You always make me laugh, but on this special day, you brought a tear to my eye when you told the story of the gifting of a gratitude tree to England for their assistance in WWII. My 104 year old Dad who still lives by himself and does all his own cooking (Arnes, that's for you) fought in the Pacific in WWII. He and his six brothers were blessed to survive and all come home.
Karen Moseley Hi Karen, where are you from? As an Australian I would like to thank your father and he’s brothers for their service. Please convey my very best wishes and a merry Christmas to your father. Keep him safe.😘😘💐💐🙏🙏
My father served in the South Pacific Theater in WWII in the United States Army Air Forces. Most of the time he was in Australia and surrounding areas and also spent time in the Philippines. I thought about him while watching Arne and Carlos on Sunday building the lighted Christmas star. My father would have enjoyed the video, then gone right out to get the supplies to build a star himself.
@@Chattycrafter2580 I live in Connecticut, but I grew up in Massachusetts, US. My father's home is in Massachusetts. I will pass along your kind words to him.
Yes, this Christmas is definitely different- because we have never had Arne and Carlos Christmas Countdown! Thank you for making this entire year more bearable by sharing with us!
That table cloth is amazing! The stockings hung on the door, the candles, your sweaters... and the candles... ALL of it just glorious gentlemen! The 1st of the Christmas balls is beautiful! Thank you!
I am 3/4 Norwegian and 1/4 Swedish. Your podcast brings back memories for me of Christmas with my Grandparents. Now I am understanding traditions I learned 60 years ago. Many fond memories. Thank you so very, very much! I will be watching faithfully each day, I will be doing a time delay watching since your 6pm is something like 4am in Alaska. Thank you again and God bless!
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My Mum was from London and was a young woman living there during WW2. She met my American Dad in 1944 and came to America in 1947. She mentioned this tradition to me when I was a child. She thought it a very lovely tradition and gesture.
When I was old enough, and still living at home, to buy the tree for my family they were always disappointed. I could never resist bringing home the "Charlie Brown" tree that was in dire distress.
What a joy. Just lighting the tree on the first is beautiful. Well everything is beautiful. The tablecloth looks vintage and the stories are wonderful. The opportunity to slow down and enjoy the simple things. The quilting group I am a part of in the United States has been looking at and seeking Hygge. What a gift. Anyway, thank you Arne & Carlos. I look forward to experiencing advent in a different way this year.
My dad used to "modify" our tree because we always took one that was crowding another tree. This choice always meant it had sides that were not as lovely. My father would drill a hole in strategic places and insert a pine bow from our trimmings creating a lovely full tree for our house.
Thank you for sharing your memories of your Dad it reminded me of my Dad doing the same thing over sixty years ago. Along with that memory has come more memories of Christmas in the nineteen fifties. We would come home from midnight Mass the bare tree standing in the living room ready for Santa to decorate while we slept. When my younger sister and I woke up up we found a beautiful decorated tree that Santa decorated especially for us because he was a real busy man the presents from Santa were never wrapped he didn’t have time to do both. 🇨🇦💝👍💕🌹when I became old enough to doubt the existence of Santa Claus my parents told me the truth and asked me help them preserve the tradition for my younger sister I got the pleasure of feeling grown up and the memories of helping them decorate the tree for Alices delight
My father did the same thing - I also remember being horror stricken when they announced they were going to ¨trim¨ the tree - I thought they were going to cut the top off - but they meant they were going to decorate it!
Thank you so much this is the first time I have Ever used more than two needles and I`m 68, bought the book, so many balls it`s just so very very easy :)
Beautiful setting and a wonderful story, what a way to begin the countdown. My brother and I would always go out with a saw and bring back the best tree we could drag home. They were never very pretty until we decorated it and then it was just magical. The tree would be beautiful and I never wanted to leave it. I never cared much about gifts but the tree was very special to me.
As someone living in London I do visit the Norwegian tree in Trafalgar Square every year and try to attend the ceremony. The tree is up and the ceremony is virtual this year so everyone can watch.
I worked in the City of london, from the age of 15,Til I retired at 60, every year I would go to Trafalgar Square, to stand round the free and zing Carols, you bought back a lovely memory for me today, thank you to you both! X
So pleased to be able to connect with you both every day in December. The tree to the UK every year is such a beautiful tradition. Nova Scotia chooses a huge evergreen tree every year to send to Boston Massachusetts. On December 6, 1917 (during World War I) there was a terrible explosion in the Halifax harbour when two ships (one carrying ammunition) collided. Boston sent help. The tree is sent every year to say thank you. The sharing of the trees is such a beautiful symbol. Your first ball on the tree is so fitting.
Last night I told my husband “happy Christmas balls eve”. The holidays aren’t typically a fun time for me as some of my Christmas memories aren’t nice. It’s fun to get excited about the holiday again. Thanks for taking time each day to film a video.
