41 people dreading the office Christmas party
40# of mashed potatoes to make for the family
39 Christmas cards from people you forgot.
38 little sticky labels that have stuck to themselves or the wrong bit of the paper wrapping
37 square wheeled grocery carts, all creaking in opposition to the piped in Christmas music.
36 "Some Assembly Required" toys and presents waiting for a handyman with expertise
35 mince pies gone out of the 3 dozen you bought to last over Christmas.
34 urgent jobs on the list to do today and no energy left for any
33 hours in the day: estimated average need between now and Christmas in order to complete above list.
32 elves have been layed off this year, lalalala and a PATRIDGE IN A PEAR TREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
31 elves picketing Santa's grotto with placards and a fire, on which they are roasting chestnuts (the other one is down the pub, drowning his sorrows)
someone shut Bing Crosby up
30 new ornaments to hang on the tree
29 reasons to stay out of stores
28 awful christmas muzak songs playing in the stores
27 requests for charitable donations in the morning mail.
26 relatives you don't want to see.
23 more gingerbread men waiting to be frosted.
22 requests for music CDs from your children and there is not a single recognizable name on the entire list... The SatanDeathSquad?