Sissy
The GAF Christmas movies, with just a few words, have reminders in the dialog of what Christmas is really about. It is perfect.
I do have one observation for all the Christmas movie channels, do people really decorate the interior of their houses with so many lights, garlands, several trees? Every window, every door, everywhere, it is over the top in my opinion. If that were my house, I would need my sunglasses inside! No one that I know decorates to that extent. If that is what people actually do good for them, however to be more in line with average people like me, channels could put one or two houses in their movies where the interior decorating is more subdued. I find myself looking at the decorations plopped here and there to fathom what is going on, when I should be listening to the actors.
Meredith
Hi Sissy!
A lot of people like my husband and I don't watch the movies for the actors, but rather for the decorations. It's like having an animated Christmas card on the TV for two months straight! Joy! My husband I find them so inspiring that we've dedicated the first floor of our house to looking as much like a Hallmark movie as possible. For us, this also symbolizes Americana, as JC Hall (founder of Hallmark) invented the Christmas card with envelope because the traditional Christmas postcard didn't have enough room to write a lovely letter. Soon after, he and his brothers invented modern wrapping paper during lean times by recycling the pretty paper inside French envelopes for their own gifts to their wives. Hallmark was even the first company to ever produce a television show in order to promote themselves. This is American history, and I LOVE celebrating it!
Have yourself a Merry Christmas!
Sissy
Meredith.
Thank you for what you wrote in your reply, it was a very nice history lesson for me. I enjoyed reading it. I do like to see the decorations in the Christmas movies, the same way I like to look at the old black and white movies, to look at what is now antique furniture, lamps, drapery and so on. I do love Christmas, the lights, the carols and everything about it. I have many decorations that belonged to my mother and some she handmade. Several by putting nativity and winter scenes in half an egg shell, painting the outside, and around the edge of the shell applying lace trim with tiny pearls. They are treasures that will be passed down.,
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Your house sounds so beautiful. Happy New Year!
Meredith
Oh, and just to recommend it, Catch Me if You Claus has very realistic modest Christmas decor. I also loved that because it reminded me of Christmas as a kid in the actual city where I grew up!
Have a holly jolly Christmas!