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Before I actually do the tag, today is Gaudete Sunday, and my little niece Chloe received her
First Holy Communion today.
She was so excited, it was so cute. She was shaking when she went up to receive, she was so jazzed. We were all so proud. :-) (That is an example of how NOT to repeat the word "So" so often.) Anyhoozle, hope your Advent continues well!
Now, for Bella's Tag.
So the RULES to this tag are as follows:
1.) Link back to the person who tagged you. 2.) Answer the Questions (which are not supplied here, but given via Bella's blog.) 3.)Tag five (or more - hahahahaha) people.
Soooooo, I linked. :-)
Here are the questions lifted from Bella's blog:
1.) When does the Christmas season officially 'start' in your house? Officially?... It starts AFTER Christmas. Right now we're in the Advent season. However, if you're talking about Christmas SPIRIT, it kind of rolls up (on me) on Thanksgiving.
2.) What is your earliest memory of Christmas? I remember being super little, like three or four, and waking up and smiling into one of my older sisters' face as she woke me and hissed, "It's Christmas!" I remember thinking, "Wow, Christmas. That's so cool!"
3.) What is something that is something that is iconically (if that's even a word) Christmas for you or your family? Probably the food. Christmas morning is the only day in the world that we have Italian sausage and soft rolls and orange juice for breakfast, and usually the *main* day that we have gnocchi and ham for dinner. We also do the Advent wreath and sing O Come Emmanuel at dinner.
4.) What are some of your Christmas Traditions? We always listen to O Holy Night (Nat "King" Cole version and Josh Groban version) on Thanksgiving. We also watch Holiday Inn on Thanksgiving. We celebrate St. Nicholas Day on December 6 and the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8. We do the Advent wreath and do Christmas rings, counting down the days to Christmas. We decorate the house, usually starting around December 6th or 8th. We bake and make gnocchi the week before Christmas. We watch Christmas movies. Many, many, many. :-)
5.) What is one of the traditions that you want to carry on even after you're married? Just one? I want to make gnocchi and ham every Christmas, and I definitely want to keep the tradition of Epiphany.
6.) What if your favorite thing when preparing for Christmas? The baking, decorating or cleaning? The decorating. Totally, the decorating.
7.) What is a special/unique Christmas memory? About 23 years ago my Grandpa passed, right around Christmas time, and my mom was not here for Christmas. So all of us kids at home saved one present and left it under the tree, and when she got back in January we celebrated our first Epiphany on January 6th, and we have celebrated it ever since.
8.) What do you like better, giving or receiving gifts? I LOVE giving gifts. I sit right next to the person and am like, "Open it more... and more... and more... can you guess what it is from the box? Huh, huh, can ya, can ya?"
9.) What are some of your favorite Christmas cartoons? Mickey's Christmas Carol. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The First White Christmas - The Story of the First Christmas Snow.
10.) What are some of your favorite Christmas movies? It's A Wonderful Life (My absolute FAVORITE.) Angel In the House (a recent discovery). Silent Night. A Christmas Carol with Reginald Owen. (These are the four I NEED to watch.)
After that I like to watch: One Magic Christmas. While You Were Sleeping. Doctor Who (Eleven's) Christmas Specials. A Keaton Christmas Carol.
11.) Do you have a real Christmas tree or an artificial tree? We have an artificial. I am of two minds between real and artificial. I love the smell and authenticity of real. I don't like how they shed needles or die so soon. However, I don't like how fake smell... odd, but I do like that you can leave them up through the entire season.
12.) Do you have a favorite Christmas book/story? The Crib of Bo'Bossu. Makes me cry. EVERY time.
13.) What is your favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night (Josh Groban and Nat Cole's version) Believe (Josh Groban)\ What Child is This (Josh Groban and another version that is a group version that I can't find that I LOVE.) Little Drummer Boy (Tennessee Ernie Ford and Josh Groban) In the Bleak Midwinter (Julie Andrews) The Little Road to Bethlehem (Hayley Westenra) Peace Shall Come (Hayley Westenra) And too many others too count. But those are the top seven I could recall one after the other.
#61 How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss (1957)
30 points
Yes, that’s two Dr. Seuss books on my top ten list. In all honesty, I had trouble not including Horton Hears a Who as well. Between the Lorax’s anti-capitalist, pro-environment stance, Horton’s anti-racism, and this book’s anti-consumerism, Dr. Seuss taught me most of what I stand for as an adult. Plus, his absurdist verse and drawings are absolutely irresistible. - Mark Flowers
Books set during Christmas are akin to songs on top 40 radio – tons of people enjoy them, but critics don’t give them much credit. Don’t get it twisted: Seuss’s 1957 Yule-time tale deserves all the credit it can get, if for no other reason than the creation of The Grinch, one of the most indelible characters in picture book history. – Travis Jonker
You tell, ‘em, Travis! He makes a good point.
