My Santa turns out to be an A-Lister Celebrity, there being no finer Lister to starboard OR to port. The "Anne Lister lister-y lustre-y history & mystery box" is now opened to reveal lots of things that explain the Listoricaly Historical essence of all Welshness to one uninitiated in such things. One was even in coloring book form, so that even a child of near 61 who'd thought "A Child's Christmas In Wales" was about Pinnochio can understand and another will have me cooking fluently in Welsh in no time flat. There were a few others, too, and an authentic rain poncho with Wales written right on each reversable side and to top it off, a marvellous Anne Lister CD that is playing as I speak and a little red Welsh dragon who smiles down at me from atop my computer screen and makes the mighty Puff look like the Geico Gekko.

Thank you, Anne, for things silly, useful and musically uplifting, an unbeatable combination on a Christmas morn!

A fine set of holidays and a wonderous year ahead to you!