The Alternative Christmas Carol Service

So another alternative Carol Service goes by.

The singing of "Fairytale of New York" was of course as rousing and touching as ever.  Barely a dry eye in the yurt.  And "So here it is Merry Xmas" of course.  I do love the traditional Christmas songs.  And well done to the person who switched off the microphone when Stacey Bushes started singing "Walking in the Air".  It's possible to have too much of a good thing.  Good spirits were revived with "When Santa got stuck up the Chimney."  But next year we won't be using Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" as the closing hymn.
And the readings were as touching as ever. Hardy's "The Oxen" had that lovely combination of sadness, wistfulness and vague spirituality that characterises the Beaker Way.  And "The Burning Babe" was just plain surreal, in a profound kind of way.
Can I now issue a request that all male Beaker People return to the Safari Park all the wildebeests that Burton gave out.  I know Young Keith's got a strong Luton accent, but he clearly said "Good News", not "Gnus", to all men.