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Santa's Reading List
Now we all know many of the presents on Santa’s sleigh are books. (The rest I suspect would be chocolate, toys, socks, and stuff for pets!).
But what would Santa himself want to read after all of those deliveries have been done or would like to read if the books existed?
We all deserve to put our feet up with a good book after all. (He would have already read A Christmas Carol and The Nativity stories of course and would re-read them each year).
Lounging in the Sun - would make a change from his usual environment, yes?
How to Bake the Perfect Mince Pie - suspect he might leave this book as a present when what he is offered as refreshments is below par. Bound to come across the odd shoddy few.
Reindeer Management - What You Need to Know - wonder if he’ll find a cure for Rudolph’s red nose here.
Postman Pat - Any of these classic children’s stories would go down well with the great man. Would make a change to read stories from someone else with deliveries to sort out.
Getting Away From It All - You’d want to after dealing with the workload for another year.
The Haynes Guide to Sleigh Maintenance - The Haynes manuals are very well known especially in the UK. They even have one for the Star Trek Enterprise and the Millennium Falcon so why not do one for Santa’s sleigh?
Hope you have plenty of book shaped presents under your Christmas tree this year!
But what would Santa himself want to read after all of those deliveries have been done or would like to read if the books existed?
We all deserve to put our feet up with a good book after all. (He would have already read A Christmas Carol and The Nativity stories of course and would re-read them each year).
Lounging in the Sun - would make a change from his usual environment, yes?
How to Bake the Perfect Mince Pie - suspect he might leave this book as a present when what he is offered as refreshments is below par. Bound to come across the odd shoddy few.
Reindeer Management - What You Need to Know - wonder if he’ll find a cure for Rudolph’s red nose here.
Postman Pat - Any of these classic children’s stories would go down well with the great man. Would make a change to read stories from someone else with deliveries to sort out.
Getting Away From It All - You’d want to after dealing with the workload for another year.
The Haynes Guide to Sleigh Maintenance - The Haynes manuals are very well known especially in the UK. They even have one for the Star Trek Enterprise and the Millennium Falcon so why not do one for Santa’s sleigh?
Hope you have plenty of book shaped presents under your Christmas tree this year!
Favourite Christmas Stories
There are always wonderful Christmas stories.
I love the Nativity. I also love A Christmas Carol. The redemption theme will always be timeless. I am not at all surprised this wonderful work by Charles Dickens has never been out of print. I can’t see it ever going so either.
There are stories in the carols themselves. The First Nowell tells the Nativity pretty much from start to finish. Gabriel’s Message focuses on the Annunciation.
While Shepherds Watched focuses on the shepherds and We Three Kings does the same for the wise men. (Yes I have sung the traditional and alternative versions of these!). The only carol I don’t really get is The Holly and the Ivy.
Film wise, I love the story of The Polar Express. I see that as a great all age story. It’s not twee (which I think Miracle on 34th Street is). And then there is the much missed Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather. Time to watch and/or read that again very soon!
Plus as I mentioned last week there is always the wonderful post Christmas reading to do. Christmas is full of stories. Not all of them are of good cheer (see King Herod for more on that) but the majority are and I find that to be a wonderful boost at a dark and cold time of year.
I love the Nativity. I also love A Christmas Carol. The redemption theme will always be timeless. I am not at all surprised this wonderful work by Charles Dickens has never been out of print. I can’t see it ever going so either.
There are stories in the carols themselves. The First Nowell tells the Nativity pretty much from start to finish. Gabriel’s Message focuses on the Annunciation.
While Shepherds Watched focuses on the shepherds and We Three Kings does the same for the wise men. (Yes I have sung the traditional and alternative versions of these!). The only carol I don’t really get is The Holly and the Ivy.
Film wise, I love the story of The Polar Express. I see that as a great all age story. It’s not twee (which I think Miracle on 34th Street is). And then there is the much missed Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather. Time to watch and/or read that again very soon!
Plus as I mentioned last week there is always the wonderful post Christmas reading to do. Christmas is full of stories. Not all of them are of good cheer (see King Herod for more on that) but the majority are and I find that to be a wonderful boost at a dark and cold time of year.
