Combination of somewhat better wifi and mini speaker means J can get Christmas carols regardless of what the radio (mostly British forces from Dhekelia base) is playing. Reflecting on perceived differences between popular Christmas music in Canada and UK, and thinking that we never hear Wham’s Last Christmas and the Pogues’ Fairytale of New York in Canada while both are played endlessly on British radio. Then it occurs to me that the last Christmas we spent in Canada was 1999. Eighteen years ago - not even this century! Have no idea what is currently popular. Think of J’s mother commenting on things that were done differently in Poland without considering that the Poland of her memories was half a century away.