A good time to escape from sad realities

I GUESS the first thing we should all know about Christmas is that Jesus was not officially born on the 25th. Yes, just like the Queen, he has two birthdays, but I would imagine if Jesus was on Earth he would wonder what all the fuss is about.

Yet, this period of the year has become the most celebrated and best loved by people all over the world. And, for many, the most expensive.

For fear of looking mean, we increase our spending budget beyond our limits and then live in fear of the aftermath.