Richard Hogan: Think about Christmases of old — your presence is your present

"Even though I do love this season, it should come with a little warning for parents: We don’t have to buy our children everything for them to have a memorable Christmas."

Richard Hogan. Photograph Moya Nolan

The annual Christmas klaxon shall commence tomorrow with the arrival of The Late Late Toy Show on our screens.

It’s official. We can now say ‘Happy Christmas’ with impunity and free from social judgment.