When you stop to consider the sheer number of memorable folks that appeared out of the Seussian brain, it’s quite impressive. And we’re not talking about the overblown musical or the lamentable Jim Carrey production (rivaling only Mike Myers’ The Cat in the Hat as worst children’s picture book to film adaptation in history). That would be the only children’s film I’ve ever seen that had a key party in it. This is true. No we’re talking about the book. A book that should be shown to more kids, particularly when you consider how much better known the Chuck Jones Grinch is these days.
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Pen Names: Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone.
Occupation: Writer, Cartoonist, Animator, Book Publisher, and Artist.
Education: Went to Oxford University in England but never completed his degree.
First Children's Book:And I Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street!
Published: 46 children's books.
Sold: Over 222 million copies and have been translated into 15 languages.
Writing Style: Seuss wrote most of his books using the 'anapestic tetrameter', a poetic meter using four rhythmic units of two weak beats followed by a strong beat.
Most Celebrated Books Include: Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Horeton Hatches the Egg, Horeton Hears a Who! and How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Family Life: Married twice. No children.
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Hi Dimity, This is the beginning of my Classic Author Interviews/Fun Facts. These authors may have passed on many years ago but they're still alive and well today as their incredible story books are passed on from one generation to the next.
Today is the anniversary of Dr. Seuss' birthday--and Read Across America Day. How are you celebrating? Last year we made green eggs benedict. Tonight I think I'll made this green egg and ham frittata, from Eating Well magazine. My kids have been asking me to take them to the bookstore or library. I have been putting it off as I've been in the midst of a couple of freelance jobs but . . . given that today is Read Across America Day it would be a shame not to go, don't you think?
I'll be back later in the week to with some more Seussian goodness. Until then, please enjoy my other Dr. Seuss-related posts:
For the book publishers and authors perspective, Borders was once a worthy rival to Barnes & Noble. Perhaps even bigger than B&N. The two brick-and-mortar chain bookstores were able to offer better prices than independent bookstores and drove many out of business. But that was before the success of Amazon and other online retailers brought the phrase “brick and mortar” into regular use — and once that happened, everything changed; indeed many UK book publishers watched in horror last year the UK divison of Borders hit the wall.
Barnes & Noble, if buffeted by Amazon’s success, has remained afloat; Borders has been taking on water.
On Dec. 30 Borders announced it would not make payments owed to some publishers, without specifying whom. Hachette confirmed that it was among those who would not be paid by Borders.
Borders has nearly 200 Waldenbooks and Borders Express outlets slated for closure before the month of January is out. Additional Borders stores are also set to close, including Westwood’s.
Borders is also cutting back on staff. On Wednesday, Borders announced that it would close a distribution center in Tennessee, eliminating more than 300 jobs; 15 management positions were eliminated Friday. And the resignation of two top executives — the chief information officer and general counsel — was announced at the beginning of 2011.
Meanwhile, Borders is seeking to restructure its debt like the frantic chess of a brutal endgame. On Thursday, Borders met with publishers and proposed that the payments owed by the bookseller be reclassified as a loan, as part of that refinancing. “But on Friday, publishers remained skeptical of the proposal put forth by Borders,” the New York Times reports. “One publisher said that the proposal was not enough to convince the group that Borders had found a way to revive its business, and that they were less optimistic than ever that publishers could return to doing business with Borders.”
Nevertheless, Borders — which lost money in the first three quarters of 2010 — remains the second-largest bookstore chain by revenue. Its loss would have a significant effect on book publishers across the United States.
Investors, however, seem cheered by the recent news swirling around Borders. Shares rose 12% on Thursday after reports that the bookseller was close to securing financing.
"They would feat on Who-pudding, and rare Who-roast-beast Which was something the Grinch couldn't stand in the least!" - How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Dr. Seuss
That's right. I'm made a roast. I really had to ask myself: does the novelty of making something called "roast beast" make up for the fact that making it is an elaborate and time consuming affair? And the answer is yes. I make a roast like twice a year so I might as well make it now.
I hope everyone is familiar with Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. If you aren't familiar with the book then surely you are familiar with the animated cartoon version that airs on television every year around this time. It's a holiday classic. But if you need a refresher...
