24.12.19

Robbie Williams | Time For Change - video and lyrics


For once in your life, make it matter
For once in your life, let it be
Why don't you hand it all over?
And sing it out loudly with me?
Soon we will all be forgotten
But while we're all still here on Earth
Sing about love and forget about loss
And shout for whatever you're worth

(Christmas time)
C'mon, spread the word
(Christmas time)
Doesn't everyone hurt?

Do you remember the good old days
When all the children would cheer?
Well, the time's around, my friends
Santa's nearly here
Christmas time, Christmas time, merry Christmas
And a happy new year
Seasons come, seasons go, winter song
A time for change is here

Mum's got a lot to get together
And dad, he provides what he can
They've been saving up forever and ever and ever
Just to do it all over again

(Christmas time)
Got me dreaming of home
(Christmas time)
Fills my heart full of hope

Do you remember the good old days
When all the children would cheer?
Well, the time's around, my friends
Santa's nearly here
Christmas time, Christmas time, merry Christmas
And a happy new year
Seasons come, seasons go, winter song
A time for change is here

A time for a change
Must be here
So send all your loving out into the world
It's your gift

Do you remember the good old days
When all the children would cheer?
Well, the time's around, my friends
Santa's nearly here
Christmas time, Christmas time, merry Christmas
And a happy new year
Seasons come, seasons go, winter song
A time for change is here

23.12.19

"O Come, O Come Emmanuel" - Pentatonix | Song and Lyrics



O come, O come, Immanuel,
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear.

Refrain:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
shall come to you, O Israel.

O come, O Wisdom from on high,
who ordered all things mightily;
to us the path of knowledge show
and teach us in its ways to go. Refrain

O come, O come, great Lord of might,
who to your tribes on Sinai's height
in ancient times did give the law
in cloud and majesty and awe. Refrain

O come, O Branch of Jesse's stem,
unto your own and rescue them!
From depths of hell your people save,
and give them victory o'er the grave. Refrain


"All I want for Christmas is you" - by Anthem Lights - Video and Lyrics


I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about those presents
Underneath the Christmas tree

I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
You know that all I want for Christmas is you


I won't ask for much this Christmas
I won't even wish for snow
I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe

There's no sense in hanging stockings
There upon the fireplace
Cause Santa, he won't make me happy
With a toy on Christmas day


I just want you here tonight
Holding onto me so tight
Girl, what can I do?
All I want for Christmas is you

All the lights are shining
So brightly everywhere
And the sound of children's
Laughter fills the air

And everyone is singing
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa won't you bring me the one I really love
Won't you please bring my baby to me

I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just wanna see my baby
Standing right outside my door


I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you

Is you
All I want
All I want
You...


22.12.19

Christmas Easy No-Glue Garlands

No-Glue Garlands
Easy and durable no-glue garlands :)
You need colored rectangular pieces of paper and a pair of scissors. Besides being so easy to make, these festive garlands look merry and beautiful! Slightly older kids can surely make them alone without adult help.
No-Glue Garlands
No-Glue Garlands
An A4 sheet of colored paper is enough for 8 rectangular pieces – fold it in two, then fold again. Use different colors. Fold each piece to a quarter of its size and cut as shown. It is easier when the shape has no curved sides :) You can experiment with all kinds of shapes.

20.12.19

Festive Christmas Cupcakes


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18.12.19

Christmas Recipe: Pistachio Delight


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15.12.19

Christmas Recipe: Yule log cookies


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13.12.19

12.12.19

12 days of Christmas

This is a set of carefully chosen web links which illustrate (or very loosely interpret)
the infamous Christmas song of the same name.

Click on the picture:





10.12.19

Fun and Easy Ideas for Christmas Toys from Colored paper strips

nine Ideas for Christmas Toys from Colored Ribbons
nine Ideas for Christmas Toys from Colored Ribbons
  • 1. Paper balls – you need 7 ribbons.
nine Ideas for Christmas Toys from Colored Ribbons
  How to make a ball?
  • The ribbons are equal. Make the ribbons into circles and then start putting them one into another. Make sure to put glue inside each ribbon. Thus they will stick together at the cross points.
nine Ideas for Christmas Toys from Colored Ribbons
Snowman, heart and icicles
nine Ideas for Christmas Toys from Colored Ribbons
angel, circle and fir
nine Ideas for Christmas Toys from Colored Ribbonsnine Ideas for Christmas Toys from Colored Ribbons
  •  How to make a fir…
nine Ideas for Christmas Toys from Colored Ribbons
  •  How to make a snowman…

7.12.19

Christmas salad


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6.12.19

Scrabble "Anagram Christmas"


TRANSCRIPT

At least once a year, magic actually happens. "Violence" has the chance to turn into "nice love". Those who live in a silent world can also start to listen. And the one you thought was a monster, can become one of your closest mentors. No matter what puts people in a fluster, it might also make them feel restful. And a misfortune, well actually, it's more fun. So if this Christmas you feel that something is untied, remember, this is the time of year to be united again. 





In the ad, a father finds an abandoned dog in a parking lot, and decides to bring him home. That kindness reverberates through his family's Christmas celebrations, helping to raise everyone's spirits in different ways—though mostly by cheering up his sullen teenage daughter, who decides to actually be nice to her loved ones for a change. At every step, the narrator describes all the action using "Antigrams"—words whose letters can also form a word with opposite meaning. "Violence" becomes "Nice Love." "Silent" becomes "Listen." "Fluster" becomes "Restful." And so on.

4.12.19

"Underneath the Tree" by Kelly Clarkson - Video and Lyrics



You're here where you should be
Snow is falling as the carolers sing
It just wasn't the same
Alone on Christmas day
Presents, what a beautiful sight
Don't mean a thing if you ain't holding me tight
You're all that I need
Underneath the tree

Tonight
I'm gonna hold you close
Make sure that you know
I was lost before you
Christmas was cold and grey
Another holiday alone to celebrate
But then one day everything changed
You're all I need
Underneath the tree

You're here where you should be
Snow is falling as the carolers sing
It just wasn't the same
Alone on Christmas day
Presents, what a beautiful sight
Don't mean a thing if you ain't holding me tight
You're all that I need
Underneath the tree

I found what I was looking for
A love that's meant for me
A heart that's mine completely
Knocked me right off my feet
And this year I will fall
With no worries at all
'Cause you are near and everything's clear
You're all I need
Underneath the tree

You're here where you should be
Snow is falling as the carolers sing
It just wasn't the same
Alone on Christmas day
Presents, what a beautiful sight
Don't mean a thing if you ain't holding me tight
You're all that I need
Underneath the tree

And then one day everything changed
You're all I need
Underneath the tree

You're here where you should be
Snow is falling as the carolers sing
It just wasn't the same
Alone on Christmas day
Presents, what a beautiful sight
Don't mean a thing if you ain't holding me tight
You're all that I need
Underneath the tree
Tonight




2.12.19

Christmas Recipe: Olivier Salad


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