Merry Christmas Everyone!

Subject: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Bugsy
Date: 23 Dec 09 - 06:56 PM

As it's going to be a bit busy here over the next few days (Mrs Bugsy and I are spending Christmas day with our son and then Cooking a Christmas Dinner,Turkey, Ham, Pork, etc, for 30 friends on Boxing day)I thought I'd get in a little early and wish all my friends on Mudcat a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.

All the best,

Bugsy

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Bugsy
Date: 23 Dec 09 - 06:58 PM

And of course the same from Mrs Bugsy!

Cheers

Bugsy

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: GUEST,vectis
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 12:16 AM

A happy Christmas to you all from the heat of Tauranga in New Zealand.

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: catspaw49
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 12:29 AM

ANd the same back to you old friend! You need to check back before New Years......I want to try to organize another "Round the World" New Year like we did in 2000.

Best to you and yours Bugs!

Spaw

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 01:21 AM

seasonable greeting to you & Mrs Bugsy

sandra

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Charley Noble
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 10:32 AM

Still not Christmas here yet!

But Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 11:01 AM

Nadolig Llawen

Don't live in Wales and I am not Welsh. Wrote it just because I think it sounds so cool and it is so much easier to pronounce when I have a cold.

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: GUEST,Anniecat
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 11:15 AM

Merry Christmas to you all from sunny Orlando - can't believe that I'm missing all of that snow, but this makes a delightful change!
Hugs from Annie xx

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Will Fly
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 11:29 AM

A very happy, Xmas (and even Xnas) to all on Mudcat, from deepest Sussex in the UK.

Those of you who live within slurping distance of Harveys Brewery in Lewes, Sussex, and all its outlets, will no doubt be interested to know that this lunchtime, I carried out from the Cricketers pub at Berwick a 4-pint flagon of Harveys Christmas Ale (8.1% ABV) in readiness for a pre-Christmas dinner drink tomorrow morning.

Stollage is in the cupboard under the stairs - just cool enough to give it a good drinking temperature for tomorrow morning.

Cheers!

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: skarpi
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 12:06 PM

Merry christmas , Gleðileg jól Glædileg jul god jul
Nollaig Shona

all the best Skarpi Iceland .

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 12:44 PM

Nollaig Mhath Dhuibh na h-uile as a Cheap Breatuinn!
Merry Christmas to all from Cape Breton!

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: JennieG
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 04:25 PM

Merry Christmas to all from Sydney....it's already Christmas morning here!

Cheers
JennieG

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Fortunato
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 04:32 PM

Merry Christmas from Hanlon Mountain, NC.

Cheers,
Chance

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: olddude
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 04:35 PM

AND FROM MINE FAMILY TO YOURS MERRY CHRISTMAS
DAN

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: DougR
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 05:06 PM

Merry Christmas from Arizona!
DougR

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 05:08 PM

Love and Best wishes to everyone.

As I sat under a sycamore tree,
A sycamore tree, a sycamore tree,
I looked me out upon the sea,
Christmas Day in the morning.

I saw three ships a-sailing there,
A-sailing there, a-sailing there,
The Virgin Mary and Christ they bare,
Christmas Day in the morning.

And he did whistle and she did sing,
And he did whistle and she did sing,
And all the bells on earth did ring,
Christmas Day in the morning.

And now we hope to taste your cheer,
To taste your cheer, to taste your cheer,
And wish you all a happy New Year,
Christmas Day in the morning.

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: WalkaboutsVerse
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 05:17 PM

Merry Christmas.

Poem 230 of 230: AS GOSPELLERS HAVE SAID/CHRISTMAS SUNG SIMPLY

(TUNE:

D A B A G E
E E D G F# G
D A B A G E
D A B A G E
E E D G F# G
D A B A G E
E E D G F# G

D A B A G E
E D G F# G
D A B A G E
E D G F# G)

As gospellers have said,
Beneath signalling skies,
On land dusty to tread,
A trough in a stable
Was the strawy first-bed
Of a divine baby -
The forgiving Godhead.

A season for new hope -
There then, and here now;
The yuletide of goodwill -
There then, and here now.

