tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post4274971663580756906..comments2024-03-29T18:36:44.216+11:00Comments on A peaceful day: Dashing through the...um...er Snow?Jeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-3656782070279293292008-12-24T04:18:00.000+11:002008-12-24T04:18:00.000+11:00Just got back for the translation! Wonderfully fun...Just got back for the translation! Wonderfully funny. Now why do y'all say "Happy" Christmas? lol....we Yanks can never figure that one out. Always "Merry" Christmas here--"Happy" is reserved for New Years. <BR/>FYI--be glad you are down under. It's bitterly cold here with sleet and snow to come for the evening!Hopewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510172065585770709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-84899449296088904422008-12-18T04:44:00.000+11:002008-12-18T04:44:00.000+11:00I am so glad you are sharing this! I am going to ...I am so glad you are sharing this! I am going to look up these books. My friend just asked me yesterday about Australian Christmas and I sent her your link! I found your post through the CM Blog Carnival...:) HAve a great day!Manderly Ringorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004808798064299739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-50329810237109811162008-12-10T08:25:00.000+11:002008-12-10T08:25:00.000+11:00I'm in Florida where it's usually warm, but I stil...I'm in Florida where it's usually warm, but I still sing those Christmas songs about snow!<BR/>My daughter has 'Christmas Around the World' coloring book...<BR/>she was showing me that Santa arrives in a boat in Australia!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-19456799112723682752008-12-10T06:18:00.000+11:002008-12-10T06:18:00.000+11:00That's so fun! I may have to forward this to my no...That's so fun! I may have to forward this to my non-blogging Australian neighbor. I bet she'd get a kick out of this. :-)Jamie {See Jamie blog}https://www.blogger.com/profile/18212749055211487304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-36233859506247974042008-12-09T23:11:00.000+11:002008-12-09T23:11:00.000+11:00Funny! At least funny to me - living around the w...Funny! At least funny to me - living around the world in the USA. The *cold* USA right now. :o) I would LOVE to visit Australia some day. Maybe I'll come at Christmastime!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-17277086658928474642008-12-09T19:30:00.000+11:002008-12-09T19:30:00.000+11:00I remember an Australian carol we sang at school o...I remember an Australian carol we sang at school once that I loved - Carol of the Birds. I'd completely forgotten about it til I read your post and then found the lyrics <A HREF="http://heathhill.blogspot.com/2005/12/australian-christmas-carols.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. Thank you :)<BR/>(Wish there were more New Zealand carols!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-7591076475244738692008-12-09T08:01:00.000+11:002008-12-09T08:01:00.000+11:00An 'esky' is a portable food and drink cooler - an...An 'esky' is a portable food and drink cooler - an insulated container for keeping drinks in. Every self-respecting Aussie home has at least one...they're a typical 18th birthday present.<BR/><BR/>A 'Swaggie' is a swagman - an itinerant man wandering the country with his 'swag' of belongings upon his back...immortalised in 'Waltzing Matilda'. Swagmen are rather romanticised figures nowadays - as compared to tramps.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-2337210250953265652008-12-09T05:54:00.000+11:002008-12-09T05:54:00.000+11:00Hilarious! I can't wait to sing this with my d...Hilarious! I can't wait to sing this with my daughter. I managed to "translate" most of it, but what are<BR/>"esky" & "swaggie"? Or favorite version of Christmas carols are from the "Catmas Carols" which we sing from each year. [No disrespect is intended by this--just for fun.] You can check it out on Amazon.Hopewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510172065585770709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-10778866892656858272008-12-07T20:03:00.000+11:002008-12-07T20:03:00.000+11:00These books look great! I'll have to invest in get...These books look great! I'll have to invest in getting them next year...I like your idea of having a book for each advent day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com