Theo: ‘The Christmas Man loves snow! When will the snow come, Mama?’

Alice: ‘Well, darling, we live in the Southern Hemisphere, down here. So it is Summer for us at Christmas time.’

I gesture wildly at the Globe.

Theo: ‘But…The Christman Man needs snow to fly!’

Alice: ‘He does?’

Theo: ‘Yes! I need snow for Christmas!’

Oh, good. I’ll just add that to the list of things you won’t be getting for Christmas.