Every one of us has something which, when we see it at this time of year, we get that little flutter of excitement ahead of the Christmas season.
For many it's the return of the Christmas market, for others it's the iconic Coca-Cola advert on the TV with that memorable 'Holidays are Coming' soundtrack, but for me, it's another TV ad, and that's the one for Guinness.
That calm scene as the clock strikes 12 and the streets are deserted and snow starts to fall across Dublin, accompanied by that iconic line at the end which states: "Even at the home of the black stuff, they dream of a white one". It makes me smile just thinking about it