An essential part of Christmas….

……is saying “It doesn’t feel like Christmas”. Because it never does. You no longer take part in the Nativity play, sing carols at school or believe in Father Christmas. And although it snows every year on EastEnders, it hasn’t actually snowed in London on Christmas Day since 1970. But today, less than a week before the big day, it really doesn’t feel like Christmas. It’s 16 degrees and the warmest, sunniest December day I can ever remember. This afternoon, I was Christmas shopping in shorts and a long-sleeved polo shirt. So how do you combine Christmas and sunshine? The frost and the beach? Ah, hang on, I know…