That's for to take my sister to the picture show...

The BBC's Outnumbered is consistently brilliant, perhaps never more so than in the recent Christmas special.

The whole thing was magnificent but, right near the end, they completely randomly had a family singalong to the excellent Felice Brothers "Frankie's Gun" - it's priceless and you can see it at 8mins 12s on this clip.

Then, when you've established that it's clearly one of the best songs you've ever heard (because your ears are saying "hey, is that someone mashing up an accordion version of Bat Out Of Hell with Knockin' On Heaven's Door?") you can go here and download it for free.

And after that, you can see Bono rather touchingly forget the words to the aforementioned Dylan classic in aid of Dublin's Simon Community.

Taking time out from the shopping...

Christmas is...a capuccino and some gingerbread christmas trees. Nice.

Does yer Granny always tell ya that the old songs are the best?

Jings, crivvens, help ma boab! The royalty collecting society PRS has published a list of the most played Christmas songs of the past five years and it's surprising reading to say the least...

1. Wham! - Last Christmas
2. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? (Original Version)
3. The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York
4. Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
5. Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
6. Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry
7. Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
8. Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
9. Mud - Lonely This Christmas
10. Bing Crosby - White Christmas

Mind you, being the most played (George & Andrew) doesn't necessarily mean it's any good. If 40 is the new 30, then surely 8 is the new 1?

"It's Chriiiiiiiistmas!"

And relax...

This, now this, is nice...

Sitting down at the kitchen table witha cup of fresh coffee, a warm (home made!) mince pie or two, the fire finally roaring and Tom Morton on the radio.

Yuletide Felicitations!