you bringing a present for me,
Something pleasantly pleasant for me?
Then it's just what I've been waiting for.
Would you mind slipping it under the door?
Cold winds are howling, or could that be growling?
My legs feel like straws.
My my oh me my, kindly would you reply?
Zat you, Santa Claus?
Hanging the stocking, I can hear a knocking.
Zat
you, Santa Claus?
I say, who's there, who is it? Are you stopping for a visit?
Zat you, Santa Claus?
Oh there, Santa, you gave me a scare.
Now stop teasing cause I know you're there.
We don't believe in no goblins today,
But I can't explain why I'm shaking that way.
Bet I can see ole Santa in the keyhole.
I'll get to the cause.
One peek and I'll try there; oh oh, there's an eye there!
Zat you, Santa Claus?
Please, please, pity my knees!
Say that's you, Santa Claus!
It was Christmas Eve closing time, nearly
Where
a last minute shopper, frustrated clearly
Was
rummaging through the freezer cabinet
At
her nearest out of town supermarket
Desperately
searching for a frozen turkey
And
couldn't find one big enough for her family
Then
she saw a young shop assistant pass by
And
decided that she would give him a try
"Do
these turkeys get any bigger?" she said
Puzzled
he replied "No madam, they're dead."
When I was a child
I
believed in Santa Claus
When I got older
I didn’t believe in Santa Claus
When I became a parent
I was Santa Claus
Now I have grandchildren
Old hobo, Chance Grovner (Barnard Hughes) has
spent 25 years of his life on the railroads and riding the rails is the only
thing he has known since he walked out on his family.
His only contact with his son Charlie (Gerald
McRaney) over the years was the postcards he would send, but his desertion
caused a bitter rift with Charlie, who wants nothing to do with his father.
But with Christmas just around the corner
Chance arrives in Salt Lake City to surprise his son and wants nothing more
than to spend one day with him and his grandchildren Kathy and Bobby (Jamie
Sorrentini and Harley Cross) who he has never met.
Charlie is reluctant as he still resents the
fact that his father ran out on his family 25 years earlier, but his girlfriend
Laurie (Wendy Crewson) persuades him that there is no better time than
Christmas to try and heal the wounds left by the past, Charlie is not entirely convinced
but gives his father one day with his grandkids, after that, he's expected to
leave and never come back.
On a Christmas Eve at midnight
When
I got into bed
I
lay upon my pillow
And
there beside my head
Was
Santa with his trousers off
And
this is what he said
Happy
Christmas little girl
I’ve
unwrapped this gift for you
So
take this gift with pleasure
To
make your wish come true
Because
Santa comes but once a year
And
tonight he comes with you
