Nicholas Was...

By pgn
@pgntwo (22412)
Derry, Northern Ireland
December 21, 2017 4:37pm CST
I wonder if this story might be closer to the truth at this time of year? Only about 90secs, and is an animated reading of the poem in the picture, written by Neil Gaiman:
We started down a rather unconventional route for our 2010 Christmas card and there was simply no turning back. The pull of the dark side was just too strong. Here's…
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457226)
• Switzerland
22 Dec 17
It was a sad poem and the video that resulted from it it's a depressing video.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457226)
• Switzerland
23 Dec 17
@pgntwo This is what I thought. When you read the Charles Dickens novels, poor kids had not a very happy childhood in the Victorian England.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
22 Dec 17
Isn't it? Somebody must've had a very disappointing childhood around Christmas once...
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pgn
@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
23 Dec 17
@LadyDuck I think a child in Victorian Times had a very hard life. These days, they seem to transfer that grief onto the parents ;(
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Elizabeth
@Poppylicious (11133)
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22 Dec 17
Oh, the poor dwarfmanthing. Now I feel all sad.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
22 Dec 17
Gaiman can make you feel that way, at times. He was bored waiting in Heathrow T3 earlier in the week, so stood in the WHSmiths sneakily signing any copy of his books that he could find on the shelves... That'll give a few people a nice Christmas Surprise I found a photo of the original poem, if you prefer to read it and Form your own mental images... It's at the top of the post.
rebelann1949
@rebelann (111043)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Dec 17
That was weird but I like the accent
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pgn
@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
21 Dec 17
A Scottish accent, not sure whose...
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (111043)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Dec 17
Are a lot of the poems about Christmas as bleak as that one was @pgntwo ?
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pgn
@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
22 Dec 17
@rebelann Not really. Have you watched Terry Pratchett's Hogfather on YouTube yet? He goes into the beliefs that might have made the Christmas myth what it is today...
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64362)
• United Kingdom
30 Dec 17
Oh dear, that's not very pleasant
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64362)
• United Kingdom
1 Jan 18
@pgntwo Thank you - I've just wished the same to you elsewhere, but I'll do it again - Happy New Year
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pgn
@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
1 Jan 18
Well, at least I can wish you a Happy New Year
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pgn
@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
1 Jan 18
@jaboUK If something is worth doing once, a second time won't hurt
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
8 Feb 18
Uhm... Merry Christmas? That poem would really make people reconsider the Jolly Old Elf, I think...
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
9 Feb 18
@pgntwo I think somebody kicked his puppy when he was a lad, pgn! SMH!
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pgn
@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
8 Feb 18
So it is with some of Neil Gaiman's stories
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
28 Dec 17
Oh dear, that is somewhat more somber than the usual
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pgn
@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
28 Dec 17
It is. Interesting twist, don't you think?
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Faye
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
29 Dec 17
@pgntwo It is a most inventive thing, to add a new different twist to something so old
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Go Crossbones
@crossbones27 (48395)
• Mojave, California
27 Dec 17
I am sure it is, many hate Christmas time. Have to say the way we treat some people, cannot blame them for being so angry I guess, sad depressed negative outlook and what not.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
27 Dec 17
I wonder if it is worse in the Northern hemisphere, the dark days of winter, vs Southern hemisphere where Christmas is in the summer...?
Shadi
@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
25 Dec 17
What a nice poem and animations. And accent too.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
25 Dec 17
The reader does his job well, yes.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69416)
• Germany
21 Dec 17
The name Neil Gaiman rings a bell. Has he written novels, too? I'm too tired now to check.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
21 Dec 17
He has written several novels, @MALUSE, yes. I have put the original poem up as the picture to this post, if you prefer reading rather than being read to... Frohe Weihnachten!
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Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
26 Dec 17
A very apt post for the season! Merry Christmas!
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pgn
@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
26 Dec 17
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Rhonda S.
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
27 Dec 17
That's a sad rendition of the story we know. I think I like Santa happy and jolly.
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pgn
@pgntwo (22412)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
27 Dec 17
I think I agree with you - Christmas should be a happy occasion, relatives notwithstanding