Christmas this year went well, enjoyable even without gifts. Anymore it’s just about family time, and that actually makes it better. Last Christmas we could not celebrate really as I was badly ill and wasn’t aware due to heavy sedation. We faced the possibility that I may not make it; however, I did and here I am telling you about it.
Besides Christmas dinner the big highlights involved a TV special and a movie. It started with the Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol TV special, this was the first special I have seen on X-Mas actually. It was a brilliant and cleaver take on scrooge complete with the charm of the 11th Doctor. Matt Smith really shined here, the first true moment that I didn’t miss David Tennant who was the 10th Doctor. Thankfully Amy Pond only had a small role. It starts with a ship from Earth almost crashing on a clouded alien world. The Doctor appears from a chimney all Santa like, his TARDIS landed on the roof and well he just wanted to as he says “Christmas Eve on a rooftop. Saw a chimney, my whole brain just went "What the hell!" He meats an old man who controls the sky but the man cares not even as the doctor pleads for help. The old man is the only one who can save the crashing ship and many people. So the Doctor goes Christmas past on him to try and convince him. I won’t spoil it, but it’s a fantastic story even non Who fans would enjoy.
After that I watched Despicable Me and while not a Christmas movie it has a great message. In short a evil villain who has failed many times discovers a way into his rivals lair. He adopts three young girls who sell cookies. But he ends up loving them and showing he has a warm heart. At the end he turns out to be a hero and the dad they always wanted. It’s tastefully funny and really jus a cute animated film.
To me this quote captures the sprit of Christmas quite well.
“On every world, wherever people are, in the deepest part of the winter, at the exact mid-point, everybody stops and turns and hugs. As if to say, "Well done. Well done, everyone! We're halfway out of the dark." - Kazran Sardick
