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Post by Shan on Dec 8, 2006 22:34:51 GMT
OK, people, Elliot and ss have joined in the fun. If any of the rest of you would like to help us count down the days to Christmas, please feel free to post along with us. Jags and I want all of you to come share in the fun. Remember we're meeting in the Chaos study. It isn't formal, so jeans and T-shirt are ok. Just come join the fun. We might even be persuaded to make space for you close to the fire.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Dec 8, 2006 22:38:24 GMT
There was a copy of Skye's song on YouTube, Shan, but annoyingly they took it down. I'll see what I can find, but don't hold your breath...
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Post by Venom65437 on Dec 8, 2006 22:47:11 GMT
Santa Claus exists, I've seen him many times!
And this year, I'm going to catch him, hold him hostage! All the kids will have to give me their toys to get him back, then I'm going to sell them back all their toys.
BWAHAHAHAHAH!!! I'LL BE RICH!!!
All kidding aside. Santa exists. Quit drinkin' the haterade!
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Post by Elliot Kane on Dec 8, 2006 23:00:08 GMT
Not sure if it's still there, but if you can get Rapidshare to work there's a copy on Skye's forum hereWhich is the first place I should have looked, but naturally, being me, I forgot
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Post by Shan on Dec 9, 2006 5:17:47 GMT
Not sure if it's still there, but if you can get Rapidshare to work there's a copy on Skye's forum hereWhich is the first place I should have looked, but naturally, being me, I forgot It's not still there. Thanks for trying though.
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Post by Shan on Dec 9, 2006 5:34:40 GMT
CHRISTMAS CARDSA relatively recent phenomenon, the sending of commercially printed Christmas cards originated in London in 1843. Previously, people had exchanged handwritten holiday greetings. First in person. Then via post. By 1822, homemade Christmas cards had become the bane of the U.S. postal system. That year, the Superintendent of Mails in Washington, D.C., complained of the need to hire sixteen extra mailmen. Fearful of future bottlenecks, he petitioned Congress to limit the exchange of cards by post, concluding, "I don’t know what we’ll do if it keeps on." Not only did it keep on, but with the marketing of attractive commercial cards the postal burden worsened. The first Christmas card designed for sale was by London artist John Calcott Horsley. A respected illustrator of the day, Horsley was commissioned by Sir Henry Cole, a wealthy British businessman, who wanted a card he could proudly send to friends and professional acquaintances to wish them a "merry Christmas." Sir Henry Cole was a prominent innovator in the 1800s. He modernized the British postal system, managed construction of the Albert Hall, arranged for the Great Exhibition in 1851, and oversaw the inauguration of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Most of all, Cole sought to "beautify life," and in his spare time he ran an art shop on Bond Street, specializing in decorative objects for the home. In the summer of 1843, he commissioned Horsley to design an impressive card for that year’s Christmas. Horsley produced a triptych. Each of the two side panels depicted a good deed-clothing the naked and feeding the hungry. The centerpiece featured a party of adults and children, with plentiful food and drink (there was severe criticism from the British Temperance Movement). The first Christmas card’s inscription read: "merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you." "Merry" was then a spiritual word meaning "blessed," as in "merry old England." Of the original one thousand cards printed for Henry Cole, twelve exist today in private collections. Printed cards soon became the rage in England; then in Germany. But it required an additional thirty years for Americans to take to the idea. In 1875, Boston lithographer Louis Prang, a native of Germany, began publishing cards, and earned the title "father of the American Christmas card." Prang’s high-quality cards were costly, and they initially featured not such images as the Madonna and Child, a decorated tree, or even Santa Claus, but colored floral arrangements of roses, daisies, gardenias, geraniums, and apple blossoms. Americans took to Christmas cards, but not to Prang’s; he was forced out of business in 1890. It was cheap penny Christmas postcards imported from Germany that remained the vogue until World War 1. By war’s end, America’s modern greeting card industry had been born. Today more than two billion Christmas cards are exchanged annually, just within the United States. Christmas is the number one card-selling holiday of the year.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Dec 9, 2006 5:43:42 GMT
Best I got, Shan, Sorry... Other than that it's the odd 20-second clip here and there which loses something, to put it mildly...
It's a very rare track from a Skye fan POV... Well, for those of us who are a bit old for Disney, at least ;D
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Post by Shan on Dec 9, 2006 5:48:22 GMT
Santa Claus exists, I've seen him many times! And this year, I'm going to catch him, hold him hostage! All the kids will have to give me their toys to get him back, then I'm going to sell them back all their toys. BWAHAHAHAHAH!!! I'LL BE RICH!!! All kidding aside. Santa exists. Quit drinkin' the haterade! Yay!!!!!!! Venom is on my side. He believes in Santa Claus too.
