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You may be bored of all the Christmas songs, but we’re nearly there. Two more - this one and my favourite one song of all on the day itself.

Yes, we’re going on posting every day here. No rest for the wicked, not that I qualify for that category. Anyway, I keep talking about posts and songs and stuff and I’ve given you little of either, so I better crack on.

There’s a film out at the moment called Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium. It stars Dustin Hoffman, the man who gave us such fine performances in The Graduate, Rain Man, Midnight Cowboy and (I can say it) Meet The Fockers.

Only trouble is (gee-eee wiz) it is possibly the worst film title ever, and sequel titles run looting through my head.

Mr. Moorehouse’s Colourful Whorehouse
Mr. Rackden’s Boarded-up Crackden
Mr. Gorzone’s No-fly Warzone
Mr. Lionel’s Magic Urinal
Mr. Mellor’s Dank, Dark Cellar
Mr. Alhop’s Childhood Sweatshop

You see? Just terrible. This is what my head does. I hear one thing, I think of another. Like if anyone’s going to write His And Hers Dark Materials, or do a mime version of Waiting For Godot, or if there are any zydeco Christmas songs.

Hell yes on the latter, with one here by C.J. Chenier, for whom no foot stays still and who by playing accordion to the sound of a washboard has the power to make you dance like your parents.

Deck the halls with cayenne pepper.
Fill the room, red hot two steppers.
Don’t hold back no how, no way,
laisse le bon temps rouler.

Listen: Zydeco Christmas

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