I'm sure there will be cake in late October, Charlie - maybe not the month-old birthday cake (eeeeuw!), but cake nevertheless.

There's a good collection of posts here from many of my former Santas and Santees, but sadly not from my first Santa, Col K. Shame I never met him. It sounds like he was a really good bloke.

Anyway, only one day to go now! It's a nuisance that I've got a stinker of a cold (first one in years), but I'm sure I'll manage somehow, with a little help from my friends :-)