Christma

[Lewis Ellis]

Why are fairies placed on top of trees?
From which country does the turkey originate?
Which pantomime had three, yes three ugly sisters?
Which English ruler banned the eating of mince pies by an Act of Parliament?

[pega]

Oliver cromwell banned eating of mince pies.

[shaneystar2]

Turkeys ...North America

[ontarioice]

Fairies: See http://www.pwcweb.com/vfwpost1503/christmas_sy mbols.htm

[ontarioice]

I thought Cinderella had three ugly sisters:
Medusa, Hecate and Dragonia.

[ontarioice]

Re Cinderella. I'[ve googled it and sometimes find 3 sisters and sometimes 2. Sorry if I misled you.

[rescuer]

Does anyone know the song about 'the fairy on the Christmas tree'?
I think it was sung by "Two ton" Tesse O'Shea.

[prospector]

The Original Song was called -

NOBODY LOVES A FAIRY WHEN SHE'S FORTY
(written by Arthur Le Clerq - 1934)

The lyrics start -
Nobody loves a fairy when she's forty
Nobody loves a fairy when she's old,
she may still have a magic power but that is not enough
They like their bit of magic from a younger bit of stuff
When once your silver star has lost it's glitter
And your tinsel looks like rust instead of gold
Your fairy days are ending when your wand has started bending
No one loves a fairy when she's old.

In the Billy Cotton / Tessie O'Shea arrangement, the Lyrics were changed: - You can find the lyrics at -

http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/n/nobo dylovesafairywhenshesforty.shtml

The lyrics start -
For years a fairy queen I've been
For years I foiled the Demon King
But alas I'm getting on the years have flown somehow
And I feel that Fairy Snowdrop isn't wanted now

Chorus
Nobody loves a fairy when she's [forty] fifty
Nobody loves a fairy when she's old


If you want too hear a sample of the song being sung by Tessies O'Shea, then go to -
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ B000000WMA/qid=1095133571/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/10 4-2419040-8740729?v=glance&s=music