2011 : The Year In Review

And there goes another year.

And here is where I went wrong in my predictions for 2011:

- Triple H will return to wrestle Sheamus in a King vs King feud

He returned and more or less beat him down in a non-match. There was no feud.


- WCW will play a key part at this year's WrestleMania as it is in Georgia, former home of World Championship Wrestling

Nah.

- Manchester City will win the Premier League

2012!

- Manchester City will be playing great in the 2011/12 Champions League tournament

Well, they were in the 2011/12 Champions League tournament but weren't playing great.

-There will be no NFL regular season in 2011 after the threatened lock-out takes place

Thank God.

- TNA Wrestling will finally shut its doors

Not yet, anyway.

- Bill Goldberg will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame

I'm surprised at this one.

- Brock Lesnar will be involved in some way at WrestleMania but, by the middle of the year, he will be announced as back in the UFC title picture

He wasn't involved in WrestleMania but signed a WWE Legends deal and appeared in the latest video game. He also returned to the UFC yesterday (I'm writing this before his fight with Overeem. If he has won, he will be in the title picture.)

The ones I had right were:

- Roy Hodgson will be sacked as Liverpool manager

It wasn't a stab in the dark. It was looking extremely likely that he would be ousted when I made my prediction.

- A major Hollywood news story will be in the papers for weeks

I suppose I have to thank Charlie Sheen for 'winning' this one.

I Can See The Finish Line After Two Years

It's only a few more days to go and I'll finally see the back of the competition a day challenge I set myself two years ago.

I've been entering competitions each day since I set myself a New Year's resolution at the start of 2010. I should have given up on it a year ago but decided to see whether I would be lucky in 2011.

I truly cannot wait until I finish this. It has been a waste of time.

My Guess

The mysterious vignettes that have been airing on WWE TV hyping up the return of a wrestler ended this past week because the return date is this coming Monday.

I don't invest much time into the clues because - and knowing WWE - it probably doesn't mean anything, anyway.

When I viewed the first vignette my initial thought was 'ah, it looks like Chris Jericho is coming back.' Now, after watching all the others, I am thinking 'ah, it looks like Chris Jericho is coming back.'

Chris Jericho debuted on WWF TV in 1999 after a series of viral videos aired. A somewhat similar 'code' video was created in 2007 when Jericho returned after a two year hiatus.

And now this.

Jericho has been using Twitter to deny that these videos are promoting his return to World Wrestling Entertainment.

I have a feeling that, if these videos weren't about him, Jericho would be stirring things up and being ambiguous. Him flat-out denying it makes me suspicious.

We'll find out on Monday.

The Final Two?

I played my final game of the season mode on Madden '12 the other day.

I spend the entire season playing the game in sync with the real season and haven't played that good this time.

The Indianapolis Colts finished 8-8 for the season and didn't qualify for the play-offs. Still, I did better than the real-life version of the team who are 2-13 with one game left to play.

I let the game continue to the Super Bowl to see which teams made it.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints were the franchises my game had in the final game.

Both can achieve what their virtual versions did as they are still in positions to make it past the regular season.

It will be interesting to see how things play out for these two teams over the next six weeks.

Another Fine Bet, Stan

I took Stan James bookmakers up on their Boxing Day football offer and ended up a (sort of) loser at the end.

The terms were to bet up to £20 on which Premier League team - playing in the 3pm games - would be the first to score. The winning bets won and the losers were to be given their stake back.

Manchester United and Manchester City were both up there as the top selections and I was thinking about backing either one.

Until a thought crossed my mind.

I thought I would take a risk (well, it's hard to call it a risk when I wasn't losing anything) and so I decided to pick a team in the middle.

Sunderland.

The bet ended up losing when Park scored the opening goal of Manchester United's 5-0 rout of Wigan Athletic.

Eighteen minutes later, the second goal of the 3pm kick-offs hit the net when Jack Colback scored.

And who does Mr Colback play for?

Sunderland!

Grr.

Yesterday

So, that's another Christmas Day over with.

And it's another Boxing Day post simply titled 'Yesterday'.

It was a relatively quiet Christmas here this year as my sister, her boyfriend and my two nephews came over for only a couple of hours and then went off to the other side of the family for dinner.

The kids got everything they wanted so it was a success all around.

I was given a Monopoly board that I had asked for.

