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Date: 26 December 2007 09:51:42
Christmas is supposed to be a time for peace and reconciliation when long term enemies can learn to live with each other in harmony. Thus it was commented upon on Christmas Eve that whilst peeling vegtables an Ipswich and a Norwich fan were both in possession of knives but working in harmony and so demonstrating the true spirit of Christmas.
I have to say spending Christmas with said Norwich fan and his wife, (along with 25+ assorted other people), at church before coming home in the late afternoon, immeadiately popping on my pj's and settling down for an evening on the sofa where I had full control of the remote and nobody needing anything from me was wonderful. Interesting experiences included huddling around the computer mid afternoon to watch the Queens speech on You Tube.
In terms of Chrimbo television Eastenders was riveting although we all knew most of what was going to happen, The Liverpool Nativity (which I finally managed to catch on it's BBC 3 repeat) was interesting, thought provoking and although I would argue not quite as good as the Manchester Passion a wonderful production. The first half of The Hidden Story of Jesus was challenging and insightful although I think that Robert Beckford is unduly harsh on Christianity at times and his approach quite literally gets rid of the baby with the bath water leaving us with little more than a lesson on how myth gets altered around the world.Finally To The Manor Born was everything I hoped it would be and more. Whilst the cast had aged a little both the acting and the script were just as brilliant as ever. It was a wonderful end to a wonderful Christmas.