Hello, folks… Just taking a quick break from the evening’s festivities (while I can still type) to say the following to everyone around the World:
Buon Natale! Maligayang Pasko! Feliz Navidad! Joyeux Noel! Veselykh Sviat! Kala Xristougenna! Froehliche Weihnachten! Kurisumasu Omedeto! Shub Naya Baras! Miilaad Majiid! Cracuin Fericit! S Rojdestvom Hristovym! Nofri shai empihinmisi empikhristos! Felix Nativitas! Christos razdajetsja! God Jul! Chestita Koleda i Shtastliva Nova Godina! Chuc Mung Giang Sinh! Boldog karacsonyt! Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket! Wesolych Swiat!
Shnorhavor Soorp Dzunoont! Nollaig Shona Duit! Hyvaa Joulua! Mele kalikimaka! Mutlu noeller! Shengdanjie kuaile! Nollaig chridheil huibh! Christos jiang sheng zai! Feliz Natal!
And, of course… MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Please pardon me if I screwed up any of the international greetings above. Too many spiked rum slushees, recipe courtesy of “Milla Jovovich.”
Before I sign off and resume host duties, please note that I am pulling THE LAKE HOUSE to save it for a future Sandra Bullock Appreciation Week, and replacing it with TITANIC - which will be one of our Christmas Reviews for tomorrow. Nothing like an epic love story like TITANIC (written and directed by my personal hero James Cameron) to continue our recent winning streak of ****½ movies. And also to celebrate the recent decision to re-release it in theatres come spring - in glorious IMAX 3-D. Cannot. Wait. Go, James…
And in case you think epic shipboard romances only happen in movies like TITANIC, allow me to inform you that you’re mistaken: about thirty years ago or so, on an international cruise ship, one such union blossomed between a handsome Italian steward and a beautiful Norwegian-American nanny on holiday. Fortunately for them (and us), their ship didn’t hit an iceberg. They made it safely back to port, eventually wed, and produced two great sons - one of whom I’m very proud to call a friend.
In closing, please see TITANIC’s trailer below. And in the spirit of this special night, I wish you and your family all the warmest regards - wherever you may be in the World. Happy Holidays, my friends...