A huge thank you to Norway for all the wonderful Christmas Trees I have seen in my lifetime - a truly beautiful gift each year. As an English woman living in Wales, I was nostalgic for the wonderful ceremony of lighting the Nations Tree in Trafalgar Square. I believe it is usually lit the first Thursday in December - today. And this year will be the same - hopefully.
I really appreciate the time you both put into this first day of the Christmas Countdown . I am looking forward to each day as it sure helps make the season bright.. Bless you both..
Your story about waiting until the last minute to get your Christmas tree made me remember the year that my father waited so long to get our tree that he couldn’t even find a corner tree. He came home with two trees that were so flawed that we strapped them together to use as a single Christmas tree! I enjoyed your tree lighting, and the Christmas ball was beautiful. I don’t knit, but I certainly loved your ornament. Thank you for the Christmas cheer!
The first ball is beautiful and loved the story about the tree to London. This is why the world loves you, Arne and Carlos, you don’t just entertain and share, but you do so with love and caring. Have a blessed day, much love to you both.
Now I take the chance to sit with a big mug of tea and listen to you. And repeat it every day in December till the Holy Night. That' s amazing. Thanks a lot my hosts! 👍😊 🎄🎁🎍🎄🎁🎍🎄🎁🎍🎄🎁🎍
That you always chose a Christmas tree, visited him (or her) many times and hugged him (or her) and finally, chopping activity couldn’t be done 😍is so dearly close to my heart. Yes, I’ve been to Trafalgar Square many times on Christmas and enjoyed the beauty of those Norwegian Christmas trees. Thank you so much for opening your cosy living room to us. The first knitted Christmas ball (with a 🎄on it) on your tree is sparkling nice 🤗. See you tomorrow, dear Arne, dear Carlos ♥️
Today the sun came out as I walked down into the woods and all the water droplets suspended in the bare branches of the trees were shimmering and sparkling... Magical!! Like you said, every tree is beautiful when it is decorated!...
I love hearing about Norwegian Christmas traditions! As I listen, it seems that my family had some of the same traditions. I did not realize the influence of my Norwegian grandfather on my family. I passed the same ones on to my family, except that we no longer make fattigman. I’m a bit sad about that, because these and butter cookies were great childhood favorites! We do make butter cookies still, with the old family recipe! Perhaps I need to resurrect the fattigman recipe, which I still have! Thank you so much for sharing with us! Christmas will be more difficult this year, but your wonderful Christmas podcasts inspire joy and hope!
I have never been so excited about Christmas since I was a child (over 60 years ago)! Putting my tree and other decorations up early this year as well since I am definitely home to enjoy it. Just love your candles, stockings, tablecloth, and poinsettia-it’s so much fun to knit in such a cozy setting. Now I’m off to begin knitting my first Christmas 2020 Ball! Thank you for making this season extra-special!
Thank you for sharing the story about Norway and the UK and the Christmas tree, a tradition from 1945 and the war. I enjoy hearing about other’s traditions and history. The table cloth is beautiful as is the first Christmas ball design. Through the years we have often had corner trees for Christmas, all beautiful in their own way. Looking forward to more stories and designs.
Hello! I live in Vermont... when my 3 sons were growing up, the tree didn’t go up until Christmas Eve! We regularly would bring home the sparse “Charlie Brown” tree. They loved to give that poor lonely tree a home. As they grew up, we would wait for when the older ones would be home from college to even go look for a tree...insuring the sparse tree every year! Thank you for the fun memories and stories of home. I’m having fun knitting the Advent Balls!
I remember my parents explaining about the Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square, so thank you Norway and thank you Arne and Carlos for brightening these dark days.
Hello Dear Arne & Carlos You are making this Christmas .... Enchanted and Magical... Love ....Your Channel . Thank you so much . Many Blessings....🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💞💞💞💞💞
I love this! I see you have over 10,000 views. I can just imagine people all around the world knitting these wonderful decorations. Thank you for uniting the world through knitting. Hugs to you both.
Oh this is so much fun and I’m learning so much about traditions and it’s making me festive!!!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing this and spreading joy to the world right now it’s so desperately needs🥰
Love the tree tradition story. My grandmother came to the US from Norway and was always disturbed by our early tree decorating. One year we waited until Christmas Eve and I surprised her by decorating it while everyone was at church. She had the honor of lighting it.
It was a lovely way to kick off the Christmas Countdown by having the spruce tree as your first Christmas ball to commemorate the significance behind it. Bravissimi!! ❤👏👏👏
From our earliest memories most British children (of my age, at least) know all about Norway’s wonderful gift. It is a moving connection between our countries and I recall children’s tv programmes such as ‘Blue Peter’ following the progress of the tree being selected, felled and erected in Trafalgar Square followed by switching on of the lights. Very exciting!
