eeping the holidays merry – for all ages! Holiday gath-
erings when you’re still trying to host dinner for 20
guests – like you’ve done for the past 40 years - or
struggling to keep up on the dinner table conversa-
tion, even though your hearing is worsening, often
highlight changes that come with aging more so than
any other time of the year.
Even healthy older adults may need to make adjustments from
year to year.
If you are a senior, or plan to spend the holidays with a beloved
older adult, here are a few tips for keeping the season merry and
bright:
Set realistic goals: Visiting family and friends is often part of
the holidays, but traveling and meeting with people all day can
be exhausting. Make sure to schedule plenty of rest and plan real-
istic commuting time in between visits.
If the family has grown but your kitchen has not, consider alter-
natives to the traditional five-course meal at home – offer to host
a smaller meal in advance of the big day, organize a potluck or
suggest that your family try out a new great restaurant for the
holiday meal. Remember – it’s the company, and not the food,
that counts!
Keep set schedules: If you’re used to waking up at a certain
time, eating at a certain time and going to bed at a certain time,
make sure to respect those schedules. Staying up later to accom-
modate family visits or having to eat later in the evening because
of a difference in meal times can be difficult and stressful, so
make sure you stick to your normal schedule.
Keep expenses to a minimum: Many seniors are on fixed
incomes, so keeping costs low can help ease any financial stress
associated with the holidays. Travel, gifts and food can all start to
take their toll on the checkbook, so make sure to create a realistic
budget and stick to it.
Plan appropriate activities: A six-hour shopping trip may not
be the best idea if you have difficulty walking or standing for
long periods of time. If these types of activities are unavoidable,
consider borrowing a walker or wheelchair to make it more com-
fortable. The Canby Adult Center can help you with short-term
equipment needs.
Keep friends or family around: Along with the fun and happy
aspects of holidays may also come feelings of sadness - especially
if you’ve lost a loved one. Be sure to not isolate yourself. There are
always churches and other civic organizations – like the Canby
Adult Center - that offer holiday parties and gatherings to help
you to stay social during the holidays!
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In a separately filmed promotional trailer, actor Charles Tannen plays
studio head Ed Schaeffer, a thinly disguised impersonation of Darryl F.
Zanuck, and George E. Stone, Gene Nelson, and Harry Seymour play
other studio executives at a mock screening of what was to be the origi-
nal trailer for the film.
In a separately filmed promotional trailer, Rex Harrison, Anne Baxter,
Peggy Ann Garner and Dick Haymes, all of whom were appearing in other
Twentieth Century-Fox productions at the time, but not in this one, dis-
cuss the merits of the film.
The character of District Attorney Thomas Mara is clearly based on
Thomas E. Dewey, a Manhattan District Attorney who went on to become
the governor of New York and twice the (unsuccessful) Republican candi-
date for President (1944 and 1948). Jerome Cowan, the actor who played
Mara, and Dewey bear a strong physical resemblance and both wore mus-
taches, highly unusual for professional men of the time. Also, the Judge
mentions that the District Attorney is a Republican, also a rarity back then
for elected officials in New York City.
In 2011, Maureen O'Hara (Doris Walker) and Alvin Greenman (Alfred)
are the last surviving major/semi major cast members.
The real R.H. (Rowland Hussey) Macy died in 1877, 70 years prior to
the time of the film.
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