A tod@s um Feliz Natal!!! / Happy Christmas to everyone!!!

"Christmas Selfie by Shooty"

"Poema de Natal" de Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage

Edward Burne-Jones, Star of Bethlehem, 1890

Se considero o triste abatimento
Em que me faz jazer minha desgraça,
A desesperação me despedaça,
No mesmo instante, o frágil sofrimento.

Mas súbito me diz o pensamento,
Para aplacar-me a dor que me traspassa,
Que Este que trouxe ao mundo a Lei da Graça,
Teve num vil presepe o nascimento.

Vejo na palha o Redentor chorando,
Ao lado a Mãe, prostrados os pastores,
A milagrosa estrela os reis guiando.

Vejo-O morrer depois, ó pecadores,
Por nós, e fecho os olhos, adorando
Os castigos do Céu como favores.

Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage

Tempo de Natal / Christmastime is here

s.id.

Carol singing, church bells ringing,
Once more Christmastime is here.
Children laughing, grownups beaming,
Hearts are warm with Christmas cheer.

Ruby Lee Mitchell

O presente de Natal / "The Christmas Gift "

The Christmas Gift 



It isn't the flowing ribbons,
draped and curled with extra care,
or the fine and fancy bows
tied with ornamental flair.

It isn't the label on the box,
the sum of money spent,
or anything that shows the length
to which you obviously went.

The beauty of a Christmas gift
cannot be seen at all.
For the loveliness of giving
is a feeling, grand and tall.

It's the genuine offer of love,
the yearning to make a connection,
a show of honest gratitude,
a display of sincere affection.


Autor desconhecido / Unknown author


Via The Storybook Of Dreams & Beauty

Só falta uma semana! / Just one more week.

Montra de Natal / Window Shopping

Montra de Natal em Baltimore, 1938. 

A. Aubrey Bodine.

Window Shopping

Isn't it great to go window shopping?

I enjoy, looking at everything I see.
No matter what it is, I'm looking at
automatically, I picture it on me.
Every window, has such beautiful
displays. I can't help but stand there
and stare. I just spied this fabulous
red sweater, it was made for me, I'd
swear! Red is one of my favorite
colors, it gives me a special kind of
glow. Whenever I wear it, heads will
turn, so I know. As a matter of fact,
I can wear any color, the exception
being lime green. It's not a flattering
color, so on me, it will never be seen.
There are so many lovely things, to
look at, I could spend hours and never
worry about the time. But the best part
of all, I can shop as long as I like and
never, spend a dime!

Audrey Heller

Livros muito natalícios / Books with Christmas spirit

A ouvir uma voz muito doce a cantar "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

É Daniela Andrade, com um cãozinho amoroso e tudo. :)

Pai Natal com livros / Santa with books

 

Nerina Canzi Illustraciones 

Este Pai Natal não vem de trenó puxado por renas mas num passaroco gigante com arrumação para livros!

Quem diz que não há livros no presépio? / Nativity scene with a book

Eva Montanari 

Feliz Natal! / Merry Christmas!

Resumindo o ambiente natalício / This is Christmas time

Cathy Thorne

O Pai Natal lê histórias às crianças / Santa reads to the children

Steve Henderson

Dá um livro (ou dois, ou três) neste Natal / Give the gift of a book this Christmas

4 razões para oferecer/receber livros neste Natal / 4 reasons to offer/receive books for Christmas

1. Um livro é um presente que proporciona um prazer prolongado.

2. Ler sabe sempre bem, mas no Inverno, com o frio e a chuva, debaixo das mantas...ui!

3. Os livros alimentam mas não engordam (ao contrário dos fritos de Natal e dos chocolates que nos gostam de dar).

4. E são tão fáceis de embrulhar!

As 4 fases da vida em relação ao Pai Natal / The 4 stages of life concerning Santa Claus

16 citações de Natal com ilustrações de Janet Hill / 16 Christmas quotes with Janet Hill's illustrations

1. "People say I don't write books, I make Christmas presents".

Bryce Courtenay

2. "It's true, Christmas can feel like a lot of work, particularly for mothers. But when you look back on all the Christmases in your life, you'll find you've created family traditions and lasting memories. Those memories, good and bad, are really what help to keep a family together over the long haul".

Caroline Kennedy

3. "The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value".

Charles Dudley Warner

4. "Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection".

Pindar

5. "Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store".

Dr. Seuss

6. "Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!"

Charles Dickens

7. "The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live".

George Carlin

8. "I love Christmas, not just because of the presents but because of all the decorations and lights and the warmth of the season".

Ashley Tisdale

9. "Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip".

Gary Allan

10. "A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together".

Garrison Keillor

11. "I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it's about kindness".

Carrie Fisher

12. "Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice".

Dave Barry

13. "I love the excitement, the childlike spirit of innocence and just about everything that goes along with Christmas".

Hillary Scott

14. "Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year".

Victor Borge

15. "Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity".

Chris Van Allsburg

16. "As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving".

Gordon B. Hinckley

Fonte: brainyquote
Ilustrações de Janet Hill

Uma leitora natalícia / A Christmas reader

Jon Paul

10 citações literárias sobre o Natal / 10 literary quotes about Christmas

One can never have enough socks. Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.

J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.

Garrison Keillor, Leaving Home

What kind of Christmas present would Jesus ask Santa for?

Salman Rushdie, Fury

It was the beginning of the greatest Christmas ever. Little food. No presents. But there was a snowman in their basement.

Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

It struck him that how you spent Christmas was a message to the world about where you were in life.

Nick Hornby, About a Boy

I don’t want Christmas season to end, because it’s the only time I can legitimately indulge in on particular addiction: glitter.

Eloisa James, Paris in Love

Miracles happen on Christmas, Pat. Everybody knows that shit.

Matthew Quick, The Silver Linings Playbook

Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.

Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway

"O Conto de Natal" disponível para download gratuíto / Download free "A Christmas Carol"

O grande clássico de Natal de Charles Dickens está disponível, na sua versão em inglês, para download gratuíto AQUI. Para ler só tem de ter instalada a aplicação do Kindle no seu PC ou dispositivo móvel. Quem não se lembra do sovina Scrooge e dos três fantasmas de Natal?!