This room is so charming. Thank you so much for doing daily podcasts during December. Not only for sharing the Christmas ball designs, but during this somewhat sad holiday season you truly are lifting our spirits 🌲🎄❄️⛄️
We thank you for sending a Christmas tree to us every year. There is usually coverage of its arrival on the television news. When I was a child, it was also featured on children's tv programmes and we were told the whole story of the friendship between Norway and Britain. Merry Christmas.
Just to confirm that the tree has arrived safely in Trafalgar Square and will be ready for lighting up tomorrow. It is a really well known tradition in the UK, if this were a normal year I would be walking past it on my way to work. Thank you Arne & Carlos for our lovely Norwegian Spruce tree for 2020.
I haven’t even watched the video, but I must comment already....as soon as I saw you both and all that lovely white and red styling, candles etc, it brought a big smile to my face. I think my heart is smiling too. What joy you are both spreading around the world!
I knitted once years and years ago, never kept learning but I really enjoy your talks. Growing up we lived in desert in California in a very small house and no room for a traditional Christmas tree so my grandparents in Washington state would mail a big box of green Christmas tree style branches Our dad would shape them in style of a tree on a flat board. This was then stood up against the wall on a table and we would decorate it. These were always my favorite trees and the only ones I remember. I wish I had pictures.
One Christmas many years ago when my kids were young, my husband was in the hospital with cancer. We decided to pick any tree the 3 of us could cut down. It was very tiny and misshapen but ended up being the most special tree we ever had.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Yes, Christmas is different this year and your generous hearts are making it one of the BEST ever. And Carlos...thank you for breaking with tradition and putting up you tree early.X0. And be grateful you don't live with ME...I have 6 trees up and decorated. LOVE the Norwegian Spruce story, the story of finding your own trees, and the Grand flourish as you lit your Christmas Ball tree. Now to my needles.
❤️❤️❤️ we usually have 3 trees but they only go up on the 23rd. But not this year, traditions are made to be broken!! Hope all is well with you, can’t believe it’s just over 6 years since we met you. Where did all this time go??
I see more of you two now, than I do my own family, thanks for cheering me up and being committed to us. You are entertaining as well as sincere, which is a comforting combination 🤗🙏 I love how long your 5 minutes last, I do hope the Christmas tree ceremony still happens in Trafalgar Square.
I'm a little late in starting these podcasts. Our family has two birthdays during the first week of December that keeps me busy. I haven't started knitting the balls yet as I am finishing up knitting some hats for donations that are due by Friday, but it is enjoyable to knit while watching you two. I have to say that I find a deeper meaning in "you shouldn't judge a tree by its branches' and that really stood out for me. Thank you.
I loved that you said there could be no tree in the house before Christmas. My family always waited until the week of Christmas holiday, got our tree, and put it up with only the lights on but we were not allowed to light them. Then on Christmas eve Santa and his helpers came to trim the tree for a beautiful surprise on Christmas morning and for the twelve days of Christmas season. I so enjoy your podcasts. Wish I had started knitting long ago but am improving fairly quickly...
Thank you so much. This will be the first Christmas In my 78 years I will be complete alone. I’m looking forward to seeing all of your podcasts for this season. God bless and Merry Christmas to you both. From Oklahoma USA
Love your spirits but worry about you not having electric teacup warmers and having to drink cold tea. Do they have electric cup warmers in Norway? Also, I was hoping there was a “tour of your house” episode. Love seeing how people decorate. Love from Eagle, Idaho, USA❤️
Your jumpers compliment the décor 😊 everything looks so beautiful and Christmassy. Tree looks lovely already...we all need a bit of light in our lives at the moment. Thank you for being so cheerful.
You’re off to a great start! Carlos, thanks for taking the hit for us by having the tree up early. Perhaps just for this year, you’ll get to enjoy the extra light we all need to cheer us up.🎄⭐️
I have so been looking forward to wrapping up my evening with this advent calendar! As always you never disappoint! I am a busy mom of 3 and caregiver for my husband who was wounded in the Iraq War...when the house is quiet and everyone is down for the evening is when i get to have a cup of tea and knit and catch up on podcasts. Yours is first on my list always. I was actually in London about a decade ago for during the lighting ceremony. What a beautiful tradition. Looking forward to more traditions and stories and knitting balls with you both.
Carlos and Arne....my 80 y.o. Mother introduced me to your you tube videos and I LOVE them! I wish I could knit...I do not....but I’m enjoying watching you knit! Keep up the wonderful work!
I'm originally from Germany, living in Utah, and my parents still put up their tree on Christmas Eve. Love that tradition. Currently working on the first ball. Hopefully I can keep up with each day! 😊
I was not very enthusiastic about Christmas this year but you have lifted my heart and given me back the joy of Christmas. Thank you for your podcasts, I'm so excited when they pop up on my notifications.
