{"id":6712,"date":"2022-12-12T09:45:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T09:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jolliffe.de\/?p=6712"},"modified":"2022-12-12T09:45:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T09:45:41","slug":"seasons-greetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jolliffe.de\/en\/uncategorized\/seasons-greetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Season’s Greetings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hope you\u2019re all well and not feeling too stressed by the end-of-year madness \ud83d\ude0a! In England everyone is asking, \u201cAre you ready for Christmas\u201d, meaning have you done your Christmas shopping, bought your tree, decorated the house and written those all-important Christmas cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well I can tick all those boxes as I really like to enjoy this time of year (including three important family birthdays!) and try to spread some good cheer to those who are not so happy for whatever reason. I follow nearly all the traditions you can read about here<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, I only sing Christmas carols to myself as I really CANNOT sing (ask my kids) despite being told by a choir leader that EVERYONE can sing \u2013 it is not true! I really miss the English pantomimes \u2013 a theatrical entertainment, mainly for children, which involve music, topical jokes and slapstick comedy. Pantomimes (a false friend as they are very loud!) have a long history and are based on a fairy tale or nursery story with the main Prince played by a famous actress and the elderly dame by a famous actor. When I was a child, you hoped you would be picked to go on stage and get a gift, but of course, that would not happen now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And of course there will be the first King\u2019s Speech which is very popular and normally broadcast at 15:00 on Christmas Day (25 December). There was always an argument at home about whether to eat Christmas Dinner before or after this all-important speech!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every country has its traditions and I would be interested to hear about yours, whether you celebrate Christmas or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course we\u2019re all dreaming of a white Christmas and I still chuckle over the Christmas joke that \u201cif the white runs out, I\u2019ll drink the red\u201d (as in wine \ud83d\ude0a).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So this is my last blog post this year \u2026 I would like to wish you all Season\u2019s Greetings and a really healthy and happy 2023. I hope you can all relax at the end of the year and I look forward to connecting again in 2023 which I sincerely hope will be a year of more joy and happiness in this world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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