I was out and about today, taking care of business, and I heard that classic song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas". I was reminded of Bob and Doug McKenzie’s version, which is without a doubt the best cover of it ever made. When the song first starts out they sing, "On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a beer." Provided it’s a Blue Beaver Beer, what more could anyone possibly ask for (well maybe a two-four). This in turn reminded me of one of my favourite holiday traditions; the 24 beers of Christmas. I like to start at about 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve and I drink one Blue Beaver per hour every hour for twenty four straight hours. You should keep one extra one in the fridge so that you can offer it to Santa when he slides down your chimney and the two of you can drink a toast to the holiday season. At 6 p.m. Christmas Day I have supper with the family. After supper there is a special drink that I like to indulge in; you mix a half cup of heated egg nog, a half cup of hot coffee and two or three shots of spiced rum. A couple of these and I’m ready for bed (I’ve drank so much coffee over the years that I’m immune to the effects of caffeine, but for anyone with a lower tolerance you might wish to opt for decaf). Then I crawl leap out of bed at the crack of noon on Boxing Day and make certain that whatever I do I don’t have to leave the house and face the hordes of fools shoppers out there in the city.
I love egg nog at Christmas, even though it’s still 8 months away, it is nearing.
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