Mack's Craic

I appeared on stage at the Wyvern Theater in Swindon on Sunday as part of the Kentwood Choir’s “Christmas Cracker”. I got to sing “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, backed by the choir and the Albourne Brass Band. The most amazing part was that Dame Cleo Laine was in the audience. I even got to have dinner with her between the two shows. A lot of people think Cleo Laine is a big deal because she sang with Sinatra, recorded with Ray Charles and won a Grammy, but for me, I’m more impressed that she was a guest star on The Muppet Show!

I drove into central London on Monday, so I paid the congestion charge. It’s really quite amazing, minutes after paying it, my cold completely disappeared.

I was in London for a Radio Luxembourg reunion. I must have been the only one there without dyed hair or a wig. I was very surprised to meet Pete Murray at the event, I thought he was dead! They paid tribute to all of the great people that broadcast from the Radio Luxemburg studios, including Willian Joyce, who was better known as Lord Haw-Haw. During the Second World War he broadcast Nazi propaganda in English to Europe. Paul Burnett described him as the world’s first “Shock Jock”. As far as I know he’s the only person to ever be hanged for what he broadcast.

My mate Richie is visiting later today. I still don’t know where we’re going to take him for lunch. He’s so fussy, he looks at anything less bland than cheese on cheese as if he’s doing a Bush Tucker Trial in “I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here”!

When Richie gets here, we’ll take him and his other half out in Julie’s new car. That’s as soon as I close the bonnet properly. Julie went to put petrol in it for the first time yesterday, couldn’t find the release button for the cap and opened the bonnet instead.

What would make this Christmas your best ever? Christmas Wish is back on BBC Wiltshire. All you have to do is tell me what your Christmas Wish is. I’ll put it on the radio and if someone listening can help, your wish is granted. So tell me what your Christmas Wish is by sending me an email to Christmaswish@bbc.co.uk .

Hope you have a Christmas Craic-er!

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