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'Tis the season to be jolly. No?

Christmas is nearly upon us. How did this happen?!? Just a moment ago it was early November and there weren't very many signs of the festive season out there yet and all of a sudden it's all in full swing. This happens every year, too. I never seem to learn. I'm going away this Christmas, in fact I'm going away in about a week's time so I'll be missing a lot of the lead up to Christmas. Hooray for the holiday but... as much as I'm looking forward to lazing in the sun for two weeks, I'm also a little bit sad for missing out on Christmas at home in London. Christmas under palm trees won't quite be the same as Christmas in ...um... wet and cold London, will it? What I won't miss though is the manic hunt for Christmas presents that seems to have lost all proportion. A few years ago I was dangerously close to stop celebrating Christmas all together because I was finding it very stressful to try to come up with ideas of presents for my love...