A few weeks ago, my nephew brought his game over here and I spent a few hours playing it with him. As I was the banker and had the responsibility of counting the money, I said to him that 'We would have been better off playing this on a computer so we don't need a banker counting the money out and consuming time.' He responded by telling me there were electronic Monopoly boards in the shops.

From that very moment, I wanted one.

I've yet to play it but the idea seems cool. You get credit cards and have to use a machine which looks like one of those handheld credit card machines you see in restaurants and the monies are added and subtracted using the device.

Monopoly for the 21st Century.

The Fourth Annual Diet Of Christmas Films

'Tis the season for the Christmas movie and - once again - I have set the DVR to record a number of films based around the festive period.

I've been doing this for three years now but, for those who don't know what I do, here is how it works.

On December 1st, I begin watching films and then add a short summary/review/opinion to a blog post that is set to be published in the early hours of Christmas morning.

I am currently writing this on December 1st, and I have six DVDs ready to watch. I also have two movies on my Windows Media Center hard drive as well as a number of films set to record on the cable box downstairs.

So, here goes...

The Christmas Suit (2010)

It seems like I've started off with a good one.
This film is about an owner of a toy manufacturing company who inherited the business from his dead father. The products produced by the son are not as good as his father's. His drive for profit overlooks the need for quality so all of the toys produced by the firm - other than a doll that the father launched the company with thirty years earlier - break easily.
The owner comes across a Santa Claus who magically transforms him into Santa Claus without him knowing. He returns to his office only to be arrested for trespassing (everyone else in the movie sees him as a man dressed up as Santa while us at home see the original actor, just like Quantum Leap). The judge lets him get out under the condition that he seeks help from a social worker who puts him up in the shelter she runs.
He gets work as a store Santa, keeps meeting the same young girl who doesn't speak to him so he goes out to find out what her problem is. The youngster is from a single-parent household and her mother - who works for the toy firm - cannot afford to get the child the gift she wants for Christmas.
The businessman - now Santa - finds his Christmas spirit at the end of the film when he smashes the window of his own building in order to steal one of the dolls to give to the girl on Christmas morning. When caught, the real Santa reappears and congratulates him on finding himself.
Oh, and as you would expect, everyone lives happily ever after.
There are other subplots along the way that makes it an enjoyable film for Christmas.

Cancel Christmas (2010)

This film is the kind of Christmas flick that I like best. Cheesy yet fun.
It starts with Santa Claus being told that his services are under review by the people in charge of the Christmas holiday.
His employers give him the task of making three boys believe in the spirit of Christmas and - if he succeeds - he will retain his job for eternity.
With his elf along for the ride, the pair magically transforms into a normal looking people and get jobs as janitors of the private school where the three boys are pupils.
Yes, it all ends happily ever after although there are a few hiccups along the way.
I enjoyed it.

Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009)

I finally managed to get to see this after LoveFilm failed to send this to me last year.
There is no point with me explaining the story as it's the Disney version of the Charles Dickens story. However, what I will write about is how good it is.
The animation in this film was great.
It is the best version of A Christmas Carol that I have seen. Is that the best compliment I can give it? Not really, because the other versions that I have seen set the bar low. As far as I see, this adaption will be unbeatable for a very long time.

Santa Claus : The Movie (1985)

I remember going to see this in the cinema when it first came out.
Dudley Moore plays an elf who leaves the North Pole to try and make it as a toy maker on his own. He ends up in New York and is deceived by an evil toy manufacturer into making magical candy canes that allow children to fly. Santa Claus - and two young children - find out that the candy canes are hazardous so they set out to save Patch (Moore's character).
It must have over twenty-five years since I had last seen this film but there were a lot of things I remember from it.
I noticed that it was rushed near the end, though. I guess that's because I was watching it with adult eyes.

A Dream For Christmas (1973)

When I first started watching this, I wasn't impressed. I guess it was mainly due to the film being quite old and the acting wasn't on par with what you would expect from a TV movie of today. But, as I continued to watch and ignored my earlier reservations, I started to like it.
It is about a Reverend who moves his family from Arkansas to California only to find out that the church he is moving in to is set to be demolished in order to build a shopping centre.
As you would expect, it ends happily ever after after the Pastor manages to bring a large congregation back to the church over Christmas forcing the developer to change his mind on the project.

