Let’s address the elephant in the room first, shall we?

Y is also for Yule, and in case you hadn’t noticed – perhaps, say, you have a hearing disorder which means you don’t register the sound of carols played loudly, and on heavy rotation, in every retail establishment, in which case I commend you on your evolutionary advantage – the festive season is bearing down upon us with the  speed and scariness of a bullet train laden with plutonium.