Nov 18
My word, it seems to have happened a little early this year - and, by Jove, they’re already playing wall-to-wall Chrimbo songs on Real radio: makes one feel very festive, but my guess is that this feeling will peak too soon.
Nov 08
Pictured: a house on my wife’s route home from work, Brays Road, Birmingham…
Some people just haven’t got a clue, have they? Now, normally you’d witness me banging on about carbon footprints, excessive electricity use and light pollution - and you’d expect me to say, “bah, humbug!” to boot.
But, come on! It’s November the 8th for crying out loud! Just because the shops have had Christmas tat on display since June, doesn’t make it right to deck your halls with holly just yet. I’m all for Christmas being special, but extending the lighting-up period to around a fifth of the year makes it proportionately less special. Nutters.
