ARE YOU WEARING IT FOR A REASON? # 2

 

Are you wearing it for a reason?

Is it because of the festive season?

You won’t be kissed under the mistletoe

Because you’re wearing it too low

THEY ARE THE THREE KINGS

 

There are three things

That Christmas brings

They are the three kings

Trimming and dec-king

Gratefully than-king,

And memory ma-king, 

NOW THAT IT'S CHRISTMAS # 2

 

Now that it's Christmas

It makes me kind of glum

To do all the things

I used to do with mum

But when I feel her beside me

Then I don’t feel so glum

A WINTER BLUNDERLAND

 

Door bells ring, are you listening,

In the street, snow is glistening,

Out in the night,

There’s a hideous sight

Your mother in her winter underwear

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – ROSEMONT

 

Twenty-three-year-old Lisa (Ayla Kell) is pregnant and running away from the baby’s father Craig (Lochlyn Munro).

She is travelling on the bus to Denver when she hears that the road ahead is closed due to snow and is going back the way they came.

But at a diner she overhears Brad (Brendan Michael Coughlin), a professional snowboarder, talking to his girlfriend on the phone about his plan to drive over the mountain in his 4 x 4 so she asks for a ride.

They make good progress initially, but a blizzard overtakes them and Brad's car slams into a snowbank in the middle of the wilderness.

They are forced to seek shelter at the only sign of civilization that they had seen in the last ten miles, the Rosemont Lodge.

Which was once a vibrant year-round resort, but the Rosemont Lodge had been closed for nearly 20 years.

Most of the Lodge has been sealed up and only a corner of the main building shows any sign of habitation.

As they approached the building they are greeted by the lodge's owner, Josephine (Grace Zabriskie), who is brandishing a shotgun, and her retainer Abe (Brad Dourif) who persuades her to let them in out of the snow.

Josephine used to be the heart and soul of the resort, her personality, and her cooking, were as much of an attraction as were the hundreds of acres of pristine mountain wilderness but as a result of personal tragedy, she closed the resort and became a recluse. 

However, having Brad and a heavily pregnant Lisa about the place it has a thawing effect on Josephine and after she and Abe deliver the baby a bond is formed that has a lasting effect.

 

This is a very enjoyable Christmas tale in which Grace Zabriskie is the absolute star of the show as Josephine, but Brad Dourif runs a close second as Abe.

CHRISTMAS GATEAU

 

It is time for me to make

My most special Christmas cake

The only thing you need to start

Is the most joyous open heart

Then add by the pound

All the love that can be found

Delightful festive merriments

And simple humble ingredients

Thankfulness and Gratitude

Lashings of positive attitude

Laced with Christmas cheer

And a cup of Christmas beer

An abundance of good wishes

With lots of hugs and kisses

Not forgetting laughter and fun

Enough to serve everyone

And to complete my Gateau

I garnish with sprigs of mistletoe

WHEN CHRISTMAS WEARS ITS TINSELLED GOWN

 

When Christmas wears its tinselled gown

Joy fills the streets around the town

We must banish those who wear a frown

As we celebrate the King with the holy crown