100 Carols for Choirs
David Willcocks and John Rutter
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This selection of the 100 most popular carols and hymns for Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, and Easter,...
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Toy Story: That Time Forgot (2014)
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It's a post-Christmas play-date and the toys have to go up against the fearsome and aggressive new...
The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories
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P D James was frequently commissioned by newspapers and magazines to write a short story for...
The Relationship Survival Guide
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The latest in Martin Baxendale's popular series of cartoon gift-books takes a fun look at the ups...
Sarah (82 KP) rated Elf (2003) in Movies
Mar 12, 2019
The story follows a human who as a baby crawls into Santa's sack and ends up at the North Pole. He (Buddy) grows up with the elves but struggles with the elf jobs due to his size.
Buddy goes on a mission to find his Dad, who doesn't believe this strange man to be his son. Everyone falls in love with Buddy except his Dad, who struggles to accept him or believe his story of the North Pole and Santa, that's until Christmas Eve arrives and Santa is in trouble. Cue Buddy's new found friends to save Christmas.
A full on feel good festive movie, that will become a firm favourite in any household.
Sarah (7800 KP) rated A Boy Called Christmas in Books
Dec 8, 2019
This is ultimately a kids book, so it's nothing fancy language-wise but it's still very well written and engaging. Nikolas is an endearing and lovable main character, although I think him and the rest of the characters in this book are not as well developed as they could be (probably because it's a kids book). The story itself is such fun and heartwarming and quite amusing at times, and it's a great idea for the origin of Father Christmas. It has definitely helped me to get into the festive spirit!
Mistletoe and Murder: A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery
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Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are spending the Christmas hols in snowy Cambridge. Hazel has high hopes...
TravelersWife4Life (31 KP) rated Covert Amish Christmas in Books
Feb 24, 2021
I am a sucker for a fast paced, action packed, Christmas story and boy does Mary Alford deliver it in spades with this book. From the first page to the last I was enthralled by the plot, the characters, and the Christmas theme. While a little over the dramatic (not very dramatic, just a few instances that fit well with the story line), I enjoyed the characters struggles and the underlying message of God being able to forgive all our sins no matter how big or small. Definitely a good read and Mary Alford is a new to me author that I will look for in the future.
*I volunteered to read this book in return for my honest feedback. The thoughts and opinions expressed within are my own.