Christmas

The most important thing to do on Christmas Eve......is to be with family. Nothing else matters to me..........nothing. My daughter and son in-law, as they have for the past several years, did a great job hosting the Christmas Eve get-together in their home, the Annie Mansion.

Princess Fartknocker was beside herself........anticipating the arrival of Santa Claus.

There was an ample food supply and tons of treats........everything tasted great.

Christmas is all about the kids though.............my kids have grown up and now its all about the grandkids.

Princess Fartknocker danced with her Uncle "Dexter".

Ever seen one of these?

As I said before.......more than enough food.

We all gathered together to do a gift exchange. My daughter Noodle, who lives near Austin, Texas......was there too!.........by way of webcam. That's her on the laptop. We set the laptop so that she could see what we were doing and we could see and speak to her. Imagine that!

There were no sad faces to be had........everyone was happy........happy.....happy.

As the night passed by all too quickly, Princess Fartknocker put her pajamas on and set out the milk and cookies for Santa. By the look on her face, she was in heaven already.............and off she went to bed.

I am sure that Santa did not forget her or her brother, Joe Flacco.........hehehe.

Scrooge (Alastair Sim) Christmas Morning Part 1

Scrooge (Alastair Sim) Christmas Morning Part 2

This was the real deal and to me, the very best version of the Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol". This also happens to be my favorite part of the movie and brings a tear to my eye each and every time I see it. The story is loaded with messages and lessons to be learned. Pay particular attention to the soundtrack and you will hear the song "Barbra Allen", which, while not particularly a Christmas tune, has become a Christmas song because of its inclusion in the film. Whenever I hear that song, I immediately think of these two parts of the film.

God Bless Us Everyone!
Merry Christmas!

"Oh Holy Night" performed by David Phelps

Everybody has heard O Holy Night many times, but not everybody has heard it sung like this. This just may be the best I have heard, David Phelps has an unbelievable voice. Don't judge this one by only listening to a few bars.......stick with it......trust me......and when you finally reach the final notes of the song.....you will have heard a finale so emotional that it will leave you in awe. Truly a fantastic voice.

I hope you enjoy this.

Merry Christmas!

Edyta Gorniak- Let It Snow [Live'08]

I found this Christmas video by Edyta Gorniak singing in English.

I happen to like it and I hope you like it too.

Stay tuned.......more serious Christmas video coming up later.

Jerry Lewis Batman tribute to David Bowie and Bing Crosby

This video is good for a laugh or two.

Why can't Baltimore tv news stations offer these things every once in a while.............or at least bring back Bowling For Dollars or Pinbusters.

Do You Hear What I Hear? by the Bowen Beer Bottle Band

Yet another Christmas video that I saw on Boortz.com.

You should always check Boortz.com and Neals Nuze every day........as I do.........because you really want to read a website that makes sense and yet is humorous...........after all.......you ARE here aren't you?

Christmas Prank On Louie

I saw this video on Boortz.com and had to put it here on the blog for you to see............this is over the top.

Too much time on somebody's hands......hehehe.

Perry Como - It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas - 1958

Somehow, you gotta be thinkin'........."Ole Signtopia is longing for the Christmases of the past"..........well............yes indeed!

Here is another blast from the past..........Signtopia was only three years old..........oh, to be a kid again at Christmas............

Enjoy!

DEAN MARTIN - White Christmas

You didn't think I was gonna forget to have a Dean Martin Christmas song on this blog.......now did you?

Here is White Christmas from the late Dean Martin's tv show..........now just when will the tv networks, or at least some cable channels, start realizing that there is a decent portion of the population that longs for the great shows of yesteryear and cease shoving bilge into our homes via the tv.

Hmmmm........imagine that.......a variety show.......hosted by a distinguished and talented star........oh......wait........I forgot.......there are no distinguished and talented stars anymore................ahhhhh..........so that explains why they need to rebroadcast the historical Dean Martin Show. Maybe one day.

Enjoy!

It's Gonna Be A White Christmas

It was quite a weekend............there is nothing like a blizzard on the last weekend before Christmas.

In Baltimore, everybody panics when they are told that snow is coming........even if the forecast is only for a flurry. It's just a Baltimore tradition, I suppose. Hearing the word "snow" on the weather report triggers insanity, mayhem, and downright ridiculousness in Baltimoreans. Immediately, everybody heads to the grocery store and they buy up all of the bread, milk, and toilet paper.............yep......toilet paper! Hmmm........I have to wonder about that..........maybe snow causes people to poop more.........nahhhh......people might be afraid of snow but they can't possibly be scared poopless.

This time the weather people were spot on........usually whenever they say we might get a dusting it often ends up at least six inches of snow. Other times they will tell us that we will get dumped on and we end up with only an inch of snow. Following this kind of forecasting, we should have gotten about five feet of snow.........but as it was, we ended up with about an average of twenty inches of that frozen fluff. All one can do is watch it come down from the sky and stay tuned to every local television station........because every local station dropped all tv programming for "live, late-breaking, as it happening, alerts."

Yeah......I really need to see WBAL, WJZ, and WMAR reporters stand in the snow and tell us all exactly how much snow has landed in the parking lot of the Safeway in Canton........or those live reports from a 7-11 in White Marsh.......gee......how else would we know that it is very cold outside when it is snowing?......or how else would we find out that they actually put gas into the snow plows and trucks?

This stuff ain't going away any time real soon...............so it looks like it's gonna be a white Christmas.............excellent!

Bóg się rodzi ~ Franciszek Karpiński, 1792

Okay, so you may be wondering what is this "Bog sie rodzi"..........well......it is the name of one of the most beloved Polish Christmas carols and in translation it means "God is being born".

The reason I chose to put this up on my blog is that not only is it a wonderful song, this video is unusual. I recommend that you watch the entire video and see just how pitifully small we are here on earth..........it is a stunning perspective and one that I had not ever seen before.

If you want to hear some samples of more Polish Christmas carols (koledy) check out my list of favorites. You can view the list and listen to samples right here on this page.

Merry Christmas!

Amazing Grace - Christmas Lights (Suppressed in MD)

Hang in there with this one, it gets better as it goes.

I wonder how these lights look with 20 inches of snow on top.

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Popeye's Mistletoe, from 1955 . (great Christmas)

I figured this video would be interesting and fun for the holidays..........also this Popeye episode was from 1955, the year that I was born.

They just don't make cartoons like this anymore.

Ho....Ho....Ho!