Yeah 🎄 🥰 I love the Norwegian tree. Every year there's a programme about it on TV all about how it gets here and how it's chosen etc. I've seen it quite a few times, it is HUGE! My sister lives in London so she sees it every year. Ah so happy the first bauble is to commemerate that 🎄🎄 xx
Just love both of you. The knitting guidance is wonderful but more than that is the chemistry and admiration you have for one another. In a nutshell, your podcast is addictive!
I am a novice knitter and have not learned to knit with 4 needles yet, but I am going on this Christmas adventure with you two. I enjoy learning about your traditions and just being a part of your you tube life. One day I am going to learn to knit Christmas stockings. Thank you for inviting us in.
Thank you for doing these podcasts everyday. We really need to make the season extra special and filled with joy with everything we've had to go through this year. That's why I think it's ok to put the tree up early this year. I love the Christmas balls (baubles). I'm think I'm getting better at knitting them now too.
Been busy over here, at the ARNE & CARLOS Christmas HQ but we saw the video about your advent calendars and we are going to watch it tonight when things cool down a bit. ❤️❤️
Because you recommended the prym needles, both knitting and crochet, and as a person suffering from mecfs and chronic pain I can honestly highly recommend these needles... They make working for me so much easier... I swear by them!
That was so lovely. Short and sweet ( though even a longer episode everyday would be welcome!). Loved the setting with all the candles and the decorations. Tablecloth was fabulous! See you tomorrow!
Oh my....I was so looking forward to this that I actually turned on the tv and UA-cam yesterday....sitting there, with the pattern on my lap...thinking it was December 1 already! 😊 But I had to wait another day. And now you’re here....amidst all these festive Christmas decorations....Bringing us enjoyment, ideas, stories and so much creativity and positivity.... You two make this world truly a little bit brighter! 🌟Thank you so much for doing this. Wishing you a joyous and Peaceful Season. Blessings from the Netherlands.
You always make me laugh, but on this special day, you brought a tear to my eye when you told the story of the gifting of a gratitude tree to England for their assistance in WWII. My 104 year old Dad who still lives by himself and does all his own cooking (Arnes, that's for you) fought in the Pacific in WWII. He and his six brothers were blessed to survive and all come home.
Karen Moseley Hi Karen, where are you from?
As an Australian I would like to thank your father and he’s brothers for their service. Please convey my very best wishes and a merry Christmas to your father. Keep him safe.😘😘💐💐🙏🙏
My dad fought in the Pacific too. Thank your dad for his service and bless him for still being able to cook his own meals. That's awesome.
My father served in the South Pacific Theater in WWII in the United States Army Air Forces. Most of the time he was in Australia and surrounding areas and also spent time in the Philippines. I thought about him while watching Arne and Carlos on Sunday building the lighted Christmas star. My father would have enjoyed the video, then gone right out to get the supplies to build a star himself.
@@Chattycrafter2580 I live in Connecticut, but I grew up in Massachusetts, US. My father's home is in Massachusetts. I will pass along your kind words to him.
@@anapronfullofweeds5626 I will surely pass along your message to him. His parents came to the U.S. from Poland in 1901.
“All Christmas trees are beautiful once the Christmas decorations go on”. How very true!
Very true!
What a nice sentiment!
Yes, this Christmas is definitely different- because we have never had Arne and Carlos Christmas Countdown! Thank you for making this entire year more bearable by sharing with us!
Absolutely agree. Virginia
The tablecloth is WONDERFUL!
Thanks! We will talk more about it through the days to come - so stay tuned!
I honestly didn’t know that! Thanks for telling us! Happiest of holidays!
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Love the story that goes with the spruce ball...thank you
It is beautiful_love the tablecloth
Thank you for these videos during the lockdown
In the U.S.A it is awful
You two make me smile _ you really do
That table cloth is amazing! The stockings hung on the door, the candles, your sweaters... and the candles... ALL of it just glorious gentlemen! The 1st of the Christmas balls is beautiful! Thank you!
I am 3/4 Norwegian and 1/4 Swedish. Your podcast brings back memories for me of Christmas with my Grandparents. Now I am understanding traditions I learned 60 years ago. Many fond memories. Thank you so very, very much! I will be watching faithfully each day, I will be doing a time delay watching since your 6pm is something like 4am in Alaska. Thank you again and God bless!
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I had no idea! Thanks for telling us this. Arne and Carlos have become my best covid blues remedy :)
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My Mum was from London and was a young woman living there during WW2. She met my American Dad in 1944 and came to America in 1947. She mentioned this tradition to me when I was a child. She thought it a very lovely tradition and gesture.
Great!
