Day twentyfive...

Merry Christmas Everyone

"Snow is falling all around me, children playing having fun, it's the season, love and understanding, Merry Christmas everyone"

These the words of the Michael Barret, or as most of us hear in Northern Ireland know him, that guy who assaulted the photographer in the Tullyglass Hotel. He is in fact Shakin' Stevens. And he is in fact up in Ballymena court on assault charges. He however is not the only famous man to have been up in front of the judge in Ballymena court. A certain famous writer has too. In retrospect though who would want to be photographed in the Tullyglass.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/shakin-stevens-faces-assault-charge-1837559.html

But what the caganer has this got to do with cheese? Well with the festive season about to start I found myself humming the aforementioned song, but as I am one with cheese, changed the lyrics to;

"Cheese is falling all around us"

Ridiculous you say? Think again...

I defy you not to have this song embed in your mind for the whole 12days of Christmas. The words in English are actually quite touching and maybe some of you may relate to them as I do.

I was bored and quite depressed,
There was nothing to do, and nothing on TV
All of a sudden, everything changed,
I fell in love with his taste

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I was bored and quite depressed,
There was nothing to do, and nothing on TV
All of a sudden, everything changed,
I fell in love with his taste

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I was bored and quite depressed,
There was nothing to do, and nothing on TV
All of a sudden, everything changed,
I fell in love with his taste

I am alone, and very sad
I need some company
I want a companion for my future
One that smells good, that’s for sure

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Unexpected things come out of the blue
In this story, and this is the good bit,
I met someone brilliant
And he really is original.

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Merry Christmas, may it be filled with love and cheese.