Have a Holly Jolly Something

[turtleshell]

I'm slowly recovering from my two-week H1N1/pneumonia vacation. I worked a half day today and will be back in again tomorrow. I'm not really sure how much use I am there, but at least I'm not working on anything too complex.

Here are a few of the Christmasy things I've collected for you during my convalescence:

• It is time for annual PNC Wealth Management Christmas Price Index.
  
  
• DJ Riko's Merry Mixmas 2009 will hopefully be out soon.
  
  
• Tor.com has declared that December belongs to Cthulhu and are featuring some seasonally-appropriate fiction this month -- including a new Laundry story from Charlie Stross.
  
  
• Finally, here's a classic from a decade ago: Heywood Banks' "Christmas Box." Considering the present economy, I think it is appropriate.

Comments

[seawasp]

The Christmas Price Index seems badly off to me. It's clear in the song that each day is adding one item and providing all the items of the prior day. So by the end, you've got 12 partridges in pear trees, etc.