Barrow-themed Christmas Greetings - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Bêthberry · 12-12-2007, 02:24 PM

This thread is inspired by Estelyn Telcontar's recent blog entry in Niggle's Parish. I'm sure everyone's mail boxes are overflowing with seasonal funnies, so here's a chance for everyone to post some Downs or LotR-related greetings.

To start the thread off, here's an old internet chestnut all decked out for the season--and a new skwerl for our chatty forum.

PS. It's a shame I can't get the animation to work here. Or maybe it isn't.

Still and all, I'm sure there are other Barrow-themed greetings that we can hang here to decorate this dark, mysterious forum deep in the bottom of the Downs.

Mithalwen · 12-12-2007, 02:48 PM

First, time to stock up on some festive fare..

www.wighthamper.co.uk/hampers.php

This emporium has a lot of the things you might need...
http://www.wights.com/holidays.php

or you may want to relax and let others take the strain...

www.wighthotel.co.uk/christmas.htm

You will still need to buy gifts though

http://wightchristmas.wordpress.com/...ristmas-gifts/
and maybe want some seasonal entertainment

http://wightchristmas.wordpress.com/...-variety-show/

Bêthberry · 12-12-2007, 03:38 PM

Very enthusiastic of you, Mithalwen! I think you've just found a very likely spot for the next Barrow Downs meeting site. Maybe folks could even start planning for a Wight Christmas on the Isle of Wight in 2009? Or would 2011 (two thousand and eleventy) sound more appropriate?

Mithalwen · 12-12-2007, 03:47 PM

Well it is practically on my doorstep.... I used to have a summer job handing out Tourist Information at the Ferry terminal...

Of course we would hope they would run this :

http://www.isleofwightwalkingfestiva...il.asp?walk=98

piosenniel · 12-12-2007, 11:38 PM

Merry Christmas & A Howling New Year to the WW Gamers!!

~*~ Pio

Nazgûl-king · 12-13-2007, 12:11 AM

Merry Christmas and a Pippin new year year! (it's an inside joke, though I'm pretty sure you guys will be able to get it!)

piosenniel · 12-24-2007, 07:20 AM

***Gilthalion*** · 12-24-2007, 06:00 PM

It was Christmas Eve, and the old hobbit thought on his friends of Auld Lang Syne and thought also that they might find a pleasant Yule Tide diversion in a recent bit of what he called verse... ...naturally, they cringed, but read it anyway...

Gulf Shores Night Before Christmas

© 2007 Robert W. Gardner.

'Twas the night before Christmas
And through the beach tower,
Not a creature was stirring,
No, not at that hour.

The lights had been strung
Through the palm trees with care,
In hopes that some tourists
Would spend Christmas there.

Some snowbirds were roosting,
Most likely asleep,
For not one was complaining,
Not even a peep!

The renters were booking
Just as they should
With vacationers coming
The next year looked good!

The real estate agents'
Dreams were aglow
With visions of buyers
Who fled from the snow.

Then over the water
There came such a splashing
The guard fell from his chair
And awoke from the crashing.

His flashlight came on
As he rose from the floor
Looked out of the window
And ran through the door.

“It’s those naked young lovers
Again in the spa!
This time I’ll catch them!
And I’ll call the law!”

But he couldn’t believe
What he saw right out there:
A skiff pulled by dolphins
Who swam through the air?

They flew up above
The waves and the foam
Up over the condos
And every beach home!

The guard just stood staring
With his mouth open wide
And he could not believe
What flew over the tide!

The dolphins were soaring
At the command
Of a jolly old elf
Who was fat but well tanned!

Up, up they went,
Right up to the roof.
The guard’s report read
Like he drank Eighty Proof!

But, when they got there
The rooftop exploded
With gifts for the Island
That Santa unloaded!

Of course it was Santa,
Who else could it be?
Flying with gifts
Out over the sea?

Saint Nicolas came
As he does every year
With News of the Savior
And of great Christmas cheer.

His work soon was done
And he soon flew away
To parts of the world
Where he needed a sleigh.

Though no one believed
What the guard had to say,
He didn’t get fired
Since it was Christmas Day!

Child of the 7th Age · 12-25-2007, 11:52 AM

I thought a Christmas card from the Tolkien family wouldn't be inappropriate. JRRT was just ten months old.....

http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/Media?MEDIA_ID=197461

Bêthberry · 12-25-2007, 10:17 PM

Great contributions here! And a few more thematic offerings:

I did sincerely try googling Kwanza and squirrel and Hannukha and squirrel (and various permutations thereof) and even Eid and squirrel, but not even a skwerl shaped latke could I find. I did find this for all you werewolf fans though:

Apparently there are lyrics and the song is sung to 'Joy to the World'.

