Movie day

We love our Christmas movie day. Part of the fun is choosing which movies we are going to watch and what goodies we are going to eat. The films need to be Christmas related, so either set at Christmas, have a part of the movie that features Christmas or maybe one we have always loved to watch at Christmas.

We started in the morning with a light hearted animated movie, ‘The Grinch’. I’d never seen it before, but the colourful nature of the film appealed to me. So when Brian suggested it and showed me the trailer I agreed it should go on the list. Here’s a little exert from the book, which is so beautifully written;

Then he slid down the chimney. A rather tight pinch.
But, if Santa could do it, then so could the Grinch.
He got stuck only once, for a moment or two.
Then he stuck his head out of the fireplace flue
Where the little Who stockings all hung in a row.
“These stockings,” he grinned, “are the first things to go!”

A favourite of mine, which I haven’t seen for years, is ‘Love Actually’. So this was up next, early afternoon, so a little piece of chocolate with a tiny little glass of cherry brandy, any more at this stage and I’d be needing a snooze. I was surprised that Brian thought this movie was a good choice, even more so that he actually really loved it.

I’d also suggested we should either watch ‘White Christmas’ or ‘it’s a Wonderful Life’ . We did purchase both of them as a package, but chose to watch White Christmas this year. I so love all the beautiful dresses, the glitz and the glamour, the dance routines and some amazing classic songs of the era. Some can be a bit cheesy, but hey, it’s Christmas. We were getting a bit peckish, following our nibbling all day, so I cooked us some merguez sausages, which we had as hotdogs - real movie food.

The last choice in our quadrilogy was ‘Scrooged’ with Bill Murray. Brian has watched this many, many times, I think for me it’s my third time. It’s still hilarious though, and a great choice to enjoy over a bottle of red burgundy, and a very tasty cheese selection of Tomme de Savoie, Roquefort, and a L’Affiné au Chablis, accompanied by some christmas chutney, dried apricots and cournichons.