Should we return to the forgotten tradition of long Christmas?

Published: Jan. 10, 2023, 8 a.m.

b'\\u201cIt\\u2019s time for a return to the forgotten tradition of \\u2018Long Christmas\\u2019 because January should be a time for geniality, cheerfulness, and gentle gluttony, not shivering abstinence made worse by a rigorous fitness regime\\u201d \\n\\nThat\\u2019s the view of Journalist Melanie McDonagh who joined us on Newstalk Breakfast this morning.'