“So here it is, Merry Christmas,
Everybody’s having fun.
Look to the future now,
It’s only just begin.”

After the year it’s been for me personally James Whild Lea‘s and Neville John Holder‘s lyrics have resonated deeply with me this Christmas season, and so far it’s been one filled with peace and joy in the company of friends, of both the human and furry variety. I hope you’ve all been having very Happy Holidays too and that your Christmas Day is filled with too much food to eat (but you will anyway), fun gift giving (and receiving of course) and plenty of cheer (how much of that is literal and liquid is up to you).

As per usual I’ll be taking my annual couple of days away from social media, so I’m here to remind you tomorrow on The Big Day itself you’ll be able to see a new post featuring pig pals showing off their OiNK merchandise. The post won’t be up until late in the afternoon because one very generous pig pal has actually sent me a Christmas gift which I’ll be photographing for the post when I open it.

As a kid we received our presents from Santa in the morning, while everything under the tree was kept for the afternoon; a tradition I keep to this day. So when you’ve awoken from your post-Christmas dinner nap and are contemplating the turkey, ham and stuffing sandwiches you can check that post out for some holly jolly fun. I’ll be back on the 27th with some of the real 80s toys and games adverts from the pages of OiNK, so in the meantime all that remains is for me to wish you all…

A Very Merry Christmas!

CHRiSTMAS 2024