More realistically - for those of us who have to WORK until midnight on xmas eve (crawling up soot-infested chimneys/mending splintered wagon wheels with bare fingers, that sort of thing) the bit in between xmas and new year offers ample opportunity for rides, so keep the posts coming as to what everyone's up to.
Big end of year social ride on new year's eve p'raps? All ideas considered
In my experience its wise to steer clear of anything with Paul Tunnell's name on it unless you want to end up freezing your nuts off somewhere near the seaside