Why is it that no matter how many times - once, twice, thrice and again whilst hanging upside down looking upwards - you check the Christmas Tree, there is always at least one decoration that manages to hide itself away until the box of decorations have been sealed and put back in the loft?

I've just found Father Christmas wedged astride a branch as the tree was being demolished.

One of us had tears in our eyes at the discovery.

Oh well, time to get that step-ladder out again. I absolutely refuse to spend the next eleven months with a Father Christmas propped by the computer, staring at me accusingly.