Christmas song #6

Outside the museum the brass band are collecting for charity. On their way back home from the beach dogs and their owners stop to listen to this very Victorian sound. Not all the dogs seem enamoured with brass bands. A group of pre-schoolers and their mothers, having dropped of their siblings at kindergarten,  sing along enthusiastically if atonally. I wonder if the sound of the band playing Good King Wenceslas reaches as far as the exam halls on the far side of the street ? 

It has poured torrentially overnight and more monsoon like rain is expected later this morning. Later in the day Storm Bram is forecast to bring strong winds to the mix. Seems that even the weather is getting into the Christmas groove. The workmen installing the new irrigation system on the golf course in this lengthy downpour must wonder if someone up there is taking the Mickey.

An Alpaca farmer has parked his van outside the fish and chip shop. Trips to the alpaca farm are popular with families trying to keep their children busy and entertained in the run up to Christmas.

The baker has at least a dozen varieties of his all purpose biscuit - Burns Night, Easter,  Graduation, Valentines Day - the list goes on. With the arrival of  Christmas he's getting close to the end of the annual biscuit repertoire. Only the Hogmanay edition is left. The biscuits started off the year at £1.65 and end the year costing £1.95. The red ones look very festive.

A difficult choice for Angus this morning . Sponge Snowman or Orange Truffle Christmas Pudding ? Both would be a suitably cheerful end to todays lunch .

Christmas song #6 by one of the worlds best choirs. The scarves and Christmas jumpers leave no doubt that this is a very English performance :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBCYZ9jIJkI&list=RDcBCYZ9jIJkI&start_radio=1

None of our dogs would have been able to sit on a stool let alone be trained to do this :https://x.com/TimNolanTV/status/1997728075610812480

We have never been to Las Vegas so are ill placed to comment on this :https://slate.com/business/2025/11/las-vegas-travel-sphere-hotel-donald-trump.html