The 2011 seasonal cheer thread

[Channel Hopper]

This thread is really for anyone that can post a picture or link to anything festive (in a positive way).


Go on, make somebody's day.

 

[Channel Hopper]

First up, one episode from last years award winning Russian animation 'Sasha and the Bear'.

[video=youtube;qd6OtRox9V8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd6OtRox9V8[/video]

 

[Llew]

This song by Judy Garland 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' from one of the best MGM musicals ever made might not qualify as positive, maybe a tad too sentimental for some, but there is hope there - the film was made towards the end of WW2, and the line 'until then we'll have to muddle through somehow' is a reasonably optimistic one.

Doesn't enbed, so need to click to youtube.


[video=youtube;NdbJ3KUWWLc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdbJ3KUWWLc[/video]

 

[Channel Hopper]

Jolasveinar

There are 13 Jolasveinar, otherwise known as 'Christmas Boys'. They first appeared in the 17th century and are the sons of two trolls, Gryla and Leppaludi.

Gryla and Leppaludi were frightening creatures, and had a reputation for stealing and eating children who are naughty. Leppaludi was bed ridden, so Gryla had to go around the countryside to find food for her husband. At Christmas time, she steals children that have been naughty during the year.

The legend of the Jolasveinar stemmed from this story about Gryla and Leppaludi. When stories about the Jolasveinar first appeared, they were frightening creatures just like their parents. Over the years, they have become milder, gentler creatures.

In the earlier stories, they would arrive one at a time, starting 13 days before Christmas. Each one would do their best to cause minor havoc on Christmas preparations. One would steal the food, another would dirty the clothes, there was one who'd steal the candles; each had their own way to wreak havoc.

Today, they leave little presents for the children who have behaved all year. The children leave their shoes on their window sills and the Jolasveinarv fill their shoes with little gifts. Any children who have been naughty get a potato or some other reminder that good behavior is essential around Christmas.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Reindeer racing in Norway

_http://blog.hanneketravels.net/2008/02/reindeer-racing.html

and just round the corner from me at Kempton Park.

[video=youtube;jKIoJr_CajE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKIoJr_CajE&feature=player_embedded[/video]

 

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Norad Tracks Santa - great fun for kids on Xmas Eve

-http://www.noradsanta.org/en/

 

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Or maybe you want proof there is no Santa.

Rumour has it Santa met a grumpy Brummie and the last words Santa heard was "you know where you can stick Christmas dont you"

He really shouldnt have tried to comply with the request!

 

[Analoguesat]

We have had this before but what the hell.

Keep the kids quiet by printing this off and telling them to find Wall-E....!

Or keep yourself amused by seeing how many of the robots you can identify.

 

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Just had a quick look at the Norad tracks Santa site and global warming seems to be affecting Santa rather badly...

According to Norad, Santas North Pole base is now on a very small island surrounded by sea, and all the toy factories seem to have fallen into the sea already.... !

Will the reindeer be able to take off next year or will there be no more Christmases

Or maybe Santa will be asking the USS submarine service to rescue him and the missus next summer??

 

[Lazarus]

So, all those "Humbugs" might come in useful, now that the "Glacier Mints" have almost run out.

 

[2cvbloke]

Or keep yourself amused by seeing how many of the robots you can identify.

I guess the term "robot" has been used loosely, cos I'm pretty sure that a Numatic Henry doesn't do all the cleaning for you like Kryten would... O-Ha

 

[Analoguesat]

I'm passing this on because it worked for me today...Dr Hilary on TV said that to reach inner peace we should always finish things we start, and we all could use more calm in our lives during the hectic Holiday season. I looked around my house to find things I'd started and hadn't finished, so I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of Chardonnay, a bodle of Baileys, a butle of wum, tha mainder of Valiuminun scriptins, an a box a chocletz. Yu haf no idr how fablus I feel rite now. Sned this to all who need inner piss. An telum u luvum

 

[2cvbloke]

And here's my offering for the Christmas festivities, courtesy of vlogginlife on youtube....

[video=youtube;cSdyYJdEYgg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSdyYJdEYgg[/video]

 

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Nice Christmas story

-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16322882

 

[sonnetpete]

I'm passing this on because it worked for me today...Dr Hilary on TV said that to reach inner peace we should always finish things we start, and we all could use more calm in our lives during the hectic Holiday season. I looked around my house to find things I'd started and hadn't finished, so I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of Chardonnay, a bodle of Baileys, a butle of wum, tha mainder of Valiuminun scriptins, an a box a chocletz. Yu haf no idr how fablus I feel rite now. Sned this to all who need inner piss. An telum u luvum

Thanksh for thishh. Found a bottle of shinnngle malt whishhky thattt I shtarted lasht Chi...Crush....Crish....sod it...Xmas and have now attained inner peach...and other fruits.... (reading it back it sounds like a really bad Sean Connery impression!!)

 

[2cvbloke]

I thought that for once, we should see dig deep's avatar in full, cos it's funneh...

 

[waverider]

This sez it all...total Humbuggery! ;) Merry Christmas!

 

[Jumpstart]

Happy christmas!

 

[PaulR]

And from me as well - it's now half past midnight and officially Christmas Day.

 

[remlap]

Merry Christmas everyone.