Wherever you've wandered this year, you can always look forward to a warm welcome when you come home for Christmas!

Happy Christmas 2011 everyone!

The Christmas tree at the Cathedral of Notredame, Paris.

Posted by crickson

OK, not boughs of holly, but here's all the best for the season to come.

Posted by Euphro

... so who's been naughty then?

Posted by taniwha

Mistletoe
by
Walter de la Mare

"Sitting under the mistletoe
(Pale-green, fairy mistletoe),
One last candle burning low,
All the sleepy dancers gone,
Just one candle burning on,
Shadows lurking everywhere:
Some one came, and kissed me there.

Tired I was; my head would go
Nodding under the mistletoe
(Pale-green, fairy mistletoe),
No footsteps came, no voice, but only,
Just as I sat there, sleepy, lonely,
Stooped in the still and shadowy air
Lips unseen - and kissed me there."

This mistletoe was in a garden centre we visited last weekend. I wanted to buy some but it's too early, it would be dead by Christmas and as G pointed out the berries are poisonous and we wouldn't want Blackie eating them, although he's extraordinarily fussy and not likely to suddenly decide to go Vegan! (That's Blackie, not G!)

Today, 8th December is the anniversary of John Lennon's death. So here's a link to Happy Christmas - War is over for you too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN4Uu0OlmTg

Christmas wishes and Gay Boy mistletoe kisses to you all and our obligatory link to the Samaritans just in case it's not "a good one without any tears".

http://www.samaritans.org/

Posted by CandyMan

If you haven't had chance yet, have a stir and wish for yourselves with these Christmas puddings and may they come for true for you. x

Posted by Spiderbaby

How many presents do you want for Xmas ?

Posted by WAXOU

Posted by bfish

I have been such a nice boy in 2011.

And you guys, what do you see ?

I offer a cocktail to Hildegard before Xmas, if anyone finds out how this picture was taken. :)

(No photoshop at all)

Posted by Chenav