12-12-2007, 02:24 PM	#1
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,989	Barrow-themed Christmas Greetings This thread is inspired by Estelyn Telcontar's recent blog entry in Niggle's Parish. I'm sure everyone's mail boxes are overflowing with seasonal funnies, so here's a chance for everyone to post some Downs or LotR-related greetings. To start the thread off, here's an old internet chestnut all decked out for the season--and a new skwerl for our chatty forum. PS. It's a shame I can't get the animation to work here. Or maybe it isn't. Still and all, I'm sure there are other Barrow-themed greetings that we can hang here to decorate this dark, mysterious forum deep in the bottom of the Downs. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

12-12-2007, 02:48 PM	#2
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,449	I'm dreaming of a Wight Christmas... First, time to stock up on some festive fare.. www.wighthamper.co.uk/hampers.php This emporium has a lot of the things you might need... http://www.wights.com/holidays.php or you may want to relax and let others take the strain... www.wighthotel.co.uk/christmas.htm You will still need to buy gifts though http://wightchristmas.wordpress.com/...ristmas-gifts/ and maybe want some seasonal entertainment http://wightchristmas.wordpress.com/...-variety-show/ __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

12-12-2007, 03:38 PM	#3
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,989	Very enthusiastic of you, Mithalwen! I think you've just found a very likely spot for the next Barrow Downs meeting site. Maybe folks could even start planning for a Wight Christmas on the Isle of Wight in 2009? Or would 2011 (two thousand and eleventy) sound more appropriate? __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

12-12-2007, 03:47 PM	#4
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,449	Well it is practically on my doorstep.... I used to have a summer job handing out Tourist Information at the Ferry terminal... Of course we would hope they would run this : http://www.isleofwightwalkingfestiva...il.asp?walk=98 __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

12-12-2007, 11:38 PM	#5
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Merry Christmas & A Howling New Year to the WW Gamers!! ~*~ Pio __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

12-13-2007, 12:11 AM	#6
Nazgûl-king Wight Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 104	Merry Christmas and a Pippin new year year! (it's an inside joke, though I'm pretty sure you guys will be able to get it!)

12-24-2007, 07:20 AM	#7
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	__________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

12-24-2007, 06:00 PM	#8
*Gilthalion* Hobbitus Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: South Farthing Posts: 635	Gulf Shores Night Before Christmas It was Christmas Eve, and the old hobbit thought on his friends of Auld Lang Syne and thought also that they might find a pleasant Yule Tide diversion in a recent bit of what he called verse... ...naturally, they cringed, but read it anyway... Gulf Shores Night Before Christmas © 2007 Robert W. Gardner. 'Twas the night before Christmas And through the beach tower, Not a creature was stirring, No, not at that hour. The lights had been strung Through the palm trees with care, In hopes that some tourists Would spend Christmas there. Some snowbirds were roosting, Most likely asleep, For not one was complaining, Not even a peep! The renters were booking Just as they should With vacationers coming The next year looked good! The real estate agents' Dreams were aglow With visions of buyers Who fled from the snow. Then over the water There came such a splashing The guard fell from his chair And awoke from the crashing. His flashlight came on As he rose from the floor Looked out of the window And ran through the door. “It’s those naked young lovers Again in the spa! This time I’ll catch them! And I’ll call the law!” But he couldn’t believe What he saw right out there: A skiff pulled by dolphins Who swam through the air? They flew up above The waves and the foam Up over the condos And every beach home! The guard just stood staring With his mouth open wide And he could not believe What flew over the tide! The dolphins were soaring At the command Of a jolly old elf Who was fat but well tanned! Up, up they went, Right up to the roof. The guard’s report read Like he drank Eighty Proof! But, when they got there The rooftop exploded With gifts for the Island That Santa unloaded! Of course it was Santa, Who else could it be? Flying with gifts Out over the sea? Saint Nicolas came As he does every year With News of the Savior And of great Christmas cheer. His work soon was done And he soon flew away To parts of the world Where he needed a sleigh. Though no one believed What the guard had to say, He didn’t get fired Since it was Christmas Day! __________________ Please read my fan fiction novel THE HOBBITS. Wanna hear me read Tolkien? Gilthalion's Grand Adventures!

12-25-2007, 11:52 AM	#9
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	I thought a Christmas card from the Tolkien family wouldn't be inappropriate. JRRT was just ten months old..... http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/Media?MEDIA_ID=197461 __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

12-25-2007, 10:17 PM	#10
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,989	Great contributions here! And a few more thematic offerings: I did sincerely try googling Kwanza and squirrel and Hannukha and squirrel (and various permutations thereof) and even Eid and squirrel, but not even a skwerl shaped latke could I find. I did find this for all you werewolf fans though: Apparently there are lyrics and the song is sung to 'Joy to the World'. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.