December 12th

[Hermes]

Look who’s coming ’round the bend
It’s Santa and his reindeer friends
And they’ve got the right of way
It’s Santa’s super sleigh.

All loaded up with shiny toys
For Santa’s favourite girls and boys.
With a Ho! Ho! Ho! and a Hey! Hey! Hey!
It’s Santa’s super sleigh.

Just leave out the minced pies
And a glass of sherry too
And you’ll have a big surprise
When Santa visits you.

Mum loves Daddy, and he loves her
And I’m not sure who I prefer.
I love them both and they love me
And that’s how things should be.

Look who’s coming round the bend
It’s Santa and his reindeer friends.
With a Ho! Ho! Ho! and a Hey! Hey! Hey!
It’s Santa’s super sleigh.

The lights are all gleaming
upon the Christmas tree
By the fireside you’re dreaming
It’s the perfect family.

If you never cuss or cheat or lie
And you’ve always been as nice as pie
Then something good will come your way
From Santa’s Super sleigh.

But of all the presents Christmas brings
Exciting shapes and shiny things,
The greatest gift of all by far
Is the family you are.

Look who's coming round the bend
Santa and his reindeer friends
With a Ho! Ho! Ho! and a Hey! Hey! Hey!
It’s Santa’s super sleigh.

[Hermes]

Since no one else seems to be doing a song for today, I thought I should supply one.

In case you don't know it, I should say a word of explanation: the song (which is meant to be awful) was fictional before it was real. It comes from the film About a Boy (it's also in the book, but the words aren't the same), in which the protagonist, played by Hugh Grant, is so rich he doesn't need to work, because his father wrote this absurdly successful song. In the film we only hear a snatch of it, but the composer, Peter Brewis, then wrote the whole thing. And here it is.

[bear]

This a good movie. Hugh grant is so handsome and charming

[Marlowe]

I call dibs on the 13th... if nobody has taken that yet.