Best wishes to everyone hope you all have a peaceful Christmas ???
To think that London, or anywhere else for that matter, does not belong to any one demographic
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Christmas wishes from me to all GNers near and far, however you celebrate (or not)
May you find peace, love, joy, forgiveness and tolerance. May you reaffirm old friendships, build bridges over seemingly unbridgeable divides and forge new relationships in the coming year.
I wish you good/better health and much happiness.
My thanks to all those with whom I've locked horns, for giving me a different perspective and to GNers facing difficult times, we are here for you. 
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JOYEUX NOËL
FELIZ NAVIDAD
SCHÖNI WIENACHTE
BUON NATALE
BELLAS FESTAS DA NADAL
FRÖHLICHE WEIHNACHTEN
NOLLAIG SHONA
NADOLIG LLAWEN
GLAEDELIG JUL
Lovely post, Gabriella. I would like to wish all fellow GNs the best possible Christmas and best wishes for the coming year. If anyone wonders what the man in the red suit does when Christmas is over - it’s this! Lucky beggar!
Happy Christmas Gabriella and to all of GN and let’s wish ourselves a Happy New Year too.Cheers 
Indeed librarylady
Christmas greetings is as Christmas greetings does, if you see what I mean.
Alternatively, easy to talk the talk but less easy to walk the walk. 
Let's get this clear.
The 'halogen headlights' remark was referring to presenters, actors, celebs et al NOT to the person that at least at 3 of you would like others to think it was ascribed to.
Granted, the original (not the OP's) remark about teeth got me on that subject and I expanded it...unwisely, I now see, as many are quick to take offence and even get upset or up cudgels on behalf of others who are all adults and able to voice their own concerns about anything I write.
Too quick to jump down my throat and decide that my Christmas wishes to all were insincere, on the basis that I have previously written about my not giving money to 'panhandlers who have turned down accomodation and help unless they can have it on their own terms (not verbatim)
To also aver that I included the poor and sneak in a reference to a carpenter and single mother could be construed as tasteless to those readers who have certain religious beliefs...and I am not one of the latter.
You don't have to like me or even acknowledge me, however, I excercise my right to sometimes have different opinions as long as I keep to the guidelines. I am not to know who is more sensitive than another, who is easily offended or who will be tearful at a very oblique reference to something they said.
My Christmas wishes included a thank you to all who have 'locked horns' with me and if you choose not to accept good wishes, that is your prerogative. I'm ok with anything you say about me and it doesn't dent who I am nor dim the view I hold of the value of GN.
In a funny kind of way, it seems daft to castigate me so that I fall into line and go along with the crowd pleasing.
That would make me a hypocrite as I've always been someone to plough my own furrow.
I can take criticism without crying or reporting. I'm not in a schoolyard, although it sometimes feels as if I am.
My good wishes still stand, to all who feel able to accept them.
Floorflock;
Nadolig llawen a blynyddoedd newydd hapus. Canu hi'n uchel yn y cymoedd!
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