Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 11403939)

…very lovely messages…:love:…it’s nice to see Die Hard in its rightful place as a Christmas movie, Mock…:love:..:laugh:…

Originally Posted by Kate! (Post 11403915)

Great message Mock, glad you included Die Hard, it's an all time favourite. Thank you for mentioning me, it's an absolute pleasure to do this on an annual basis but it's all of you who make it so special with your contributions. Thanks for taking part. :love:

Originally Posted by ChalkOutlineMan (Post 11404137)

My turn today. As some of you may remember, my mother passed away in early November. She'd had a few close calls with death over the last decade or so, but there's only so many fights you can win. She was 72 and on account of her ill-health over the past 7-8 years, I'd been mentally preparing myself for the day she'd die. But of course, you never wake up thinking today's going to be the day. And whatever level of mental preparation you do isn't ever quite enough to shield you from the initial pain. Her passing so close to Christmas, you might think there's not much I can be thankful for. But there are a few things. Chief among them, I'm thankful it was quick, and I'm thankful she was with the people she loved most, and who loved her the most. I shall leave you all with a poem I found while looking among a stack of them that the celebrant provided us with. I didn't end up using it for the funeral as there was another poem that felt was more applicable and that my father needed to hear (he's had a tougher time accepting my mother's death, and so I chose one of those you are stronger than you think-type pieces to be read out), but if there's any lesson to be taken from the passing of a loved one, this is that lesson:




And so my Christmas message is that I hope we're all reunited with the ones we love in the next life or at the end of time or whenever. I've been uncharacteristically sappy enough with this message, so I won't go overboard and pick an equally sappy Christmas song. Here's the joyously twisted Making Christmas from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Originally Posted by Zizu (Post 11404188)

When is the last Christmas song scheduled ?
Tomorrow ??

It’s just that I have some more Xmas songs to add to the thread .. but I don’t want to steal anyone’s thunder


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Originally Posted by Kate! (Post 11404193)

Christmas Day Zizu. It's my turn then. Please feel free to share the day with me. That'd be lovely x

Originally Posted by Zizu (Post 11404197)

Hugz

I’ll wait until you’ve posted your offerings then :)


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Originally Posted by ChalkOutlineMan (Post 11404137)

My turn today. As some of you may remember, my mother passed away in early November. She'd had a few close calls with death over the last decade or so, but there's only so many fights you can win. She was 72 and on account of her ill-health over the past 7-8 years, I'd been mentally preparing myself for the day she'd die. But of course, you never wake up thinking today's going to be the day. And whatever level of mental preparation you do isn't ever quite enough to shield you from the initial pain. Her passing so close to Christmas, you might think there's not much I can be thankful for. But there are a few things. Chief among them, I'm thankful it was quick, and I'm thankful she was with the people she loved most, and who loved her the most. I shall leave you all with a poem I found while looking among a stack of them that the celebrant provided us with. I didn't end up using it for the funeral as there was another poem that felt was more applicable and that my father needed to hear (he's had a tougher time accepting my mother's death, and so I chose one of those you are stronger than you think-type pieces to be read out), but if there's any lesson to be taken from the passing of a loved one, this is that lesson:




And so my Christmas message is that I hope we're all reunited with the ones we love in the next life or at the end of time or whenever. I've been uncharacteristically sappy enough with this message, so I won't go overboard and pick an equally sappy Christmas song. Here's the joyously twisted Making Christmas from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Originally Posted by Vanessa (Post 11404345)

I'm having some trouble with YouTube :bawling:

Originally Posted by Vanessa (Post 11404343)

It's Christmas Eve! I'm excited, because I get four days off! :amazed:
I'm going to lock my door, put my phone on silent and just pretend I'm not home! :hehe:
The TV during the holidays is very good. There's the soaps, so many festive movies and TV shows to catch up on.
My favourite is definitely Home Alone. It
:wavey:always makes me laugh.:laugh:
This scene is epic!

This is another Christmas song that I love

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.
Love from Vanessa. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2bd6ff1d39.gifhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b4524b8f36.gif

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