Disney Advent Calendar - Day 14
Posted by MeganL,
We've had five days of Frozen, so considering we have five princesses, we may have reached our Frozen allotment for the calendar. I think the only question is whether we will revisit something from The Little Mermaid or Moana, or whether we'll start a new princess story today.
I think we are moving on! We have a mantle with a cup and sugar cookie, which can suggest a somewhat festive scene, complete with a treat for the jolly old elf that typically comes on December 24. However, since this is a Disney calendar, I suspect this a scene from The Princess and the Frog. The giveaway, of course, is the frog that we see at the base of the mantle.
This is a nice little build to add to the scene.
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With this being Princess and the Frog themed, wonder if that cookie is supposed to be one of Tiana’s famed beignets
One of these days I really need to get around to seeing that. I mean, it's Disney's last traditionally-animated film! In fact, I'm going to add it to my Disney+ watchlist right now.
@Ridgeheart said:
"It could of course also be a scene from Beauty and the Beast, with Chip being slow-roasted on a hot fireplace mantel. I don't know what Chip did to deserve this, but I'm sure Chip knows what he did."
He shouldn't have let that frog in...
Technically this could include one of two named characters; Prince Naveen or Tianna.
Is this their 'castle' build though? If so it's quite a stretch and has a fire where the entrance should be. And a giant frog and cup!
I must applaud the designer though for making it recognizable with colors alone.
@TheOtherMike said:
One of these days I really need to get around to seeing that. I mean, it's Disney's last traditionally-animated film! In fact, I'm going to add it to my Disney+ watchlist right now.
It’s great. I saw it in the theater when it came out because it was animated in the classic sense and also directed by the same directors of The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, and other animated movies I believe.
"complete with a treat for the jolly old elf that typically comes on December 24"
Am I missing something here, or am I being a bit thick today?
@TheOtherMike said:
"One of these days I really need to get around to seeing that. I mean, it's Disney's last traditionally-animated film! In fact, I'm going to add it to my Disney+ watchlist right now."
It's a ton of fun! Dr. Faucier is a really cool villain, there's some neat visuals for all of his scenes. Plus Tiana is a pretty well-written character who's got some more down-to-earth charm and more developed wants and motives compared to many other Disney princess protagonists. Not to bash the others, of course, but Tiana's character is unique and done well.
@BrickBob09 said:
""complete with a treat for the jolly old elf that typically comes on December 24"
Am I missing something here, or am I being a bit thick today?"
“Jolly old elf” is a way of describing Santa, from the same poem that most of the phrasing and imagery comes from. He visits on the night of the 24th so things can be ready on the morning of the 25th.
I don’t know which bit was confusing to you so hopefully that helps
@Ridgeheart said:
" @BrickBob09 said:
""complete with a treat for the jolly old elf that typically comes on December 24"
Am I missing something here, or am I being a bit thick today?"
Those two options aren't mutually exclusive."
In fact, the latter can lead to the former.
@Ridgeheart:
24 days doesn’t divide evenly between five princesses, so a crossover is not out of the question. The frog is notable for being introduced in that color with 71038-5, so that probably is Naveen, Chip or no Chip.
@Binnekamp:
Well, he’s a frog, and they’re so tiny. Can’t fit much in frame.
@Brickalili said:
" @BrickBob09 said:
""complete with a treat for the jolly old elf that typically comes on December 24"
Am I missing something here, or am I being a bit thick today?"
“Jolly old elf” is a way of describing Santa, from the same poem that most of the phrasing and imagery comes from. He visits on the night of the 24th so things can be ready on the morning of the 25th.
I don’t know which bit was confusing to you so hopefully that helps"
Oh, I have never, ever heard Santa described as an elf! He is clearly a human to me, and nothing alike his elf helpers. Saint Nicholas was definitely a human.
I thought it was referencing some American Elf-on-the-Shelf tradition.
Thank you kindly for actually answering the question.
@BrickBob09 said:
" @Brickalili said:
" @BrickBob09 said:
""complete with a treat for the jolly old elf that typically comes on December 24"
Am I missing something here, or am I being a bit thick today?"
“Jolly old elf” is a way of describing Santa, from the same poem that most of the phrasing and imagery comes from. He visits on the night of the 24th so things can be ready on the morning of the 25th.
I don’t know which bit was confusing to you so hopefully that helps"
Oh, I have never, ever heard Santa described as an elf! He is clearly a human to me, and nothing alike his elf helpers. Saint Nicholas was definitely a human.
I thought it was referencing some American Elf-on-the-Shelf tradition.
Thank you kindly for actually answering the question."
It's a bit of a throwaway line from The Night Before Christmas that I suspect was used for the rhyme more than anything:
"He had a broad face and a little round belly
That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself"
@BrickBob09:
@Brickalili:
Saint Nicholas was late 3rd/early 4th century. The English Father Christmas dates back to at least 1435, and I'm not sure when the Dutch Sinterklaas tradition started, but elements of the three were incorporated into the North American Santa Claus tradition. The famed Visit From St. Nicholas poem was 1823, which is around the time the Christmas Elf tradition appears to have come into being, drawing from Scandinavian folklore regarding a nisse/tomte, or household spirit. The earliest literary mention of a Christmas elf is 1850, so it's possible that the 1823 poem calling St. Nicholas an elf is where the tradition of Santa having an army of elves originated.
@Brickalili said:
" @BrickBob09 said:
" @Brickalili said:
" @BrickBob09 said:
""complete with a treat for the jolly old elf that typically comes on December 24"
Am I missing something here, or am I being a bit thick today?"
“Jolly old elf” is a way of describing Santa, from the same poem that most of the phrasing and imagery comes from. He visits on the night of the 24th so things can be ready on the morning of the 25th.
I don’t know which bit was confusing to you so hopefully that helps"
Oh, I have never, ever heard Santa described as an elf! He is clearly a human to me, and nothing alike his elf helpers. Saint Nicholas was definitely a human.
I thought it was referencing some American Elf-on-the-Shelf tradition.
Thank you kindly for actually answering the question."
It's a bit of a throwaway line from The Night Before Christmas that I suspect was used for the rhyme more than anything:
"He had a broad face and a little round belly
That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself""
To me, it sounds like the author was having difficulty rhyming "myself".
@BrickBob09 said:
" @Brickalili said:
" @BrickBob09 said:
" @Brickalili said:
" @BrickBob09 said:
""complete with a treat for the jolly old elf that typically comes on December 24"
Am I missing something here, or am I being a bit thick today?"
“Jolly old elf” is a way of describing Santa, from the same poem that most of the phrasing and imagery comes from. He visits on the night of the 24th so things can be ready on the morning of the 25th.
I don’t know which bit was confusing to you so hopefully that helps"
Oh, I have never, ever heard Santa described as an elf! He is clearly a human to me, and nothing alike his elf helpers. Saint Nicholas was definitely a human.
I thought it was referencing some American Elf-on-the-Shelf tradition.
Thank you kindly for actually answering the question."
It's a bit of a throwaway line from The Night Before Christmas that I suspect was used for the rhyme more than anything:
"He had a broad face and a little round belly
That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself""
To me, it sounds like the author was having difficulty rhyming "myself"."
We didn't start the fire.
It was always burnin'
Since the world's been turnin'