When I was old enough, and still living at home, to buy the tree for my family they were always disappointed. I could never resist bringing home the "Charlie Brown" tree that was in dire distress.
What a joy. Just lighting the tree on the first is beautiful. Well everything is beautiful. The tablecloth looks vintage and the stories are wonderful. The opportunity to slow down and enjoy the simple things. The quilting group I am a part of in the United States has been looking at and seeking Hygge. What a gift. Anyway, thank you Arne & Carlos. I look forward to experiencing advent in a different way this year.
My dad used to "modify" our tree because we always took one that was crowding another tree. This choice always meant it had sides that were not as lovely. My father would drill a hole in strategic places and insert a pine bow from our trimmings creating a lovely full tree for our house.
Thank you for sharing your memories of your Dad it reminded me of my Dad doing the same thing over sixty years ago. Along with that memory has come more memories of Christmas in the nineteen fifties. We would come home from midnight Mass the bare tree standing in the living room ready for Santa to decorate while we slept. When my younger sister and I woke up up we found a beautiful decorated tree that Santa decorated especially for us because he was a real busy man the presents from Santa were never wrapped he didn’t have time to do both. 🇨🇦💝👍💕🌹when I became old enough to doubt the existence of Santa Claus my parents told me the truth and asked me help them preserve the tradition for my younger sister I got the pleasure of feeling grown up and the memories of helping them decorate the tree for Alices delight
My father did the same thing - I also remember being horror stricken when they announced they were going to ¨trim¨ the tree - I thought they were going to cut the top off - but they meant they were going to decorate it!
My dad did the same thank you for bringing up that memory.
Thank you so much this is the first time I have Ever used more than two needles and I`m 68, bought the book, so many balls it`s just so very very easy :)
Our tradition growing up in Minnesota was putting the tree up Christmas Eve after milking too. My four grandparents were from Norway.❤️💚
I love the comment Arne made - "You shouldn't judge a tree by its branches" that is a wonderful sentiment and one that works for many many things :)
And so it begins... how exciting! What a warm and cosy Christmassy backdrop too
Welcome and enjoy the show!
You are just what I needed this morning as I prepare to go to work.... You bring peace, love and hope and I am so grateful for you!!!!!
This will be a gift to open every day until Christmas. Thank you.
Beautiful setting and a wonderful story, what a way to begin the countdown. My brother and I would always go out with a saw and bring back the best tree we could drag home. They were never very pretty until we decorated it and then it was just magical. The tree would be beautiful and I never wanted to leave it. I never cared much about gifts but the tree was very special to me.
Those must be really precious memories!
As someone living in London I do visit the Norwegian tree in Trafalgar Square every year and try to attend the ceremony. The tree is up and the ceremony is virtual this year so everyone can watch.
I worked in the City of london, from the age of 15,Til I retired at 60, every year I would go to Trafalgar Square, to stand round the free and zing Carols, you bought back a lovely memory for me today, thank you to you both! X
Your house is amazing, so dreamy-looking. I would love it if you had a tour sometime.
So pleased to be able to connect with you both every day in December. The tree to the UK every year is such a beautiful tradition. Nova Scotia chooses a huge evergreen tree every year to send to Boston Massachusetts. On December 6, 1917 (during World War I) there was a terrible explosion in the Halifax harbour when two ships (one carrying ammunition) collided. Boston sent help. The tree is sent every year to say thank you. The sharing of the trees is such a beautiful symbol. Your first ball on the tree is so fitting.
Last night I told my husband “happy Christmas balls eve”. The holidays aren’t typically a fun time for me as some of my Christmas memories aren’t nice. It’s fun to get excited about the holiday again. Thanks for taking time each day to film a video.
A huge thank you to Norway for all the wonderful Christmas Trees I have seen in my lifetime - a truly beautiful gift each year. As an English woman living in Wales, I was nostalgic for the wonderful ceremony of lighting the Nations Tree in Trafalgar Square. I believe it is usually lit the first Thursday in December - today. And this year will be the same - hopefully.
Love the Christmas Tree ball. What a lovely story. I didn’t know that the tree in London comes from Oslo.
As a child I was taken into London to see the Norwegian tree. It is truly a majestic sight and so thing I look forward to seeing each year.
I really appreciate the time you both put into this first day of the Christmas Countdown . I am looking forward to each day as it sure helps make the season bright.. Bless you both..
Your story about waiting until the last minute to get your Christmas tree made me remember the year that my father waited so long to get our tree that he couldn’t even find a corner tree. He came home with two trees that were so flawed that we strapped them together to use as a single Christmas tree!
I enjoyed your tree lighting, and the Christmas ball was beautiful. I don’t knit, but I certainly loved your ornament. Thank you for the Christmas cheer!
The tablecloth is in crossstich isn't? So beautifull. And the atmosfere around your salon is very cozy. So nice.
