The year 1947 is remembered in Christmas film history as the year Miracle on 34th Street came out. But in April of that year another yuletide movie came out that did pretty well at the box office – a movie called It Happened on Fifth Avenue. It Happened on Fifth Avenue is the convoluted tale […]
The word “tinsel” is believed to come from an old French word, “estincele”, which means “spark”. Indeed, a browse through media history reveals that tinsel was related to anything shiny – from military uniforms to décor. It should be noted as well that in poetry, sermons and newspaper editorials the word “tinsel” related not only […]
The Muppet Christmas Carol came out nearly three decades ago. Today it is considered a classic among Christmas movies, a must-watch film season after season in the same vein as It’s a Wonderful Life and Christmas Vacation. The movie was the first Muppet production after the untimely death of Muppet creator Jim Henson and its […]
Mistletoe is perhaps the most backwards of Christmas traditions. Most today associate mistletoe with a Christmas kiss – something that happens now rarely, if spontaneously – and only if mistletoe is included in festive activities (it rarely is anymore). Unlike most traditions of Christmas mistletoe has not really survived into modern times with the esteem […]
The tradition of Christmas cards is a story of constant change and stubborn longevity. For generations experts and the media have predicted Christmas cards would slowly die as a tradition. Instead Christmas cards have persisted as a tradition by changing well with the times. ~ Disputed Origins of Christmas Cards ~ Conventional wisdom, as portrayed […]
Amazon’s Prime Day falls on Father’s Day weekend this year. It could mean a lot for Christmas shoppers in 2021. There are already warnings in the media about two major events affecting the world of shopping: inflation and suffering supply chains. If that’s true, why is Amazon pushing Prime Day on us so early? It […]
Norman Rockwell was an artist who captured American life and culture on his canvas like no one else. Born at the end of the Victorian era his works documented a time when Christmas had evolved tremendously. By the time he passed in 1978 nothing quite said Christmas without Rockwell’s unique take on it. Art was […]
Christmas has stubbornly persisted in these times of pandemic. As the world went into quarantine in the Spring of 2020 many turned the Christmas lights on outside and some put the tree back up. It was a way of coping with sudden changes brought on by isolation and long waits for the return of normalcy. […]
Apple TV+ will soon produce Spirited, a musical retelling of Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, according to Collider. The big money project ropes in the talents of Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell to star in the flick. Reynolds will be playing the “Ebenezer Scrooge-like” lead. An additional report from Slash Film says that Oscar Winner Octavia […]
Jingle Bells by Cimorelli just has a total 2020 vibe to it. Performed in a minor key, it is projected as a dark version of the song, one that forever works with a twinkle in the eye: Cimorelli is just parroting a trend in recent years by some creative musicians to put a dark spin […]
December Night is an original Christmas song recently released by pop rock group Winona Avenue. It is obvious that a great deal of work went into the production of this video and the message is one of hope: Whenever an artist reaches out to us personally we get someone on it. While we cannot possibly […]
