Kaye starred in several movies with actress Virginia Mayo in the 1940s, and is well known for his roles in films such as The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ( 1947 ), The Inspector General ( 1949 ), On the Riviera ( 1951 ) co-starring Gene Tierney, Knock on Wood ( 1954 ), White Christmas ( 1954, in a role originally intended for Fred Astaire, then Donald O ' Connor ), The Court Jester ( 1956 ), and Merry Andrew ( 1958 ).

Other notable ' 70s slasher films include Bob Clark's Black Christmas ( 1974 ), which was released before Halloween, and was another start of the sub-genre.

* Phillip Borsos, best known for his films The Mean Season ( 1985 ) and One Magic Christmas ( 1985 )

The stages where Samson and Delilah, Sunset Blvd., White Christmas, Rear Window, Sabrina, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and many other classic films were shot are still in use today.

She has since built a successful career, appearing in films from a wide range of genres, including the comedy Waking Up in Reno ( 2002 ), the thriller Gothika ( 2003 ), the Christmas movie Noel ( 2004 ), and the action adventure Sahara ( 2005 ).

Moviegoers may recognize Sakamoto primarily through his score work on two films: Nagisa Oshima's Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence ( 1983 ), including the title theme and the duet " Forbidden Colours " with David Sylvian, and Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor ( 1987 ), the latter of which earned him the Academy Award with fellow composers David Byrne and Cong Su.

Sakamoto has also acted in several films: perhaps his most notable performance was as the conflicted Captain Yonoi in Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, alongside Takeshi Kitano and British rock singer David Bowie.

In between the films, Rogers and Thomas produced three Christmas specials in 1969, 1970 and 1973, a nineteen episode television series in 1975 and various West End stage shows which later toured the provinces.

It has also been adapted to films, The Sacrifice ( 1909 ), Love's Surprises Are Futile ( 1916 ), The Gift of the Magi ( 1917 ), Dary magów ( Poland, 1972 ), part of O. Henry's Full House ( 1952 ), The Gift of Love ( 1978 ), The Gift of the Magi ( 1958 ), Christmas Eve on Sesame Street ( 1978 ), Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas gift ( 1999 ), The Gift of the Magi ( 2004 ) and the short film for the Irish band The Script in 2010 called For the First Time.

Most recently he has provided the voice of Father Christmas in Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer, Rola Polar in The Adventures of Dawdle the Donkey, and did voices in animated films including Wombling Free and The Water Babies.

Newton-John's television work included starring in two Christmas films, A Mom for Christmas ( 1990 ) and A Christmas Romance ( 1994 ) – both Top 10 Nielsen hits.

The remaining eleven films were released on a weekly basis until Christmas, and can also be downloaded using Hatena.

His films include the Academy Award-winning Cocoon, Apollo 13, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and A Beautiful Mind.

Category: Christmas films

In 2010 the Academy slated a new rule regarding the performance capture technique employed in films such as A Christmas Carol from Robert Zemeckis and The Adventures of Tintin from Steven Spielberg, and how they might not be eligible in this category in the future.

He also appeared in the short films Mickey's Christmas Carol ( 1983 ), The Prince and the Pauper ( 1990 ), and Runaway Brain ( 1995 ).

Category: Christmas films

The television, film, book, costume, home decoration, and confectionery industries use this time of year to promote products closely associated with such a holiday, with promotions going from early September to 31 October, since their themes rapidly lose strength once the holiday ends, and advertising starts concentrating on Christmas.

Bock is historically associated with special occasions, often religious festivals such as Christmas, Easter or Lent.

Stereotypical assumptions can cause misunderstandings, such as unintentionally offending a non-Christian person by wishing them a " Merry Christmas ".

Prior to this, in Old and Middle English, the word was usually spelled Crist the i being pronounced either as, preserved in the names of churches such as St Katherine Cree, or as a short, preserved in the modern pronunciation of Christmas.

Many of the population of the Western hemisphere could broadly be described as cultural Christians, due to the predominance of the Christian faith in Western culture, as well as widely celebrated religious holidays such as Easter and Christmas.

As such, it defines the day of an annual event, such as a birthday or Christmas on 25 December.

The wearing of costumes has become an important part of such holidays and festivals as Mardi Gras and Halloween ( see Halloween costume for more information ), and ( to a lesser extent ) people may also wear costumes in conjunction with other holidays, such as Christmas and Easter.

Christmas and Easter costumes typically portray mythical characters such as Santa Claus ( by donning a santa suit and beard ) or the Easter Bunny by putting on an animal costume.

A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer such as pine or fir, traditionally associated with the celebration of Christmas.

