A Merry Christmas to all forum folk, and thank you for all your advice and fun in the past year!
A song to gladden your heart, and to dismiss anyone of a "bah humbug" frame of mind :
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRDJgn68h1A[/youtube]
Half Man Half Biscuit -It's Clichéd to be Cynical At Christmas
(with a fan-made video that captures the spirit of the song very well)
Ian
[Edit - here's the lyrics so you can sing along, (or in case you can't understand the accent!)]
Now how did I guess
You were going to express
Your disdain at the crane
With the bright fairy lights
And you moan at the snow
‘Cos your car wouldn't go
Oh it’s clichéd
To be cynical
At Christmas
You don’t have a tree
And your smile has a fee
All the same, here’s a card
For your boring façade
Jingle Bells, piney smells
All the boys and the girls
Say it’s clichéd
To be cynical
At Christmas
Oh it’s clichéd
To be cynical
At Christmas
See how we yawn
At your bile and your scorn
It’s a beautiful day
Peace on Earth has been played
Make a noise with your toys
And ignore the killjoys
‘Cos it’s clichéd
To be cynical
At Christmas
Oh it’s clichéd
To be cynical
At Christmas
I saw three ships
Come sailing in
Come sailing in
Come sailing in
I saw three ships
Come sailing in
On Christmas Day
In the morning
From: Half Man Half Biscuit: It's Cliched to be Cynical at Christmas - lyrics
http://www.chrisrand.com/hmhb/trouble-over-bridgwater/its-cliched-to-be-cynical-at-christmas/#ixzz1hXHfFDVb
