Three Beautiful Things About Christmas...

Christmas is just around the corner - bringing with it, amongst other things the next Doctor Who special (which will be David Tennant's penultimate appearance as The 10th Doctor before he bows out on New Year's Day) - and I'm as excited as I am every year about my favourite holiday.

Over on Clare's world famous Three Beautiful Things blog, she said some lovely things the other day about the Christmasisation of HeroPress Towers (i.e. the home of Rachel and myself), so I thought I would return the favour with my own "three beautiful things" about this lovely time of year.

(1) "I love coming into Tim and Rachel's house at Christmas: it's so full of details. I catch sight of a Christmas apron, and a plate of biscuits for Santa, and a ceramic nativity. Their Christmas tree is the throw-it-all-on variety, and it looks absolutely magical, with something wonderful on each branch." - Clare, Three Beautiful Things.

(2) Snow!Who doesn't love snow? This picture comes from the fall we had back in February, but more is predicted for this week.

(3) Presents!Presents that don't just come in the form of the physical objects left under the tree by some passing red-suited superhero, but those that come in the form of wonderful TV specials, filling up on turkey-based meals and the joy of spending time with one's family.

Ho! Ho! Ho!