Twelve Dels of Christmas

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''It is at Christmas time that want is most keenly felt, and abundance rejoices.''
Charles Dickens, ''A Christmas Carol'' 1843

''Yeah, and a partridge up your pear tree, an'' all.''
Derek Trotter, ''Christmas Crackers'', 1981

''Think of this memoir as a Christmas special in book form, from someone who has been involved in a few of those and understands a bit about the concept...