The first ball is beautiful and loved the story about the tree to London. This is why the world loves you, Arne and Carlos, you don’t just entertain and share, but you do so with love and caring. Have a blessed day, much love to you both.
Sitting here with a giant grin on my face - you two make me smile!!! Thank you! :-)
“Don’t judge a tree by its branches.” I love this!
Wow. The stories and lighting of the Christmas tree lights were really special! Thanks.
Now I take the chance to sit with a big mug of tea and listen to you. And repeat it every day in December till the Holy Night. That' s amazing.
Thanks a lot my hosts! 👍😊
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Hi Arne & Carlos, thank you for the start of the advent calendar.
That you always chose a Christmas tree, visited him (or her) many times and hugged him (or her) and finally, chopping activity couldn’t be done 😍is so dearly close to my heart.
Yes, I’ve been to Trafalgar Square many times on Christmas and enjoyed the beauty of those Norwegian Christmas trees.
Thank you so much for opening your cosy living room to us. The first knitted Christmas ball (with a 🎄on it) on your tree is sparkling nice 🤗.
See you tomorrow, dear Arne, dear Carlos ♥️
This is my first Advent Calendar KAL and first time knitting Christmas Balls. Thank you for doing this!
Yo allée very welcome into our Christmas universe and we hope you’ll love it here! ❤️
Today the sun came out as I walked down into the woods and all the water droplets suspended in the bare branches of the trees were shimmering and sparkling... Magical!! Like you said, every tree is beautiful when it is decorated!...
I love hearing about Norwegian Christmas traditions! As I listen, it seems that my family had some of the same traditions. I did not realize the influence of my Norwegian grandfather on my family. I passed the same ones on to my family, except that we no longer make fattigman. I’m a bit sad about that, because these and butter cookies were great childhood favorites! We do make butter cookies still, with the old family recipe! Perhaps I need to resurrect the fattigman recipe, which I still have! Thank you so much for sharing with us! Christmas will be more difficult this year, but your wonderful Christmas podcasts inspire joy and hope!
I have never been so excited about Christmas since I was a child (over 60 years ago)! Putting my tree and other decorations up early this year as well since I am definitely home to enjoy it. Just love your candles, stockings, tablecloth, and poinsettia-it’s so much fun to knit in such a cozy setting. Now I’m off to begin knitting my first Christmas 2020 Ball! Thank you for making this season extra-special!
Loved the lighting of the Christmas tree. Where is is Helmer's stocking?
Thank you for sharing the story about Norway and the UK and the Christmas tree, a tradition from 1945 and the war. I enjoy hearing about other’s traditions and history. The table cloth is beautiful as is the first Christmas ball design. Through the years we have often had corner trees for Christmas, all beautiful in their own way. Looking forward to more stories and designs.
I found it quite hard to hide the floats, but really enjoy your podcast, and don't mind if it stretches a few more minutes! Helen from Cheshire UK.
Thanks for your comments. We are hopeless at keeping to 5 minutes when we are having so much fun!
So no risk of ever keeping to the allocated time!
Hello! I live in Vermont... when my 3 sons were growing up, the tree didn’t go up until Christmas Eve! We regularly would bring home the sparse “Charlie Brown” tree. They loved to give that poor lonely tree a home. As they grew up, we would wait for when the older ones would be home from college to even go look for a tree...insuring the sparse tree every year!
Thank you for the fun memories and stories of home.
I’m having fun knitting the Advent Balls!
Keep up the good work Cindi and such a nice tradition!
Don't worry, I will behave myself, but I want you to know that I have fallen in love with you both!!!
I myself, will admit the same thing!
Oh yes, very proper lady here, my husband is far enough back in his family history to learn of Norwegian relatives. I can hope for a link. Lol
I remember my parents explaining about the Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square, so thank you Norway and thank you Arne and Carlos for brightening these dark days.
Love this podcast! I’ll be looking forward to them every day!
Hello Dear Arne & Carlos
You are making this Christmas .... Enchanted and Magical...
Love ....Your Channel .
Thank you so much .
Many Blessings....🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💞💞💞💞💞
I smile when you say “cray-cray”. Yes, we are all a little cray-cray. 😜
I love this! I see you have over 10,000 views. I can just imagine people all around the world knitting these wonderful decorations. Thank you for uniting the world through knitting. Hugs to you both.
This is so much fun! Enjoyed the story about the Norwegian Spruce. Merry Christmas from Mississippi.
The table, table cover candles, mantel, all are just plain lovely.
I'm on my second ball. It's helping my Christmas mood, or lack there of 😊 thanks you and merry Christmas!
We will try our utmost to put you in the Christmas mood - we’ve got 23 more days to cheer you up!
So fun!! I’m not a knitter but I appreciate the art! Enjoy you both!