In respect of this chance,
Beneath bright or dark skies,
Faith's the star that we glance
Attending Christ's churches
And trying to enhance,
With singing and ritual,
Our God-loving stance.

A...

This is on myspace, if you'd like to hear it.
(C) David Franks 2003

Subject: Merry Christmas, 'Catters!!
From: GUEST,Roger Knowles
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 05:29 PM

It's Christmas Eve, Merry Christmas to all of you & your families - I do realise this is not a music thread, however....have a good one.

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas, 'Catters!!
From: Joe_F
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 05:30 PM

We've come for some figgy pudding
And a cup of good cheer.

There, now it is a music thread.

I have transferred this and the previous post in this thread from another started on the same subject.

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Wuzzle
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 05:31 PM

Merry Christmas :-)

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: katlaughing
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 05:48 PM

Merry Christmas from Colorado where the sun is still shining brightly e'er Christmas Eve settles over us in the cold, starry night. No clouds, plenty of light for Santa to see his way!:-)

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 05:53 PM

Likewise from Long Beach Washington USA where it is bright and warm and sunny for once (that includes summers..). mg

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: gnu
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 06:00 PM

Merry Ho Ho!

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: jacqui.c
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 06:24 PM

Merry Christmas from Newark, England, where it's almost 11.30 on Christmas Eve and I'm heading for bed.

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Joybell
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 06:43 PM

And Happy Christmas from me too. It's here already in Aus.
Cheers, Joy

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: GUEST,eric the viking
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 07:15 PM

Merry Christmas from the Orkney islands at 00.14hrs. I thought I saw Santa speeding past high in the sky a few moments ago as I was standing outside taking in the cold clear air and watching the midnight sky as I often do.

May this time bring peace to all of the human race.

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: SINSULL
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 07:42 PM

Merry Christmas! And Peace.
SINS

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: mg
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 08:42 PM

http://www.youtube.com/caroling?x=gallery

click for christmas spirit

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Donuel
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 09:10 PM

hi from mr & mrs Donuel, singing Noel with only the word donuel.

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Bugsy
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 09:20 PM

Just got back home from spending Christmas eve and Christmas day breakfast with our Niece and Great nephews,

Now it's off to our son's for Christmas Lunch.

Thanks to all for your Christmas wishes.

Will check in again tomorrow.

Cheers

Bugsy & Mrs Bugsy

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: BK Lick
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 10:25 PM

Seasoning's Greetings!

      saltpepper        marjoram                            cilantro
     sarsaparilla      bay leaves                          coriander!
      garlicsalt        allspice          curry             cinnamon
       rosemary          fennel          parsley            turmeric
       dillweed          ginger           anise              pepper
       tarragon          chives                              nutmeg
       angelica          garlic                              cloves
       parsleysagerosemarythyme          mustard              zest
       basiloreganocuminpaprika           capers              dill
       marjoram          hoisin           relish               Na
       shallots          pickle           garlic               Cl
       woodruff          cloves           sesame
       mushroom          onions           morels
      peppermint        jalapeno         tarragon             mace
     butterscotch      lime juice       red pepper           garlic
      celeryseed        cinnamon         allspice             sage
  

—BK

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Suffet
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 10:41 PM

Holiday greetings:

I am a secular non-observant Jew, but strange as it may seem, Christmas is one of my favorite celebrations. Go beyond the supernatural aspects, the mythology, and the historical inaccuracies, and the Christmas story, which purposefully coincides with the Northern Winter Solstice, tells us that the birth of every child is a miracle and a new beginning, heralding the potential dawn of a new era, and that every newborn child is a messenger of peace and redemption. And, if we choose to look at it that way, that every child is the Son or Daughter of God. While the Christmas story singles out one child for adoration, the underlying message is that every child -- even a child born to poor and struggling working class parents, even a child belonging to a despised and oppressed people whose ancestral lands have been militarily occupied by a foreign power, even a child born in a hovel in Palestine -- should be considered a King of Kings, more worthy of our honor and devotion than any of the materially rich and powerful kings, presidents, and corporate and military leaders of our world.

