Talk Christmas

Happy Mothers Day

SusieSnowflake — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:32:51 GMT

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY :cheerz:

Precious Gems and Lumps of Coal: The Best and Worst Christmas Movies

Jinglebelle — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:01:59 GMT

Christmas movies have become as much a part of the holiday season as turkey and Christmas pudding. No Christmas day would be complete without the family all relaxing for a few hours in front of the television to watch some movies and eat an unhealthy amount of chocolate. This can be a glorious time of...

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Great Videos - even if they're not Christmas

sdkluger — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:27:26 GMT

Bet you can't watch this one without laughing.

Our updrade - bug reports, comments

Jinglebelle — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:42:53 GMT

I was messing around and managed to delete the original thread - OOPS!! :oops: SORRY!!!

whoah, nice upgrade

jdneel88 — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:49:40 GMT

I haven't been on since around Christmas when the site was down. Thought maybe it wasn't coming back, until I got the email letting me know of the upgrade. The place looks great, now if we can just get through the heat of summer and get ready for Christmas again we'll all feel better.

Happy Birthday, SusieSnowflake!!

Jinglebelle — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:07:04 GMT

:cone:have a happy birthday!!!!

Omg

SusieSnowflake — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:55:26 GMT

OMG!

Are you extra cautious on this day or do you treat it just like any other day? :?

Santa workshop

Santaames — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:38:35 GMT

Only a week till I load up the van and head to Santa Claus, IN for the largest gathering in the US of Santas and Mrs Clauses. Over 700 are expected. Motels in several towns are completely booked. If you are anywhere near the area come and join the fun. I am sure you will see a Santa or two. LOL Check out the link to read more about the gathering, the town, the history of the area and some of the fun things we will be doing. I am told the organizers are holding back and have a whole lot of surprises planned for us. Can't wait to be there. The dates are Aprile19-21.

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...8Ht6FF4H4totUA

1984 Silent Night, Deadly Night film remake in the works!

Reporter Elf — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:56:43 GMT

It looks like Hollywood has yet another classic movie remake in the works. According to Vartiety the Genre Company and Inferno’s Ember Productions are unwrapping the Christmas themed horror flick “Silent Night”. Malcolm McDowell (Halloween) is set to star as the Sheriff and Steven C. Miller will direct the loose remake of TriStar’s 1984 film...

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Happy Easter!

gottadance — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:36:47 GMT

Have a wonderful day everyone! What are you doing today? I'm heading to the bf's family Easter. Was going to bring my bunny cake, but was too sick. Feeling better today and going to pick up dessert at the store. Beautiful spring day here - sunny, lots of birds chirping. Enjoy!

Thomas Kinkade, painter of light, dies at 54

Reporter Elf — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:48:41 GMT

The Christmas Cottage, is a Michael Campus film released on November 11, 2008 on DVD. It tells the story of the inspiration behind Thomas Kinkade’s painting The Christmas Cottage, and how the artist was motivated to begin his career after discovering his mother was in danger of losing their family home. Kinkade, 54, died at...

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Hello all!

bryan123 — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:51:46 GMT

I was looking through my bookmarks and found that i bookmarked this site before. I just never got the chance to go on it. But now i found it i am going to start posting more often. Christmas is my favorite holiday and i hope to make friends here.:hiya:

RIP Thomas Kinkade

SusieSnowflake — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:28:26 GMT

Sad news, I love his works of art, especially the Winter/Christmas scenes.... I have a Christmas tree with a train running around it that I display every year, a Kinkade piece...
California artist Thomas Kinkade, the "Painter of Light" whose brushwork paintings of idyllic landscapes, cottages and churches were big sellers for dealers across the country, died Friday, a family spokesman said.

Kinkade, 54, died at his home in Los Gatos in the Bay Area of what appeared to be natural causes, David Satterfield said.

Kinkade's sentimental paintings � with their cottages, country gardens and churches in dewy morning light � were beloved by middle-class America but generally dismissed by the art establishment.

The paintings typically depict tranquil scenes with lush landscaping and streams running nearby. Many contain images from Bible passages.

Kinkade labeled himself as the nation's most collected living artist. His paintings and spin-off products bring in about $100 million a year in sales, and are said to be in 10 million homes in the United States.

He grew up in a trailer in Placerville, Calif., the town he often rendered in his art as an idyllic community of friendly citizens. After hitting upon the formula for inspirational landscapes and village scenes, he and his wife put their modest savings into publishing the first reproductions of his paintings in 1984. They sold 1,000 copies for $35 each and never looked back.

"I'm a warrior for light," he told the San Jose Mercury News in 2002, in reference to his technical skills but also the medieval practice of using light to symbolize the divine. "With whatever talent and resources I have, I'm trying to bring light to penetrate the darkness many people feel."

Before Kinkade's Media Arts Group went private in the middle of the last decade, the company took in $32 million per quarter from 4,500 dealers across the country, according to the Mercury News. The cost of his paintings ranges from hundreds of dollars to more than $10,000.

"Thom provided a wonderful life for his family," his wife, Nanette, said in a statement. "We are shocked and saddened by his death."
*LA times credited with article.*

This is sad news, he was a big Christmas fan and even had a movie about it "The Christmas Cottage" will continue to enjoy his work.

Here's Wally!

Christy Carol — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:38:31 GMT

For those who haven't seen him yet on Facebook. Here is the little monster who has stolen our hearts...

http://talkchristmas.com/album.php?albumid=57

Drake Bell on the set of A Fairly Odd Christmas

Reporter Elf — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:25:02 GMT

This week Drake Bell gave fans a peek at what’s happening on the set of the Fairly Odd Parents upcoming flick, A Fairly Odd Christmas, when he tweeted a picture of himself all bundled up. Unfortunately Drake didn’t give us any information on when the movie will be out, but we’re hoping it will be...

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