Beautiful start to our favorite season! What a lovely setting. In this unusual year we appreciate you both so much. Love from Colorado! 🌲
We have always gone up to Trafalgar Square to see the decorated tree and street decorations. So thank you Norway for many years of pleasure.
Oh this is so much fun and I’m learning so much about traditions and it’s making me festive!!!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing this and spreading joy to the world right now it’s so desperately needs🥰
Love the tree tradition story. My grandmother came to the US from Norway and was always disturbed by our early tree decorating. One year we waited until Christmas Eve and I surprised her by decorating it while everyone was at church. She had the honor of lighting it.
That was very kind of you!
Have seen the Trafalgar Square tree gifted by Norway many a year it's always beautiful.
It was a lovely way to kick off the Christmas Countdown by having the spruce tree as your first Christmas ball to commemorate the significance behind it. Bravissimi!! ❤👏👏👏
I love that intro music to this Xmas podcast.
From our earliest memories most British children (of my age, at least) know all about Norway’s wonderful gift. It is a moving connection between our countries and I recall children’s tv programmes such as ‘Blue Peter’ following the progress of the tree being selected, felled and erected in Trafalgar Square followed by switching on of the lights. Very exciting!
I really enjoy your first podcast of the Christmas season. The spurce ball was beautiful.
I love ❤️ the room, table, tablecloth, stockings...everything is cheering me up! Thank you
That made for the nicest little break in my day. Thank you so much.
This room is so charming. Thank you so much for doing daily podcasts during December. Not only for sharing the Christmas ball designs, but during this somewhat sad holiday season you truly are lifting our spirits 🌲🎄❄️⛄️
You are welcome Karen!
Enjoyed your stories. The Christmas Tree Ball is beautiful !!! Stay Ssfe
Thanks for your comment! Glad you loved it all!!
Guys, I live in London and you gave me goosebumps. Thank you.
We thank you for sending a Christmas tree to us every year. There is usually coverage of its arrival on the television news. When I was a child, it was also featured on children's tv programmes and we were told the whole story of the friendship between Norway and Britain. Merry Christmas.
Just to confirm that the tree has arrived safely in Trafalgar Square and will be ready for lighting up tomorrow. It is a really well known tradition in the UK, if this were a normal year I would be walking past it on my way to work. Thank you Arne & Carlos for our lovely Norwegian Spruce tree for 2020.
Just beautiful! My husband is really enjoying your weekly, and now daily, podcasts. Thanks for sharing so much of your lives with us.
Say hi to your husband!
I haven’t even watched the video, but I must comment already....as soon as I saw you both and all that lovely white and red styling, candles etc, it brought a big smile to my face. I think my heart is smiling too. What joy you are both spreading around the world!
Thank you!
I knitted once years and years ago, never kept learning but I really enjoy your talks.
Growing up we lived in desert in California in a very small house and no room for a traditional Christmas tree so my grandparents in Washington state would mail a big box of green Christmas tree style branches
Our dad would shape them in style of a tree on a flat board. This was then stood up against the wall on a table and we would decorate it. These were always my favorite trees and the only ones I remember. I wish I had pictures.
One Christmas many years ago when my kids were young, my husband was in the hospital with cancer. We decided to pick any tree the 3 of us could cut down. It was very tiny and misshapen but ended up being the most special tree we ever had.
A wonderful time. The story about the Christmas tree was new to me and I loved it. See you tomorrow. Mary
From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Yes, Christmas is different this year and your generous hearts are making it one of the BEST ever. And Carlos...thank you for breaking with tradition and putting up you tree early.X0. And be grateful you don't live with ME...I have 6 trees up and decorated. LOVE the Norwegian Spruce story, the story of finding your own trees, and the Grand flourish as you lit your Christmas Ball tree. Now to my needles.
❤️❤️❤️ we usually have 3 trees but they only go up on the 23rd. But not this year, traditions are made to be broken!! Hope all is well with you, can’t believe it’s just over 6 years since we met you. Where did all this time go??
I see more of you two now, than I do my own family, thanks for cheering me up and being committed to us. You are entertaining as well as sincere, which is a comforting combination 🤗🙏
I love how long your 5 minutes last, I do hope the Christmas tree ceremony still happens in Trafalgar Square.
Sorry but I just love Arne's comment: "You shouldn't judge a tree by it's branches" - priceless!
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Thanks for breaking with tradition to bring in a Christmas tree. Love hearing about the corner trees. I hope your tree won't get too dry. Stay safe.
I'm a little late in starting these podcasts. Our family has two birthdays during the first week of December that keeps me busy. I haven't started knitting the balls yet as I am finishing up knitting some hats for donations that are due by Friday, but it is enjoyable to knit while watching you two. I have to say that I find a deeper meaning in "you shouldn't judge a tree by its branches' and that really stood out for me. Thank you.
