Monday 24 August 2009
Top 7 Movies to Watch this Christmas 2009
7) The Polar Express (2004)
On Christmas Eve, a doubting boy boards a magical train that's headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus's home. Featuring Tom Hanks.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
6) Scrooged (1988)
A cynically selfish TV executive gets haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve. Featuring Bill Murray.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
5) Elf (2003)
After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the
IMDB Rating: 6.8
4) Home Alone (1990)
An eight year-old, who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to
IMDB Rating: 6.9
3) Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
Jack Skellington, king of Halloweentown, discovers
IMDB Rating: 8.0
2) Die Hard
IMDB Rating: 8.3
1) The Snowman
Wordless (save for the song "Walking in the Air") animated adventure about a young English boy who makes a snowman one Christmas Eve.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
Sources : IMDB (Internet Movie Database)
Fairy Lights
Do you know all the different types of fairy lights? There are more than just the standard kind for around your tree. With Christmas not that far away it is worth planning ahead to get ideas to decorate your home this Christmas.
Think bigger when choosing your fairy lights as they are only usually considered around the festive season but they have many other uses such as for parties, weddings and BBQ's etc. They are also good for decorating rooms, which proves to be popular with children as well as adults. Keeping this in mind can make them fun throughout the year and not just in December.
Light Strings
Traditional to modern LEDs
These are often found in various lengths ranging from about 2 meters to sets that cover 100 of meters.
Net Lights
Indoor & Outdoor
These are most suited to decorating walls, ceilings, trees, hedges and fences.
Curtain Lights
A drape of lights
These are often seen on the outside of shops at Christmas Time.
Icicle Lights
AKA 'Fringe' Lights
Icicle lights are available in various widths and droplet length, animated and static.
Lifestyle Lights
This area of lighting is purely the other types that are available such as Twig, Silhouette & Rope Lighting.
Sourced from: Fairy Light