Moonlight & Mistletoe (2008)

When I first saw the title of this film, I guessed it was one of those corny romantic Christmas made-for-TV movies.
I was half right.
The film is about a daughter who returns home to her father's themed village  - Santaville - to find that the tourist attraction is not making any profit. She falls for a conman who tricks her father into signing away Santaville if the park doesn't make enough money by Christmas Day.
Need I tell you how this ends?
It's very predictable but, and like I have probably emphasised each year I do these posts, you always have to throw that sort of criticism out the window when watching festive movies. Yes, it was predictable but I enjoyed the story very much.

A Nanny For Christmas (2010)

This film is about a female advertising executive who loses her job just before Christmas and is in need of new employment. She calls in a favour from a friend who gets her an interview with another agency. She is success in the job interview although right at the end of said interview, she realises she was being employed as a nanny for the owner's children and not as an ad agent.
The lady lives the lie and pretends to be a nanny because she needs to keep an income.
When I first read the synopsis of the film, I guessed the two children would give her hell and it will be one of those movies. It wasn't - the children are polite and friendly to her but are very reserved, the nanny brings some fun to their lives by giving them pancakes for breakfast and acting out Shakespeare rather than simply reading it (which was the mother's initial instructions).
It also has a romantic subplot that also involves the nanny ironically pretending to be an advertising agent to another employee of her boss'.
I found this film to be surprisingly good.

The Christmas Clause (2008)

This film is about a lawyer who finds it hard to cope with being a mother of three children so she asks Santa Claus to have a life like one of the people she knows who is a full-time mother with family commitments. She then spends the rest of the movie living in a alternate universe where she is the boss of a lawyer firm and has to try and woo back her husband so she can escape the wish and return to her normal life.
I did not like this film at all. In fact, it's possibly the worst films I have seen in all the years I have been doing this.
It didn't come across to me as a true Christmas movie.
The only festive theme seemed to have been because it was Santa Claus was the person who granted the wish. And even so, the Santa they used was a wise guy with a New York accent who only appeared in costume the once. They could have easily have a fairy godmother come in or - better still - have the woman throw a coin in a fountain to make the wish.

One Magic Christmas (1985)

This is a classic that I watched when it first came out. It seemed like me and my sister would rent this from the video shop every Christmas when we were youngsters.
An angel is sent by Father Christmas to seek out a young mother who has lost the Christmas spirit. It took a dramatic thing to do it, but the angel - Gideon - succeeds. Well, of course he succeeds, it's a Disney Christmas movie!
It was fun seeing this film again after probably twenty-something years.

Christmas Every Day (1996)

Very enjoyable.
The film is about a young teenager who has to relive the same Christmas Day over and over again until he makes things perfect. It's a festive Groundhog Day, if you will.
The film is about a young teenager who has to relive the same Christmas Day over and over again until he makes things perfect. It's a festive Groundhog Day, if you will.
The film is about a young teenager who has to relive the same Christmas Day over and over again until he makes things perfect. It's a festive Groundhog Day, if you will.
Sorry, I couldn't resist.

It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)

Seeing as The Muppets seem to be on another one of their renaissances, I decided that this film would be on the list of movies to watch this year.
I hadn't seen it before but was what you would expect from a Muppet film. A lot of human and Muppet interaction.
In the film, The Muppets are about to lose their theatre to an evil developer (played by Joan Cusack). When they fail to pay the debt in time, Kermit the Frog becomes dejected and proclaims that every one's life would be better off without him. Cue the It's a Wonderful Life plot - God (played by Whoopi Goldberg) sends an angel down to Earth in order to show Kermit how the world would be without him.
As an aside, The angel was played by a former WCW World champion, I'll give you a few moments to ponder which legend it could be*.
It wasn't too bad. There were a few in-jokes that I have to admit I did laugh at so that is a positive. I guess the best thing I can say is: it's a Muppet movie. Take from that what you will.

Final Thoughts

It's now 3pm on Christmas Eve and the diet of Christmas films is over for another year. I still have two DVDs and an unaccounted number of films left on my cable box ready to watch in 2012 so I'll definitely be back doing this for at least one more year.
Looking back at the list of films I watched in Christmas 2011, I'll have to go with The Christmas Clause as the one I was disappointed with the most.
It's tough to decide which film was the best out of Disney's A Christmas Carol, One Magic Christmas, Christmas Every Day and Cancel Christmas. All brought something so they each deserve a thumbs up.