I loved that you said there could be no tree in the house before Christmas. My family always waited until the week of Christmas holiday, got our tree, and put it up with only the lights on but we were not allowed to light them. Then on Christmas eve Santa and his helpers came to trim the tree for a beautiful surprise on Christmas morning and for the twelve days of Christmas season. I so enjoy your podcasts. Wish I had started knitting long ago but am improving fairly quickly...
Thank you so much. This will be the first Christmas In my 78 years I will be complete alone. I’m looking forward to seeing all of your podcasts for this season. God bless and Merry Christmas to you both. From Oklahoma USA
Love your spirits but worry about you not having electric teacup warmers and having to drink cold tea. Do they have electric cup warmers in Norway?
Also, I was hoping there was a “tour of your house” episode. Love seeing how people decorate.
Love from Eagle, Idaho, USA❤️
Your jumpers compliment the décor 😊 everything looks so beautiful and Christmassy. Tree looks lovely already...we all need a bit of light in our lives at the moment. Thank you for being so cheerful.
You’re off to a great start!
Carlos, thanks for taking the hit for us by having the tree up early. Perhaps just for this year, you’ll get to enjoy the extra light we all need to cheer us up.🎄⭐️
I have so been looking forward to wrapping up my evening with this advent calendar! As always you never disappoint! I am a busy mom of 3 and caregiver for my husband who was wounded in the Iraq War...when the house is quiet and everyone is down for the evening is when i get to have a cup of tea and knit and catch up on podcasts. Yours is first on my list always. I was actually in London about a decade ago for during the lighting ceremony. What a beautiful tradition. Looking forward to more traditions and stories and knitting balls with you both.
We are glad you joined us today Jennie, stay safe and enjoy your cup of tea!
Carlos and Arne....my 80 y.o. Mother introduced me to your you tube videos and I LOVE them! I wish I could knit...I do not....but I’m enjoying watching you knit! Keep up the wonderful work!
Thank you for joining!
I'm originally from Germany, living in Utah, and my parents still put up their tree on Christmas Eve. Love that tradition. Currently working on the first ball. Hopefully I can keep up with each day! 😊
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You guys are a living advent calendar! So cheery and the projects will be lovely, of course. Thank you!!
I'm learning the Norwegian way to knit and I love it. Just like I love the tablecloth. It's beautiful.
I was not very enthusiastic about Christmas this year but you have lifted my heart and given me back the joy of Christmas. Thank you for your podcasts, I'm so excited when they pop up on my notifications.
Yeah 🎄 🥰 I love the Norwegian tree. Every year there's a programme about it on TV all about how it gets here and how it's chosen etc. I've seen it quite a few times, it is HUGE! My sister lives in London so she sees it every year. Ah so happy the first bauble is to commemerate that 🎄🎄 xx
Just love both of you. The knitting guidance is wonderful but more than that is the chemistry and admiration you have for one another. In a nutshell, your podcast is addictive!
I am a novice knitter and have not learned to knit with 4 needles yet, but I am going on this Christmas adventure with you two. I enjoy learning about your traditions and just being a part of your you tube life. One day I am going to learn to knit Christmas stockings. Thank you for inviting us in.
thank you for bringing joy and goodness to us - you are so appreciated!!
Thank you for doing these podcasts everyday. We really need to make the season extra special and filled with joy with everything we've had to go through this year. That's why I think it's ok to put the tree up early this year. I love the Christmas balls (baubles). I'm think I'm getting better at knitting them now too.
I am collecting my wool tomorrow and making a few off these for my Granddaughter! that was a lovely 5 minutes! xxx
Been busy over here, at the ARNE & CARLOS Christmas HQ but we saw the video about your advent calendars and we are going to watch it tonight when things cool down a bit. ❤️❤️
Not a knitter but crocheting some Christmas hats while enjoying your stories and fun! It's a nice touch of joy you are giving us at this time!
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Because you recommended the prym needles, both knitting and crochet, and as a person suffering from mecfs and chronic pain I can honestly highly recommend these needles... They make working for me so much easier... I swear by them!
That was so lovely. Short and sweet ( though even a longer episode everyday would be welcome!). Loved the setting with all the candles and the decorations. Tablecloth was fabulous! See you tomorrow!
Oh my....I was so looking forward to this that I actually turned on the tv and UA-cam yesterday....sitting there, with the pattern on my lap...thinking it was December 1 already! 😊
But I had to wait another day. And now you’re here....amidst all these festive Christmas decorations....Bringing us enjoyment, ideas, stories and so much creativity and positivity.... You two make this world truly a little bit brighter! 🌟Thank you so much for doing this. Wishing you a joyous and Peaceful Season. Blessings from the Netherlands.