Wednesday 25 December 2013

24. December - Christmas Eve



We wish you a beautiful Christmas celebration with the people you love most!

Merry Christmas from the Ella & Otto team! 


Monday 23 December 2013

23. December - Christmas Song

Only one day left to Christmas Eve!

One of the most popular and famous Christmas songs brings you for sure in the right mood...
Rudolph the Red Noise Reindeer: This classical Christmas song was originally born as a short story by Robert L. May when he worked for Macy's department store. The story was soon turned into a song, and then the first recording was made in 1949 by Gene Autry.


The popularity of the song is rooted in its message that it's not only okay to be different, but that being different may in fact be better. We hear how Rudolph was teased as a young deer because of his blaring red nose, but in the end, was celebrated as a hero. The story and the tune resonate decades after it was produced.

So now let's start singing together...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hega-GxyW6o

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen,
Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen.,
But do you recall?
The most famous reindeer of all?
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Had a very shiny nose, like a light bulb,
And if you ever saw it,
You would even say it glows, like a light bulb.
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names, like pinocheoh;
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games, like monopoly.
Then one foggy Christmas Eve,
Santa came to say, ho ho ho,
Rudolph with your nose so bright,
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then how the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee, yipe,
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,
You'll go down in history, like michael jackson.

(musical interlude)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Had a very shiny nose, like a light bulb
And if you ever saw it,
You would even say it glows, like a light bulb,
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names, like pinocheo;

They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games, like monopoly,

Then one foggy Christmas Eve,
Santa came to say, ho ho ho,
Rudolph with your nose so bright,
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?

 

 
 

  



22. December - a little Christmas story

The little Christmas Tree

This is the story of a little fir tree who dreamt of growing up so that he could go and be a Christmas Tree amongst the Humans.
The other, older trees, knew more about life, and they told him that being a tree with the Humans wasn’t as good as all that. But the little fir tree didn’t want to believe the older trees – and he didn’t have long to wait.
He was so pleased when one day some children came with their parents to choose a fir tree to decorate their living room. The children adored him at first sight.
So he was dug up, then brought into the living room, where he was hung with decorations.  
After they had finished decorating him, the little fir tree shone with a thousand lights. 
Christmas was getting closer and everyone admired the little Christmas Tree. The young fir tree thought: “All the bigger fir trees were wrong” and he lifted his branches even higher so people could admire him better.   
Up till January, he was the prince of the living room; but then he started to lose his needles.
Now nobody looked at him, touched him, or even bothered to gather up the tiny needles that fell. Then, the whole family decided to put him down into the cellar. The fir tree started to feel very sad that he had even been chosen by the family.   
After several days’ wait – it seemed never-ending to him -, the little fir tree was replanted. He was so happy to be back in this good old earth that he’d missed so much during those endless days when he was shut up in the cellar!! Suddenly he understood that the family had left him in the cold of the cellar to keep him healthy.
Each year, the family dug him up again to put him back into the living room. He was very happy with his new family. And yes, in the end the bigger trees were wrong about something - some humans are good after all...






 
Saturday 21 December 2013

21. December - What to cook on Christmas


We talked already about the different Christmas dishes in France, Germany and Sweden.
But do you know what the typical Christmas dishes in England are? For the ones who are not English...here you go!
Roast turkey covered in bacon
Roast potatoes
Pigs in blanket
Brussels Sprouts and chestnuts
Roasted gammon
Stuffing
Bread & Cranberry Sauce
We think looking at the pictures is enough to get hungry…
Up to you to decide what you like for Christmas dinner. Maybe French, Swedish, German or traditional English?

Whatever it will be – ENJOY!









Friday 20 December 2013

20. December - Christmas table ideas


How do you like to decorate your Christmas table?
We love the festive feel of this one!
Or do you like the traditional cosy kitchen bench set up of a Scandinavia home?
Maybe you like the modern way to decorate your Christmas table?
But also the rustic decoration looks great, doesn’t it?
I say, with the right decorations every Christmas table is a unique one!
We wish you lots of fun to decorate your Christmas table the way you like it and enjoy it with your family!