Rudolph's Monologue
Our Holiday Giant Remains Nearly Christmas
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Given the existence as uttered forth in the public works of Currier and Ives of a Santa Claus hohoho with white beard hohoho outside time without extension who from the heights of divine north divine pole divine workshop loves us dearly with some exceptions for reasons unknown but time will tell and suffers like the divine Grinch with those who for reasons unknown but time will tell are roasting chestnuts by an open fire whose fire flames if that continues and who can doubt it will fire the firmament that is to say bring peace on earth so white all is calm so calm with a calm which even though intermittent is better than nothing but not so fast and considering what is more that as a result of the labours left unfinished crowned by the m-m-m-m-merry and b-b-b-b-bright of Kaye and Crosby it is established beyond all doubt all other doubt than that which clings to the labours of men that as a result of the labours unfinished of Kaye and Crosby it is established as hereinafter but not so fast for reasons unknown that as a result of the public works of Currier and Ives it is established beyond all doubt that in view of the labours of Marley and Marley left unfinished for reasons unknown of Kaye and Crosby left unfinished it is established what many deny that man in merry of Kaye and Crosby that man in bright that man in short that man in brief in spite of the strides of chocolate and peppermint is seen to comfort and joy comfort and joy and concurrently simultaneously what is more for reasons unknown in spite of the strides of holiday culture the practice of merriment such as sleigh rides caroling caroling now we go floating riding gliding conating chestnuts skating sleigh rides of all kinds caroling caroling of all sorts autumn summer winter winter sleigh rides of all kinds carols of all sorts holly and ivy in a word we resume and concurrently simultaneously for reasons unknown to shrink and dwindle in spite of the sleigh rides we resume flying gliding going over the meadow and through the wood sleigh rides of all sorts in a word for reasons unknown in Dasher Dancer Prancer namely concurrently simultaneously what is more for reasons unknown but time will tell to shrink and dwindle we resume Vixen Comet in a word the dead loss per caput since the death of Ebenezer Scrooge being to the tune of one inch four ounce per caput approximately by and large more or less to the nearest decimal good measure round figures stark naked in the stockinged feet in Christmastime in a word for reasons unknown no matter what matter the facts are there and considering what is more much more grave that in the light of the labours lost of Cindy Lou Who it appears what is more much more grave that in the light the light the light of the labours lost of Cindy Lou Who that in the plains in the mountains by the seas by the rivers running water running fire the air is the same and then the earth namely the air and then the earth in the great cold the great dark the air and the earth abode of gingerbread in the great cold alas alas in the year of their Lord two thousand and something the air the earth the sea the earth abode of gingerbread in the great deeps the great cold an sea on land and in the air we resume for reasons unknown in spite of the sleigh rides the facts are there but time will tell we resume alas alas on on in short in fine on on abode of gingerbread who can doubt it we resume but not so fast we resume the love to shrink and waste and concurrently simultaneously what is more for reasons unknown in spite of the sleigh rides on on the beard the flames the tears the gingerbread so sweet so calm alas alas on on the love the love the love the love in Christmastime in spite of the sleigh rides the labours abandoned left unfinished sweeter still abode of gingerbread in a word we resume alas alas abandoned unfinished the love the love in Christmastime in spite of the sleigh rides the love alas the gingerbread Crosby sleigh rides... the gingerbread... so calm... Crosby... unfinished...1
Hanukkah on the Rocks showed us Hallmark can make even dive bars wholesome, places where even out-of-work workaholics can find solace and love. Instead of sticky seats and tabletops, we see friendly grandpas, welcoming hearts, and the chance to create community—garnishes and all. Starring two titans of preteen TV (Ellie from Degrassi: The Next Generation and that one guy from The Secret Life of the American Teenager), Hanukkah on the Rocks honestly rocked.
In The Santa Class, Santa School owner Kate North (Kimberley Sustad) works with instructor Dan (Benjamin Ayres) to help a Santa Claus with amnesia regain his memories (while saving Christmas, literally) (and her school). Paul Campbell cameos. Santa is real, and he’ll laugh at all your jokes.
In 1999, Hallmark Cards, Inc. acquired DaySpring from Cook Communications. Following Yonder Star, a DaySpring original movie, looks like it has been on a shelf since the acquisition. It should have stayed there.
Our Holiday Giant remains suspended in its perpetual state of nearly Christmas, but never so.
Ovens were hot this weekend. Holiday revelers were talking about What We Talk About When We Talk About Christmas Cookies. The internet chose holiday rocky road. We were part of it all.
The Hallmark Channel’s 15th annual Countdown to Christmas concludes with Happy Howlidays on Sunday. 8/7c. There are only three issues of Deck Them left, tell a friend before it’s too late.
In addition to all this Hallmark, we saw Waiting for Godot last week.