tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11000494.post4149930362356263304..comments2023-09-26T02:56:04.683-05:00Comments on Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Optimist: Dis /enchantedNathan Mattoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618816092900455135noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11000494.post-63767443497399959192006-12-22T13:51:00.000-06:002006-12-22T13:51:00.000-06:00Thanks for the comment Nadine--yeah, I meant to ad...Thanks for the comment Nadine--yeah, I meant to add a gag sound when I heard the song from Rudolph in the light of adulthood:<br /><br />Silver and gold, silver and gold, <br />Ev'ryone wishes for silver and gold. <br />How do you measure its worth? <br />Just by the pleasure it gives here on earth. <br />Silver and gold, silver and gold <br />Means so much more when I see, <br />Silver and gold decorations <br />On ev'ry Christmas tree. <br />(spoken)What's a Christmas tree without tinsel and pretty silver and gold decorations? <br />Can't really call it a Christmas tree now, can you? <br />And think of all the fun and joy that would be lost on Christmas morning <br />if all the young folks didn't get to see that sparkling happy tree. <br />Silver and gold, silver and gold <br />Means so much more when I see, <br />Silver and gold decorations <br />On ev'ry Christmas tree.Nathan Mattoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618816092900455135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11000494.post-85147353149404300352006-12-22T09:32:00.000-06:002006-12-22T09:32:00.000-06:00Hello Nathan,
I've just stumbled upon your blog an...Hello Nathan,<br />I've just stumbled upon your blog and I love this cartoon blog. I agree! I'm a Lutheran pastor in Canada and I get too stressed out to enjoy Christmas, so this year I decided to watch "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" to recreate some past Christmas memories and nudge my "Christmas Spirit." Well, I couldn't believe how this show bastardized Christmas. "This is where the first christmas tree came from... this is where the first gift came from" etc. Yuck. Then I nearly threw things at my TV when Mickey Rooney started to sing "the best way to show my love is a token under the Christmas tree." I am much more sympathetic with Bergermeister Meisterberger. I'll have to wait till I get home to watch the snowman - no speakers here at work (yes, I'm writing to you on Dec 22 instead of writing the 4 sermons I need to). Looking forward to hearing it. Thanks again for the blog! NadineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com