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Post by Shan on Dec 9, 2006 5:49:56 GMT
Best I got, Shan, Sorry... Other than that it's the odd 20-second clip here and there which loses something, to put it mildly... It's a very rare track from a Skye fan POV... Well, for those of us who are a bit old for Disney, at least ;D That's OK, Elliot. I appreciate you trying. Hey, no one is ever to old for Disney. ;D
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Post by Elliot Kane on Dec 9, 2006 5:56:39 GMT
Well... Depends on the Disney. Much as I love The Little Mermaid, no way in heck am I going to get 'Jingle Jams' - not even for a Skye track I don't have ;D
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Post by Venom65437 on Dec 9, 2006 7:10:02 GMT
Well... Depends on the Disney. Much as I love The Little Mermaid You do know she's like 16, right pervert?
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Post by Elliot Kane on Dec 9, 2006 8:05:43 GMT
1. Sixteen is legal in England, and 2. I prefer Irish girls. So there
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Post by Venom65437 on Dec 9, 2006 8:20:53 GMT
I wasn't really talking the legality of it... more like... you're old enough to be her dad... probably her grand father...
Yucky!
And who says she's isn't Irish... red hair... she probably likes drinking...
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Post by Elliot Kane on Dec 9, 2006 8:22:24 GMT
Father, yes. Grandfather, no. This is not a good time to point out that my favourite character is actually Sebastian, is it? ;D
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Post by Shan on Dec 9, 2006 18:52:23 GMT
wow, Shan!! that's Christmas overload! ;D & it's only the 8th! but i love it all. & yeah, u remember it right - Silent Night is my fav Christmas song. thanks, Shan! Christmas overload? Nah, you can never get a Christmas overload. ;D It's the best time of the year and it is in the winter too. Yay! I remembered correctly. And you are welcom. It was fun posting it for you.
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Post by Shan on Dec 9, 2006 18:55:29 GMT
You guys always come up with something creative. Great work! Can't wait till see what is to come. Thanks Misty. Glad you could join us in the Chaos study for the Chaos Christmas countdown. Hey, if you have a favorite Christmas song, pic, card or whatever feel free to post it. Jags and I would love for you to join in our fun.
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Post by Shan on Dec 9, 2006 19:02:50 GMT
Guys, I can't do a Christmas thread without sharing my most favorite Christmas song. I have a number of favorites, but this one tops the list. O Holy Night J.S.Dwight & A.C.Adam, 19th Century O holy night, the stars are brightly shining; It is the night of our dear Savior's birth! Long lay the world in sin and error pining, Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn. Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices! O night divine, O night when Christ was born! O night divine, O night, O night divine! Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming, With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand. So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming, Here came the wise men from Orient land. The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger, In all our trials born to be our Friend! He knows our need, To our weakness no stranger; Behold your King! Before the lowly bend! Behold your King! your King! before Him bend. Truly He taught us to love one another; His law is love and His gospel is peace. Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother And in His name all oppression shall cease. Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we, Let all within us praise His holy name! Christ is the Lord, Oh praise His name forever, His pow'r and glory evermore proclaim His pow'r and glory evermore proclaim.
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Post by Shan on Dec 9, 2006 19:17:35 GMT
I want to add a few of the Christmas traditions around the world. If you know of any and would like to post them, please do. Christmas in AustraliaChristmas in Australia is often very hot. Whereas the northern hemisphere is in the middle of winter, Australians are baking in summer heat. It is not unusual to have Christmas Day well into the mid 30 degrees Celsius, or near 100 degrees Fahrenheit. A traditional meal includes a turkey dinner, with ham, and pork. A flaming Christmas plum pudding is added for dessert. In the Australian gold rushes, Christmas puddings often contained a gold nugget. Today a small favor is baked inside. Whoever finds this knows s/he will enjoy good luck. Another treat is Mince Pies. Some Australians and particularly tourists often have their Christmas dinner at midday on a local beach, Bondi Beach in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs attracts thousands of people on Christmas Day. Other families enjoy their day by having a picnic. If they are at home, the day is punctuated by swimming in a pool, playing Cricket out the backyard, and other outdoor activities. The warm weather allows Australians to enjoy a tradition which commenced in 1937. Carols by Candlelight is held every year on Christmas Eve, where tens of thousands of people gather in the city of Melbourne to sing their favorite Christmas songs. The evening is lit by as many candles singing under a clean cut night sky. The sky with its Southern Cross stars is like a mirror. Sydney and the other capital cities also enjoy Carols in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Australians surround themselves with Christmas Bush, a native plant which has little red flowered leaves. Christmas shopping is often done in shorts and t-shirts. At many beaches Santa Claus arrives on a surfboard, or even on a surf lifesaving boat. I think Australia needs some snow for Christmas. This is for you Australia. Jags, I'll dedicate it to you too since Malaysia doesn't get snow for Christmas either. (I don't think you ever get snow, right?)
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Post by Venom65437 on Dec 9, 2006 20:01:12 GMT
I never get snow....
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Post by Shan on Dec 9, 2006 20:06:02 GMT
Don't worry, Venom. I will find some great Christmas snow and you can have it all for yourself.
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