Splice Advent Calender 08: Day 2

S. A. C. 2008: 2nd December

So you're a bit confused as to what this "Christ mass" thing is then. Some people are even cutting about calling it "Winterville" so as not to offend non-Christian types. But what do you do, where do you go if you don't know your Christmas arse from your elbow? How do you find out if Jesus and Santa are brothers, if Rudolph's nose is actually a sign of heart disease?

Here, that's where! Thanks to the folks at How Stuff Works you can now find out exactly how Crimbo works! Sift about and find out hunners. To quote from the intro to the piece:

­The first harbingers of Christmas arrive in October when jarring sales and dec­orations follow fast on the heels of summer. But by December, Christmas's true heralds are out: twinkling lights lining streets, the smell of balsam and spice cookies wafting through the house and visits from friends and relatives. The season's spirit drives people to the mall, to the kitchen, to midnight mass and to festive gatherings.

Personally it drives me to fucking drink.