....... as we have now entered the month of December, it can officially be called christmas, and no longer do we have to moan about shops stocking mince pies..... I love mince pies......
But I was listening to the radio the other day and Debenhams had announced that this year they were no longer having santa's grotto's at their stores...... The reason they gave was not quite the one I expected but it did then make me think somewhat....... They said they were not having grottos this year as it is too confusing for children when they see all the Santas in shopping malls, trying to work out which one is the real santa claus is confusing to children........
But then it made me think....... compare and contrast.....
Santa Claus:
- Very jolly man with white hair
- Instantly recognisable everywhere he goes
- Hospitals [especially childrens wards] love him visiting
- Seemingly not married, but loves to surround him self with children
- Doesn't have a negative CRB report
- Known by everyone with his trade mark greeting
- Wears trade mark coloured suit costume
- Parents actively encourage their children to write to him, with their wishes
- Children sit on his knee, despite the fact that he is to all intents and purpose a complete stranger
- [parents openly encourage their children to sit on his knee in this way]
- He puts his hands around/on the children whilst asking them what they would like most
- Then on christmas eve, with the full support of the parents, Santa enters the bedrooms of the children unaccompanied [even though the parents are in the house likely as not fast asleep with the effects of too much alcohol]
- And so it is Santa is in the childrens darkened bedrooms with the lights off, parents in another room, and santa is allowed to rummage around leaving gifts as a bribe for being allowed to rummage alone in a minors room.
Jimmy Saville*:
- Very jolly man with white hair
- Instantly recognisable everywhere he went
- Hospitals [especially childrens wards] loved him visiting
- Seemingly not married, but loved to surround him self with children
- Didn't have a negative CRB report
- Known by everyone with his trade mark greeting
- Wore trade mark coloured suit costume
- Parents actively encouraged their children to write to him, with their wishes
- Children sat on his knee, despite the fact that he is to all intents and purpose a complete stranger
- [parents openly encouraged their children to sit on his knee in this way]
- He puts his hands around/on the children whilst asking them what they would like most
- with the full support of the adults, Sant.....ach erm JS entered the bedrooms of the children unaccompanied [even though the adults were in the buildings]
- And so it was JS was allowed in childrens darkened bedrooms with the lights off, adults in another room, and JS was allowed to rummage around leaving gifts as a bribe for being allowed to rummage alone in a minors room.
I love Santa claus, and when my kids were small did my utmost to maintain their belief in the wonder of Santa Claus, but after this year you do have to wonder if Debenhams had something else in mind when they chose not to have grottos.
As much as I love Santa, I loathe the image of the office party and so there is one song where you just know the office party has started and you are thinking to yourself, lordy lordy what am I doing here ?
I loathe this song as well [ just why in gawds name would you want it to be christmas every day anyway ?] but it is dedicated to all out there, who love the office party..... right where is me tinsel and me LBD ?
POST~SCRIPT: As I was travelling back from Latvia, I was sat in the departure lounge listening to Costa Coffee's christmas SoD, drivin home for christmas..... I came so close to throwing my self under a 747, how cliché could that song be, at an airport at christmas......
So from me, my cheesy christmas SoD is this one.... poooroppopompom peace on earth.....
*[Proff reeding pestscript nite: I realised after the event of posting, that of course Jimmy Savile is not spelt with 2 L's....... funny how he ended up with vile at the end. Still if he started out with 1 L, I bet he's enjoying another Hell now ! Happy christmas Jimmy]
