'The cyclical nature of life guarantees that Christmas will come, year after year...' For Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1, listen to Absent Angels, by Michael Harding above.
I bought a heater before Christmas to take the chill out of the air in my writing studio; a dainty little fan heater in pearl white plastic. It hummed softly in the corner and I could feel warm air moving around the room.
That was the last thing I did before diving into the glittering mirage of jingling bells on Christmas Eve, and I didn't open my studio door again until the festival was finished.
My wife woke early on Boxing Day and her first words were "thank God it’s over...
Listen to more from Sunday Miscellany here.
