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The Christmas decorations have been up in Dun Laoghaire for some time now - rather nice, actually, plain coloured lights in the streets, zigzagging back and forth over half a mile or more, and garlands and swags of greenery red ribbons, and small twinkling lights in the shopping centre. But apart from one rendition of Home for Christmas back around September, I hadn't heard any Christmas music. Today, however, Fairytale New York was playing in the shopping centre, and one of my co-workers has just gone past humming Sleigh Ride Together With You. I don't get much impression of the season approaching any other way - I don't watch TV, listen to any but a pirate alternative radio station, or read newspapers.

I usen't to care much about Christmas. But now that I have some significance to attach to it, between Yule and Christmas-in-Finland, I look forward to it every year.