An artificial Christmas tree is an object made to resemble such a tree, usually made from polyvinyl chloride ( PVC ).

After the Reformation, such trees are seen in the houses of upper-class Protestant families as a counterpart to the Catholic Christmas cribs.

Dylan Marlais Thomas ( 27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953 ) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems, " Do not go gentle into that good night ", " And death shall have no dominion ", the " play for voices ", Under Milk Wood, and stories and radio broadcasts such as A Child's Christmas in Wales and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog.

His time in America cemented Thomas ' legend, where he recorded to vinyl works such as A Child's Christmas in Wales.

The " Christmas elves " of contemporary popular culture are of relatively recent tradition, popularized during the late 19th century in the United States, in publications such as Godey's Lady's Book.

She did not have the opportunity to see her sons very often during her imprisonment, though she was released for special occasions such as Christmas.

Radio collaborations include Euroclassic Notturno – an overnight classical music stream, produced by BBC Radio 3 and broadcast in the United Kingdom as Through the Night – and special theme days, such as the annual Christmas music relays from around Europe.

On certain days of the year, such as Easter, May Day and Christmas, particular songs celebrate the yearly cycle.

The earliest such was that in Ben Jonson's creation in Christmas his Masque dating from December 1616, in which Christmas appears " attir'd in round Hose, long Stockings, a close Doublet, a high crownd Hat with a Broach, a long thin beard, a Truncheon, little Ruffes, white shoes, his Scarffes, and Garters tyed crosse ", and announces " Why Gentlemen, doe you know what you doe?

" He claimed it led to situations such as councils calling Christmas " Winterval ", schools refusing to put on nativity plays and crosses removed from chapels, though others have disputed this.

# Public holiday, a day decreed by government as a day when the bulk of the population is not normally expected to be at work, such as Australia Day, Anzac Day, bank holidays or Christmas Day.

Visitor traffic on average shopping day is in the 25, 000 range, while on Christmas season weekends, it reaches over 125, 000 daily.

# A Christmas Visitor ( 2004 )

The Tourism Calgary Visitor Centre is open every day except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day.

* The Ultimate Christmas Present ( 2000 ) Sparky

* Ultimate Christmas Collection ( 2008 )

Known as the " Bad Boys of Abridgment ," the RSC has created eight stage shows: " The Complete Works of William Shakespeare ( abridged ) in 1987, " The Complete History of America ( abridged )" in 1992, " The Bible: The Complete Word of God ( abridged )" in 1995, " The Complete Millennium Musical ( abridged )" in 1998, " All the Great Books ( abridged )" in 2002, " Completely Hollywood ( abridged )" in 2005, " The Complete World of Sports ( abridged )" in 2010, and " The Ultimate Christmas Show ( abridged )" in 2011.

" The Ultimate Christmas ( abridged )" premiered in 2011 at Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, MA.

East 17 also appeared on the Childliners record The Gift Of Christmas, alongside acts such as MN8, Boyzone, E. Y. C., Sean Maguire, Deuce, Ultimate Kaos, Let Loose, Backstreet Boys, Peter Andre, Michelle Gayle and Dannii Minogue.

Salley appeared in the Disney Channel original movie, The Ultimate Christmas Present as a tall elf.

Gayle also appeared on the Childliners charity record " The Gift Of Christmas " in 1995, alongside acts such as Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, E. Y. C., Sean Maguire, Deuce, Ultimate Kaos, Let Loose, East 17, Peter Andre, MN8, Dannii Minogue and many more.

CDs, and designed the logo for The Ultimate Christmas Collection CD.

Later roles include Lal, Data ’ s “ daughter ,” on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode " The Offspring ;" Blanche's niece, Lucy, on the The Golden Girls episode " Nice and Easy ;" the mother in the Disney Channel original movie The Ultimate Christmas Present ; Hilda's and Zelda ’ s cousin Marigold, Amanda's mother, on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ; and — Lizzie's mother, Jo McGuire, on Lizzie McGuire.

* The Ultimate Christmas Present ( 2000 ) ( TV )

In 2009, this configuration was released as Ultimate Christmas Collection with Christmas messages, remixes, and a Christmas medley, and again as Merry Christmas Jackson 5.

; 2009 Ultimate Christmas Collection bonus tracks

Ultimate Christmas is a 1998 seasonal compilation of music by The Beach Boys released on Capitol Records.

As a collection of the Beach Boys ' Christmas tunes, Ultimate Christmas manages to round up virtually every song the band recorded and released on the subject.

Ultimate Christmas ( Capitol 72434 95734 2 0 ) never charted in the US or the UK.

* Ultimate Christmas CD booklet notes, Brad Elliott, c. 1998.