Merry Christmas.


*David Arquette

Christmas Present & Past

I've been looking forward to Christmas a lot this year.

I suppose it has a lot to do with my two-year old nephew starting to understand this time of year. Well, what I mean by that is he knows that there is a fella called 'Father Crispmas' and he brings toys.

* * *

As I was typing the above bit up, I was trying to recall the first Christmas that I can remember.

And, as I think back, the memory that exists is of a toy police car.

There was a flashing light above it. When the light was pushed down, a voice - the police car's radio - would inform of 'hostages at the bank'.

I didn't hear it as that, though.

It took me a while to figure out that ostriches don't have bank accounts.

The Sack

I was walking down the road the other day and an old man, who happened to be walking beside me, turned and said 'He's got the sack, you know?'

I didn't know who the guy was speaking to so looked around and realised he was talking to me.

Thinking he must have been talking about a football manager or something I asked 'who?'

'Father Christmas,' was his response.

He walked off laughing as I chuckled to myself.

I walked right into that one didn't I?

Such an old joke and I cannot believe I fell for it.

Business Is Picking Up In Terra Nova

A few months ago, I wrote about how much I was enjoying the new TV series Terra Nova. I still am enjoying it.

I'd go one step further and say it's one of my favourite shows on TV.

It's the final two episodes this coming Boxing Day and I cannot wait.This past week's installment started the build-up to an attack from people who are about to come from the future via the portal.

I usually set the Virgin Media box to record it and I watch it the following morning but am changing all that and watching it as it airs this week.

I'm unsure whether there are plans for a second series. I hope they do.

Daniel Bryan's Win

Daniel Bryan cashed in his Money in the Bank title shot at the WWE Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay-per-view on Sunday night to become World heavyweight champion.

The wrestler took his opportunity when Big Show - who had just won the title from Mark Henry - was knocked out so Bryan had an easy pin.

I was surprised that there was a title switch to Bryan.

I haven't been confident in WWE's confidence in the star so was anticipating them making him the first person to cash in his title shot only to fall short.

Don't get me wrong, Daniel Bryan - or Bryan Danielson - without question deserved to have his moment.

It just didn't seem the right way to do it.

Bryan's role is as a babyface underdog and him sneaking a win like that is a heelish move.

I'm hoping he does get a decent run with the belt. However, taking into account the WWE management's track record, I am guessing this will be one of those title wins that will mean nothing in the long run.

Getting Ready For The Expendables II

I watched the trailer for The Expendables II yesterday and I'm looking forward to its release in the summer of 2012.

I enjoyed the first installment and I'm even more impressed with the cast of the sequel.

Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme are two stars joining those from the original.

I am assuming - based on what few seconds I have seen in the trailer - that Arnold Schwarzenegger is returning for a bigger part than he had in the first film.

A Bold Idea For 2012

I have decided to start a new monthly feature on this blog starting next year.

My plan is to have one of the Friday-to-Sunday posts dedicated to the WWE pay-per-view on that specific weekend and have the rundown of the card on the page with my prediction for the winner (or winners) highlighted.

I'm going to call it 'Bold Predictions' and it will start with the Royal Rumble at the end of January.

I was going to start with the Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay-per-view but realised that, if I did decide to keep a yearly record, it would be pointless to start with the final event of 2011.

Betting On A Latey Saturday Afternoon

I didn't know whether to place my bet early or late this weekend.

I settled on placing them on Saturday evening.

It seems that whenever I add Saturday afternoon games to the betting slip, I have a game that loses causing me to contemplate having another bet.

I always talk myself out of the second bet but always - and I mean always - end up being annoyed with myself for doing it earlier than I could.

I was close to placing this weekend's early as well because I fancied Newcastle United and Bayer Leverkusen to win their respective matches.

The final scores were;

Newcastle 0 Swansea 0
Bayer Leverkusen 0 Nurnberg 3

Good job, eh?

My Thoughts On WWE All Stars

I've been playing the WWE All Stars video game on the Xbox and I cannot help but laugh at the graphics.

The wrestlers are over-drawn. They are too muscular compared to how they actually look.

