To all my readers, or at least the couple of dozen regular ones 

Merry Christmas

Happy Honika 

Worshipful solcice 

Notable Newtonmas

Festive yule

Greasy Hogswatch

Not to mention but including Humanlight, hogmanay, Kwanzaa, Chalice, Dongzei, and many others 

And a happy new year, 

However you celebrate this time of year when the nights are darkest (or shortest if your on the southern side, or more or less the same length as they always are between the tropics) Celebrate well and with joy, love and happiness 

I’ll be back in January if not before 
Mark