Amen. The sermon is over. Have a merry Christmas, a happy Hanukkah, a blesséd Solstice, a good Kwanzaa, and above all a sweet and peaceful New Year.

--- Steve Suffet

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: GUEST,rumanci
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 11:56 PM

Merry Christmas mudcatters.   Sorry I've not been around much recently..
Thanks for your friendship.
rum x

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: open mike
Date: 24 Dec 09 - 11:57 PM

here is a clip from northern exposure...Joel's christmas tree.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O7WJ9himpU

i love the idea of having raven ornaments..

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Janie
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 12:17 AM

Happy Holidays to all, and blessings all around.

Janie

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Neil D
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 12:39 AM

Merry Christmas from Neil and Christina! Hope it is a joyous one for all.

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Michael Harrison
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 02:23 AM

Merry Christmas!...to everyone from Hockeytown South (Ft. Worth, TX)
where it SNOWED ALL DAY TODAY and thrilled us all. The best of holiday cheer and the new year to come,.................Harrison

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Rasener
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 03:52 AM

Have a great time over the festive season and make sure you eat your sprouts.
All the best for the New Year.

Les Worrall

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: alanabit
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 05:16 AM

Loved your post Suffet. Merry Christmas to everyone here at Mudcat and beyond. I will never be cynical about Christmas. It is a great time to hear from old friends and people, who may have been out of touch. We also get the chance to show our family and friends just how much we appreciate them. I hope it is a great time for everyone.

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 06:26 AM

Merry Christmas from all in Gnomeland:-)

DeG

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Suegorgeous
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 06:32 AM

Warm seasonal wishes to you all.

I never have a problem with the sprouts - always almost my favourite bit of Xmas dinner. Love them! :)

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: wilbyhillbilly
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 06:50 AM

Merry Christmas from all in Wilby Suffolk.

Sprouts and more sprouts, lovely!

John, Beth and Danny.
XXX

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 06:51 AM

Merry Christmas from Surrey, England.

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: GUEST,Falco
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 07:31 AM

Merry Christmas to you all. I am enjoying my home made Mulled Wine. If you fancy making it, here is the recipe I use.

Mulled Wine

2 bottles red wine
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
4 sticks cinnamon
5 whole cloves
1 orange
1 lemon

Zest the fruit, avoiding the white pith. Put this, the sugar, cinnamon and cloves into the water. Bring this to a slow boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Now add the wine. Add in the actual orange and lemon fruit part, sliced up. Warm this on low heat for 40 minutes (do NOT boil). Strain out the wine and serve!

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Bugsy
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 07:40 AM

Back from our sons place after a wonderful lunch of a Turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a chicken, stuffed with a quail, along with all the vegies.

Now it's off to bed early before getting up to roast Another turkey and pork and ham for the 30+ guests coming for lunch tomorrow.

Once again, A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!


Cheers

Bugsy & Mrs Bugsy

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Tig
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 12:24 PM

Merry Christmas, Happy Solstice, Happy Hanukkah or even Happy Bah Humbug according to your taste. Hope you have a great mid-winter.

Lots of love and hugs
Tig, The Badger and Firecat
xxx

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 01:08 PM

HO HO HO MERY CHRISTMAS !!!

YOU TUBE TODAY

HOLY & THE IVY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgeJtmx1RTc


GOWER WASSAIL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41WGnTbJGMY

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: katlaughing
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 01:50 PM

Great songs, GUY! Thanks!!

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Tinker
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 02:50 PM

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday to Mary's Boy Child


Tinker

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: John on the Sunset Coast
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 06:03 PM

I hope that ye as celebrates it are having the merriest of Christmases ever.

John

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Steve in Idaho
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 09:32 PM

Merry Christmas to you all -

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Genie
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 10:04 PM

Very lovely "sermon," Suffet, and I echo your sentiment of wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season and new year.

Here's my musical Christmas card.   (The pic is pretty lousy and the audio quality could be much better but you can "feel" the song and hear the lyrics - which is the point.)   Merry Christmas today from sunny-but-not-hot San Diego (where the natives wouldn't mind a little more rain at all!).

Genie

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Alice
Date: 25 Dec 09 - 11:15 PM

Thanks for the music links!

