Richard Purdom (asker) Nov 5, 2016:

I've closed this without awarding points since that wouldn't be fair. All valid answers, thx everyone.

Natasha Ziada (X) Oct 26, 2016:

Christmas lit up? Sorry, can't stop now!

Richard Purdom (asker) Oct 26, 2016:

I used 'Throwing light on Christmas' in the end. Please all vote on the best answer so I can give out some points!

Kirsten Bodart Oct 26, 2016:

Lame pun indeed, though. Terrible really.

Kirsten Bodart Oct 26, 2016:

ooooooo I like your style :)

Natasha Ziada (X) Oct 26, 2016:

Nativity seen This is a bit far fetched but the (lame) Dutch pun inspired me...

Jokes aside, a wordplay on Nativity scene might be an option (if you can think of a better one) as one of the highlights of the exhibition seems to be nativity scenes the world over.

Richard Purdom (asker) Oct 25, 2016:

ah, then Christmas Exposed makes a lot of sense!

Marjolein Snippe Oct 25, 2016:

no adult content 'van stal halen' is just an expression for 'bringing something out/back again' Like a horse you might get out of the stable again (stal = stable)

Richard Purdom (asker) Oct 25, 2016:

so, excuse my ignorance and I suppose it must be adult content, but what does 'van stal' mean anyway?

Kirsten Bodart Oct 25, 2016:

haha keeping it safe :). I was thinking of the ting that it doesn't only include an exhibition, but also choirs and things, which doesn't really fit with 'exposed', although that would be a really fun title.

Actually to be honest, I don't know if the organisers really get what 'van stal' means, unless I'm wrong about my language. ;)

Willemina Hagenauw Oct 25, 2016:

Thank you Kirsten. I do like Christmas Exposed (out in the open basically, Richard), but as it is held in a church, I would personally keep it a bit "safe".

Kirsten Bodart Oct 25, 2016:

nativity = X-mas stable but it's not a very good pun, IMO. Based on what's there on the website, I'd go with Wilhelmina's suggestion

Richard Purdom (asker) Oct 25, 2016:

Can someone please explain the pun, I don't get it!

Barend van Zadelhoff Oct 25, 2016:

Kerst van Stal - Christmas Exposed :-)

Richard Purdom (asker) Oct 25, 2016:

At the moment I've just left it in Dutch, followed by 'Christmas Scenes' in brackets

Richard Purdom (asker) Oct 25, 2016:

http://kerstvanstal.nl/
Wat kun je verwachten…
Wat is Kerst van Stal

Meer dan alleen een expositie

Alweer voor de 3e keer zal er een “Kerst van Stal” worden gehouden in de Bonifatiuskerk te Lichtenvoorde. Uiteraard zullen de kerstbomen, kerstverlichting, kerststallen en wensbomenbos onderdeel uitmaken van de expositie alsmede een foto expositie van de oudheidkundige vereniging.

De expositie staat in het teken van Kerst over de hele wereld. De op landen geselecteerde kerststallen (van verzamelaars Ben Rouwhorst en Geert Scholten) zijn van een toelichting voorzien hoe in dat betreffende land kerst leeft en gevierd wordt.

Naast de kerststallenexpositie heeft de organisatie de hand weten te leggen op de verzameling van Geert Scholten. De verzameling bestaat uit plm. 1200 engelen in allerlei soorten en maten en samen met de 300 engelen van verzamelaar Ben Rouwhorst, wordt dit waarschijnlijk de grootste engelen tentoonstelling die er in Nederland te zien is.

De expositie wordt aangevuld met meerdere concerten. Op 10 december bij de opening van “Kerst van Stal 2016” geeft het Volendams Opera Koor (toegang € 20,00*) acte de precence met een ruim 2 uur durend concert. Op 14 december zijn we bijzonder trots

Barend van Zadelhoff Oct 25, 2016:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_scene

Willemina Hagenauw Oct 25, 2016:

I was thinking more along the lines of... van stal halen. So, "dig out good old Christmas again". or "Let's get Christmas out again", "Lets get going with Christmas again". Or something similar.... Not yet in Christmas mood!

Kirsten Bodart Oct 25, 2016:

Exactly a pun + legitimate expression

Barend van Zadelhoff Oct 25, 2016:

Might be a word play with respect to 'kerststal'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_scene

More context needed.

Kirsten Bodart Oct 25, 2016:

More context? The only thing that comes to mind is a Flemish expression 'van stal halen' which means kind of take something long-forgotten or long stored away (with a big layer of dust on top) to use it again. Like a plastic Christmas tree 'van stal halen': it's been in the loft since last year, but now it's X-mas again. If you see what I mean.
Or a grandma or grandpa who take the old toys from their son or daughter 'van stal' so their grandchild can use them.

It would obviously also be a pun on the stable with the baby Jesus, but you probably got that.

Willemina Hagenauw Oct 25, 2016:

Any context? As such it is a bit vague.....