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THERE ARE MANY classic traditions associated with Christmas – from presents to hanging stockings to a bang-up dinner – to participate in each year.
Although, what’s more Christmassy than snuggling up in front of the television and catching up with some of your favourite Christmas films and shows on the small screen? We rounded up 11 of the most iconic Christmas moments on screen to get you into the spirit of the season.
Ho, ho, ho.
You’d have to have a heart of stone not to well up a little as George runs back to his real life in Bedford Falls, knowing the difference that one man can make on a town and the world.
From the very opening scene with Dougal telling Ted the blinking Christmas tree lights are on; no, off; no, on; no, off – you’re in for a treat. It might be 20 years old this year (!) but it’s as funny as ever, and will have you laughing off your Christmas dinner.
Who can resist this advert showing Dublin in all her glory – and whilst snowing, to boot? The music alone is enough to give you chills and start you dreaming of a white one too.
While this ad is over 30 years old, it’s especially pertinent these days with so many Irish people living abroad. There’s nothing like a bit of nostalgia, and knocking on the immersion at all hours, to get you feeling Christmassy.
Is it a Christmas film or a film that just happens to happen at Christmas? We’ll let you argue that out, but it’s on our list of iconic Christmas moments – especially when John McClane (Bruce Willis) jumps off an exploding building tied to a fire hose.
Yippee ki yay, indeed.
How can forget the immortal moment when Bridget Jones first lays eyes on Mark Darcy’s back (ding dong!) before he turns around to reveal he’s wearing a terrible Christmas jumper? Spoiler alert – it all works out in the end.
The “will they, won’t they” story of Dawn and Tim from The Office comes to a close in the very last moments of the final episode. It’s the Christmas special, so everyone gets a happy ending – even David.
Yeah, yeah, it’s cheesy, and she’s married, but c’mon – it’s romantic. You know it is. And it’s such a Christmas film – the highs, the lows, the singing – it’s got everything.
This Sainsbury’s ad from 2014 tells the story of the Christmas truce during World War I in 1914. While the exact details of the truce are not fully known (historians aren’t sure a football match actually happened for instance), the truce did last for 48 hours and gifts were exchanged by the two sides. If that doesn’t get you in the spirit of Christmas, nothing will.
In case that was all feeling a bit saccharine for you, we’ve lobbed in a bit of Bill Murray in with this retelling of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
Carol Kane as the cute, sweet, Ghost of Christmas Present terrorising the terrible Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is comedy gold. The film is funny, irreverent, and will definitely bring a tear to your eye – although of laughter or not, we’re not sure.
Del and Rodney as Batman and Robin inadvertently preventing a crime during the Only Fools and Horses Christmas special… to find out why, you’ll just have to watch the whole thing. But that’s hardly a hardship, innit?
Are you in the Christmas spirit yet? Budweiser do holidays all the way. It’s the season of giving… everything. From our family to yours, Happy Holidays from Budweiser.
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Trump threatened to sue the comedian Jon Stewart for suggesting that his father was an Orang Utan.
Trump even sent the TV show host a copy of his birth certificate.
Stewart replied that the short cert was no good and only the long form of the cert would be acceptable.
It was Bill Maher that Trump threatened to sue; they had a long running battle via Maher’s Real Time show on HBO. it’s fair to say that Jon Stewart isn’t Trump’s biggest fan either.
In fairness to the ferret, he’s doing a great job.
He’s almost just a sideshow act at this stage, mind you, a very dangerous one. There’s no flies on him, if there were he’d have them paying rent.
Sideshow Bob lives……
Finally! We are getting past silly season and down to the core principles of the candidates
The hero America deserves https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TuesauNtqTU
She should’ve given it a good ol yank !
It’s the most elaborate comb over known to man!
And that matters because?
Would his hair be so pristine on a wet night in Stoke?
Of course it’s real. Did anybody serioualy think it was a toupee? It’s the mother of all combovers. He’s a bald man who has weaved his remaining hair into something truly terrifying, but it’s obvious it’s all his own. No wigmaker would produce something so horrendous.
If it is real, it’s more embarrassing having all that money and still both being and looking like a complete bloody clown
He’s 70 years of age u tw@t!! What will u look like at that age!
Clowns live to 70 too David. Your close enough yourself I’d say.
I was referring to his David, that’s what the article was about
#hair
OMG it’s you!
Ah yes, but would he bring someone up to see if he actually has a soul?
I’d be more interested to know did she find signs of anything between his ears.
he’s an awful eejit that fella, him and the shredded wheat on his head!!
But at least he never bombed an entire country
The hair screamed and curled up in a ball.
she must have been a PLANT!
He’s right about the need to focus on mental health over gun control though. Lots of wackos killing people in this country too with no guns readily available.
It’s refreshing to see someone actual come out and say it rather than parroting the same jaded anti-gun talking points.
I’m surprised his hair didn’t attack her
I think her name is Barber-a
Trump the only candidate who can make America Great Again. Failed career politicians beholden to lobbyist and big donors can’t do it.
USA is built on the genocide of native Americans, the theft and rape of their lands, slavery of African people, and military campaigns in other countries, many illegal. If that’s what you mean by greatness, then I guess Trump will carry along those lines.
I have no problem with his hair it’s what’s under it
Head lice, sorry Headline news ….. ‘Donald Trump combs his hair’. Ground breaking journalism at it’s best!
The planet is in crisis and all liberals worry about is someone’s hairstyle.
Says is all really.
Its called Idiocracy and it gets worse by the month
Now if she could only do the same test on David Davin Power.
Why did she pull on the side??
Why not the top and show the entire comb forward?
PLANT
” I can confirm he does not have gills “
Of course it’s real, it’s a ferret trained to sit on top of his head but sometimes it has a mind of its own
A plant obviously..an implant..lol
trump for president hahaha only in America
His hair ‘might’ be real but trump is an obnoxious tool.
Implants.
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