Merry Christmas!

Hello; my apologies, for I have recently failed on my goal of doing a weekly blog. The busy nature of Christmas time has made it hard for me to find time to sit down and write a blog. But hey, everyone has some time off over Christmas, right? That's my excuse, anyway...

Today's blog will be written to the soundtrack of Pet Shop Boys singing Always On My Mind. Why not listen to it while you read this? You'll be just like me, but probably with neater hair. Unless any scarecrows or tramps are reading this.

What do I want for Christmas? Mariah Carey once sung "All I Want for Christmas is You", which - while initially a nice sentiment - she must now regret. I love the idea of every year her husband grinning and saying "this year, I've got you....me!", to her near-psychotic frustration. Every year, she has to buy him lots of presents to express her love, while at the same time being happy with getting nothing in return. Mariah, you just didn't think this through.

I wish she would release a follow-up song, about other things she wants. Maybe she could release "All I Want for Christmas is a New Argos Value Range Toaster"? I would say "I'd buy that", but even as a joke I can't approve of that bloody annoying warbling.

Anyway, I'll leave this as a tiny entry. I have to go eat sweets and listen to The Pogues - Fairytale of New York. I wish you all a blooming lovely Christmas, and a fantastic New Year. My next blog probably won't be until 2013, but I'm sure everyone has much more exciting things to do between now and then! Enjoy the festivities.