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Posted on September 23, 2011 by aussiemoose

Festive book review: The Christmas Carrolls: The Christmas Club by Mel Taylor-Bessent

(courtesy Harper Collins Booksellers Australia) Giving your inner festive child a reviving taste of what it should be like when Christmas rolled around is never a bad thing. That’s why this reviewer often reads books aimed at kids because they perfectly capture the joy and exhilaration of being a kid Continue Reading

On 8th day of Christmas … I watched A Very Jonas Christmas Movie

(courtesy IMP Awards) Full disclosure upfront: I am one of those consumers of pop culture in all kinds of forms who has never really listened to a Jonas Brothers song. That’s not the result of snobbery or age – though I can safely say, without giving too much away, that Continue Reading

Festive book review: A Mannequin for Christmas by Timothy Janovsky

In a world that always feel a little bit broken, a little less than wonderful and a whole lot disappointing, depending on the day, perfection seems like a wholly alluring idea. Especially when, like vintage goods store owner Henry Aster, you have recently found the man you were convinced was Continue Reading

On 7th day of Christmas, I listened to Christmastime by Trisha Yearwood and Verve: Remixed Holiday

(via Shutterstock) Christmastime by Trisha Yearwood (courtesy Apple Music) Trisha Yearwood’s new album Christmastime is as good a reminder as any that it’s best to always hold onto your expectations loosely and to never let them get in the way of experiencing something new. Initially dismissed by this reviewer because Continue Reading

Festive novella review: Christmas at Flora’s House by Freya North

(courtesy McCabe Media Ltd) Firsts are a curious thing. They can either be the stuff of liberation and exhilarating novelty; a chance to ditch the status quo, throw ruts out the window and to experience in ways that have never been part of your life before. But equally, depending on Continue Reading

Happy festive 75th anniversary Peanuts! Review of Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales

(courtesy Amazon) SNAPSHOTThe special consists of a series of vignettes, each one starring a different member of the Peanuts gang in various Christmas time situations. (courtesy Peanuts wiki) You have to feel a little sorry for any of the Peanuts’ Christmas specials that followed in the wake of the classic A Charlie Continue Reading

On 6th day of Christmas … I read The Secret Christmas Library by Jenny Colgan + bonus review of short story The Christmas Book Hunt

(courtesy Amazon Australia) If you’re after a book which is all Christmas all the time, like a blessedly escapist festive romcom, then The Secret Christmas Library is likely not the book for you. It is not even, as it turns out, about a library that is secret or especially Christmassy; Continue Reading

Songs, songs and more Christmas songs #2 … Elysia Biro, Marcia Hines, Laufey, Jamra, LOLO + Sophie Ellis-Bextor … and more!

(via Shutterstock) The first batch of Christmas single took us down a quietly contemplative, chestnuts roasting kind of path but this time we’re channelling all the joy and eggnog-y energy of the season with 11 very catchy songs. Most of them hail from this year’s bountiful crop of festive tracks Continue Reading

Festive book review: Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop by Rebecca Raisin

(courtesy Harper Collins Publishers Ltd.) There is so much power in just being yourself. This reviewer didn’t see it for years, hemmed in by strident opinions from “those who knew better” in the church and in a slew of other places, and I suspect that the eponymous protagonist of Flora’s Continue Reading

On 5th day of Christmas … I watched Tinsel Town

(courtesy IMDb) There seems to be best described as the “Christmas Karma Effect” at work this festive season. It roughly works on the basis that if you’re putting together a Christmas film, one that is supposed to be all heart and humanity, redemption and healing and warmhearted cosy vibes of Continue Reading

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