Christmas in Broome: cyclone or sizzling heat

Ah, Christmas. THE thing to get into a spirit when you really wonder how to do it. Considering you spend your days in 36 degrees on average and laying on a beautiful tropical beach just about every other day. Never wearing more then two pieces of clothing, but usually down to one even if the aircon at work is at full blast. No Christmas trees anywhere near, except for the plastic variety packed in boxes, stacked in the supermarket. And snow not predicted by the merry wheather men for another century. Lack of family and friends does not help. So what to do. THE recipe, even in Holland when there is snow in the air, freezing cold winds, bare trees and plenty of X-mas spirit around you but not IN you, THE thing is music. So when Joy started dancing around singing 'Santa Claus is wearing his shorts, Santa Claus is wearing his shorts, to-ni-hight', we put on 'Knuffelkerst' volume 1 & 2 and it was done. We are ready for it. Let's have it. Let's rock. X-mas 2008, here we come!