Thursday, December 23. 2004

Christmas Mood ~ It's Official

Received three Christmas dinner and appreciation invites this week (one of which is organised under duress (or so I heard!) by a certain Mr. Ho). And as the fact of these invites sank in, I started feeling Christmassy.

To me, getting into the Christmas mood entails great fellowship and lots and lots of good food. Celebrating Christmas means being with the people who are dear to you and it's also a time to enfold others who might be alone this time of the year. That's the beauty of having gatherings such as these.

Other things to get the Christmas mood going are as follows:


  • Christmas Story - There's nothing more meaningful and cosy than to remember the reason of Christ's birth with our dearest family and friends gathering close to us and having someone read the Christmas story (Luke 2) in a clear and cheerful voice.
  • Christmas Carols - But of course!
  • Christmas Movie/book - A good movie to watch or a good book to read during Christmas would be 'Little Women' by Loisa May Alcott. Not only does it have snow (lots of it!), it also has a lot of heart.
  • Christmas Pudding & fruit cake - Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!
  • Christmas Cards - There's something about the end of the year that makes people reminisce of old long lost friends. It's a great time to write some words of appreciation to someone and tell them that they are still dear to you even though you haven't bothered keeping in touch with them at other times of the year! Still, it's the thought that counts.


Notice that I did not put gift exchange in the list. It's not because I hate receiving gifts, far from it! But to me, getting a gift for someone entails quite a lot of stress (shopping amidst the throng of people during Christmas sales, the hassle of finding a parking spot, the long queues, etc, etc, etc!). And this kind of stress sort of dampens the Christmas mood, I feel.

Anyway, just in case I forget to wish you guys later, a very Merry and Blessed Christmas to everyone! Joy to the world!
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*Solution to stress induced by Christmas shopping: shop in July! I bought some of my Christmas gifts as early as that ;-)
#1 Anonymous on 2004-12-23 07:21 (Reply)
*Joy to the world the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King....
I've been singing this song in my mind since yesterday and my colleague been playing Christmas midi from his pc!!! Little Woman is my fav book and I've been reading it again and again... even watch the movie though :-)
#2 Anonymous on 2004-12-23 07:45 (Reply)
*Irene, wise move ;-)

Musical, hey we've got some Christmassy things in common, eh? I watched two versions of Little Women - the one starring Winona Ryder (released 1994) and Meredith Baxter (1978). Which one did you watch? Both are equally good, I feel.
#3 coolcat (Homepage) on 2004-12-23 22:10 (Reply)
*I watched the 1994 version - Winona Ryder :-))No idea who is Meredith Baxter hehehe. Hey, did you watch Grease starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John?? Oh, I just love watching all these movies - My Fair Lady, Ann of Green Gables, Oliver Twist, The Sound of Music, The King and I, Breakfast at Tiffany..... oh boy
#4 Anonymous on 2004-12-24 02:32 (Reply)
*Meredith Baxter acted in Family Ties as Michael J. Fox's mom. Quite a hit back in the 80's ;-)

Ooooh, I love most of the movies you listed! My favourites are Sound of Music, Breakfast at Tiffany's and Anne of Green Gables. Alfred Hitchcock's flicks are also my favs. Haven't watched Grease though but shall do so in the near future :-)
#5 Anonymous on 2004-12-24 04:14 (Reply)
*Have a Blessed Chrstmas Coolgal.
#6 Anonymous on 2004-12-24 21:28 (Reply)
*Joy to the world , joy to the world....
like the avalon version better....

so here it is a blessed christmas to you and your family including your parents and especially your bro...

Let it be remembered that Christmas is a time when Hope have arrived and freedom to people have been given and it ultimately leads to a wonderful gift called Grace.
#7 Anonymous on 2004-12-25 03:47 (Reply)
*Woops. I missed an "i" there. Here it is again. Have a Blessed Christmas. Peace.
#8 Anonymous on 2004-12-25 03:55 (Reply)
*You have to watch Grease, gal. You would love it! You know, we should have a movie marathon of all the movies that were just listed. I love classic & musical movies. My fav is also Sound of Music :-D
#9 Anonymous on 2004-12-27 11:01 (Reply)
*Blessed Christmas, Joshua and Peter! Hope you guys had a great one!

Jo, that's a great idea! Maybe we can arrange something when Musical comes back to town :-)
#10 coolcat (Homepage) on 2004-12-28 00:14 (Reply)
*Hey, don't miss me out ya. I'll be flying to Paris this coming Thursday and will only be back on 15th Jan :-) I have Grease and My Fair Lady VCD and DVD hehehe
#11 Anonymous on 2005-01-04 20:27 (Reply)
*Sure thing, Musical! Wouldn't dream of leaving you out of it :-) I have the Sound of Music, Breakfast at Tiffany's and Funny Face VCDs. Plus some Alfred Hitchcock DVDs starring the affable James Stewart.
#12 Anonymous on 2005-01-05 00:16 (Reply)
*Hi Chriselle!!! :-) I promise I'll add you in my yahoo messenger once I get a new pc. You can email to me. Just click on Musical and you'll see my email address. Feel free to write to me and I can't wait to chat with you too. Email me ya?
#13 Anonymous on 2005-01-05 00:23 (Reply)

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