Noddy Holder

of Slade fame once sang/screamed "It's Christmas". And today it is for our Czech and Polish cousins (and probably other Central Europeans as well, but I simply do not have the energy to check at the moment - I'm sure those of you with more experience in these matters will be able to tell me...). Here in Blighty, it all kicks off tomorrow (well, it all started mid-September this year, but nonetheless), and, having made my trips to friends and relatives in the provinces, I am now enjoying the usual fare of Paul McCartney Christmas hits (never play The Pogues "Fairytale of New York" enough for me). So dear reader(s), I wish you all the best for the Xmas season, and for 2006. Enjoy.