{"id":3701,"date":"2017-12-11T13:44:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T13:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/?p=3701"},"modified":"2017-12-11T13:44:59","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T13:44:59","slug":"christmas-is-coming-new-video-new-pics-and-on-tv-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/11\/christmas-is-coming-new-video-new-pics-and-on-tv-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas is coming. New video, new pics, and on TV in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas is almost here!<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve had the first dusting of snow on the Sheffield hills, my cards are sent, presents mostly bought, now I&#8217;m making lists for food shopping for the big day.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve also been busy on the business side, getting new actor headshot pics and making a new video to share with you, so lots to tell you about in this update&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>I usually record a video each Christmas of me reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems\/43171\/a-visit-from-st-nicholas\"><strong>A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS<\/strong><\/a> (&#8216;Twas the night&#8230;). I used to read it to my children on Christmas eve in the pre-divorce days, but I never see them to read it now, so I started recording it for them.<\/p>\n<p>This year I decided to record an audio version for them and put a bit more into the production side, with sound effects and such. I&#8217;m very pleased with the results.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve put it on YouTube with some family photos and videos under the audio, here it is&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m7nLLZELcqM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like the <strong>original audio version<\/strong> in it&#8217;s full glory, it&#8217;s here to listen or download&#8230;. or buy if you wish to send me money.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"350\" height=\"442\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 350px; height: 442px;\" src=\"\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/track=1599909127\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=2ebd35\/tracklist=false\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m going to be in your house in January!<\/strong><br \/>\nEarlier this year I recorded a lovely episode of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/news\/tv\/2017-12-05\/what-time-is-girlfriends-on-tv-this-christmas\/\"><strong>GIRLFRIENDS<\/strong><\/a>, Kay Mellor&#8217;s new drama for ITV. A couple of nice scenes with Miranda Richardson and Zo\u00eb Wanamaker. The series begins Weds January 3rd. I&#8217;m in Episode 3. It&#8217;s a lovely cast, please watch.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some of the new pics of the new slimmer me (over 80lbs lost now) &#8211; and with new glasses too. I&#8217;m hoping the new slimmer look leads to more TV work as directors move me from the obese to <strong>hunky<\/strong> casting category &#x1f601;<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/11\/christmas-is-coming-new-video-new-pics-and-on-tv-in-january\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3701 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/11\/christmas-is-coming-new-video-new-pics-and-on-tv-in-january\/1-dec-headshots-faves-1-of-5-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-7.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-7.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-7.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3705\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/11\/christmas-is-coming-new-video-new-pics-and-on-tv-in-january\/1-dec-headshots-faves-1-of-5-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-7.jpg?fit=409%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"409,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1512123979&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1 Dec Headshots Faves &amp;#8211; 1 of 5 (7)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-7.jpg?fit=409%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/11\/christmas-is-coming-new-video-new-pics-and-on-tv-in-january\/1-dec-headshots-faves-1-of-5-9\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-9.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3702\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/11\/christmas-is-coming-new-video-new-pics-and-on-tv-in-january\/1-dec-headshots-faves-1-of-5-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-9.jpg?fit=204%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"204,256\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1512123747&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1 Dec Headshots Faves &amp;#8211; 1 of 5 (9)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-9.jpg?fit=204%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/11\/christmas-is-coming-new-video-new-pics-and-on-tv-in-january\/1-dec-headshots-faves-1-of-5-8\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-8.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3703\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/11\/christmas-is-coming-new-video-new-pics-and-on-tv-in-january\/1-dec-headshots-faves-1-of-5-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-8.jpg?fit=204%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"204,256\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1512123659&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1 Dec Headshots Faves &amp;#8211; 1 of 5 (8)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-8.jpg?fit=204%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/11\/christmas-is-coming-new-video-new-pics-and-on-tv-in-january\/1-dec-headshots-faves-1-of-5-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-6.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3704\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/11\/christmas-is-coming-new-video-new-pics-and-on-tv-in-january\/1-dec-headshots-faves-1-of-5-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-6.jpg?fit=204%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"204,256\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1512123291&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1 Dec Headshots Faves &amp;#8211; 1 of 5 (6)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-6.jpg?fit=204%2C256&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/11\/christmas-is-coming-new-video-new-pics-and-on-tv-in-january\/1-dec-headshots-faves-1-of-5-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-5.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3706\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/11\/christmas-is-coming-new-video-new-pics-and-on-tv-in-january\/1-dec-headshots-faves-1-of-5-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-5.jpg?fit=256%2C204&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"256,204\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1512123964&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1 Dec Headshots Faves &amp;#8211; 1 of 5 (5)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Dec-Headshots-Faves-1-of-5-5.jpg?fit=256%2C204&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>And here&#8217;s a final Christmassy treat for you, the first<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theyorkshireteabaggers\/\">Yorkshire Teabaggers<\/a> <\/strong>video. Our parody take on one of the most popular of Christmas songs.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mpP5tNpCkR4http:\/\/?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>What a lot of Christmas goodies eh?<br \/>\nSo, now I&#8217;ve unloaded my sack on you, I will bid you a <strong>Very Merry Christmas and the Happiest New Year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Stay warm, stay safe, help others, spread the love and be good to yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Love always,<br \/>\nDave x<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas is almost here! We&#8217;ve had the first dusting of snow on the Sheffield hills, my cards are sent, presents mostly bought, now I&#8217;m making lists for food shopping for the big day. I&#8217;ve also been busy on the business side, getting new actor headshot pics and making a new video to share with you, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/11\/christmas-is-coming-new-video-new-pics-and-on-tv-in-january\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Christmas is coming. 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