Twas the – Oh Damn, It’s Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas in my little flat That I share with my kid and a wee skittish cat I purchased new stockings and put up a tree But Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Christmas
Christmas Books
“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.” —George Bernard Shaw Great advice, Mr. Shaw. Books tend to be a very personal Continue Reading →
December Book Project
I’ve decided for December I want to keep the Blackwood Book Box stuffed with Christmas, Hanukkah, and other winter related books. I have a few on hand (there are a Continue Reading →
December 26th Twelve Days of Christmas
Most of us are familiar with the Twelve Days of Christmas but not everyone realizes they start Christmas Day and run through to January 6th, Epiphany. Denis Bratcher discusses the Continue Reading →
December 25th Peaceful Wishes
Merry Christmas & peaceful wishes. Here are a few lovely and peaceful videos for Christmas Day…. Christmas Animation from Ufilmhouse.com on Vimeo. Corelli Christmas Concerto: Adagio from Voices of Music Continue Reading →
December 24th Night Before Christmas
One of my all-time favourite things about Christmas is reading Clement Clark Moore’s verse. I could probably recite most of it by heart and I have often written my own Continue Reading →
December 23rd Santa Claus vs. Godzilla
Can Santa fare better than Bambi….? Christmas may depend on it! The End of the World Christmas Special from Simon Fallavollita on Vimeo. BONUS FLOTSAM: Not festive, but related. 😉
December 22nd Burns and Allen
In the golden age of radio, George Burns and Gracie Allen were among the top stars. “Santa and the Pirates” is one of their Christmas episodes; it originally aired December Continue Reading →
December 18th Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas
Santa has other names around the world, of course, and in the United Kingdom he is known as Father Christmas. Of all the books about Father Christmas, Raymond Briggs — Continue Reading →
December 17th Memory Game
I love the quirky drawings in this memory game from Boowa & Kawala: