We should have expected this would happen \u2013 after the previous mails from \u201cDisappointed of Dulwich \u201cand Mr Basil Andrew Harrison Umbug suggesting that we were trying to destroy the fabric of the traditional Christmas they have been in touch with each other and now they are writing to us in tandem. We did warn them that we had a blog in the can that covered the pulling of Christmas Crackers, the eating of turkey or maybe the act of kissing under the mistletoe\u201d <\/em>and suggested that maybe they should not read it \u2013 our words of advice were clearly not adhered to because \u2013 yes you guessed it we have had another mail.<\/p>\n \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n Mr Richardson <\/em><\/p>\n Re Recent blogs \u2013<\/em><\/p>\n We, \u201cDisappointed of Dulwich\u201d and B.A.H.Umbug after your last response have taken the opportunity to contact each other to discuss your latest ramblings and decide what course of action we can take to prevent your future assaults on the \u201cspirit\u201d of the Christmas we all know and love. The negativity of your last article (the one you advised we did not read) was baffling \u2013 first you guide us to an excellent web site <\/em>\u201cChristmas Customs.com\u201d<\/em><\/a> which we both thoroughly enjoyed \u2013 inspirational and educational and then you have to counter this positivity by telling us all the consequences of overindulgences. <\/em><\/p>\n Mr Richardson can we ask you \u2013 do you not hit the ten o\u2019clock sherry while preparing the vegetables and enjoy a further couple while they are cooking \u2013 wine with lunch is surely compulsory in your household as it is in ours (how else would we digest the turkey) \u2013 a small port with the mince pies and fall asleep and miss H.R.H. speech \u2013because that\u2019s what we consider a traditional Christmas day and we enjoy it \u2013 moderation in everything indeed, it is the one day of the year when we do not do moderation. Your home must be a sorry place on Christmas Day Mr Richardson if you practice the same moderation you preach to others \u2013 Christmas is about enjoyment and over indulgence its part of the tradition.<\/em><\/p>\n We are only surprised that in your attacks on the joys of Christmas you have omitted to mock the traditional Christmas Children\u2019s Nativity play.<\/em><\/p>\n Keep Christmas traditional <\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Yours<\/em><\/p>\n Disappointed of Dulwich \u201cand Mr Basil Andrew Harrison Umbug<\/em><\/p>\n P.S we actually quite liked that \u201cpop\u201d groups version <\/em>of Silent Night<\/em><\/a> they are not bad singers for Americans <\/em><\/p>\n \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What can we say \u2013 we warned them not to read the forthcoming blog re –the pulling of Christmas Crackers, the eating of turkey or maybe the act of kissing under the mistletoe\u201d<\/em> but they had to go and do so \u2013 the consequence was we suppose inevitable \u2013 but at least they now seem to have softened their view on some of our chosen music.<\/p>\n Of course, we had to reply to Disappointed of Dulwich \u201cand Mr Basil Andrew Harrison Umbug<\/p>\n \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dear\u201d Disappointed of Dulwich \u201cand Mr Basil Andrew Harrison Umbug<\/em><\/p>\n Gentlemen <\/em><\/p>\n We thank you for your recent mail pointing out (again) the errors of our ways and in our defence, we did warn you not to read the offending article. As we stated numerous times in the blog our objective was not to prevent individuals enjoying themselves merely suggest that thy do it in moderation. <\/em><\/p>\n We would respectfully suggest that you must be recent readers of our blogs \u2013 you reference nativity plays \u2013 we produce our take on a couple of years ago on our sister site <\/em>Global Door<\/em><\/a> see –<\/em><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.globaldoor.co.uk\/global-door-christmas-nativity-the-composite-door-way\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.globaldoor.co.uk\/nativity-play-sponsored-by-global-door-act-2\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n we even went as far as to take liberties with Mr Charles Dickens Christmas Carol <\/em><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.globaldoor.co.uk\/a-christmas-carol-by-global-composite-doors\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n and we have even been known to work the classic movie Wonderful Life <\/em><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.globaldoor.co.uk\/its-a-wonderful-life-with-a-global-door\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n and as for Christmas songs may we suggest you look back at <\/em><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.timbercompositedoors.com\/blog\/some-of-our-favourite-christmas-songs-timber-composite-doors\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n that which we have offered is nothing new and our postbag suggests that the few readers we have like what we do so we are sorry if it is not to your taste but you can look forward to more of the same next year \u2013 we wish you both a happy Christmas and a prosperous new year and maybe the next call we receive from either of you will be to order your new front door from <\/em>Timber Composite Doors<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Regards <\/em><\/p>\n The Timber Composite Door team.<\/em><\/p>\n PS as you like that American \u201cPop\u201d group so much here is another one of their traditional Christmas songs \u2013 <\/em>Hark the herald angels sing<\/em><\/a> – Enjoy !<\/em><\/p>\n \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n