Ho ho ho!

Well, it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas now, isn’t it? Trees twinkling everywhere, Christmas lights in all the windows and gardens. Ours is quite modest; I am more of a natural pine cone wreath gal…

We leave it to the neighbours to illuminate the street. There’s a whole row of houses up the main road which have gone all in for merry and blinding! It’s quite magnificent really. Bold. Fearless. Bright. Very bright. And flashing. There’s one big ‘ouse round the corner here, where there’s even a snow making machine at the gates. I may take a walk round there later, when it’s dark, and take a few pics for tomorrow’s blog…

Time to wrap a few gifts. Ironically, I am not a fan of wrapping presents. Maybe down to the thousands of Clarity boxes I had to pick n pack back in the day when it was Me, Myself and Irene Great movie, by the way!). My friend Carron gave me some sound advice this morning, when I headed over to her house at the crack of sparrows to get my hair done.

“Mince pie, pot of tea, then find a good Christmas movie and settle down to pack your presents in front of the box.” That actually sounds pretty doable. Movies… now that’s a good question. Carron recommended “This is Christmas”, so I may try that one.

Let me recommend a particular favourite too, just in case you haven’t seen it: Four Christmases, with Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon. If you want a proper belly laugh, then that’s the one. There’s one scene which has me wheezing with laughter every time I watch it. Comedy gold.

Now it’s YOUR turn. If you had an evening on your hands, to do the wrapping, which Christmas Film/Movie would you recommend? Pray tell!

We can use your list here as a real community recommendation board – a little Clarity crowd-sourced guide to festive wrapping evenings everywhere.

I’ll start the ball rolling with a few more favourites, just to get us going (purely in the spirit of sharing, you understand 😉):

• Love Actually – a classic for a reason. Easy to dip in and out of, perfect if you’re wrestling with sellotape.
• The Holiday – cosy, comforting, and ideal with a mince pie in hand.
• Elf – ridiculous, joyful, and guaranteed to lift the mood when the paper tears for the third time.
• It’s a Wonderful Life – if you fancy something gentler and a little bit heart-tuggy.

So over to you now…
What’s your go-to Christmas wrapping film?
The one you stick on every year, or the one that might make the job feel less like a chore and more like a little December ritual.

Tell us — and let’s build the ultimate wrapping-night watchlist together .

Whatever you are doing, have a lovely Christmas Eve Eve!

Love and Clarity,

Barb x x x