One of the greatest joys of the holiday season for my family is watching the Christmas Movies together. When the weather begins to turn cold, we dig out the Christmas decorations, the folder with all of the Christmas recipes, and the big, green popcorn bowl and special Christmas hot cocoa mugs!
Each of us has their own favorite movies and each year new ones are introduced. When a movie is scheduled, we all settle down in the family room, with a fire going in the fireplace, and enjoy the movie and our time together.
Here is a list of some of the movies we have enjoyed in recent years:
1. MIRACLE ON 34th STREET - the original version (1947) with Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn. Santa Claus is hired by Macy's to be their in-store Santa and no one believes him when he tells them he is the real Santa Claus. So, he goes to Court to prove his identity.
2. THE LITTLEST ANGEL - Young Ryan is unhappy when his family must move to a new town. The first assignment of the Littlest Angel, an accident-prone rookie, is to help Ryan find new friends. Unsure of what to do, the Little Angel returns to heaven to get some advice from a veteran angel (voice by Naomi Judd).
3. A MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS - The Muppet gang gets stranded by a blizzard with Sesame Street favorites in this happy musical. It's Christmas Eve, and the gang celebrates with songs, slapstick, and Miss Piggy!
4. THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS - This movie is an interesting story about Santa Claus' early life. The immortal citizens who live in the forest of Burzee have gathered to decide the fate of Santa Claus - whether he is to remain mortal or be given eternal life. A wizard named Ak found him abandoned in the forest when he was a baby and he was brought up by the people of the forest in an environment of peace. Ak shows him the mortal world full of misery and unhappiness, and Santa decides to make all the little children happy by giving them toys each year.
5. MRS. SANTA CLAUS - A delightful musical starring Angela Lansbury, Charles Durning and Santa's reindeer! AT the beginning of the 20th Century, Mrs. Claus and the reindeer go off to New York City for a week-long visit and have many exciting adventures.
These Christmas movies are just a few suggestions for your Christmas holiday season viewing! Dig out your favorite popcorn bowl and the hot cocoa mugs and have a wonderful Christmas!
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Life And Adventures Of Santa Claus/Nestor The Christmas Donkey (Double Feature) List Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $17.99 Average Rating:   |
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A bizarre, pagan take on the Santa Claus legend, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, which is based on a story by L. Frank Baum (The Wizard of Oz), was produced and directed by Rankin and Bass, the reigning kings of the Christmas special (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer), using their brand of puppet animation... |
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The Muppet Christmas Carol - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition List Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $13.41 Average Rating: |
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Brian Henson directs his late father's creations in the Charles Dickens classic, the best known (and most oft-filmed) Christmas story of all time. Michael Caine plays the old miser Scrooge with Kermit as his long-suffering but ever-hopeful employee Bob Cratchit, Miss Piggy as Cratchit's wife, and a host of Muppets (including the Great Gonzo as an unlikely Charles Dickens) taking other primary roles in this bright, playful adaptation of the somber tale... |
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It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie List Price: $14.98 Sale Price: $5.75 Average Rating:  |
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Kermit takes center stage in this hilarious, parody-laden celebration of Muppetry, pulsating with original music, a star-studded cast of human cameos, and a heartwarming story reminiscent of It's a Wonderful Life... |
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When considering Christmas Decor the initial thing you should do is to make a list of everything you want to decorate. Make those decisions with the entire family. Physically get outside and point out where you would like to place certain decorations. Then, you should decide what types of decorations you want to put out. Do you want a certain colour theme? Do you want a manger scene in your front yard? These things are essential when choosing a Christmas decor.
If you want to host your Christmas decorating materials is in your own back yard. Sticks and twigs can be shaped and knotted to create rustic stars to hang from your tree or porch. Acorns and pinecones can be sprayed gold and silver, or simply left alone for a more natural look. Hang from the tree branches or fill a basket for your fireplace hearth or coffee table. Pretty branches from boxwood or other garden plants can be molded around a wreath form or placed in a jar for a natural looking centerpiece. And don't overlook the beauty and simplicity of a basket of pine boughs adorning your table as well.
Choosing a decor doesn't have to be hard work either. Just get your entire family involved. Ask them their opinions, what they think would look best on this bush or this tree. What kind of Christmas tree should you buy- a real one or a fake one? By getting your family's opinion on every little detail, you should be able to come up with a simple Christmas decor that suits everyone's tastes. That's how you go about choosing the best Christmas decor.
Despite all of the work that's involved in the Christmas decor, present buying and wrapping, cutting down the Christmas tree, and creating a Christmas feast with all the fixing's, there is a magic about Xmas that makes almost everyone enjoy every bit of the preparations that go into it. Having to decorate the whole house is a daunting task, but it is one that I heartily enjoy. Getting to spend time with my kids and my husband without the worries of the day is a nice change.
When choosing a Christmas decor, make sure that you keep in mind that Christmas isn't always about what your garden looks like or how much cash you fork out, it's about bringing the family together towards one goal, it's about conveying that Christmas spirit and hopefully making other people follow suit, like your neighbors. Spreading this Christmas joy is what Christmas is all about and it's also what finding a good Christmas decor that everyone can agree with. Christmas time only comes once a year, choose a decor you can be proud of.
With a tiny bit of sneakiness and lots of artistic show and creativity, your home can be turned into the Xmas dream that you are yearning for. By using supplies that you find around your home and garden, your Xmas decorating will please your whole family without putting a dent into your finances.
Filed under Christmas by on Dec 3rd, 2008.
