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Well, pretty much a third of the way through December already as it seems to fly by, I’m really not too sure where this month has gone! The orders are pouring in here at Gadgets Towers, and we’re obviously very busy here. In fact I’d go so far as to say that we are very nearly as busy as a certain jolly gentleman in a red suit and his helpers are sure to be at this time of year!

As it’s December although I haven’t yet seen the Coca Cola advert, (you know, the one with festively lit lorries and the “Holidays are coming” music) I have seen the Toys ‘R Us advert, and as such am getting into Christmas mode, which also involves watching my selection of Christmas DVDs. I’ve had discussions with both the folks here at Gadgets Towers, and my friends as to what the best Christmas movie is. Suggestions have included Elf, Scrooged, It’s A Wonderful Life, and A Muppets Christmas Carol.

For me however there is one film that stands head and shoulders above the rest. The main protagonist, or at least the actor who portrays him, has taken on and defeated aliens with advanced weaponry, robots from the future, clones of himself, international terrorists, even Satan himself, but there is no doubt that finding the sold out must have Christmas toy for his son on Christmas Eve is his most challenging task to date! Yes, I am talking about “Jingle All The Way”, the much maligned Arnold Schwarzenegger Christmas film. Arnie and his various characters are a goldmine of classic quotes, and although this film is a little light on the sound bites I still think it’s a great film. I also feel it gets across a message that, in our modern world, is possibly more valid than some of the older, more classic Christmas films. I’ve included a montage a scenes below that I managed to find below, hopefully if you aren’t quite in the Christmas spirit already this will help!