I used to like the Royal Rumble game that was available in the arcades in the early 1990s and thought that this would come close.

I was wrong.

My days of playing wrestling video games - and enjoying them - is definitely over. It's a shame I didn't realise it sooner, it would have saved me from playing this rubbish.

This Morning's Game Pt. II

Last week, I tried to guess the score in the NFL Thursday Night Football and I have decided I'll have another go this week.

Jacksonville 20 Atlanta 21.

Harry Wants A Headache

So, Harry Redknapp is looking to sign Carlos Tevez when the transfer window opens up in January.

It's not worth the headache..

Mark my words, he'll cause distress in the Tottenham dressing room and I can guarantee somewhere down the line the 'homesick' stories will resurface when he and his agent are looking to make another move.

Retro Kane

Kane returned to World Wrestling Entertainment in the closing moments of this past Monday's episode of Raw.

His choke-slamming of John Cena will more than likely lead to the pair having a feud to give something for Cena to do for the next few months before his match with The Rock goes into the final straight.

One of the things that was worth noting in Kane's return was the fact he is once again wearing a mask.

The wrestler - when he first debuted in 1997 - wrestled under a mask. He eventually lost it in a bout against Triple H in 2003 and has been wrestling without one ever since.

Way back when he lost the mask, I thought the character would lose steam. I was wrong.

I'm intrigued to see how the character develops once again now that they have decided to cover his face up again.

Odds & Sods

It's the Slammy Awards edition of WWE Monday Night Raw from 1am this morning and one of the most eye rolling things I have seen leading in to the night is the speculation on which wrestler - yes, I wrote wrestler and not 'sports entertainer' - will win the award for Superstar of the Year on WWE.com.

Here is a tip for writers who would like to add odds to their articles - be realistic.

The favourite wrestler to walk away as winner out of the nominees is CM Punk at 5/1. The second favourite - John Cena - is 10/1.

I'm hardly going out on a limb here but those kinds of odds are ridiculous.

It would be like having Barcelona priced at 5/1 to win La Liga in the pre-season odds markets. Even more crazy is the price on the second favourite.

Real Madrid 10/1, anybody?.

It's a good job the WWE.com writer hasn't opened a real book on the awards. He'd be a very poor man by now.

New Boss Wins Again (And So Do I)

My favourite betting angle was ever present yesterday afternoon when Martin O'Neill took charge of Sunderland for the first time.

I always like betting on a team to win in the newly-appointed manager's first game at the helm.

I don't know what it is but part of me thinks it has to do with the psychology of players trying to impress the new boss.

What ever it is, I've enjoyed decent success with the betting approach over the years.

Sunderland won the game 2-1 and were a goal down early in the game. Their two goals came in the latter stages of the match so I could have very easily been writing about how the bet backfired today.

£50 On Menorah

I received an email from Stan James bookmakers yesterday morning with an offer I couldn't refuse.

A free bet - up to the value of fifty pounds - on the 3:05 at Cheltenham.

The race was sponsored by Stan James so it was good publicity for the firm.

As you may know by now, I am dreadful when it comes to picking horses but this was a decent offer. I had everything to gain and nothing to lose.

My strategy was simple - pick the favourite.

I looked at the list and selected Menorah, a horse I had seen race before and I thought it was the favourite. I went downstairs to inform my father of the horse I had backed and told him the reason behind my pick. He then told me that Menorah was the second favourite.

It was too late for me to change the bet. I had to ride it out.

Not literally.

I may as well raced it as it didn't win.

The winner was the actual favourite at the time I placed the bet

Still, I didn't lose anything.

El Clasico Ponderings

It's El Clasico tonight.

The big game on the La Liga calendar where Real Madrid face-off against Barcelona.

For the past few years, I have been tipping Madrid to win only to come up a loser.

I have a feeling it will be a different story this year, though.

The home team has been the better side in the league this season so Barcelona could be in for a letdown.

This Morning's Game

As I have nothing worth writing about today, I'll predict the score in tonight's/this morning's NFL game and see how close I am.

For the record, I'm typing this at 8:30pm on Thursday night.

Hmm..

I'll go with Pittsburgh 27 Cleveland 3.

(Late edit - the actual score was Pittsburgh 14 Cleveland 3)

Brett Favre Rumours Resurface

When the build-up to the 2011 NFL season began this past summer, there was something missing.
Favre Watch.