The Grinch is a surly kind of guy who hates Christmas and all of the happy citizens in Who-ville who love it. (Clearly, he is just lonely and misunderstood and only acts out to mask his pain.) While grousing about how much he hates the season he is struck with inspiration: he will prevent Christmas from coming! He puts his plan into action and soon is sneaking into each home on Christmas Eve to make off with all of the Christmas trappings. But something goes wrong. As the Grinch is congratulating himself on Christmas morning, he realizes he can hear singing coming from Who-ville. Despite his best efforts, he hasn't ruined Christmas at all. The Whos may not have presents or decorations but they have each other and the Grinch is stunned to realize spirit of Christmas comes from within. He begins to have second thoughts about what he has done. Filled with the Christmas spirit, his heart grows "three sizes" and he returns to town to return all of the things he has stolen. He even presides over Christmas dinner, where he carves the roast beast. Awwww.
Obviously, we had to make roast beast in honor of the Grinch. Knowing Dr. Seuss the roast beast is probably some sort of moose or mammoth or something (the picture leaves it open to interpretation) but for our purposes I decided it was beef.
My favorite Christmas story is How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Is that weird? I just love it when the Grinch has stolen everything from Whoville, and he’s waiting to hear all the boo-hoos. But he doesn’t hear crying, he hears singing–my word! Without any presents? Who would have thought it? And then my favorite part of all:
“Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store.
“Maybe Christmas. . .perhaps. . .means a little bit more!”
And what happened then. . .?
Well. . .in Who-ville they say
That the Grinch’s small heart
Grew three sizes that day!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas was originally published in 1957. In a really cool Dr. Seuss collection that my stepson has (Your Favorite Seuss pictured below), Charles D. Cohen, author of The Seuss, the Whole Seuss, and Nothing but the Seuss, writes that Theodore Seuss Geisel wrote about the Grinch because in 1956 when looking at himself in the mirror, he decided something had gone terribly wrong with Christmas. He wrote the story to see if he could rediscover something about Christmas that he had obviously lost. He wanted to explore anti-consumerism, according to Cohen, but more importantly, the sense and spirit of community that Seuss felt was lost in the world. Think about it: the Grinch is excluded from the Whos–he can’t stand their singing and bells ringing. He’s included when he gets to carve the roast beast at the end. The Whos definitely have a sense of community, which is proven in my favorite scene above!
I like that Dr. Seuss reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas without preaching or hitting us over the head with it. He does it in true children’s writers’ fashion with a great show-don’t-tell picture book. The Grinch’s story is wonderful to share and discuss with children why the Whos are still singing and happy when all their Christmas stuff is gone. This is sometimes hard for children to understand, especially since the number one question they are asked around this time of year is: “What did you ask Santa to bring you for Christmas?” Talk to students and your children about other Christmas traditions they really enjoy besides the presents and compare these traditions to what the Whos do even though all their Christmas gear is missing. When children see how their favorite family traditions, like making s’mores or singing carols around the piano, compare to the Whos singing, they might understand more how Christmas doesn’t really come from a store.
So although I love Jimmy Stewart and angels getting their wings, the Grinch will always have my heart–and he’s been around for fifty-two years, so he must have more hearts than just mine.
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Turns out, the city of Louisville is scrapping plans to use the iconic Dr. Seuss village and characters as part of its annual Christmas display after receiving a cease and desist letter from Dr. Seuss Enterprises. The city of Louisville had planned to use "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" as part of its theme for the annual Light Up Louisville holiday celebration, but of course, the "Who-ville" name and image, as well as the Grinch, are all copyrighted and cannot be used without permission. The whole situation is very ironic, considering in Dr. Seuss' book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, the Grinch and children learn that Christmas is not about material possessions. Christmas is not the number of gifts from Santa Claus. It is not the amount of food on the dining room table. It is the friendship and love for all, and the spirit of the Holiday season that should prevail.
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that airs on television every year around this time. It's a holiday classic. But if you need a refresher...
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, the Grinch and children learn that Christmas is not about material possessions. Christmas is not the number of gifts from Santa Claus. It is not the amount of food on the dining room table. It is the friendship and love for all, and the spirit of the Holiday season that should prevail.
Legends, they both are. Love these pithy little posts Renee. Always nice to know the details about those you admire.
Hi Dimity,
This is the beginning of my Classic Author Interviews/Fun Facts. These authors may have passed on many years ago but they're still alive and well today as their incredible story books are passed on from one generation to the next.