It's not been a bad day today, although I was really happy to receive a CD in the post. It's a Christmas disc by a Brighton guy who calls himself 'The Brigadier', and it's simply brilliant.

He added me on MySpace a year or so ago and I liked it so much I bought his CD. Now he's got a Christmas one out and when I got it, I was surprised at the quality of it.

Unlike so many modern Christmas discs, the songs are not at all sarcastic yet all completely original; I've never heard a Christmas album before which captures the spirit of the season and gives you a warm feeling inside, without a hint of Christmas cliché. You can get this at www.thebrigadier.co.uk ; the album's called '6 Christmas Tales'.

Talking of Christmas, the flat went out to buy some decorations today and came back with a 7 foot tree! Thank heavens it's not real, I'm ignoring it all until the 1st of December though, that's my rule; no Christmas until December starts.