It seemed like every year there was a 'will be return for one more season?' question being asked.

And Brett Favre always answered by coming out of retirement for one more go.

Then another.

And another.

Last year, the ex-Green Bay Packer quarterback - then playing for the Minnesota Vikings - vowed that he was done once the 2010 season was over.

He seemed to have kept to his word

I heard the other day that the player would be interested in talking to the Chicago Beats if they were to call him. The Bears need some help after key players (Jay Cutler and Matt Forte) have been hit with injuries that could potentially leave them out for the remainder of the regular season, if not more.

The rumour was what it was.

For a few hours, Brett Favre was going to come back albeit at the tail end of the season but he was going to lead the Bears into the playoffs and step aside when Jay Cutler was ready.

But then - as most of the world breathed a sigh of relief - reality kicked me in the mouth.

No Brett Favre this season, folks.

Not yet, anyway.

Stirring Opinions

I've been stirring it up with a few letters I have written to the letters page of a newspaper I get each week.

I wrote the initial letter criticising the paper's decision to suggest Athletic Bilbao as having a chance to beat Barcelona in the game they played on November 5th.

My letter was published a few days later. Luckily for me - and especially my ego - Barca managed to draw after falling behind twice in the game.

A guy took exception to me and wrote complaining that it was a value bet even though it didn't pay off.

My response was published a week later where I pointed out that a value bet is worthless if it isn't a winner.

Fair point, yeah?

Well - according to another reader - I am in the wrong on that one.

I can't be bothered writing in again but it's pretty obvious who is right.

Analogy time.

If you bought 'value milk' in Tesco at a decent price, returned home only to find that the product was out of date would that represent value?

We all know the answer to that one. Unless, of course, you like the taste of sour milk.

Lohan In The Big House?

According to the press, Linday Lohan is being lined up to appear on Celebrity Big Brother in January.

The last name being touted for the recent Celebrity Big Brother relaunch a number of months ago was Charlie Sheen.

The public got Jedward.

I guess what I am saying is take the news with a pinch of salt.

Better still, make that a fist of salt.

Indy Covers

On Friday, I noted how the New England Patriots were 20-point favourites in their game against the Indianapolis Colts.

The Colts are my favourite NFL team - so I was going to bet on them, right?

Nope.

They have had a disastrous season which explains why they were a high figured underdog in the game. I couldn't justify betting for or against them so ignored the line.

The final score was Indianapolis 24 New England 31.

Indy covered but there were times during the game were they looked like their opponents were going to beat the pointspread.

First Down

Every time I have a Saturday game in my weekend bet, I am always worried that it will be the first loser.

It bugs the hell out of me when this happens as I have to wait until Sunday's games to get back on track.

I was close to ignoring the Saturday card and pick Sunday games yesterday.

Until I saw West Ham United were favoured against Burnley.

I felt they would win and, neglecting the opinion of the doubting angel on my right shoulder, I added them to the bet.

The Hammers went 1-0 up so I was cautiously happy as I closed the web browser that was showing me the live scores.

I returned a little later and the team had let in a goal so the game was tied 1-1.

And then things went even more awry.

Burnley finished the game as 2-1 winners.

The new rule is no more Saturday selections.

Well, not until next week.

The Final Two

It's down to Dougie Poynter and Mark Wright in the running for winner of I'm A Celebrity and I don't care which one wins.

Don't get me wrong - I didn't hate this year's version of the show.

I just didn't like it that much.

Fatima Whitbread was my favourite to win. She was voted out last night.

Bronze medal for her.

Minus 20

The New England Patriots are minus 20 points in their game against the Indianapolis Colts on the pointspread at the time of writing.

What an unbelievable number.

I think it's the first time I have seen an NFL team laying that amount of points - it shows just how poor the Colts have been this season.

I will be avoiding this game, though.

The Patriots are good but I am not comfortable taking them with that handicap. However, I am uncomfortable taking the points with a team that has given up on the season.

Christmas Wallpaper

It's the first day of Advent but it has been seven days since I put up my Christmas decorations.

No, not regular decorations.

I've changed the wallpaper on my PC with the special Christmas one that Windows have.

The pictures are really cool and change every fifteen minutes. I'm not sure how many there are but they are a good change to the wallpaper I have during the rest of the year.