Christmas week

Once again it's dawned a brilliant day in Wanganui as the countdown to Christmas continues; there's a bit of fog in the valley above which we live, but the morning sun is fast dissipating it.

We made the mistake of going into town yesterday; even at 10am, it was bedlam. The retail sector is finally getting a much-needed boost after what's been a pretty tough year. We think we achieved everything we needed to on that visit; it's not going to be repeated!

We'll continue the musical vignettes this morning; today we feature the ugliest man in rock music, and a lovely woman who died far too young with a song that's considered by many to be the best contemporary Christmas song; here 'tis:

Have a great day, t'be sure!