It’s a Wonderful Life
George Bailey means selflessness. George Bailey means caring. George Bailey means love thy neighbor. I think George Bailey is the best of us.
Zuzu:
Daddy.
George Bailey:
Zuzu, Zuzu, my little ginger snap, how do you feel you?
Festive Lights
I want COVID to be gone so we can go back to our normal lives.
Rebirth
This year, I have decided to make two ravens embracing. I thought it was one of the most important things I'd ever seen.
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It’s a Wonderful Life
Aaron Fedor
Kathleen McLaughlin
Kyle Dubiel
((Map: Seneca Falls, New York))
(( 2 female, 3 male))
1 female, 1 male))
Seneca Falls is celebrating the 75 anniversary of a beloved Christmas movie at its annual Festival.
Many believe that this small town was director Frank Capra’s inspiration for the movie’s setting, Bedford Falls.
The movie is about a man who lives in a small town who never really feels satisfied in his own community, and he doesn't realize how important he is.
George Bailey means selflessness. George Bailey means caring. George Bailey means love thy neighbor. I think George Bailey is the best of us.
Daddy.
Zuzu, Zuzu, my little ginger snap, how do you feel?
It's always relevant. You know. There are times like you know right now where we're trying to survive this pandemic,
and we've had a lot of loss and a lot of stress. And can identify with George Bailey and the wonderful message at the end where family and friends and everybody in town comes together to save him. And it's a beautiful message of hope.
I think it's a wonderful festival. It is great to see our downtown so busy and with so many out-of-town visitors, and everyone is very happy and glad to be here. And I think during this particular time, the message that the movie brings is more important than ever. And you feel that here in town.
This year, I think we're expecting better than 20,000 for the 75th anniversary festival. Personally, I'm very proud to live in Bedford Falls. The local population and the pride, the sense of pride in this has increased every year. You know there are still people who doubt and think maybe it's not true, but even those people like the idea. I mean who wouldn't want to live in Bedford Falls?
I was on the George Bailey Bridge. It must have been half 10, 11 o'clock last night. Nobody around. I decided to do a classic thing of leaning on the bridge. I lent over the bridge, looking into the water.
I felt some odd things on my nose and face. I thought, what on earth is that? I looked up, and it was snowing. Not much, but it was snowing. And for a Welshman coming to Seneca Falls, it's a wonderful life. That was the moment for me. I'm feeling emotional just now just thinking about it. The snow on the George Bailey Bridge, you couldn't write it. Absolutely amazing. Sorry. I'm tearing up now.
I believe that everyone can identify with George, so we have that opportunity to look at ourselves and realize that we too can make a difference. Daddy, teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.
Look, Daddy, teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.
That's right. That's right. Attaboy, Clarence. (singing)
New York City Lights
Well, I've been decorating my house for about 25 years since my son was about nine years old.
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(( New York City Holiday Lights))
(( Aaron Fedor))
( Kyle Dubiel))
(( Kathleen McLaughlin))
(( Brooklyn, New York))
( 9 females))
(( 6 males))
I've been coming to Dyker Heights. Well, this is my first time actually so he's actually taking me on a tour of Dyker Heights.
Yes and I’ve been here several years. My parents grew up in Brooklyn. So, everybody knows about it from the surrounding area.
Brian was just telling me about a house that you can see from space, so we're on the hunt to find that house that you can see from space.
Hot chocolate.
Hot chocolate. Wink, wink.
Yeah.
Nah, it's hot chocolate.
It's really nice and I like, I think the lights are very beautiful. It's just really nice how everybody decorates and lets everybody come by their properties and watch the lights.
Since I'm a little kid. So, I'm 46. So, it's been a long time. So, Lucy Spata, this is her house. Well, supposedly, she started this, you know, doing it in an extraordinary way and I guess that tradition sort of caught on in the rest of the block and the surrounding houses. And then it just started, I guess, expanding to the whole neighborhood. So, it's become a destination now.