"I think those of you planning to settle down to it on Christmas Eve (was it?) with a bottle of wine, or other favoured tipple, won't be disappointed."

Yeah, Punkfolkrockers post summed it up well too.
I might well give it another shot myself on one of the replays (isn't there half a dozen or so?)

Must confess - as already indicated - if the gauntlet is thrown, it's impossibly tempting not to take it up!

We're not all going to dig the same stuff, but this is a discussion board devoted to folk music, so when a discussion of folk music is 'invited' by opening a thread like this, discussion and differing opinion is what you're gonna get. Natch.

Frankly, successful music celebs such as those showcased on this Xmas prog, no doubt have their fill of sycophantic loveydom elsewhere anyway. And anyone wanting to censor honest, robust opinion on their fave acts probably aughta stick to "Mwah Mwah" MySpace.. ;-)