Merry Christmas, everyone!



Alice

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: ClaireBear
Date: 26 Dec 09 - 01:49 AM

Suffet, that was beautifully -- and well -- said. Thank you.

Laurel, there's a raven on top of my Christmas tree this very moment (a very realistic life-sized raven hand puppet, to be precise) and dangling from his beak is a sun ornament. It's quite grand, and pretty imposing, too!

To everyone, may peace come down like a soft winter snowfall to surround you in drifts of calm and contentment, until the earth blossoms again. Merry Christmas.

ClaireBear

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: GUEST,Falco
Date: 26 Dec 09 - 06:30 AM

Ever thought about where the title "Boxing day" comes from ?
I looked it up and found this.

"The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon tradition of giving seasonal gifts in the form of a "Christmas box" to less wealthy people and slaves. In the United Kingdom this was later extended to various workpeople such as labourers, servants, tradespeople and postal workers.

Boxing Day is traditionally celebrated on 26 December, St. Stephen's Day, the day after Christmas Day. Unlike St. Stephen's Day, Boxing Day is a secular holiday and is not always on 26 December: the public holiday is generally moved to the following Monday if 26 December is a Saturday. If 25 December is a Saturday then both the Monday and Tuesday may be public holidays. However the date of observance of Boxing Day varies between countries".

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: mg
Date: 26 Dec 09 - 03:28 PM

Boxing day almost got me killed in Newfoundland. I had never heard of it, thought day after Christmas..great day to go shopping..went shopping..no stores no nothing open, and a huge storm blew in..one of the killer types. No buses, no taxis, no places open. Somehow I made it home several miles...scary. But happy boxing day everyone. mg

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: gnu
Date: 26 Dec 09 - 04:00 PM

Genie... kewl lass! Thanks!

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Genie
Date: 27 Dec 09 - 01:08 AM

Gnu, not sure what you're thanking me for, but you're welcome, and thanks for the "kewl!"

Oh, and BTW, everyone, today (at least here in California it's still Dec. 26) is also St. Stephen's Day.
(Let's hope everyone had a much, much better day than he did!).

Genie

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Genie
Date: 27 Dec 09 - 01:10 AM

OK, Gnu, I guess you meant the song (since I hadn't posted anything else since then). Glad you liked it.   
Hope your holidays were/are warm and wonderful too.

G

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: Bugsy
Date: 27 Dec 09 - 09:40 AM

Well, the celebrations are all over now. We had 29 adults and 5 kids for boxing day lunch. 140 roast potatoes, 4 kilos brussels, 35 pieces roast pumpkin, 35 roast onions 2kilos carrots, 2kilos corn, 2 kilos peas, 7 kilos turkey,m 3 kilos pork, 3 kilos ham.

The festivities started a 2p and finished 02.30am. Then started again at 7am and finally finished at 12.30pm. Then we had to go to our niece's birthday party at 7.30pm.

Guess what? we're buggered!!!

Now it's the rev up to NEW YEARS EVE!!

And we thought that retirement would be RESTFUL!

Still who'd have it any other way??

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Cheers

Bugsy & Mrs Bugsy

Subject: RE: Merry Christmas Everyone!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 27 Dec 09 - 06:04 PM

A Charisma Scare Roll

Go dressed team marriage end dull meant
Lit north ink cutest May
Forge eases cry star say fiord
West boor non crisp mistake,
Two safe assault from say tons spar
Win whee wore gonifs tray;
Owe, tide ink's off come fort enjoy, come fort enjoy,
Owe tye eye dink's off come fort enjoy.


An Udder Charisma Scare Roll

Oak gum ball if facefull, choy fall ant dry infant;
Gum ball ease it is sins off heavy nabob.
Gum band a door imp, barn off kinky faint shells.
Oak omelet acid Durham, oak omelet acid Durham,
Oak gum lettuce at Durhammm, cry, I still hoard.


And a harp pine gnu weir two ewe wall.

Robin

Subject: AND NOW, A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
From: Bugsy
Date: 27 Dec 09 - 11:59 PM

I thought that rather than waste a new thread we could just rename this one and carry on!

Cheers

Bugsy