FESTIVE FEELING

 

Christmas is the time for living

Spreading love with the gift giving

So, at the festive time of year

Fill your heart with Christmas cheer

SNOWFLAKES FALL STEADILY

 

Snowflakes fall steadily

As the wind blows

Laying deeper and deeper

As her progress slows

Knee deep she trudged

Through the deep snows

So I go and rescue her

From out of the snows

To get her safe indoors

Out of the snows

Though not for kindness

Heaven only knows

It was to get her out

Of her ho ho hose

ALL-TIME CLASSIC MOVIE FAVOURITES – MAGIC (1978)

 

“Magic” is a Horror Drama, screenplay written by William Goldman from his own Novel and Directed by Richard Attenborough.

 

Magician's assistant Corky (Sir Anthony Hopkins) performs disastrously at his first solo appearance, but his mentor, Merlin (E.J. André), tells him he needs to find some charm, and he chooses to do that by getting a ventriloquist dummy called “Fats” to improve his act, and within a few years, Corky is at the height of fame, thanks to his foul-mouthed dummy, however along the way Fats develops a mind of his own, so much so that Corky’s agent Ben Greene (Burgess Meredith) wonders who is actually in control of who.

After refusing the to have a medical exam for a big Network gig he escapes to his old hometown to get his head straight, and finds the town very changed apart from his old crush Peggy Ann Snow (Ann-Margret) who he falls in love with anew, much to the displeasure of Fats and her husband Duke (Ed Lauter).

Goldman's intensely suspenseful, spooky novel shows up on the big screen unabridged and complete in all its terrifying splendour.

ARE YOU WEARING IT FOR A REASON?

 

Are you wearing it for a reason?

That outfit for the Christmas season

Yes it does come around very soon

But you do realise that it’s only June

OH NO HE ISN’T

 

My great uncle John was an actor on the stage

Who was best known as a pantomime dame

Famous for his ugly sister and widow twanky

But not anymore which is a great shame

 

He has gone to that great pantomime in the sky

No longer will he don grease paint and his regalia

I will still see him though from time to time

Because he’s not dead he’s just working for Ryan air

TIME FOR CHRISTMAS

 

At last I have some time to spare

No more work until the New Year

Its nearly Christmas so beware

The weather's bitter so have a care

Peace and goodwill and never fear

A wish for one and all for the coming year

HARBINGER OF YULE

 

The advent calendars

Are first to appear

Heralding the headlong rush

Toward Christmas cheer

On trees baubles reflect

Flickers of candlelight

From November’s end

Right up to twelfth night