I did start composing a post on the origins of Christmas and celebrations around the end of the year, but the more I looked around for information, the more I came to the conclusion that everyone has their own way of marking the holiday season, whether it's by giving presents, going to church, being miserable, panicking or celebrating the fact that the year has turned a corner and the days are getting longer again.

So here's a couple of quotes from my favourite christmas songs:

"Merry Christmas you arse, I pray God it's our last"

"The Christmas we get, we deserve"