English in Madrid

Judy Garland sang this song in the musical "Meet Me in St. Louis". Source: You Tube (warenarchive) Key Words: Garland Louis Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light From now on , our troubles will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the Yuletide gay From now on, our troubles will be far away Here we are, as in olden days Happy golden days of yore Faithful friends who are dear to us Gather near to us Once more Through the years, we all will be together If the fates allow Hang a shining star upon the highest bough And have yourself a merry little Christmas now Listen to the Coldplay version and try to complete the lyrics. Why not Google to discover the lyrics to your favourite Xmas song?

Use the labels to find anything related to Christmas: In Blog 3 you will find stories about the Christmas cracker, the Gordo and an unusual Christmas song. In Blog 1 you can listen to John Lennon and Bing Crosby sing a seasonal song. Right here in Blog 2 you can find posts about lottery superstitions and read Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol. Use the archives to find stories from Decembers past: In December 2007 you can read the story about how the Spanish tip generously . In December 2008 you can find a cure for hangovers . In December 2009 you are given a year's notice on the introduction of the smoking ban . Remember to at least write "I have read it" after reading very post!!!!

Here is a recipe for traditional Christmas pudding but you are too late if you want to make one for this Christmas. Make this pudding a couple of months before Christmas day. Feed it with booze regulary for the flavours to develop. Ingredients 225g/8oz golden caster sugar 225g/8oz vegetarian suet 340g/12oz sultanas 340g/12oz raisins 225g/8oz currants 110g/4oz candied peel , chopped 110g/4oz plain flour 110g/4oz fresh white breadcrumbs 55g/2oz flaked almonds 1 lemon, zest only 5 eggs, beaten 1 level tsp ground cinnamon 1 level tsp mixed spice 5g/1 level tsp freshly grated nutmeg pinch of salt 150ml/5fl oz brandy or rum Preparation method 1.Lightly grease 4x600ml/1 pint or 2x1.2 litre/2 pint pudding basins . 2.Mix together all the dry ingredients. 3. Stir in the eggs and brandy and mix well. 4.Spoon the mix into basins. Put a circle of baking parchment and foil over the top of each basin and tie securely with string . Make a string h...

Spain under state of alert over air strike chaos The Spanish government has declared a state of alert after a strike by air traffic controllers grounded flights, stranding thousands of travellers. The measure will allow widldcat strikers to be charged with a crime under the military penal code. About half of the controllers showed for their shift on Saturday morning but most refused to work, in a dispute over hours and conditions. National carrier Iberia has cancelled all flights until 0500 GMT on Sunday. There are huge crowds of passengers at Spain's airports, many hoping to get away at the start of a national holiday, many of them frustrated and angry, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Madrid. The army was called in to take charge of the country's air space on Friday, but cannot direct air traffic. Announcing the state of alert, Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said the air traffic controllers were trying to protect "unacceptable priv...