Christmas Eve

The good news is that I don't need more antibiotics. I have to finish the current course and then it is a case of continuing to take it easy until fully recovered. I also managed to finish off my shopping yesterday. I bought more foodie treats than I usually do but thought it was unlikely I'd summon up the energy to do any baking, and although I could ask my sister, she is not well either so it would be unfair. I've been too tired to do it so far so have taken the easy option and treated myself. With the shopping finished I'm all ready, which is just as well because my Christmas starts today!

My original plan was to play carols in a hospital on Christmas Day morning. The hospital is about 80 minutes drive away so playing for a couple of hours and then drinks and nibbles at the conductor's home before a long drive home prompted me to rethink when to have my Christmas meal. I knew I wouldn't want to cook after a busy morning and a long drive so I decided to have my roast turkey meal on Christmas Eve and have cold turkey with bubble & squeak when I got home on Christmas Day. Of course, that's all changed now but even though I have cancelled the playing in hospital part, I am sticking to my plan for the meals so ...

... 5pm this afternoon is when the celebrations start. By that time I will have cooked my meal and be ready to settle in front of the TV to eat roast turkey with all the trimmings as I watch 'Carols from King's', definitely a must see at Christmas. Throughout the day I will do my own version of the Icelandic tradition of Jolabokaflod. I have plenty of books to choose from but am most likely to start reading 'A Keeper' by Graham Norton. I will pause in my reading to watch the final part of the BBC's A Christmas Carol; I watched the first two episodes yesterday and, although the original story will always be my favourite, I enjoyed this re-imagined version of the story ... many thanks to Carole for prompting me to watch it. Has anyone else seen it and if so, what did you think of it?

I won't open any gifts until late afternoon tomorrow, after I have finished listening to The Nation's Favourite Carol on Classic FM. It's been O Holy Night for the last three years so it'll be interesting to see this year's result ... will Silent Night win back the number one slot? As for the rest of Christmas Day I haven't made any new plans to replace the cancelled morning arrangements. I will phone Little Miss C to wish her a happy birthday, and then it'll be a day of reading, TV,  and radio and just taking things easy.

I'm unlikely to post anything tomorrow so I will take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. I hope you all have a lovely time however you choose to celebrate the day.

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  1. I was a bit wary of watching a new version of Christmas Carol but with two good actors I thought I would give it a try and have enjoyed this imagining of the history of Scrooge and Marley. Looking forward to Part 3 tonight.
    I hope you enjoy your days. Happy Christmas

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    1. Thank Sue. It's a much darker version but still enjoyable.

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  2. I haven't been watching it but I have heard very good things about it.
    You have lovely plans and I hope it all goes brilliantly, despite not being able to play on Christmas morning. Bubble and squeak - mmmm, delicious!
    Happy Christmas to you!
    xx

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    1. I prefer the leftover meals more than the roast dinner!

      The BBC version if a Christmas Carol is available on iPlayer if you change your mind.

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  3. I hope your sister feels better, soon. I hadn't realized that she was not well, herself. I like your plans for a nice Christmas Eve dinner and a relaxed day on Christmas, itself.

    I wish you a very happy Christmas, Eileen.

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    1. She is recovering from pleurisy.

      It's a very quiet Christmas for me this year but I am looking forward to it xx

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  4. Happy Christmas Eileen.
    Arilx

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    1. Thanks Ariel, and a Merry Christmas to you too x

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  5. Happy Christmas Eileen. Your plans for today & tomorrow sound wonderfully peaceful. I am noticing that many people are switching their big dinner to Christmas Eve. I'm looking forward to watching Dr Lucy Worsley's History of Christmas Carols on Christmas night & then on the 27th, 12 Days of Tudor Christmas.

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    1. I saw the History of Carols last week, enjoyable and enlightening. I think I may have missed the Tudor Christmas programme though.

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  6. I like the re-imagined new version of A Christmas Carol but do have a special fondness for A Muppet Christmas Carol! When I taught A Level students the latter was always there choice to watch at Christmas. Happy memories watching watching it with a bunch of goth dressed 17 year olds!! Merry Christmas Eileen.

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    1. The Muppet one seems to be loved by all age groups doesn't it.

      The new BBC version is, as you said, much darker. I'm enjoying watching it but the Alastair Sim version remains my absolute favourite!

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  7. As an ex English teacher I can only apologise for using there instead of their! I blame predictive texts!!

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