A footballing legend... Every now and again a footballer comes along who seems to transcend sport. Players with talent that other footballers can only dream of. Ronaldo and Messi. Zidane and Figo. Cantona, Beckham and Carlton Palmer to name but a few. However, there have not been many English players that have had such mercurialContinue reading "Monday, 12th December"
Sunday, 11th December
So, what is the trick to life...? I love The Hoosiers! There, I've said it. Catchy tunes, cracking live and thoroughly nice gents to boot. We asked if they could record a message for us this year, to let everybody know that A Goldstitch Christmas was open for business (well, fundraising)! That video, from Irwin,Continue reading "Sunday, 11th December"
Saturday, 10th December
Don't let the bells end... We all love Christmas songs, don't we? Like Christmas films, sometimes the cheesier they are, the better they are. The seventies and eighties produced some of the best...and then we had a spell where classics were few and far between. One of the best recent Christmas hits, and one ofContinue reading "Saturday, 10th December"
Friday, 9th December
Hello Dave... There is something about Christmas that makes the world of television really come into its own. Sitcoms, quiz shows, variety shows, reality television, cookery shows; you name it there is a Christmas special for it. All of us of a certain age will remember the likes of Mark Curry or Janet Ellis makingContinue reading "Friday, 9th December"
Thursday, 8th December
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Not only do I enjoy a good (or bad) Christmas film, I also enjoy rocking to a few Christmas tunes. Before streaming was a thing, I would happily snap up the latest Christmas album to be released and my collection ranges from old crooners like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin,Continue reading "Thursday, 8th December"
Wednesday, 7th December
I'm leaking... The Grinch is a character that was created by Dr Seuss and appeared in a number of his poems before his best known incarnation, How the Grinch stole Christmas, in 1957. In 1966 it was adapted into an animation, with Boris Karloff playing the role of both the Grinch and the narrator, andContinue reading "Wednesday, 7th December"
Tuesday, 6th December
Kevin! When Macaulay Culkin starred in Uncle Buck with John Candy, it was thought that he had reached his peak at the age of 8. Little did we know that just 12 months later, Culkin would star in one of the best Christmas films of all time. Yes, one of the best Christmas films ofContinue reading "Tuesday, 6th December"
Monday, 5th December
Do They Know It's Christmas? It's the start of a new working week (well, not for me as I've got a few days off) and we are less than three weeks away from the big day. I've been wondering what to put behind the door for day five and thought that maybe I'd put aContinue reading "Monday, 5th December"
Sunday, 4th December
Santa Claus is Coming to Town Prequels and origin stories are all the rage at the moment. If a film is successful, pretty soon you will see a sequel. But, once the film-makers run out of stories for their heroes, they will usually reboot the series. And it will often begin with the origin story.Continue reading "Sunday, 4th December"
Saturday, 3rd December
With logs on the fire... I went through a spell where I was reading everything John Grisham could churn out. The Firm, A Time to Kill, The Pelican Brief. If there was a story about an American law firm in the deep south that needed to be told, John Grisham was, and is, your man.Continue reading "Saturday, 3rd December"