Christmas trees are a bit like relationships. The real thing is certainly more beautiful but it's too much fuss, too much mess.

You can say what you like about the fake ones but you can't deny that they are a lot less trouble.

Ah, Nick Hornby tells it like it is.

My threshold for X'mas schmaltz is certainly minimal. However, you've got to hand it to Leslie for her outstanding Advent Calendar.


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