Christmas TV.Byline: S Manners I HAVE seen much moaning moan n. 1. a. A low, sustained, mournful cry, usually indicative of sorrow or pain. b. A similar sound: the eerie moan of the night wind. 2. Lamentation. v. this week from people about the prevalence of repeats in the Christmas Christmas [Christ's Mass], in the Christian calendar, feast of the nativity of Jesus, celebrated in Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches on Dec. 25. In liturgical importance it ranks after Easter, Pentecost, and Epiphany (Jan. 6). scheduling. I don't think this is such a bad thing, though. When they do make new programmes, everyone only complains about how they are not as good as the old Morecambe and Wise Morecambe and Wise were a famous British comic double act comprising Eric Morecambe OBE and Ernie Wise OBE. The act lasted four decades until Morecambe's death in 1984. Widely considered to be the most successful double act in Britain for generations. shows. There is something to be said for the familiar at Christmas. In fact, isn't that what most of the season is about - traditions and repeated behaviours? All the repeats on TV fit in quite nicley Anyway, I amvery much looking forward to sitting down and watching the likes of Mary Poppins with my grandchildren, rather than the violence-filled rubbish they make these days. S Manners, AIgburth |
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