I hope I don't divert this thread too much by pointing out one of Rhuby's prolific and oh-so felicitous typos (or was it??): made me feel groan-up.

Also, I'd like to tell all us USns that most of us, too, have the opportunity to hear Nine Lessons and Carols, transmitted live from King's College, Cambridge, tomorrow (Christmas Eve) on NPR. See if your affiliate is going to carry it. It's at 10:00 a.m. over here in the Eastern Time Zone.