Vicar of Dibley

I had one of those Vicar of Dibley Christmas Special moments today. You know the one where she ends up having several Christmas dinners. Having just finished a fairly large sunday roast lunch at 4pm, I was at the Methodist Church at 6.30pm for a Christmas supper. I was expecting a few egg sarnies and sausage rolls, but on arrival it became clear this was going to be a full sit down meal of steak pie. However, as an invited guest i could hardly turn it down. I felt like one of those geese that are farmed to produce foie gras as yet anothe rmince pie was pushed down my throat, washed down with a glass of tangerine fizz!
After the feast, it was into the church for the carol service and nativity play. The play was written by one of the kids and involved all the local kids who did well in front of the packed church. The highlight had to be the band. 3 old blokes in black shirts, one strumming a bass, one strumming the drums, and one pressing the 'play' button on his midi file playing keyboard. The sound was as cheesy as my socks, and they kept putting the wrong one) one. At one point we were trying to sing 'Away in a Manger' to the tune of the Calypso carol ('See Him Lying on a Bed of Straw'). Yet, this informality made for a great service with lots of laughs and a different way to mark the festivities.