6 days till Christmas

6 days till Christmas
December 19th
Movie of the day: The Shop Around the Corner
This is the movie that inspired "You've Got Mail". This little film from 1940 is a delightful Christmas flick. "Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realizing that they're falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal."-imdb.com

Christmas Carol of the day:
Oh Holy Night
http://www.8notes.com/scores/1537.asp
I grew up during the boy band craze. This has always been my favorite rendition.



Christmas Trivia
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What Types of Materials were used to Wrap Gifts in the 1900s?
Believe it or not, Christmas gifts haven't always been presented wrapped in pretty paper. In the early days, toys and candies were dangled from the Christmas tree.
In the early 1900s, presents were wrapped in white tissue paper and red satin ribbon, with a bit of holly or fresh pine tucked into the ribbon. Straight pins were used to hold the paper together until tape became the standard.
http://christmas.howstuffworks.com/games/christmas-trivia9.htm

I had never heard of putting gifts on the tree till my mother read 'Ernest and Celestine' and 'Merry Christmas, Ernest and Celestine' to me. They were a part of our Christmas book collection when I was young.
"Ernest and Celestine, by Gabrielle Vincent. Greenwillow, 1982.
Celestine, a young mouse, and Ernest, her adult guardian (a bear), try to find a replacement for her favorite toy when it gets left outside in a snow storm and ruined. First, Ernest tries to buy a replacement and then makes one to the specifications of Celestine's drawing." - http://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/FamilyLit/FFN/workshop3/booklistview.html
I wrapped gifts today. Depending on what I have on hand, I usually wrap. If I am in a hurry, I am known to use tissue filled gift bags. I have had a secret passion for wrapping gifts since I was really little. Every year around the holidays I consider getting a job in gift wrap... then I just think, "maybe next year."
I am going to a friend's house on Tuesday to help her wrap her gifts. I can't wait! We are going to have so much fun! Party!