It's obviously tough being funny at Christmas as well.
However, your Yuletide story did remind me of an event that happened some years ago between me and my daughter.
I remember vividly that as the snows began to melt, my daughter came running into the kitchen pleading 'Daddy, Daddy, the snowman is melting, can we put his head in the freezer to keep him alive?'
To which I replied 'F**k off, I've got a joint of beef in there.'
That was 22 years ago and we haven't spoken since. Ironically, she grew up to be a paramedic and regularly puts body parts in a freezer to keep them alive. So every cloud, etc.
Merry Christmas all.