I haven't spent a Christmas there for six years. My ex and I have spent it with our children and a hotchpotch of friends who, likewise, were separated from family. For millions worldwide, the pandemic has not simply crushed their Christmas but changed their lives forevermore. If a friend is snappy on Christmas Day I can't change that but I can choose to not let it bother me. The Beatles' Hey Jude reminds me of mum and Waterloo Sunset is every Christmas I spent in London.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 28, 2020 22:07 UTC