Have you seen The Holiday? I have. Fifteen times. Mostly against my will. It’s my wife’s favourite Christmas film, making it an annual fixture in our household. But this year, she’s been more interested in watching That Christmas, a new family-friendly Netflix animation about a particularly chaotic 25 December in a seaside village. Without giving too much away, the mayhem ends with everyone gleefully plunging into the sea for a festive dip as the credits roll.
Now, I’ve never done a The Holiday-style Christmas house swap before, so I can’t comment on its effectiveness as a form of seasonal escapism. The sea swim part, however, is something I can vouch for.
