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December 25, 2014 12:01am by David Farrar

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to you all.

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Dave Stringer

And to you,also
And good night
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December 25, 2014 12:13am
Amelia44

Have a great Christmas and New Year!
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December 25, 2014 1:29am
Lucia Maria

Just back home from midnight Mass… Merry Christmas!!!
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December 25, 2014 2:30am
tom hunter

And Merry Christmas to all of you too.

Lucia – you’ll be interested to know that my family and I will be getting the full Polish Christmas Eve treatment in a few hours time. Action stations at 4pm. In keeping with the culture Babca will not stop cooking – and we are expected to eat it all!
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December 25, 2014 7:12am
fernglas

I know it’s the season of goodwill to all men, but can we make an exception for that slap-headed twat, Philip Smith, who wants to waste taxpayers’ money on judicially reviewing decisions not to allow him to be interviewed, and not to return his hairpiece?
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December 25, 2014 7:18am
Nukuleka

A Merry Christmas to all Kiwibloggers. Interesting to note that over on WO Cameron Slater starts his Christmas Day with a beautiful tribute to the Virgin and Christ Child, whereas on KB DPF resolutely sticks with the wholly secular, Snoopy’s Christmas.

It would have been a nice generous touch if DPF were prepared to acknowledge just why it is that Christmas holds such a special place in our history and culture.

It ain’t because of Snoopy.

Have a great day with family and friends.
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December 25, 2014 7:30am
mikenmild

Well, I always know that Christmas in near when I hear ‘Snoopy’s Christmas’ played for the first time in the season. Mercifully, this year I have only heard it once, in Pak’nSave a few weeks ago.
Happy holidays to all.
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December 25, 2014 7:44am
hj

Radio NZ is discussing Marsden. They have a nauseous Maori woman commenter whose sermon is the great generosity of Maori and the failure of Pakeha to understand.
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December 25, 2014 7:44am
Pete George

A happy Christmas day to everyone, however you do it.
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December 25, 2014 7:49am
Manolo

Merry Christmas everyone! Enjoy the day.
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December 25, 2014 8:09am
Tarquin North

Merry Christmas David and everyone, see you all soon. How about a beer in the Kaukapakapa Pub Mr Garrett? I’ll be in touch.

cheers all,

Tarquin.
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December 25, 2014 8:14am
hj

Around Queenstown the service workers are out. Austrailan Pacific is loading a big bus out side Copthorne. In front of him a big white “Mt Cookline” – Chinese. And so it goes on in the great scam that is Aotearoa.
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December 25, 2014 8:33am
waikatogirl

David, Thanks for posting Snoopy’s Christmas, just watched it with my old dad and we both chortled through it. Another happy Christimas memory.
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December 25, 2014 8:40am
wiseowl

Merry Christmas to all kiwibloggers and especially to Red for his incisive ,thought provoking and powerful comments.

Drink heaps for Selman, don’t wear your cycle helmet and smoke your head off .
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December 25, 2014 8:54am
Nukuleka

mikenmild

‘Happy holidays’???

Bah humbug to your pc American nonsense.

In New Zealand it’s ‘MERRY CHRISTMAS’.
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December 25, 2014 9:19am
Pete George

In New Zealand Christmas has a variety of flavours. One of the strengths of New Zealand is it’s relative tolerance for different views, religions and ways of celebrating.

Goodwill to all.
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December 25, 2014 9:26am
publicwatchdog

Merry Christmas Kiwibloggers!

Have a GREAT holiday / relaxing break 🙂

2015 is going to be a DOOZY!

All the best to you and your families.

Kind regards

Penny Bright
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December 25, 2014 10:04am
Dave Mann

Thanks DPF… merry Christmas to you too and thanks for creating a great blog 🙂
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December 25, 2014 10:58am
Chuck Bird

Osama bin laden puppet christmas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7Qi5sw5AvrU#t=0
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December 25, 2014 12:07pm
Inthisdress

holy Mackerel Tom Hunter I once did a Polish Christmas Eve – 12 types of fish one for each disciple, and vodka for Africa, then they drove off to do Mass.

I passed out waiting for them.
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December 25, 2014 1:03pm
Shawn Herles

Merry Christmas KB and happy baby J’s birthday! 🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytwcC1kbl0Q
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December 25, 2014 3:35pm
Shawn Herles

Someone please explain to hj that this is a merry Christmas thread. He’s got GD for hysteria driven rants about the yellow hordes.
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December 25, 2014 3:54pm
stephieboy

In Mangalore in South India attended a wonderful out door mass at St. Sebastian’s Bendur.Truly an impressive and colourful occaison even though it was conducted in Konkani the language of my wife’s family and the main liturgical language of the relatively large Catholic community in Mangalore ( by India’s standards about 30% of the population )

A very colourful and impressive occaison whether the vestments of the priests , the robust singing of carols by the choir and at least 3,000 congregation , the colourful lights lighting up the fascinating Portuguese Baroque facade of the church including the external belfry towering astride the church,

The Mass was climaxed by the tolling of the bells , fire works and a medley of carols.Truly capturing the heart of the Chrstmas message of Joy and Good will to all people.

At the conclusion my wife, our family and hers all retired to for a fabulous feed at a local resteraunt featuring Mangalore and Malabar curries and other delicacies .As a matter of interest Christmas gifting is unknown in these parts as it is in especially e.g Southern European band Iberian countries .Also in keeping with say Central Europe Christmas Eve is the main focus of celebration.

We are about 9 hours behind NZ .It’s 9.11 am and for Christians itt’s day off but typical of India I business as usual as the hum and throb of the highway nearby suggests. Today with family will be more low key with a shared dinner similar to home. Christmas here gives one a sense of perspective and not the more bloated secular fest it’s become in New Zeld
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December 25, 2014 4:51pm
Unity

A very Merry Christmas to you too David, and to all Kiwibloggers – and wishing you all a very happy New Year.
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December 25, 2014 4:59pm
stephieboy

Oops, sorry.Forgot and a Merry Christmas to everyone on KB David Farrar included.
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December 25, 2014 5:03pm
Lucia Maria

Stephieboy,

What a wonderful Christmas experience! Good you can pop in and comment. 🙂

Tom,

Are you in America? Hope your full on Polish Christmas Eve was as fantastic as the expectations. I’m a long way from being able to do that sort of thing myself. Mum’s not really up for it and between my brother and I, it’s nowhere near what a Pole would consider a proper Christmas Eve. When my sister visits from Australia, we have more of a chance. Any way, I’m making up for it by spreading Christmas celebrations out to several days. 🙂
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December 25, 2014 5:15pm
stephieboy

Lucia Maria, thank you and it’s wonderful to see how Poles provide another fantastic example of celebrating Christmas in their own special way .

Remember at the end of the day Christmas is about the spiritual message and journey.There are plenty of more humble and poorer folk here in Manglaore and elsewhere who merely turn up for the Christmas service and soak in the “real ” message behind it all.

Thats all that is required .

God Bless .!

PS Households here prefer to adorn there homes with lighted Bethlehem paper Stars of varying sizes and colours .

Magical at night and a potent symbol of Christmas .!
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