Tag Archives: Santa Claus

Monday #401

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Fiona

The fan fiction poll closed last week and it was a draw with the winners being the Famous Five and the Mannering/Trents of the Adventure Series. Stef and I are already trying to come up with ideas on how those … Continue reading →

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Monday #349

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Fiona

Christmassy bits from Enid Blyton’s Magazine and Letters to Enid 19 Hallo, hallo, here’s Santa Claus, He’s come to see you all because To-morrow’s Christmas Day! So bring the ducks and bears and gollies, Motor-cars and books and dollies, Crackers … Continue reading →

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Monday #347

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Fiona

Thursday is the 51st anniversary of Enid Blyton’s death. We have done a special post in the past to mark the occasion but I haven’t anything planned this year, as I write something every week that I hope shows the … Continue reading →

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Blyton at Christmas 1951-1962

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Fiona

A final instalment of Blyton at Christmas! (Unless I get more Christmas stories by next Christmas). The first parts are 1920-1945 and 1946-1950. The 1950s, continued Father Christmas and Belinda, 1951 I reviewed this two years ago, giving an overview of the … Continue reading →

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Blyton at Christmas 1946-1950

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Fiona

There are such a huge amount of stories still that I’ve only made it through five years worth here! The stories from 1920 through to 1945 can be see here. The 1940s continued For the Christmas Tree from The Second Holiday Book, … Continue reading →

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Blyton at Christmas 1920-1945

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Fiona

I have tried to do this in rough chronological order, but many dates given refer to when a story was published in a book. It will often be the case that it was in Enid Blyton’s Magazine or Sunny Stories … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Book – A Review

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Fiona

This is the first time I have read The Christmas Book despite having bought it from Su over a year ago. I had planned to leave it until Christmas-time to read but I managed to lose it! Well, it wasn’t really lost – … Continue reading →

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A song from “Santa Claus Gets Busy” by Enid Blyton

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Fiona

There’s just three weeks until Christmas so Santa must be getting all the toys ready to deliver to all the children around the world. Here’s a song from “Santa Claus Gets Busy” a musical play for juniors in one act, … Continue reading →

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